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RACCONTI IDM Alumni Network 2 About RACCONTI 4 FAQ RACCONTI | IDM Script Lab 8 RACCONTI Experts 10 RACCONTI #5 14 RACCONTI Local Plus 28 RACCONTI #4 33 RACCONTI Local Talent 43 RACCONTI #3 47 RACCONTI #2 55 RACCONTI #1 65

RACCONTI IDM ALUMNI NETWORK Stay connected! The IDM alumni network offers participants of past RACCONTI programs the possibility of staying connected - not only amongst themselves but also to IDM, Film Fund of South Tyrol. It has been conceived as a platform for exchanging experiences, presenting new projects and sharing news. Through regularly scheduled networking meetings, the writers also have the opportunity to meet other RACCONTI alumni and the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partners in person. The RACCONTI alumni may thus continue growing and learning in a steady manner, through high-quality, exclusive training opportunities offered on an annual basis. Through a regular newsletter, the RACCONTI alumni will also be kept up-to-date about new developments and trends that affect not only the TV and film markets in Italy, Germany and Austria, but also IDM and South Tyrol in general. The program allows the RACCONTI alumni to stay connected to South Tyrol as a film location; the platform can be used as a source of inspiration for the development of new material as well as for professional exchange between colleagues. For more information visit us at: www.racconti.idm-suedtirol.com 4

ABOUT RACCONTI

Refine your skills, find your peers, build your network, write your story. RACCONTI. Under the label RACCONTI, IDM Film Fund of South Tyrol, runs a script development program, aimed specifically at screen writers working in the Italian and German-speaking markets. Its flagship is the RACCONTI | IDM Script Lab: a script development program and advanced training initiative in English for professional screenwriters who want to develop projects and refine their skills with the help of international experts and in creative collaboration with colleagues from other countries. This cross-cultural aspect is as essential to the program as the changing focus on different genres and the challenge we set ourselves: to improve storytelling by exploring new working methods. Over the course of the years RACCONTI has adapted to commercial trends and shifted from the development of feature and TV films to TV series. Over the last years writers have collaborated together in a Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; Room in various constellations, in partnership with production companies from Italy and Germany and under the guidance of consultants from the UK and the US. The RACCONTI | IDM Script Lab is tailored to the creative needs and the working realities of writers. The time span of a program is six months. Each program consists of two workshops (app. one week each), which are held in South Tyrol, and a phase of individual work, accompanied by Skype consultations. Within this time span a project is usually developed from a core idea into a marketable treatment or concept. At the end of each program results are presented to the industry at festivals in Italy and Germany. In the workshops the focus is on the practical development of a concept. However, masterclasses with prominent screenwriters, showrunners, commissioning editors and producers provide valuable insights into the craft of writing and the tricks of the trade. The programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long term goal is on the one hand to develop projects that would be suitable for co-production between Italy and German-speaking countries, can be set/ shot in South Tyrol and are aimed at an international audience. On the other hand we aim to train and bring together talents who want to create stories beyond the confines of their national markets. In order to foster creative partnerships between the writers on a long-term basis we have established the RACCONTI Alumni network. As a training initiative with a strong connection to the region South Tyrol, the RACCONTI program is developing with its own roots and cultural diversity in mind: since 2015 two new branches of the program have been set up, aimed especially at local writers: the RACCONTI Local Talent | IDM Mentoring Program and the RACCONTI Local Plus | IDM Short Film Program share the same mission as the flagship program but with the specific goal of helping talented local writers to break into the industry.

FAQ RACCONTI IDM Script Lab

What is RACCONTI? RACCONTI is a script-development program and advanced training initiative for professional screenwriters. Who may apply? All professional screenwriters may apply, but the program is targeted specifically at writers from the Italian and German language areas. Talented writers from South Tyrol (including those from outside of the industry) are expressly urged to apply. On what type of projects does RACCONTI focus? The program is aimed at projects that are suitable for a co-production between Italy and Germany, Austria or Switzerland or/and are orientated towards an international audience or/and that have a connection to South Tyrol. The thematic focus may shift each year. How does the selection process of the participants work? Candidates are required, within the predefined deadline, to submit their CV and filmography,a letter describing their motivation and a sample of their work. In a preliminary round of selections, about 15 candidates will be invited to personal interviews; the definitive participants for the Script Lab will be chosen out of this group. IDM representatives, the RACCONTI creative team or attached partners carry out the selection process. 10

What does the program offer? The program offers the opportunity to work within an intercultural team, under the guidance of international experts. Over the course of two workshops in South Tyrol and through individual dramaturgical consultations (online), participants develop their material into market-ready treatments or concepts. In addition to the story consultants who guide the development process, these include guest lecturers who focus on current themes relevant to the target markets. When does RACCONTI take place? The Script Lab is an annual IDM event and takes place between early spring and summer. The call for applications is usually announced around the middle of October; the application deadline is in January. How do the screenwriters benefit? IDM presents the RACCONTI projects to producers and network representatives in Italy, Germany and Austria. Participants with own projects have a tangible chance of attaching a producer to their project and thus obtaining development financing for the project from IDM. Due to the internationalism of the program, participants can expand their personal networks and establish interesting contacts with writers and producers from other countries. The RACCONTI alumni network offers participants of past programs the possibility of staying connected. It has been conceived as a platform for exchanging experiences, presenting new projects and sharing news. How much does it cost? Participation in the RACCONTI Script Lab is free of charge. Travel costs are borne by the participants. 11

RACCONTI EXPERTS

J.V. HART (US) RACCONTI #5 | Showrunner & Masterclass J.V. Hart is an American screenwriter and producer known for Hook, Epic and Crossbones.

MANDA LEVIN (UK) RACCONTI #5 | Writers' Room Supervisor Manda Levin is a British executive producer with a longtime experience in the production of international TV series. She developed and produced, among others, The Tunnel, All The Small Things, A Thing Called Love for BBC and Kudos Film and TV.

EMMA FROST (UK) RACCONTI #4 | Masterclass Emma Frost is a British TV Showrunner, executive producer and movie screenwriter known, among others, for the Emmy Award winning TV Show The White Queen.

JOHN YORKE (UK) RACCONTI #4 | Writers' Room Consultant John Yorke is a British drama producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of storytelling. He has worked on big popular shows such as The Missing, EastEnders, Hustle, for Channel Four Drama and BBC Drama Production.

DANIEL SPECK (DE)

NICOLA LUSUARDI (IT)

RACCONTI #1 - #3 | Lecturer, Tutor, Headwriter Daniel Speck is a German screenwriter, author and dramaturge, known for projects such as Meine Verrückte Türkische Hochzeit or Maria, ihm schmeckt’s nicht.

RACCONTI #3 | Guest Lecturer Nicola Lusuardi is an Italian dramaturg, screenwriter and story editor. Since 1990 he has been working for the Italian networks RAI, Mediaset and Sky as supervisor for TV series such as In treatment (Italian version) and 1992.

GIACOMO DURZI (IT)

ROBERTO AMOROSO (IT)

RACCONTI #1 - #3 | Lecturer, Tutor, Headwriter Giacomo Durzi is an Italian screenwriter, producer and director known, among others, for the Italian TV Series In treatment (Sky Italia).

RACCONTI #3 | Guest Lecturer Roberto Amoroso is an Italian creative producer whos has worked for Sundance Channel in the US and for Universal Networks in Rome. Under his creative supervision, Sky has produced several TV movies and TV series such as Romanzo Criminale or Gomorra.

TOM SCHLESINGER (US)

DAVID SCHALKO (AT)

RACCONTI #1 - #3 | Lecturer, Tutor, Headwriter Tom Schlesinger is an American screenwriter, dramaturg and screenwriting consultant. He was the story consultant on the HBO documentaries Prom Night in Mississippi and A Small Act, both premiering at Sundance and the story consultant on Nowhere in Africa, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

RACCONTI #2 - #3 | Guest Lecturer David Schalko is an Austrian writer, producer and director and one of Austria’s most successful film and television concept developers known for Braunschlag, Sendung ohne Namen and Dorfers Donnerstalk.

JEPPE GJERVIG GRAM (DK)

SIBYLLE KURZ (DE)

RACCONTI #3 | Guest Lecturer Jeppe Gjervig Gram is a Danish showrunner and screenwriter known for his work on Borgen, winner of the BAFTA for Best International Series in 2012.

RACCONTI #1 - #2 | Pitching Trainer Sibylle Kurz is a German Pitching Expert specialized in intensive pitching training, project presentation, proposal development, dramaturgical doctoring and consultancy work for professional and personal issues.

