interforum at interfilm festival 2016 by interfilm Berlin

PROGRAM 2016 ENCOUNTER • EXCHANGE • DISCUSS

32ND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN

14.-20.11.2016 INTERFILM.DE

INTERFORUM

CONTENTS 01

Introduction

02 02 03 04 05

MASTERCLASSES MC 01 Richard Raskin: Story Design in the Short Fiction Film MC 02 Hubert Sielecki: Poetry Film (ZEBRA Special) MC 03 Juan Pablo Zaramella: Luminous Animations MC 04 Pierre Zandrowicz: Virtual Reality & Short Film

06 INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT PITCH

Film talks FT 01 Curators’ Choice: A Hand-Picked Selection from Our Festival Programmers 13 FT 02 Focus on China: Stylistic Explorations and the Art of Depicting Reality 14 FT 03 Young Cuban Shorts: 30 Years of EICTV Film School 15 FT 04 Focus on Italy: The Success of Independent Italian Animation 12 12

MEET & GREET EVENTS

INTERFORUM RECOMMENDS

MISSED A SCREENING? GO TO THE FILM LIBRARY!

- festival accreditation only -

Oval at Babylon / Wed–Sat / 11:00–18:00 H Digital film library comprising all short films submitted to interfilm + KUKI in 2016.

INTERFORUM

INTRODUCTION A warm welcome to the 32ND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM ÂFESTIVAL INTERFILM BERLIN! Once again we aim to inspire festival guests and visitors to exchange their ideas, knowledge and experience. INTERFORUM serves as a platform for generating interaction, dialogue, confrontations and discussions with a highly diverse program of masterclasses, talks and screenings as well as the International Script Pitch competition. ENCOUNTER filmmakers and renowned experts during our masterclasses to discover exciting topics and techniques while profiting from their experience. Catch up on the latest trends in short film and let yourself be captivated by the new voices and talented writers at our International Script Pitch. EXCHANGE thrilling ideas at interforumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s networking marathon running throughout the whole festival and meet festival programmers, industry professionals and filmmakers. DISCUSS contemporary short filmmaking with international festival guests in our talks focussed on cultural differences, social issues and aesthetic approaches. We wish you a thrilling festival week with fascinating events and inspiring discussions! Your interforum Team

MASTERCLASSES

MC 01

TORY DESIGN IN THE S SHORT FICTION FILM RICHARD RASKIN ON THE ART OF STORYTELLING

› GRÜNER SALON › WED 16.11. › 10:00 H

Casting aside sequential models with checklists based on elements of plot structure, Raskin considers short film development from a non-formulaic standpoint. Presenting seven short films in full length, he explains an approach based on the dynamic interplay of opposites, paving the way for a precise definition of the short fiction film format. Richard Raskin, Denmark/USA, Professor of Short Film, author and filmmaker. Lecturing in Story Design at Aarhus University for 20 years, Raskin has also written and shot numerous short films, founded a film journal and penned a vast number of articles and books on the subject of short film that have since become requisite reading for every short film director.

Speaker

Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

MASTERCLASSES

MC 02

OETRY FILM & P THE GERMAN LANGUAGE HUBERT SIELECKI ON EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICE IN POETRY FILMS

› GRÜNER SALON › WED 16.11. › 15:00 H

In this practice-oriented masterclass, Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sielecki makes use of an exquisite selection of German-language poetry films to illustrate the distinguishing characteristics of the poetry film, the text film and the typographic film. In this masterclass practical considerations are the focus. Hubert Sielecki is an artist, musician und animate poetry filmmaker from Vienna who, with his experimental animation studio and more than 30 short films is a pioneer for younger filmmaker generations.

Speaker

Presented in cooperation with ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Münster | Berlin, an event organised by Filmwerkstatt Münster in cooperation with Haus für Poesie and the friendly support of Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung and Literature Across Frontiers/ literary europe live. Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

MASTERCLASSES

MC 03

LUMINOUS ANIMATIONS

JUAN PABLO ZARAMELLA ON CREATIVE PROCESSES IN STOP MOTION ANIMATION

› GRÜNER SALON › WED 16.11. › 18:00 H

From comic strip to the quasi-live action film, stop motion plays with existing realities or creates entirely new worlds. The immensely labour-intensive task of single-frame animation makes the short film attractive for this technique. Making use of selected short films and clips from his comprehensive filmography, Juan Pablo Zaramella describes the creative process of animated filmmaking. Juan Pablo Zaramella from Buenos Aires, Argentina is an animation filmmaker working in short film, television, and advertising. His pixilation film “Luminaris” (2011) received 326 awards worldwide, more than any other short film. Regardless of the chosen medium, whether drawn, modelled or shot in live action – Zaramella loves playing with formats.

