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The Co-Production Prize encourages young filmmakers to cross borders film production-wise by finding German co-producers. How does the selection process happen? Do you consider this “crossing border” attitude is thematic as well? The Co-Production Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung is a competition programme which encourages young filmmakers from Germany to collaborate with partners from either Eastern Europe or the Arab World. There they get the chance to find a partner and to prepare a common project for a joint application for the following Co-Production Prize and they are given an opportunity to explore the methods and creative styles of their partner country, stressing in particular the aspect of intercultural exchange. From all the submissions an international and independant selection committee nominates the fifteen projects which compete for the CoProduction Prize. The prize, worth up to 70,000 euros for each selected project, is awarded in the categories of animated film, documentary, and short film. Projects with a professional approach, a well developed project idea, a good story well researched and depicted, an inspiring director’s signature proved by a reference film and a convincing team roster have the best chance of being nominated. Please tell us about the Project Market you are going to have in Sarajevo! For the sixth time, the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival organizes a Talent Campus for young filmmakers from July 8-14, 2012. The Talent Campus, being part of the Film Festival is an important platform for young German and Eastern European filmmakers in this region with the support of the Robert Bosch Stiftung as its official partner. In several workshops, seminars and events, international film experts will give important advice to the participants for their future career in the film business.
Since 2007 the Robert Bosch Stiftung sends within the context of the Co-Production Prize up to ten German up and coming producers to the Sarajevo Talent Campus to meet with filmmakers from the region. A special programme with “Speed Dating” and ”One-To-One Meetings“ will enhance the teamfinding process for the Co-Production Prize. For many this is the first opportunity to introduce their film ideas and to learn how to present briefly their project idea within a scheduled time and to awaken the interest of their potential counterpart. The young German producers will be important conversation partners for the Eastern European directors for discussing common project ideas. The development of common projects and enhancement of co-productions by German and Eastern European talents is the central focus of the funding at the Talent Campus.
When do you find a project successful? What is success for Bosch Stiftung? Please tell us about a good example! We are very happy to find each year applications from teams which met each other in one of our organised Project Markets. And we appreciate the opportunity to experience teams who continue their working relationship. For example director Lili Horváth and producer Henning Kamm of the short film Sunstroke, a German/Hungarian
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