RACCONTI #5 In the current RACCONTI Script Lab, IDM furthers its collaboration with the two production companies from Italy and Germany, Palomar Television & Film Production and Letterbox Filmproduktion. Once again IDM establishes a Writers' Room in collaboration with each of these highly regarded partner companies. RACCONTI #5 takes the tested Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; room method to the next level, offering even more benefits to participating writers, such as the opportunity either to pitch a project idea to be selected as head writer, or to apply as a staff writer and work together with renowned screenwriter James V. Hart. In each of the Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rooms, a team of three to six screenwriters will flesh out a marketable concept for a TV series in close collaboration with the respective production company and under the guidance of the international showrunner expert J.V. Hart and Manda Levin. These TV series concepts are geared towards an Italian/ German co-production and will target the international market. The Writers' Rooms teams will thus consist of writers from both language groups, and the series will be developed and written in English. The developed concepts will be officially presented during the Filmfest Hamburg and the Rome International Film Festival. 16

JULIANA LIMA DEHNE

MARIO CRISTIANI

"We’re storytellers by nature. Narrative is wired in our brains. Continuity is what facilitates humanity’s existence. Writing series is just a manifestation of what we’re built for: telling narrative stories that keep going. We all do it. I’m just lucky I get to do it professionally." Juliana Lima Dehne

Juliana is recipient of the 2010 VGF Grant from the Film Center at Bavaria Film Studios. The scholarship is assigned yearly to four innovative young production companies aiming at feature film production. Other than Writing Juliana became a recreational runner years ago and avidly takes part in 10k races and half marathons every year. She also loves learning languages and speaks 5 languages fluently. She‘s hoping to make Italian her 6th.

Home base Berlin Nationality American Contact Information post@zarges-ctc.com More information at www.zarges-ctc.com/limadehne 18

In Silenzio, his first novel, has just been published (Giunti, April 2016). Other than Writing He has directed documentaries and shorts. He has been a tourist guide for several and, for no good reason, he still insists on playing field hockey.

Short CV Juliana Lima Dehne is an American screenwriter and creative producer. She started her career working in various film and television departments in the American, Brazilian and European markets. Since 2014 Juliana has been working in international series development with UFA Fiction, UFA Serial Drama, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Studio Hamburg Group), Zieglerfilm Köln, among others. Juliana studied linguistics at the Sorbonne in Paris and holds an MA in Serial Storytelling from the ifs in Cologne. She currently lives in Berlin with her husband.

Short CV As a student in Filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Roma, Mario then obtained the “Master Anica di Gestione di Imprese Cinematografiche ed Audiovisive”. After directing some fiction and documentary short films he colloaborated on the writing of several TV series (such as Distretto di Polizia, Ho sposato uno sbirro, Le due facce dell’amore) and cartoons. He has also written for the screen and stage and taught scriptwriting technique at Pisa University and at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, both in Milan and in Palermo.

Home base Pisa Nationality Italian Contact Information mariocristiani@gmail.com 19

DANIELA BAUMGAERTL "Bloody hell. You told me to come up with a good story." Confidence Queens, Daniela Baumgaertl

PAOLO BORRACCETTI "Writing is like a fortune cookie. You don’t know what’s gonna come out and and it usually doesn’t make any sense." Paolo Borraccetti

Daniela is holder of Artists-in- Residence scholarships from „Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf“ 2014 and from „Künstlerhaus Lukas“ Ahrenshoop 2015, both in the field of literature. Other than Writing Daniela has a peculiar mixture of hobbies including boxing, ballett, sailing and soccer. She ist addicted to hairspray and totally obsessed with her workingclass background. Short CV Daniela has worked as freelance scriptwriter for feature films and TV series since 2007. She studied screenwriting at HFF “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam-Babelsberg. In 2014/15, she was participant of “Serial Eyes”, a European postgraduate course on writing and production of TV series. Daniela also works as script consultant and reader for Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and ProSiebenSat.1 Media, and is a mentor of the Berlinale Talents’ Short Film Station. She is a member of the newly founded European scriptwriters collective „Dirty Dozen“. Currently, she’s developing shows for the German and international market. Her working languages are German and English.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information mail@daniela-baumgaertl.de More information at www.daniela-baumgaertl.de dirtydozen.tv 20

Filmography (selection) ›› Marry Me | feature film | Wüste Film Ost, ZDF Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, ARTE | co-writer ›› Killing all the Flies | TV series | UFA, FA Ludwigsburg, ProSiebenSat.1 | co-writer ›› Verliebte Feinde (Enemies in love) | feature film | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, SRF | co-writer Awards Killing all the Flies was awarded as best production at Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis and Sehsuechte Film Festival. Enemies in love was nominated for Swiss Film Award in the categories best feature, best leading actress and best leading actor. Dígame won the First Steps Award as best short film.

Paolos’ short film Have You Ever Heard About Vukovar was in the official selection at more than 30 festivals in four continents including Tribeca Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Trieste Film Festival, Tokyo Shorts Shorts, Ismailja International Film Festival. Other than Writing He started his career as a stand up comedian. He is a die-hard Bruce Springsteen fan and loves NBA basketball Short CV Born and raised in Padova (Italy), Paolo earned a BA in Communications from the University of Bologna. After graduating, he soon landed a job as a writer for the Italian comedy TV show Zelig. He then moved to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship, to pursue a MFA in Film Production at the University of Southern California. He has since produced, written and directed commercials, docs and shows for networks and clients in the US and in Europe, Overall, his narrative and doc works have been selected to participate at Torino Film Lab, Film Commission Piemonte Fiction Lab, Documentary in Europe pitching forum and Sofia Meetings. He lives in Rome, Italy.

Home base Roma Nationality Italian

Contact Information paolo.borraccetti@gmail.com More information at www.paoloborraccetti.com 21

FABIO PALADINI "So what? Do only bad people come to a bad end?" Bilancia, Fabio Paladini

ULRIKE MOLSEN "I don’t want your forgiveness. I want you." Dance me to the end of love, Ulrike Molsen

Fabio’s first documentary film Super Natural is currently in financing stage. Other than Writing He is used to working as a teacher and tutor in international screenwriting courses such as the Web Series Lab, course for emerging screenwriters organized by the Swiss Television RSI.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information fpaladini@gmail.com 22

Ulrike wrote DANCE ME 10 years ago. Did it again last year. Might do it a couple more times…. #stories that never leave you.

Short CV Fabio Paladini, screenwriter and director holds a degree of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Script Writing and Creative Production) and the IULM University in Milan (communication studies). Besides working as story editor and screenwriter for several Italian crime series such as La Squadra, La Nuova Squadra (RaiTre) and Distretto di Polizia (Canale 5), and for the teen comedy drama series Chiamatemi Gio’ (Disney Channel) he has been working as a script consultant for several Italian production companies such as Fremantle Media, TaoDue Film and Cross Productions. He recently started collaborating with the London based production company Mosaic Films as a development producer for documentaries.

Other than Writing She has worked as an interpreter in Poland, a comforter in New York, a rickshaw driver in Havana and a waitress in Hong Kong.

Awards The fantasy-thriller Soma was awarded, among others, at the Los Angeles Web Fest in the categories Grand Prize Award, Outstanding Direction, Production and Sound FX and Score and got the Remi Award of the 46th Houston Worldfest.

Short CV Ulrike was born in East Berlin in 1973 and studied Screenwriting & Directing at the Academy of Media Arts of Cologne. She worked as plot developer, dialogue screenwriter, storyline screenwriter and staff writer for several German TV series and soaps, such as Verbotene Liebe or Verliebt in Berlin and has also developed feature film scripts for TV and cinema. She lives in Berlin where she works as a freelance screenwriter.

Awards Ulrike was selected for the Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich screenplay workshop and won the Tankred Dorst Screenplay Award for her drama Die andere Seite der Autobahn. Her short Die Besucher was awarded, among others, as Best International short at the Beloit IFF and as Best Short Film at the Mexico IFF in 2007.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information ulrike.molsen@gmx.de 23

STEFAN HERING "Do you know the movie ‘Indecent Proposal‘? Where the guy offers the couple a million dollars for one night with the wife?... I got 30 Euros... 40… ouch!" TEN, Stefan Hering

OFELIA CATANEA "What is it?", "I’ve seen –", "What?", "Something", "What something?" Viola and Davide, Ground, Ofelia Catanea

Since working as a scriptwriter, story editor and plotter for the TV show Dahoam is Dahoam (BR, Constantin TV), Stefan (re)wrote the outlines for more than 540 episodes and wrote more than 20 scripts. Other than Writing Stefan worked as bank clerk and graduated university in economy, but decided to take the exit from the business lane and to enter the miraculous world of filmmaking. Short CV Stefan Hering studied film production at the renowned HFF Munich and, after graduation, took up post graduate studies in directing at Hamburg Media School. Subsequently, Stefan earned a certificate in screenwriting at UCLA Extension. As a result of this, Stefan works in all three fields – as a writer, director and producer.

Home base Munich Nationality German Contact Information info@stefanhering.com More information at www.stefanhering.com 24

Ofelia holds a doctorate in Film Studies and she has taught at various Italian and American universities. Other than Writing She has two very stubborn and comical children, a lovely husband and one old lazy cat to make her days full. Short CV Ofelia Catanea is a screenwriter and a film teacher. She holds a doctorate in Film Studies and she has taught at various Italian and American universities, as the New York University in Firenze and the USAC in Viterbo where she currently teaches Italian Film. She has written various essays published in books and journals. Her concept for a sci-fi TV series has been finalist at the Fiction Lab 2015 held by the Torino Piemonte Film Commission. Filmography (selection) ›› Ground | TV series | Lucky Red | concept & writer | in development

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information ofeliacatanea@gmail.com 25

IVAN PAVLOVIC "My mother had nothing of value. Except her teeth." Cowboy Jimmy, Ivan Pavlovic

WIKTOR PIATKOWSKI "I smoke this every day and I’ve never got addicted." Ice Cream & Murder

Wiktor Piatkowski created and co-wrote HBO’s first original series in Poland Wataha (The Pack), distributed worldwide by ZDF Enterprises. Other than Writing He has a PhD in television marketing and runs BAHAMA FILMS, an independent production company based in Warsaw. Other than Writing He is really passionate about sports, and a great supporter of Inter and Aquila Basket Trento.

