In her film All That Perishes at the Edge of Land, Pakistani filmmaker Hira Nabi engages in a dialogue with workers at the Gadani shipbreaking yards, who face death daily as part of their work. Moderator Jil Wende speaks with Hira Nabi about her film and her participation in the digital Berlinale.
In the film Auschwitz On My Mind by Israeli filmmaker Assaf Machnes, a 17-year-old boy visits the Auschwitz concentration camp with his school class. Yet his thoughts revolve more around a classmate he has fallen deeply in love with. Moderator Jil Lea Wende speaks with Assaf Machnes about the film and his participation in the digital Berlinale.
The documentary Letters from Silivri by German filmmaker Adrian Figueroa follows the imprisonment of Osman Kavala in a Turkish prison, using letters as a narrative device. The film was also part of the official selection of the Achtung Berlin – New Berlin Film Award festival. Annika Seidel and Jil Wende speak with Adrian in the ALEX studio about this and other films, as well as his participation in the digital Berlinale.
At the closing event of the media literacy project Bärenstark Meets Berlinale Talents, young journalists and aspiring filmmakers gather once again in the ALEX Hall. Annika Seidel and Jil Lea Wende, together with project director Christine Tröstrum and filmmakers Hira Nabi, Assaf Machnes, Maria Eriksson-Hecht, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, and Adrian Figueroa, reflect on the highlights of the Berlinale Talents week.
Cinematographer Bernd Fischer offers insights “Behind the Scenes” of the ARD series Babylon Berlin. What needs to be considered, and which steps must a cinematographer (DoP) go through to create the “perfect” shot? What motivated Bernd Fischer to become a cinematographer, and how did his film career develop?
Berlin-based actress Luna Jordan has been in front of the camera since childhood but discovered her true passion for acting during her teenage years. Since then, she has appeared in numerous TV and film productions, most recently in the Austrian film Fuchs im Bau by Arman T. Riahi and the adventure series Wild Republic (Magenta TV). What does the daily life of a young actress look like? What advice does she have for aspiring actors?
The short films of emerging Berlin-based director Ron Jäger are distinguished by their strong visual language, through the use of specific stylistic elements and their thematic coherence. Which cinematic effects can be achieved with which stylistic elements? What are his visions as a young filmmaker? Using a scene analysis from his short film Roman – The Boxer, he explains his personal thought processes and approaches.
The Other Side of the River is the directorial debut of Antonia Kilian and tells the story of a Kurdish women’s movement in Syria, which fights not only for liberation from ISIS and the Assad regime within the context of the Syrian civil war, but also for freedom from patriarchal and traditional structures within their own society. What motivated the young documentary filmmaker Antonia Kilian to spend an entire year in Syria to bring this film to life?
Leonard Grobien is a screenwriting student at IFS in Cologne. In this Filmdrop Talk, Leonard discusses his film career and shares tips for crafting the perfect screenplay. He also talks about his personal challenges—living with brittle bones. How does Leonard manage it all? What fascinates him about screenwriting? And what are the visions of this young filmmaker?