Talent Campus Durban is looking for 40 of
the most innovative voices of African cinema to take part in the 6th edition of
this leading networking and developmental event held at the 34th Durban
International Film Festival.
Talent Campus Durban seeks to provide
selected participants with an opportunity to meet with international industry
professionals and experts in various aspects of the filmmaking business through
participations in a five-day programme of masterclasses, workshops and industry
networking events. The continent of Africa is a source of a myriad narratives
which offer possibilities to be re-imagined, re-told, overlapped and adapted
within numerous contexts.
Under this year’s theme of Memetic Africa, Talent Campus Durban
calls for African filmmakers to participate in this programme and be inspired
by stories shaped by varying innovative patterns, ideas, customs, traditions,
practices and skills that enforce the legacy of the African film context.
Talent Campus Durban also calls for
participants for Talent Press, a mentoring programme for three African film
critics in collaboration with FIPRESCI and Goethe Institut, which makes a
welcome return in its second year. Talent Press mentors will offer their
expertise to guide selected participants in the art of film criticism with access
to all the screenings of the 34th Durban International Film Festival.
The five-day programme also includes the
3rd edition of Doc Station, where three selected documentary projects submitted
by accepted talents will be finessed and packaged for presentation within the
DOC Circle pitching forum at the 6th Durban FilmMart.
Applications for Doc Station are open to
selected participants for Talent Campus. Mohamed El Amine Hattou of Algeria was
one of the three Doc Station participants in the 5th Talent Campus Durban who,
after presenting his project at Doc Circle, also had the invaluable opportunity
to meet one-on-one with potential investors. Describing his experience, Hattou
says, “Doc Station is a great opportunity to gain in maturity, networking, and
dive into a promiscuous and professional African market. After my pitch on Doc
Station, I had some positive and interesting feedback on my project. It was
also an easy way to know about new funding and co-production opportunities.
Durban Talent Campus is a unique way for African filmmakers to connect, meet
and share their stories.”
Held in co-operation with the Berlinale
Talent Campus, and with support from the German Embassy of South Africa, Goethe
Institut of South Africa, and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic
Development and Tourism, Talent Campus Durban runs from July 19 to 23. Apart
from the main event in Berlin, Talent Campus partnerships also take place at
selected festivals in Buenos Aires, Guadalajara, Tokyo and Sarajevo.
Opportunities for participating talents are enhanced through Talent Campus
networks and the Berlinale’s global information platform.
The course will be conducted in English. Travel
costs, accommodation and a subsistence contribution will be offered to
participants, at the discretion of Talent Campus Durban. In addition to the
Talent Campus Durban activities, the selected participants will have the
opportunity to attend films and the events of the 34th DIFF.
Application is open to filmmakers and
critics who are resident in Africa. Applicants are encouraged to apply well
before the deadline in order to submit their work samples timeously.
Application can be done online here
(www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/campus/ap/select/event/36)
and applications close on April 1, 2013.
Full regulations for entry available at www.durbanfilmfest.co.za
1 April 2013 Incomplete applications or
those which arrive after April 1 will not be considered. Successful applicants
will be informed via email and the website by May 1, 2013.
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