Home base Trento Nationality Italian Contact Information ivanpavlovic815@gmail.com 26

Short CV Ivan Pavlovic was born in Tuzla (BiH) in 1990, but he grew up in Italy. At the age of 11 he fell in love with movies when his sister showed him Star Wars, but it was after a marathon of the first three seasons of Lost that he decided to become a screenwriter. He graduated in writing for film and television at the Vancouver Film School in 2012, and has since worked in animation and television. Filmography (selection) ›› Elfoodz | Animated Series | Play Entertainment | Writer | In Development ›› Eden Falls | TV Series | Palomar | Staff Writer | In Development ›› Trentotown | Short film | Ivan Pavlovic |writer & director

Short CV Wiktor graduated from the Polish National Film School and the Warsaw Film School and is an alumnus of the training workshop Serial Eyes. He participated in the European TV Drama Series Lab organized by the Erich Pommer Institut Berlin and was one of the Berlinale Talents in 2016. He has worked as showrunner, head writer and writer on various TV series and soap operas. As a writer and producer he’s worked for companies from Germany (Studio Hamburg, Good Friends, Moovie, Geschwister Peng), Austria (Satel Film), Norway (Filmhuset), Croatia (Antitalent), Belgium (Argot) and Poland. Filmography (selection) ›› The Pack (Wataha) | TV series | HBO, ZDF enterprises | creator & co-writer ›› The Jars | daily scripted docu | Polsat | headwriter & screenwriter (as Roman Browczak) ›› The Skiing Detective | TV series | Satel Film | writer | in development

Home base Warsaw Nationality Polish Contact Information wiktor@bahamafilms.pl 27

GUIDO SILEI “They could not sleep that night and went to smoke on the balcony. They thought about what they would do once home – about a job, about a house, about the life that was waiting for them – and they were champing at the bit. They felt happiness was coming soon.” Guido Silei

CAMILLA RUGGIERO “Because of real, authentic, pain, even imbeciles have sometimes become intelligent… Pain can do this.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Other than Writing She leads filmmaking workshops in high schools, she has tutored in Filmmaking (Directing, Screenwriting and Production) at the National School of Documentary Films (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia sezione documentari). Other than Writing Travel, cooking and swimming. Short CV Guido Silei was born Florence in 1979 and holds a degree of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the DAMS of Bologna. Through the years, he has worked as a producer and story editor for documentaries and TV series. Currently he lives in Rome, where he works as a screenwriter.

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information guidosilei@gmail.com 28

Short CV Cammilla Ruggiero was born in Milan in 1975 and graduated with a degree in Film Directing from the “Luchino Visconti Civic Cinema School” in Milan and later from “Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia” in Rome. She has made several documentaries dealing with social and educational topics and has been leading filmmaking-workshops in high schools since 2009. Filmography (selection) ›› Le cose che si perdono (Lost and Found) | graduation short film | RAI cinema | writer & director ›› Blood Right | feature film | Acaba Film Production | writer | in development ›› End of the world | feature film | I Quattro Gatti | writer | in development Awards Lost and Found was selected for the Istanbul Film Festival, Festival of European Cinema in Lecce, Arcipelago Film Festival and many others and won the "Emerging European Filmmaker" Award at the MIFED, the International Film and Audiovisual Market in Milan and came second at the Festival of Women's Cinema, "Sguardi Altrove ", in Milan in 2004.

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information camillaruggiero1@gmail.com 29

RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS The current program RACCONTI Local Plus is aimed primarily at emerging producers and writers, who have the opportunity to undergo basic training in dramaturgy and production through practical work on their concept for a short film. They have the chance to discuss their projects with other film professionals and to develop them further with guidance from industry experts. After two workshop sessions focusing on dramaturgy and production the projects Stato di Gloria by Matteo Vegetti and Sarah Trevisiol, and Angst by Daniel A. Wunderer (producer Daniel Defranceschi) have been selected as the winners by a jury and received a cash prize, towards production costs of the short films. The project Der Wolf written by Benjamin Thum and produced by Martin Reifer also received a special mention. During pre-production and shooting the creative teams will once again be guided by selected supervisors; a final workshop will close the program and this will provide a further insight into the fields of editing and distribution. The final short films will be officially presented in spring 2017. Applications for RACCONTI Local Plus should be made by the writer/director and producer in tandem. At least one of the candidates should be from South Tyrol. 30

BENJAMIN THUM “If I was asked as a child by my favorite animal, it was always the wolf, although I've never seen anyone. And now, I'm here to kill him.” The Wolf, Benjamin Thum

DANIEL ANDREW WUNDERER "If I care about something, I become uneven - and I care a lot about staying smooth." Daniel A. Wunderer

Became a filmmaker because a machine took his dreamjob as a videostore-clerk at the only rental place in his hometown. Other than Writing He directs documentaries and music videos, edits experimental films, produces shorts and does everything he can to help make films. Benjamin's first short film The Wolf got a Special Mention at RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS and is now in pre-production. Other than Writing He has an unbroken passion for black & white photography and works on advertising and video art installations. Short CV Benjamin Thum was born and raised in Brunico in South Tyrol in the Italian Alps. In 2013 he graduated in direction from ZeLIG, school for documentary in Bolzano. Since then he lived in Rome, Berlin and Bolzano, where he worked on film sets, in production and television.

Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information b.thum@hotmail.com 32

Short CV Daniel was born in Basildon (UK), but raised in Brixen, South Tyrol. He studied History and Communication in Vienna, while working on several documentaries. In 2011 he went on to study Screenwriting in Germany, Finland and the UK. He then returned to Austria, joining Terra Mater Studios in their newly founded fiction department. In 2015 he went freelance and is currently developing his first cinematic documentary as a writer/director, while authoring feature scripts and producing his own short films. Filmography (selection) ›› The Company | feature documentary | blue+green comm.| writer/ director | in development ›› ANGST | short film | WFS, Daniel Defranceschi | writer/director/producer | pre-production ›› Im Labyrinth der Lichter | TV-doc| epo-film, mokino, Servus TV | writer & director ›› Val Camonica |TV-doc | epo-film, mokino, Servus TV | writer & director Awards Daniel’s short film script ANGST, was just awarded at RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS and will now be realized under his direction. It is loosely based on his project Generation Fear, that was selected for the Documentary Campus Masterschool in 2015.

Home base Wien Nationality Italian Contact Information daniel.a.wunderer@gmail.com 33

MATTEO VEGETTI & SARAH TREVISIOL “I haven't emigrated anywhere, I was born and raised here: why would I be a foreigner? Because I'm different? Because of the colour of my skin? Why would I be a foreigner?” Insiders-Outsiders, Matteo Vegetti and Sarah Trevisiol

Matteo and Sarah's short film script Stato di Gloria won an award at RACCONTI Local Plus and is now in pre-preproduction. Shooting will commence in September 2016.

Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information matteo@silent-storm.com sarah@silent-storm.com More information at silent-storm.com 34

RACCONTI #4

Other than Writing Matteo and Sarah are the founders of Silent Storm Productions, an independent production company specialized in short and feature-length documentaries.

For the RACCONTI #4 Script Lab, BLS worked together with two production companies from Italy and Germany, Palomar Television & Film Production and Letterbox Filmproduktion, establishing a Writers' Room in partnership with each of these highly esteemed partners.

Short CV Matteo is an engineer turned filmmaker, Sarah is an anthropologist with a strong focus on social issues. For the past five years they've been working together on a series of documentaries and multimedia projects both in Italy and abroad, especially in Asia. Their continuous quest for new ways of telling stories has led them to directing music videos and ads. Stato di Gloria will be their first endeavor in fiction.

Each of these Writers’ Rooms involved a team of three to four screenwriters working together over two writing sessions in spring 2015. Under the guidance of two head writers, they fleshed out a marketable concept for a TV series proposed by the respective production company. Both of these series concepts were geared towards an Italian/German co-production and targeted at the international market.

Filmography (selection) ›› Stato di Gloria | short film | Silent Storm Productions | writers, directors, producers | in production ›› Insiders - Outsiders | documentary | EVAA & Franzproduction | writers, directors, producers ›› Apatani Beauty | short documentary | National Geographic | writers, directors, producers Awards Insiders – Outsiders won an award at the Filmfestival delle Lessinia as “best film on an alpine topic” and was screened at the Trento Film Festival, Bozner Filmtage, Münchner Ethno Film Fest and others.

The Writers' Rooms teams consisted of writers from both language groups, who had been selected from a number of applicants for the program by the production companies and the head writers. In addition to the development departments of the two production companies, the international series expert John Yorke guided the process as supervisor, while British writer and showrunner Emma Frost shared her firsthand experience of developing international TV series. The developed projects were officially presented during the Filmfest Hamburg and the Rome International Film Festival in autumn 2015. 35

ANDREA LEANZA „Please, everyone, get on the floor. Stay calm and relaxed. We´re professionals. No one will get hurt.“ Angels of Evil, Andrea Leanza

His second feature Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male, co-written and directed by Michele Placido, premiered in 2010 at the Venice Film Festival. Other than Writing Andrea holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master in International Relations. Short CV Andrea is an established Italian screenwriter of English origin on his mother’s side living in Rome. He attended the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2014 and the RAI Script workshop in 2006. Since 2007 he has worked on some of the most successful Italian prime time TV series, such as Distretto di Polizia, R.I.S. Roma and Il Tredicesimo Apostolo. His last feature film project, an action/thriller co-written with Los Angeles based director Luis Prieto, has been recently optioned by Arnie Messer of Phoenix Pictures (Black Swan, Shutter Island, Zodiac).

