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Dear friends of film,
We’d like to invite you and/or your colleagues to apply for The
Talent Press, a project of the Berlinale Talent Campus, Goethe-Institut,
and FIPRESCI (the International Federation of Film Critics).
Young film critics and film journalists will be invited to
Berlin to report on the films at the 60th Berlin International
Film Festival (February 11 – 21, 2010) and on the events of the
Berlinale Talent Campus (February 13 – 18, 2010).
The call for applications for the Talent Press is now open.
Please read the following application regulations carefully
(they can also be found online at
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de and
www.fipresci.org)
ELIGIBLE ARE
Young film critics or journalists
- Fluent in English (in writing and speaking);
- Under 30 years;
- Eager to report on films screened at the Berlin International
Film Festival and on events held during the Berlinale Talent
Campus 2010;
- Having published articles in newspapers, film magazines, on websites or
at universities.
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU
- To be willing to cover a broad range of journalistic work: you
will write interviews, reviews, reports, articles and features
on the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Berlin International Film
Festival
- To attend daily editorial meetings with a personal mentor (see
below)
The work you write may be published on
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de and
www.fipresci.org. Participants
will grant unlimited use and exploitation rights in and to all
articles and reviews done in the framework of the Berlinale
Talent Campus and the Berlin International Film Festival.
WHAT WE WILL OFFER YOU
- The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet
and to be with 350 young talented filmmakers from all over the
world and to experience the day-to-day buzz of a prestigious
A-Festival.
- You will be guided through the Berlin International Film
Festival by Peter Cowie (former International Publishing
Director of "Variety" and author of many books on film), Oliver
Baumgarten (Chief Editor "Schnitt")
and other renowned film critics.
Rubaica Jaliwala is your contact person from the Berlinale
Talent Campus team.
- Every day, you have the opportunity to write a critique about
a film from the festival program or short reviews of an event at
the Campus program, and will discuss and review it with your
fellow participants and film critics.
- Free accommodation in youth hostels in Berlin from February 12
– 19, 2009.
- A share of the travel expenses depending on your country of
origin.
YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE
- Curriculum vitae and personal data (address, email etc.)
- Up to three (3) original copies of articles that you have
published in the last two (2) years (if these articles are not
in English you should supply us with a decent translation as a
proof of your English writing skills for each article).
HOW TO PROCEED COMPLETING AN ONLINE APPLICATION
You can only apply on the Berlinale Talent Campus website:
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de
(All the relevant information and the application form can be
found by clicking on APPLY NOW on the homepage of the Berlinale
Talent Campus site. Make sure you choose the Talent Press
Application when you have to choose an application)
- Get an application number on the website;
- Log in and fill out the complete online application form;
- Please ensure that you have filled out the online application
completely. If you are unable to upload your articles you can
send them by regular mail;
- Your work must be at the Berlinale Talent Campus offices by
October 7, 2009;
Please make sure your name and application number are clearly
displayed on the articles you send.
If you have any queries please contact
info@berlinale-talentcampus.de
The application deadline is
October 7, 2009.
Successful candidates will be notified by the end of December.
Kind regards,
The Berlinale Talent Campus team
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
Potsdamer Strasse 5
D-10785 Berlin
T +49 (30) 259 20 515
F +49 (30) 259 20 519
info@berlinale-talentcampus.de
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de
The Berlinale Talent Campus is an initiative of the Berlin
International Film Festival. The Talent Press is organised in
co-operation with FIPRESCI, Goethe Institute and Goethe Forum.
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