Sarajevo Talent Campus 2010
Picture Gallery Talent Campus
Morgan Freeman in a workshop of the Talent Campus 2010
Morgan Freeman in a workshop of the Talent Campus 2010
Morgan Freeman in a workshop of the Talent Campus 2010
Morgan Freeman in a workshop of the Talent Campus 2010
Morgan Freeman in a workshop of the Talent Campus 2010
Morgan Freeman in a workshop of the Talent Campus 2010
Sarajevo, July 2010 - Bright spotlights light up the sky in front of the National Theater in Sarajevo. Stars and starlets in dark suits and elegant gowns walk down the red carpet, while screaming fans, autograph seekers, and yelling photographers stand behind the ropes looking on. Bosnian television is broadcasting live. This is the Sarajevo Film Festival, and for a little more than a week in July, the politically and economically battered capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina is transformed into a glamorous cosmopolitan city.
At the neighboring “Festival Terraces,” filmmakers from all over the world meet under white pavilion roofs to discuss what they have seen and what they have produced themselves. International stars such as Morgan Freeman and Berlinale winners including Jasmila Zbanic and Semih Kaplanoglu emerge from black limousines, disappearing once again behind tinted glass after a few short interviews and photos.
Talent Factory for Filmmakers from Southeastern Europe
On a nondescript block a couple of minutes away from the flurry of flashbulbs is the Academy of Performing Arts, and here, in the Academy’s basement theater, is where the festival’s Talent Campus has been set up. The campus is the central talent factory for filmmakers from Southeastern Europe, and is one of the most important training programs for 65 young producers, directors, scriptwriters, and actors from the region. In workshops held by international experts, the young students expand their knowledge of screenplay development, project presentations, and co-production models.
Workshop with Morgan Freeman
One highlight of this year’s Talent Campus was a workshop held by Morgan Freeman, which saw him sketch out his career path and analyze his work with directors such as Clint Eastwood and David Fincher. For the past three years, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has supported the Talent Campus and has also played a significant role in designing its content. An important part of the support that the foundation provides is inviting ten young German producers to participate in the campus as experts and guests. The region’s filmmakers present their project ideas to the German producers in “speed dates” and one-on-one meetings, and receive professional, international feedback on their work.
The goal of this exchange is to get young German and Eastern European filmmakers acquainted with each other’s region as it pertains to filming, giving them insight into the other group’s working conditions, while providing them with ideas for new content. For many of the German producers, this is their very first encounter with this part of Europe at all. And for many of the participants, another key motivation behind this exchange is to create a project team so that they can enter their work into the competition for the Robert Bosch Stiftung’s Co-Production Prize.
(Frank W. Albers)
At the neighboring “Festival Terraces,” filmmakers from all over the world meet under white pavilion roofs to discuss what they have seen and what they have produced themselves. International stars such as Morgan Freeman and Berlinale winners including Jasmila Zbanic and Semih Kaplanoglu emerge from black limousines, disappearing once again behind tinted glass after a few short interviews and photos.
Talent Factory for Filmmakers from Southeastern Europe
On a nondescript block a couple of minutes away from the flurry of flashbulbs is the Academy of Performing Arts, and here, in the Academy’s basement theater, is where the festival’s Talent Campus has been set up. The campus is the central talent factory for filmmakers from Southeastern Europe, and is one of the most important training programs for 65 young producers, directors, scriptwriters, and actors from the region. In workshops held by international experts, the young students expand their knowledge of screenplay development, project presentations, and co-production models.
Workshop with Morgan Freeman
One highlight of this year’s Talent Campus was a workshop held by Morgan Freeman, which saw him sketch out his career path and analyze his work with directors such as Clint Eastwood and David Fincher. For the past three years, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has supported the Talent Campus and has also played a significant role in designing its content. An important part of the support that the foundation provides is inviting ten young German producers to participate in the campus as experts and guests. The region’s filmmakers present their project ideas to the German producers in “speed dates” and one-on-one meetings, and receive professional, international feedback on their work.
The goal of this exchange is to get young German and Eastern European filmmakers acquainted with each other’s region as it pertains to filming, giving them insight into the other group’s working conditions, while providing them with ideas for new content. For many of the German producers, this is their very first encounter with this part of Europe at all. And for many of the participants, another key motivation behind this exchange is to create a project team so that they can enter their work into the competition for the Robert Bosch Stiftung’s Co-Production Prize.
(Frank W. Albers)