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information a.leanza74@gmail.com 36

Filmography (selection) ›› Il Tredicesimo Apostolo |TV series | TaoDue, Canale5 | screenwriter ›› Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male (Angels of Evil) |feature film | 20th Century Fox Italia | co-writer ›› L’uomo Giusto (The Right Guy) | feature film | Metro Golden Minor | writer Awards Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male was screened at the Venice Film Festival and won three Silver Ribbons at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Awards. L’uomo Giusto won the Best Screenplay Award at the Mostra del Cinema dello Stretto in Messina.

CHRISTOPHER LENKE & PHILIP NAUCK "If you look a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.“ David Lynch

Christopher and Philip are friends since primary school and share a common vision for genre cinema. Already as teens they realized short and longer movies as a writer and director duo. Short CV Philip studied directing at the HFF „Konrad Wolf“ and works as freelance author and director in Berlin. In parallel he freelances as VFX and Motion-Graphics artist. Philipp has worked for several projects (TV and cinema) and production companies such a Kordes & Kordes Film, Bavaria Film, Two Oceans Productions. Christopher works as freelance author, director and editor in Berlin. Since 2001 he has been editing very different projects, from short to feature film, from music video to image film projects. He worked, among others, for ZDF, Servus TV, Getty Images, ESA Film, Philharmonie Berlin. Filmography (selection) ›› Das Hochhaus | TV mini series | Studio Hamburg | writer | in development ›› Der zweite Mann | TV movie | Kaminski.Stiehm.Film Produktion, ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel | writer & director ›› Der Schaumreiniger | short | Moonfall Films | writer & director Awards Der zweite Mann was awarded with the Max Ophüls Prize and Best Screenplay at the Studio Hamburg Award. Der Schaumreiniger was screened at The World Film Festival (Montrèal) and was nominated for the Hessischer Filmpreis.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information info@lenke-nauck.com More information at www.lenke-nauck.com 37

GIANNI CARDILLO „Sure, death happens. But from this side you have a better look on some things. So we will fix together what I left behind.“ Ristabbanna, Gianni Cardillo & Daniele de Plano

His first feature film Ristabbanna was awarded Best Film at the Rome International Film Festival Other than Writing In 2013 he was director of the New Cinema Network, the program of the Rome International Film Festival designed to support new independent filmmaking. Short CV Gianni was born in Trapani. After some working experience as director and writer for theater he studied at the DAMS Bologna and moved then to Rome where he started his career as freelance screenwriter. He has realized shorts and feature films as writer and director and worked as screenwriter for several Italian TV series such as Medico in Famiglia or Distretto di Polizia.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information gianni.cardillo67@gmail.com 38

IRENE REISERER “Simplicity is true and great work is simple. It’s just hard to get there.” Irene Reiserer

Irene has worked as a Writer, Director, Dramaturge, Producer, Assistant Director, Location Scout, Production Manager, Electrician, Extras Coordinator and an Actress. Other than Writing See above. Short CV Irene Reiserer studied Screenplay and Directing at the Vienna Film Academy, worked as a dramaturge for the film production company coop99 in Vienna, and now as a second assistant director in South Tyrol. She writes fiction scripts, counsels on documentaries and realizes image and short films as a director. Filmography (selection) ›› White Planet | TV series | Letterbox Filmproduktion | staff writer | in development ›› Vampire Times | short film | Irene Reiserer | writer & director ›› The strange case of Wilhelm Reich | feature film | Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, coop99 | dramaturge Awards The documentary Fahrtwind, where Irene collaborated as dramaturge, was awarded as the Diagonale Festival 2013 in the categories Best Documentary, Best Photography, Best Editing and Best Sounddesign and premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Home base Caldaro/Kaltern, South Tyrol Nationality Italian Contact Information irenerei@gmx.net 39

KIM ZIMMERMANN “Janne’s eyes are wide open. She looks at the girl differently now. Frightened? JANNE ‘You are … Piggy?’ The girl grunts excitedly. GIRL ‘See? You know everything already.’” Piggy, Kim Zimmermann

MAJA COSTA “To me, TV series are like novels. You have a lot of time to delve into the characters and stories, but at the same time I really enjoy the shorter format like that of a movie.” Maja Costa

Kim knows how to typewrite really, really fast. Other than Writing Kim lived in Australia, taught English in Thailand and Creative Writing in Berlin. Short CV Kim lives in Berlin. She studied Screenwriting at the HFF Potsdam-Babelsberg, Writing for Children at the Akademie for Children's Media and is an Alumna of the European postgraduate TV Serial Writing & Production program Serial Eyes. She works as a freelance screenwriter and scrip consultant. Besides developing projects for the German television market, her focus lies in projects produced as European co-productions. Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information mail@kimzimmermann.com 40

She is a great cello player and was educated at the Conservatory in Milan. Other than Writing Maja studied Classical Philology and Oriental Studies in Italy. Short CV Maja studied screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) and is, as a scholarship holder from SKY Italia, an Alumni of the training program Serial Eyes. She worked as a translator and teacher for Italian as Foreign Language in Germany and collaborated with production companies and film festivals in several positions. She lives as freelance screenwriter/director and script consultant in Berlin. Filmography (selection) ›› Fuenf vor zwoelf | TV Series | TV60 Filmproduktion, BR, KIKA | staff writer | in pre-production ›› The mirror | TV series | Serial Eyes, dffb | head writer | in development ›› Essential coordinates | feature film | screenwriter & director | in development ›› Knopka | short | Maja Costa, dffb | writer & director

Home base Berlin Nationality Italian Contact Information majacosta@gmail.com 41

ROBERTO GAGNOR “Even if you did talk to Sharon Stone, what would you tell her?“ “Dunno“ “I didn´t even like `Titanic´” Il numero di Sharon, Roberto Gagnor

SIMONE GANDOLFO “Telling stories is my life. The means of doing so has become my work.” Simone Gandolfo

Roberto has been writing for Topolino (the Italian edition of Mickey Mouse) since 2003 and ideated more than 140 Disney stories. Other than Writing Roberto holds workshops for cartoon development and drawing in primary schools. Short CV Roberto Gagnor studied directing at the Film & TV Workshops of Rockport (USA) and script writing at the Scuola Holden of Torino and the RAI Script workshop in Rome. Besides working as a writer, a freelance cartoonist and storyboard artist he teaches “Disney cartoon” at the Scuola Holden.

Home base Milan Nationality Italian Contact Information roberto.gagnor@gmail.com 42

Simone has been working as a successful actor for more than ten years. He has worked with directors such as Roberto Benigni (La Tigre e la Neve) and Fausto Paravidino (Texas) and is known for his role as “Orlando Serra” in R.I.S. Roma – Delitti Imperfetti Other than Writing His interests range from mountain climbing to being a beauty pageant judge in a beauty contest. Short CV Simone studied acting at the Scuola del Teatro Stabile of Genova and directing at the New York Film Academy. Besides working as an actor for Italian TV, cinema and theatre he is a freelance screenwriter and director. Filmography (selection) ›› F.M. (WT) | TV series | Palomar | writer | in development ›› Evil things | feature film | Inside Productions | screenwriter & director ›› Pericolo Verticale | factual TV series | SKY 1 | creator & director Awards Evil Things was screened at the Courmayeur Noir film festival and at Toronto After Dark Film Festival.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information info@nceitaliana.com More information at www.simonegandolfo.com 43

TILLMANN ROTH “ 'A splendid afternoon to set out!' said one of the friends who was seeing me off, peering at the rain.”, from Patrick Leigh Fermor's “A Time of Gifts”. My essence of storytelling, told in one brilliant sentence, the first sentence of that story, actually – An upcoming journey, friends, who escort you to the threshold into the unknown, thereby joking. Perfect! I love stories.” Tillmann Roth

Just after finishing RACCONTI #4, he runs his own Writers’ Room as head writer for an upcoming 24-part Coming-of-age drama series. Other than Writing He has worked as story consultant for award-winning commercial campaigns for VW, Telekom Germany, REWE or Nike.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information tillmann@hochol.de 44

RACCONTI LOCAL TALENT

Short CV Tillmann was born in 1975 and lives in Berlin. He studied Film and Television at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne and worked as a freelance cutter, copywriter, stage manager and assistant director before focusing on writing.

The 2015 RACCONTI Local Talent was the first initiative to explicitly seek out writing talent from South Tyrol, asking local writers to submit a concept for a feature film. The four writers selected were then given focused support over the course of one year and took part in two communal workshops. In addition to this each of them received personal mentoring from an experienced dramaturge.

