The craft of filmmaking is a foundation stone of Berlinale Talents. Through hands-on, discipline-specific workshops, outstanding guidance of expert mentors, or tips & advice from the industry's stars, you leave with new insights & lessons on your craft. vimeo.com/922503732

Since BT 2024 we've been recovering & reviewing - now we can reflect! One of Berlinale Talents' most vital & powerful aspects is creating community for our filmmakers. The connection starts at the Summit & lasts the years. Once a Talent, always a Talent!
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Lei Lei, a Chinese animator, filmmaker and artist gives colour to history, as seen in his interview with DW Culture. In his feature film, 'Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish', he uses imagination & archive material to bring together 3 generations of his family.
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'I try to go for things that are light & sincere and have a bit of life. The world... is already heavy enough.' Actress & writer Aline Reydon Amike is glad that Rwanda's film industry is beginning to tell stories beyond its tragic history, she tells DW Culture.
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Over the course of Berlinale Talents, our eight journalists and critics create an incredible body of work. Make sure not to miss their takes on the festival films and industry insights: bit.ly/TalentPress

In her portrait with DW Culture editor Pooyan Sholevar shares why she chose editing over directing, the funding of films in Iran and where filmmakers find the courage to represent themselves and their filmmaking openly.

CN: sexual abuse, violence/murder
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While we’re still reminiscing about the festival, we thought we’d take another look back at the amazing times we had getting to know some of this year’s Talents.

Meet violaluiji, a cinematographer from Kazakhstan, who we spoke to about their experience at Berlinale Talents 🎬❤️

“Every time I come across a new synthesizer, I feel like a child”, Fran Villalba opens up about his composing process always beginning with an intimidating chaos before forming into ideas and musical scores. Watch his DW Culture portrait here: vimeo.com/914556871?shar…

That's it for the 74th Berlinale and though the films & fanfare are finished, we still have alumni successes to celebrate! Big congratulations to all those selected this year, & more again for those who work was awarded!

First up: prizes of the International Jury!

Though this edition of Berlinale Talents is over, the relationship with our Talents is only just beginning. Last week, we took the chance to sit down with some of them and hear all about their experience at Berlinale Talents!

Meet Ester, a distributor from Mexico 💫

Thanks for another great year as Partner ARRI! 🎥💡🤩

Peaches and her hair & costume designer Charlie Mindu joined us for a discussion like no other! The grotesque absurdity of reality, provoking reactions through the use of hair in costumes, the comparisons between music, live performance & film, it was a performance in itself!