Under this professional guidance these film concepts were able to blossom into convincing treatments which were then presented to potential producers at the end of the INCONTRI Lab! co-production conference. 45

ALESSIO POSAR “A good story can be a mirror in which the whole of humanity is reflected and in this life the entire universe is reflected.” Alessio Posar

Alessio enjoys writing for all genres and works not only as screenwriter, but also as author of short stories and novels, reportages, interviews, critical pieces and blogs. Other than Writing He has organized live events and concerts for local bands in South Tyrol. Short CV Alessio studied philosophy at the Università degli Studi in Trento and Creative Writing at the Scuola Holden in Turin. He has wrote for several magazines and is specialized in music criticism. Alessio has written several short film scripts and is now working on his first feature film. He lives in Turin where he works as freelance screenwriter and author. Home base Turin, Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information alessio.posar@gmail.com 46

MARTIN THALER „European Champion in Fencing. Me. With just one eye, nobody knew that. With the medal around my neck I told them. Their eyes where falling out. Two out of each of them.” Ro...Ro…Romeo, Martin Thaler

Martin succeeded in receiving funding from FFF Bayern for his very first feature script . Other than Writing He is a successful actor, has worked in advertising and holds a degree in Political Science. Short CV Martin was born in Brixen, South Tyrol. In Vienna he gratuated first in Political Science, then in Acting at the Vienna Conservatoire. Along with several engagements as an actor on stage and in film he started writing. His first feature script was funded by FFF Bayern and is currently in financing. His second feature was selected for RACCONTI Local Talent mentoring program. Filmography (selection) ›› Balla Balla | feature film | writer | in development ›› Ro…Ro…Romeo | feature film | Getaway Pictures, Jooyaa Films | writer | in financing ›› Lebenskultur Südtirol | 6 image films | SMG, South Tyrol marketing | writer & director

Home base Munich Nationality Italian, German Contact Information info@martinthaler.com More information at www.martinthaler.com 47

JASMIN MAIRHOFER “My mother is from Bozen and I grew up here (in the valley). So she used to say: Oh, c´mon, I can´t understand my own child!” Self Made Shortie, Jasmin Mairhofer

RACCONTI #3 The RACCONTI #3 Script Lab offered participants the opportunity to work together on a series project, within the context of the Writers’ Room. Of the 100 screenwriters who applied, a first selection was interviewed at the Berlinale and, from there, eight participants were chosen for the Writers’ Room.

Jasmin comes from one of the most beautiful places in South Tyrol: The Ahrn Valley Other than Writing She is an upcoming actress and is also supporting an aid program in Ethiopia.

Home base St. Johann im Ahrntal, South Tyrol Nationality Italian Contact Information agentur@felix-bloch-erben.de More information at www.jasminmairhofer.com 48

Short CV Jasmin finished her acting school with diploma in 2012. Since than she was working for stage, cinema and TV with many German and Italian directors, such as Wolfgang Murnberger, Harald Sicheritz, Bernd Fischerauer, Luca Miniero and Paolo Sorrentino.

Tutors Giacomo Durzi, Tom Schlesinger and Daniel Speck acted as head writers throughout the process. Based on preliminary discussions with Sky Italia, RACCONTI’s partner this year, they developed the series concept The Valley, for which Sky Italia were given a first look option. Over the course of two five-day workshops in South Tyrol in the spring of 2014 as well as virtual teamwork between the seminar blocks, the concept was developed further together with those authors participating in the Writers’ Room. Throughout the process the authors were professionally supervised by a number of guest tutors: Roberto Amoroso, Sky Italia and writer/story editor Nicola Lusuardi; writer/producer and director David Schalko and Klaus Lintschinger, head of TV features at ORF and screenwriter Jeppe Gjervig Gram.

After having been inspired by the creative process as well as by the research and a location tour, the participating writers then conceptualized their own ideas for a TV series. They received dramaturgical advice from the three tutors throughout the process. The individual projects have been then presented at specially organized pitches to interested producers at Filmfest München and at the Venice International Film Festival.

Awards Time won the “Marlene (Dietrich)” Price at the Snowdance-Filmfestival , 2015, Landsberg (D)

The RACCONTI jury selected Elena von Saucken’s series concept Stairs for the BLS development award. 49

ELENA VON SAUCKEN Journalist: “Do you own a new car“? Elena: “I just pretend to. Sometimes, when I see a nice car on the street I pretend to be the owner and make someone take a picture of the moment right before I open the door.“ Interview for ‘Der Spiegel‘ with Elena von Saucken

FIDEL SIGNORILE “I don´t think guns are a good idea!“ “I was just kidding – this is just an old piece of iron, it wouldn´t shoot, even if you beat it“ La Prima Linea, Fidel Signorile

Her very first screenplay was directed by Florian Cossen and produced in 2010 as the award-winning feature film Das Lied in mir (The Day I Was Not Born). Other than Writing Elena started doing „me and my car“ photos in 2003 and hasn’t stopped since. Short CV Elena von Saucken was born in Munich, Germany, and holds a degree in Media Planning, Development and Consultancy. In 2004/05, she attended the Masterclass for young European producers at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy and the FEMIS in Paris. In 2010, Elena was invited to attend the screenplay workshop (Drehbuchwerkstatt München) at the Academy of Film and Television in Munich. Filmography (selection) ›› Das Lied in mir | feature film | Teamworx, BR, SWR | writer ›› Coconut Hero | feature film | UFA Fiction, SWR | writer ›› Polar | middle length feature film | Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Kinomaton München, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion | producer

Home base Munich Nationality German Contact Information mail@players.de 50

Awards Das Lied in mir received among others, the Best Film Award at the Chile International Film Festival, the Deutscher Filmpreis in the categories Best Cinematography and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, the BavarianFilm Awardfor the Best Cinematography, with the Golden Icon for the Best German-speaking Feature Film at the Zürich Film Festival, with the Audience Award and FPRESCI Award Montreal Her screenplay Coconut Hero was awarded the Tankred Dorst Prize at the 2011 Munich Film Festival. Polar also received numerous awards including the German Short Film Prize and received a Special Mention from the jury of “Dialogue en perspective” at the Berlinale in 2009. Elena won the RACCONTI Development Award for her drama series concept Stairs.

Fidel wrote one or more episodes of over 12 different Italian TV series Other than Writing He holds a Bachelor Degree in Italian Literature, specialized in Italo Calvino. Short CV Fidel studied at the La Sapienza University of Rome and attended the screenplay training course RAI Script. He worked as scriptwriter for production companies such as Palomar, Grundy, Publispei, Paypermoon and wrote for several Italian TV series such as Gente di Mare, Un Medico in Famiglia, Tutti pazzi per amore. Fidel lives as freelance screenwriter for TV and cinema in Rome. Filmography (selection) ›› La strada dritta | TV movie | Cattleya, RAI Fiction | writer ›› La prima linea | feature film | Lucky Red | writer ›› Questo è il mio paese | TV series | Cross Productions, RAI 1 | writer

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information fidel.s@tiscali.it 51

FRANCESCA BERTONI “Hate it or love it, the underdog goes on top.“ Francesca Bertoni

TOMMASO CAPOLICCHIO “Did you get my message? They arrested father. They caught him at last.“ Being Good at Mikles, Tommaso Capolicchio

He was twice awarded with the Premio Solinas. Francesca learned screenwriting in a New York Writers Room and is an Expert in Australian Cinema. Other than Writing She really enjoys being on set and has been working for several international productions like Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas, The Correspondence by Giuseppe Tornatore, Everest by Baltasar Kormàkur, and Smitten! by Barry Morrow. Short CV After graduating in film history and criticism in Italy, Francesca attended a couple of workshops in filmmaking that made her realize she had a great passion for writing. Therefore, she went to the USA where she completed a Master's Program in film and television screenwriting at New York Film Academy. She actually works as writer, script consultant, and as assistant director. Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information francesca.bertoni3@gmail.com 52

Other than Writing Tommaso is one of the founders of the “Kino”, a cinema bistrot in Rome that was founded in 2010 by 54 young film makers. Short CV Tommaso wos born in Rome in 1972. After attending the Rai Script workshop for screenwriters he started his career working 10 years for one of the most successful family series in Italy: Un medico in famiglia. In the following years he writes several TV movies and turns frequently from radio to theatre, books and shortfilms. He likes challenges in different formats and genres. He had two novels published, Little Suicides Club (a dark-comedy) and The Infiltrate (an international thriller). Filmography (selection) ›› Crimini (Little Dream) | TV movie | Rodeo Drive Media, Rai Fiction | screenwriter ›› Due mamme di troppo | TV movie & TV series | R.T.I., Mediaset | screenwriter ›› Fare bene Mikles | short | Misami Film, Verdecchi Film | screenwriter Awards Tommaso was awarded with two Premio Solinas. His short Fare bene Mikles was awarded with the Italian Golden Globe assigned by the foreign press.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information akapola72@gmail.com 53

KLAUS WOLFERTSTETTER “Happiness is to have fully exploited all your abilities.“ Frank Wedekind

MATTEO BERDINI “No matter how you decide to travel, you will learn something. In order to live a great adventure, it doesn’t suffice to just go far away.“ La Casa sulle Nuvole, Matteo Berdini

Matteo did lots of research all over the world for Chi l’ha visto, the Italian version of American Most Wanted or British Crimewatch, about missing people and murder victims. Klaus devised and wrote a series of young adult novels entitled Die Klasse (The class), published by the German publishing house Thienemann Verlag.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information post@klauswolfertstetter.com 54

Short CV Born (1977) and raised in Munich, Klaus started to work for production companies and local newspapers as a junior editor and writer, later becoming a copy writer for an advertising agency based in Cologne. He stayed in Cologne to study screenwriting at the ifs international filmschool and graduated with a BA in 2005. Since then he has written and co-written feature films and epsiodes for TV series, has received three development deals for his own ideas and has devised and written a series of young adult novels. Filmography (selection) ›› Alarm für Cobra 11 – Das letzte Rennen| TV series | RTL | co-writer ›› Walter kocht | feature film | Suedstern Film | writer | in development ›› Sommer der Gaukler | feature film | Geißendörfer Film, BR, ORF | writer

Other than Writing He is interested in science and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering. Short CV Matteo holds a screenwriting diploma from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (the Italian National Film School) and attended the Puglia Experience Masterclass on Story Telling. He has considerable experience in the field of research for historical documentaries and TV formats and collaborates with the Italian public broadcaster RAI Storia. He lives in Rome where he works as a freelance screenwriter for cinema and TV. Filmography (selection) ›› Tre Giorni Dopo (Three Days After) | feature film | Verdeoro, RAI Cinema | co-writer ›› La Casa Sulle Nuvole | feature film | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, RAI Cinema | co-writer ›› R.A.M. Ricerca Archivio Memoria | TV format | RAI storia | writer & editor

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information matteo.berdini@gmail.com 55

STEVE HUDSON “You need to tell your dad. It´s his boat.” „This boat is all he´s got, I’m not standing by and watch him loose it!“ True North by Steve Hudson

Steve wrote and directed the Short Goodbye that won over twenty international prizes. Other than Writing He is founder of the Cologne based production company Gringo Films and responsible for the development of a variety of productions with diverse partner countries (Japan, Israel, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Italy), as well as pursuing his own work as a screenwriter. Short CV Steve Hudson was born in London, and grew up in England and South America. After writing, directing and acting extensively as a student at Cambridge University, he worked in theatre in Italy, Cuba, Belgium and London. In 1995 love brought Steve to Germany, and he is now based in Cologne, where he has a family. It was in Germany that he first began working in TV and film, acting, writing and directing for a variety of dramas and comedies for both the small and large screen. Filmography (selection) ›› Cranford | TV drama | BBC | co-director ›› True North | feature film | Ariel Films, Makar Productions, Samson Films | writer & director ›› Goodbye | short | Rosebud films | writer & director Home base Cologne Nationality British Contact Information mail@gringo-films.com 56

Awards True North won: Best Film, Best Director at Ourense Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Pamplona Film Festival, Best Film at Celtic TV & Film Festival, was nominated for 4 Scottish BAFTAs and the BIFA Douglas Hickox Award and was the Variety Critics´ Choice at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Steve’s short Goodbye won Best European Short film at the Venice Film Festival and his co-directed TV drama Cranford went on to win 2 Emmys.

RACCONTI #2 Following the success of the first year, a new approach was adopted for RACCONTI #2: the development of concepts for television series. Here, too, vision was combined with a pinch of pragmatism: the development of a television series is more difficult and definitely requires more teamwork – not to mention a good dose of optimism. Yet it is precisely this genre which, in the face of declining broadcaster budgets and the increasingly international viewing habits of audiences, has most to offer for European co-productions. They also have the added advantage of promoting a filming location over a long period of time. RACCONTI #2 threw down quite a particular gauntlet: To develop a TV series that is tailored for the Italian and German-speaking markets. Eleven writers from Italy, Germany and Austria, selected by a jury, had the opportunity to participate in the BLS RACCONTI Script Lab. Over the course of two 3-day workshops in South Tyrol and through individual dramaturgical consultations (online) between February and July 2013, the writers were developing their series with the support of international experts. To conclude the program, all projects were pitched at a BLS event at the Munich Film Festival and at the Roma Fiction Fest. Additionally a jury selected the project Morgenrot by Paolo Girelli and Gerardo Fontana (who unexpectedly passed away at the end of June) for a € 5,000 Development Award and a three-week writing and research trip to South Tyrol. 57

DANIELE MALAVOLTA “Shooting a work in four weeks is like running the Formula One on foot with all the other cars trying to run you over.” Daniele Malavolta

DANIELE RIELLI “We’re not the same as normal people. If we are here, and they are outside the walls of places like these, it’s because we’re anthropologically superior. There are two human races, Totò, the one with power and money and the one without.“ Lasciare stare la gallina, Daniele Rielli

For one year Daniele tried to find a director interested in his screenplay Modena, Modena, but without success. A little later he had the opportunity to self-finance and, despite his ambitions as a scriptwriter, he took the plunge and decided to fill the role of director 2 weeks before filming. Other than Writing Daniele works also as production and assistant director and has some credits as a director. Short CV Daniele was born in Modena and holds a degree from the DAMS (Department of Art, Music and Drama) at the University of Bologna. After attending the screenwriting course RAI Script he started his career as scriptwriter. He writes shorts, books and features. Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information daaniele@libero.it 58

After years of publishing under the pseudonym “Quit the doner” Daniele he published his first novel Lasciare stare la gallina using his real name. Other than Writing He has worked as artistic director for music festival and clubs in Italy and Germany. Short CV Daniele was born in Bolzano in 1982. He holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and has published several creative non-fiction works for Italian National newspapers such as Il Venerdì di Repubblica and Internazionale. He writes also for TV and theatre. Filmography (selection) ›› In balance on the border | TV series | writer | in development ›› Lasciare stare la gallina | novel | Bompiani | author ›› Quitaly | collection of reportages | Indiana Editore | author

Home base Bologna Nationality Italian Contact Information danielerielli@gmail.com 59

DONATELLA DIAMANTI “This place may be beautiful, but here I am no longer myself” “And if it is actually this place that gives a better insight into who you really are?” 4/4 TV series concept, Donatella Diamanti and Mario Cristiani

CLEMENS AUFDERKLAMM “You wanna be court-martialled? We are at war. Get used to it!” The Silent Mountain, Clemens Aufderklamm

Donatella writes for TV, theatre, cinema and newspapers and has published novels and stories. Other than Writing She has taught at the Faculties for Literature of Arezzo and Siena, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Milan and Palermo, the Scuola Holden of Torino, the Università degli Studi of Roma and the Università degli studi of Pisa. Short CV After her degree in Italian literacy she worked as a researcher at the Italian Institute of Pisa University and at the Istituto di Studi Rinascimentali of Ferrara. Subsequently she started her collaboration with the theatre Fondazione Sipario where she was nominated artistic director in 2012. In the last fifteen years she has written mainly for Italian TV series, such as La squadra (RaiTre), Medicina generale (RaiUno), Un posto al sole (RaiTre).

Home base Montopoli in Val d’Arno Nationality Italian Contact Information diamadona@gmail.com 60

He worked in theatre as an actor and as artistic director and became the youngest theater director in Austria. Other than Writing Clemens was raised on skis and mountain boots but decided to turn his back on mountains, sports and competitions and take a more creative route. Short CV Clemens studied Political Science and Acting before finally moving to Los Angeles to join a screen writing program at UCLA extension school. Afterwards he went to Berlin and started to write soap operas. After more than ten years writing series for television he wrote his first feature film The Silent Mountain which premiered in 2014. Filmography (selection) ›› School of Champions | TV series | Catpics | writer | in development ›› The Silent Mountain | feature film |Sigma Filmproduktion, Constantin Film | writer ›› Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten | daily soap | UFA Serial Drama, RTL | writer

Home base Berlin Nationality Austrian Contact Information clemens@aufderklamm.com More information at www.clemensaufderklamm.com 61

ALBA CALICCHIO

ANSGAR VOGT

“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe,attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion,I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” From the movie Bladerunner

He produced the performance group „post theater new york“, acted himself in several performances and had also a small part in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. Alba enjoys surreal stories with a little bit of magic and has written various books for children with more than interesting protagonists, for example a little boy with an imaginary dinosaur as best friend. Other than Writing Spends a lot of time walking in the park with her little dog Luna searching for a meditating mood. Short CV Alba Maria Calicchio, born in Naples, graduated in foreign literature and languages (German and Russian) at Istituto Universitario Orientale of Naples. After attending courses of television writing at RAI and Mediaset, follows the master's degree in Cartoons screenwriting and production organized by the Catholic University of Milan. She works as a script Analyst for the Italian public television, RAI Fiction Cartoons, since 2008.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information albacalicchio@gmail.com 62

Other than Writing Ansgar taught script development & film analysis at the SungKyunKwan University and Korean National University of the Arts, Seoul/South Korea. Short CV Ansgar Vogt studied German Philology, theatrical science and theater direction at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the Goldsmiths College University of London before graduating as Fulbright scholarship holder from the Tisch School of the Arts/New York University. He worked for several years as dramaturge and screenplay developer for the German production companies Moovie – the art of entertainment and UFA Cinema. Ansgar is a member of the selection committee at Berlin International Film Festival/Forum section. Filmography (selection) ›› Katie Fforde: Hexensommer | TV movie | Network Movie for ZDF | co-writer ›› Die Patriarchin | TV mini series | Moovie – the art of entertainment, ZDF | producer ›› Afrika, mon amour | TV mini series | Moovie – the art of entertainment, ZDF | producer Awards Die Patriarchin won the DIVA Audience Award, the Goldene Kamera and got 3 nominations at the German TV awards in 2005.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information ansgar.vogt@gmx.de More information at www.pagemagnet.de 63

PAOLO GIRELLI “You know what I lacked in order to be a great piano player? Orderliness. Only that saves you from envy and jealousy.” Dietro la pianura, Paolo Girelli & Gerado Fontana

Paolo has credits in various positions. In the writing team of the Italian soap Centovetrine he started as story editor before climbing the professional ladder until he was made head writer in 2005, a position he held for three years. Paolo has credits for his work on over 2005 episodes of Centovetrine amounting to over 760 of airtime. Other than Writing Besides screenwriting Paolo loves good food and is the founder of the “Cantina Sociale” in Berlin, an Italian specialty shop and restaurant where he has become famous for his buffalo mozzarella, which he imports fresh every day. Short CV As a young director at the end of the 80’s and the beginning of the 90’s Paolo made shorts and documentaries whilst also working for the first Italian cable television (STREAM) as well. He made his debut with the feature film Dietro la Pianura in 1994 (with his long time friend and colleague Gerardo Fontana). In 1998 he started to work as script editor and head writer for Italian TV series, such as Vivere or Centovetrine. He is also co-creator of the TV series Le tre rose di Eva. Paolo works as freelance screenwriter and splits his time between Rome and Berlin. Home base Rome, Berlin Nationality Italian Contact Information balzac5565@gmail.com 64

RUTH OLSHAN “In Germany I learned to love the Central European orderliness. Mixed with a Jewish-Slavic emotionalism this leads to quite some humour.” Ruth Olshan

Ruth writes books for children and young adults and is an active advocate of children’s and women’s rights. Other than Writing She worked in a publishing house and directs feature and documentary films. Short CV Ruth Olshan was born in Moscow in 1970 and emigrated with her family to Israel before settling in Germany in 1974. She grew up in Berlin and studied, after winning a scholarship, film directing and screenwriting in Leeds (UK) and Cologne. She works as writer and film maker for documentary and feature film projects and has recently started a second career as children’s and young adult author. Filmography (selection) ›› Savannah | TV movie | Crea TV, WDR | director ›› Wie Luft zum Atmen | documentary | Aquafilm, ARTE, ZDF | writer & director ›› Quien eres tu? | short film | Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln | writer & director Awards Ruth’s documentary Wie Luft zum Atmen was shown at the Semaine de la Critique Locarno 2005 and the short Quien eres tu? was selected for the 58th Biennale di Venezia. Ruth was also awarded with the Künstlerinnen-Förderpreis of the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Culture.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information r.olshan@atmosfilm.de 65

KARSTEN TREBER

RACCONTI #1

His Ph.D. thesis Auf Abwegen – Episodisches Erzählen im Film was publishes by Gardez and examines the dramaturgy of multiplot movies. Other than Writing Karsten is addicted to great TV shows like Modern Family, Californication and The Mentalist. He enjoys the inspiring chaos that his place of residence Berlin has to offer him on a daily/nightly basis. Short CV Karsten Treber was born in 1975 in Germany. After receiving a scholarship for a study year in Toronto, Canada, he graduated with his Ph.D. thesis Auf Abwegen - Episodisches Erzählen im Film. Internships at the ZDF, Bavaria Media and several publishing houses led to his freelance work as a script editor and as a book scout for Yellow Bird Pictures. Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information treber.k@web.de 66

“Screenwriters wanted in South Tyrol” – under this motto, in the fall of 2011, BLS launched the writers’ support program RACCONTI #1, primarily to encourage writers from the German and Italian-speaking regions to submit ideas for screenplays with a reference to South Tyrol. The idea behind the initiative was to encourage as much interesting and ambitious film material as possible, which have a reference to South Tyrol or, to some extent, have a connection to the area, in order to bond film topics to the region. Additionally, RACCONTI intended to support talented writers and to help them developing a network within the industry. The new BLS initiative got off to a rapid start: almost 160 authors took note of the call for entries and submitted their ideas, making the final selection of 11 screenplay ideas, from the wealth of creative projects submitted, all the more difficult for the international panel of experts in the jury. The selected writers were invited to further develop their stories under the guidance of professional tutors, during a three-day Script Lab in January 2012 in South Tyrol. This was followed by an online tutoring session and an additional workshop four months later, tailored to the writers’ individual needs. The projects Zweitland, a drama by the South Tyrolean author Michael Kofler, and the mountain western Crossing the Green Line by the Berlin-based author Claas Junge were selected as the winners by the jury and each received a cash prize and a 6 week writer’s residence in South Tyrol. The projects Fräulein by Caterina Carone and Iceman by Brendan Foley were also selected to be pitched during the international INCONTRI film conference. 67

ALEXANDRA KAUFMANN “Once an old man told me that we choose the family we are born into.” Being You, Being me, Alexandra Kaufmann

ANE HELGA LYKKA “One sees great things from the valley, only small things from the peak.” G. K. Chesterton

Alexandra’s remarkable motto is: Never, never, never give up. Other than Writing Alexandra loves animals and shows in her new documentary „Las hermanas de Rocinante“ (development stage) which impact the economic crisis in Spain is having on horses. Short CV Alexandra was born in 1979 in Munich, Germany. After completing her studies of economics in Munich and Cape Town, she took screenwriting courses with Martin Thau, Keith Cunningham and Tom Schlesinger before studying directing at the ZeLIG School for Documentary in Bolzano, Italy. During and after her studies she has been researching episodes of the TV series “Gernstl in Bavaria, Greece and Veneto“, a series produced by Megaherz Film and Fernsehen for Bayerisches Fernsehen (BR). With the support of the South Tyrol Film Fund IDM she realized her graduation film Being You, Being Me which has been shown at film festivals in Florence, Kalcota, Munich, Perugia and Minsk.

Home base Schliersee Nationality German Contact Information ali.kaufmann@gmx.de 68

She likes storytelling in all it's forms, and specially enjoys giving shape to stories also in the editing room. Other than Writing Ane is curious about other cultures and different ways of being in the world. That's also part of the reason why she likes learning new languages. Growing up in a small farm in the Norwegian countryside, nature and animals have always been close to her. Short CV Ane Helga Lykka was born in 1986 in Norway. She attended European Film College in Denmark in 2005-2006. Subsequently she studied Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010. She studied project development and directing at ZeLIG school for documentary, television and new media in Bolzano from 2010-2013. She is currently working freelance as director and editor for Norwegian television, while developing her own documentary project. Filmography (selection) ›› Anderswo | documentary | ZeLIG School for Documentary | director ›› Von Grund und Boden | short documentary | ZeLIG School for Documentary | director ›› Rust | short film | European Film College | writer & director

Home base Oslo Nationality Norwegian Contact Information anelykka@gmail.com 69

ANKE KLAASSEN “Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn. Then always be a unicorn.” Anke Klaaßen

GABI ARNOLD “Make your own luck” Gabi Arnold

Gabi holds a BA in Scriptwriting for Film and TV and an MA in American Literature and Psychology from before a life in film. Moonlights as a pirate Other than Writing Besides writing, Anke has a little puppet theatre and performs in refugees camps. Short CV Born on 13 October 1983, in Karlsruhe, Germany, Anke Klaaßen studied arts, media, literature and philosophy at the University of Constance and Florence. During her studies she worked as a journalist for several newspapers. After completing her bachelor’s degree she studied screewriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Home base Constance Nationality German Contact Information klaassen.anke@gmail.com 70

Other than Writing Likes Equality. Stories are best when they empower. Short CV Gabi Arnold has a BA (Hons) in Scriptwriting for Film and TV, from the Bournemouth Media School, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK, and an MA in American Literature and Psychology, from before a life in film. She is director and producer of shorts and is actually writing a novel. Filmography (selection) ›› Do, Don’t, Destiny? | non-linear drama short | Gabi Arnold | Screenplay, story idea & director (working in a creative team) | in post-production ›› The problem with liking the person you have sex with | comedy drama short | Gabi Arnold | writer & director ›› Muffins and Cigarettes | arty short | Gabi Arnold | idea & director Awards The problem of liking the person you have sex with was shown at the Purbeck Film Festival 2007.

Home base Europe. She travels for projects. Nationality German Contact Information arnold60903@yahoo.de 71

BRENDAN FOLEY

CATERINA CARONE “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir

His book Under The Wire, a World War II POW escape drama was published by Random House and became a best-seller with more than 300.000 copies sold.

Caterina developed the script for her first feature Fräulein at RACCONTI #1 and then realized and directed it with Lucia Mascino and Christian DeSica in starring roles.

Other than Writing As a feature journalist he worked in 55 countries worldwide, with subjects ranging from oil spills in Alaska to bomb disposal in Angola.

Short CV Caterina was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1982. After graduating from the Università degli Studi di Bologna (specialization in public, social and political communication) she attended the ZeLIG school for documentary in Bolzano and wrote and directed several award-winning documentaries. Her first feature film script Fräulein was developed within RACCONTI #1 and shot in South Tyrol in winter 2015.

Short CV Brendan grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland and has written feature scripts for producers and studios in UK, Hollywood, Canada, Denmark, South Africa and Thailand. His feature films include the award-winning action drama Jonny Was, the thriller The Riddle and Legend of the Bog, a satirical horror film set in rural Ireland. He is a member of the Writers Guild (GB), a Fellow of the British Association of Communicators in Business, and was made an honorary life member of the National Union of Journalists in June 2006.

Home base London Nationality Irish Contact Information bfoley@blueyonder.co.uk 72

Filmography (selection) ›› Fräulein | feature film | Tempesta Film, RAI Cinema | writer & director ›› Valentina Postika in Attesa di Partire | produced by Caterina Carone & Enrica Gatto with the collaboration of Faberfilm | writer & director & camera operator ›› Le Chiavi per il Paradiso | documentary | ZeLIG School for documentary | writer & director ›› Polvere | short documentary | ZeLIG School for documentary | writer & director Awards Caterina participated at the Berlinale Talent Campus 2007. Her documentary Valentina Postika in attesa di patire was awarded with the Premio Solinas and the Prize of the Torino Film Festival in the section best documentary, and got a nomination as best documentary David di Donatello 2010.

Home base Torino/Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information caterinacarone@gmail.com 73

CHRISTOPH BUSCHE

CLAAS JUNGE “Nobody abandons home without a good reason.” Crossing the Green Line, Claas Junge

Before starting his academic career, Claas played professional soccer for three years. Other than Writing He spends a lot of time with his family and uses his three kids and his wife with varying degrees of success as a test audience for the G-rated versions of his stories.

Home base Munich Nationality German Contact Information chrbusche@googlemail.com Agentur Scenario, Astride Bergauer More information at www.agentur-scenario.de/autor/ christoph-busche/ 74

Short CV Christoph Busche, born in 1980 in Heidelberg, studied philosophy and drama in Munich, and made several short films. He received a scholarship from the XXI. Münchener Drehbuchwerkstatt (screenwriting workshop); the screenplay he developed there received the Tankred Dorst screenwriter’s award. Filmography (selection) ›› Mallorca für Streber | TV movie | Mecom München, Sat.1 | Writer ›› Mitten in Deutschland: NSU – Die Ermittler: Nur für den Dienstgebrauch | TV movie | Wiedemann & Berg, ARD | Co-Writer ›› Die Tote aus der Schlucht | TV movie | Neue Bioskop, ZDF | Co-Writer ›› Der Alte: several episodes | TV series | Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion, ZDF | Writer ›› Der Kriminalist: several episodes | TV series | H & V Entertainment, ZDF | Writer Awards Tankred Dorst screenwriter’s award 2010.

Short CV Claas Junge was born in Darmstadt, Germany. He studied German Language and Literature (Philology), Art History and Philosophy at Frankfurt on Main University, and finally completed a PhD in Theatre and Film Sciences. After working as a freelance editor for the Hessian radio station, Hessischer Rundfunk, and freelancing as a copywriter he moved to Berlin to work as a trainee for Dramaworks. Subsequently he worked for three years as junior producer for Phoenix-Film in Berlin, supervising different TV series, and then as a story liner and coordinating story writer for the soap opera Eine wie keine (Sat 1). Since 2010 he has been freelancing as a writer. Filmography (selection) ›› Sorry Guys | TV Series | Connor Film/Cinecentrum, ARTE | writer | in development ›› SOKO Wismar | TV Series | Cinecentrum, ZDF | writer ›› Hallo Robbie | TV Series | Phoenix Film, ZDF | pilot script for the relaunch of the TV series Awards First Prize at RACCONTI #1 with the feature film project Crossing the Green Line

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information claasjunge@rocketmail.com 75

ENRICA GATTO

ERICA GIANESINI “Jerry ‘Love finds a way…’ Emma ‘I bought the curtains’ Jerry ‘You found a way.’” H. Pinter, Betrayal

Since 2008, Enrica has worked primarily as freelance editor. Beside several documentaries she edited also Fräulein, the first feature by Caterina Carone developed in RACCONTI #1. Short CV Born in Salerno, Italy, on 17 March 1982, Enrica Gatto graduated from ZeLIG School for Documentary, Television and New Media in 2007, where she specialized in directing. In the same year she graduated from the University of Salerno in Communications Studies with a thesis in contemporary history. She has been working as a freelance editor since 2008.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information enricagatto@libero.it 76

Filmography (selection) ›› Fräulein | feature film | Tempesta Film | editor ›› The nature of things | documentary | Ladoc & Bicchieri di Pandora | editor | in post-production ›› No peace without war | short documentary | Faber Film & Joon Film | editor ›› Valentina Postika waiting to leave | documentary | produced by Caterina Carone & Enrica Gatto with the collaboration of Faberfilm | editor and production Awards Valentina Postika waiting to leave was awarded with the Premio Solinas and the Prize of the Torino Film Festival in the section best documentary, and got a nomination as best documentary David di Donatello 2010.

Erica is building a bridge between two homes. In London she is partner of a new innovative company – a breakthrough cloud platform that's transforming how organisations learn, develop and communicate through the power of visual storytelling. In Italy she is developing new and old collaborations, currently writing a short film with an Italian director. Other than Writing Erica loves exploring art forms and filming other artists at work. As a videographer, she has filmed and edited numerous web videos with music, theatre and food creations. Other than that, she loves to travel. A lot. Short CV Erica Gianesini was born in 1984 in Milan. After completing her theatre studies at Paolo Grassi Academy of Arts, she began her career in theatre, and then moved into video a few years later. She was attracted to the visual capabilities and infinite possibilities of communication that video allows. As a producer and assistant director she worked for many video productions for television, web and independent cinema; to name a few. Both in theatre and films she was always drawn towards film projects for social awareness. Across 10 years she worked with several NGOs (Save The Children UK, RSPCA UK, World Health Organisation). Today she works as a videographer and director/writer, working for international brands but also developing her own personal film projects. Awards As a producer and assistant director she’s worked with many award winning directors and many have been shown at film festivals (Cannes Film Festival – Cannes Lions - London Film Festival - Venice Days.) As a writer/director…not yet. But she likes to think that time is on her side.

Home base London Nationality Italian Contact Information erica.gianesini@gmail.com More information at www.ericagianesini.com 77

MATTHIAS LINTNER “You have some queer friends, Dorothy,’ she said. The queerness doesn’t matter, so long as they’re friends,’ was the answer” L. Frank Baum, The Road to Oz

Together with two friends he founded „Astra la Vista“, a collective of young film makers who want to make independent movies and current topics accessible to a wider audience. Other than Writing He curated an exhibition called ‚art squat‘ in Berlin Mitte in 2013 (together with Sarah & Kathrin Oberrauch) and has produced and directed numerous music videos. Last but not least: he makes his own films (writing, directing, editing them)! Short CV Matthias Lintner was born in South Tyrol, Italy and holds a degree in Graphic Design. From 2006 to 2008 he worked in various fields, such as a photographer, actor, floorer, primary school teacher for students from migrant families and a support worker for people with disabilities. During this time he gathered the experiences that would inform his future artistic vision. He has also travelled through France, Spain and the Far East. He studied directing at the German Film and Television School Berlin, dffb. Home base Berlin Nationality Italian Contact Information matthias.lintner@yahoo.de 78

MICHAEL KOFLER “Dad? He doesn´t understand things like we do anymore. Has he ever done that?” The Retreat, Michael Kofler

Michael’s debut first feature “Zweitland” won an award at RACCONTI #1 and is now in the financing stage. Other than Writing He produced and directed video content and music videos for a record label. Short CV Michael Kofler was born and raised in South Tyrol in the Italian Alps. He started off his career working in production for a German production and visual effects house. Following this he became involved in promoting and later producing and directing video content and music videos for a German record label. Since then Michael graduated with an MA in Directing for Film & TV at Westminster Film School and his commercial works have been screened at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and at the World EXPO Exhibition in Shanghai. Filmography (selection) ›› Zweitland | feature film | Echo Film | writer & director | in development ›› The retreat | short film | Westminster Film School, V5 Films | worldwide distribution by Shorts International | writer & director ›› The Visit | short film | Westminster Film School | writer & director Awards In 2011 Michael was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus. His short film The Visit was selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner.

Home base London Nationality Italian Contact Information michael_kofler@gmx.net More information at www.mkofler.com 79

PASCAL YORKS

Other than Writing After moving to Berlin, he staged music and literary events, including readings of his own works, and worked in PR management. Short CV One year before Pascal Yorks’ birth his Caribbean parents decided to move to Hamburg. He spent five years of his early youth in a nearby catholic boarding school for boys. After attending Hamburg’s Wichern Highschool he took up a course in Humanities at Hamburg University. He moved to Berlin where he, after working in event and PR management, enrolled in the screen writer’s academy at the renowned German Film- and Television Academy Berlin. He graduated in the summer of 2011. Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information pascalyorks@gmail.com 80

Filmography (selection) ›› MPU | short film | dffb Berlin | writer Awards His short MPU was rated “Exceptionally Valuable” by the German Film Evaluation Agency Wiesbaden. 81

The film funding department of IDM has served as a financial backer and service partner for film productions since 2010. The stated goal is to raise South Tyrol’s profile as a film location and to support funding for film projects that are realized wholly or partly in South Tyrol. The focus of the film funding is mainly economic. The instrument of film funding is designed to encourage investments in the province that contribute to the development and strengthening of the film infrastructure. Due to the geographical location of the province and the attendant bilingualism, IDM looks beyond borders as a matter of course and seeks to create an interface between the three film markets of Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. IDM thus places special focus on promoting co-productions between these countries. In addition, IDM tries to encourage and strengthen professional exchange and mutual understanding of prevailing production and financing conditions.

RACCONTI is an initiative of IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige

Development Film Funding Via Siemens Str. 19 39100 Bolzano / Bozen T: +39 0471 094253 film.contact@idm-suedtirol.com 82