Speaker

Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

MASTERCLASSES

MC 04

IRTUAL REALITY: A NEW V SHORT FILM FORMAT?

PIERRE ZANDROWICZ ON THE CHALLENGES OF SCRIPTWRITING AND DRAMATURGY IN VR

› GRÜNER SALON › THU 17.11. › 10:00 H

Virtual reality is a field of play for both film and video. Also, perhaps even especially for short film, this expanded dimension provides free spaces demanding new patterns of thought in cinematic development. Following a short introduction, Zandrowicz will focus on character and story development as well as on the dramaturgy of the immersive short film. Pierre Zandrowicz, France, taught himself filmmaking through the production of numerous short films, many of which were conferred with awards. He co-founded the virtual reality studio OKIO with other directors and producers in 2014, specializing in the development of video content for commercial and narrative VR productions. His VR film, “I, Philipp” will be presented as part of the virtual reality screenings. Practical VR sessions will take place following the masterclass at “The Grand”. Speaker

Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT PITCH

SCRIPT

SCRIPT PITCH

› GRÜNER SALON › FRI 18.11. › 11:00 H

The time is at hand! An international jury will select the three most orginal screenplay ideas. Good luck Script Pitch candidates! Hailing from all over the globe, eight contestants will present their short film screenplays to the public, each contestant having only five minutes to pitch before the international jury, consisting of Julian Windisch (Managing Editor, Arte Creative, DE), Patricia Drati (Producer, DK), Lissi Muschol (Producer, DE) and Wouter Jansen (Some Shorts, Festival Distribution & Strategy, NL). Who will go on to win the prize? Following the event, interforum invites participants and audience to a meet & greet.

Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT PITCH

SCRIPT PITCH – THE SELECTED PROJECTS What is real and what is fiction? How do the threads of fictional storytelling enmesh reality? When magic shields protect us from the brutality of everyday life in a war zone; or pure, masculine rage becomes food for the beast; and sheep-people dance choreographies – then reality has clearly kicked into hyper-reality mode. The screenwriters participating in this year’s round of Script Pitch, envision new worlds and forge fresh realities. But the ever-closer relationship between digital and analogue life is also raised: Which occurrences do we actually experience? How long do we physically wait until something changes in our digital world? In subtle microcosms, the stories develop their own realities that frequently leave us feeling puzzled, surprised and provoked. The endless search for an absent father that leads from Sweden to Beirut in Lebanon; the mystical curse afflicting males on the banks of a solitary lake; the sterile transaction of humanlife acquisitions in international organisations – by means of powerful atmosphere and compelling cinematic imagery the writers implement absurdity, provocation and inventiveness to merge their stories with the reality in which we live. But which reality, exactly? Hailing from all over the globe, the eight final contestants from countries as diverse as Jordan, Sweden, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and Madagascar will present their short film screenplays to the public.

INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT PITCH

FINALISTS

[1] Rand Beiruty Jordan Project title Encountering Samir An encounter between three young boys in a country torn apart by civil war. CONTACT randbeiruty@gmail.com PRODUCTION COMPANY Willy Rollé / willyrolle.com [2] Patrik Eriksson Sweden Project title The False King of Pikes An old woman takes the chance to feed her primeval beast with pure masculine anger. CONTACT patrik.m.eriksson@gmail.com PRODUCTION COMPANY Jonas Kellagher, CommonGround Pictures / commongroundpictures.com [3] Hussen Ibraheem Lebanon Project title Sweet Disconnections Zahi comes back from abroad to bury his father who was kidnapped during the Lebanese civil war, but loses his father once again. CONTACT hussen.ibraheem@gmail.com [4] René Nuijens The Netherlands Project title The Miracle of FC Gagarin In 1961, a football disappeared, mysteriously saving a live elsewhere. The film tries to unravel the bizarre miracle of FC Gagarin. CONTACT info@renenuijens.com

INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT PITCH

FINALISTS

[5] Johanna Rottenmaier Germany Project title Lifescore An AIDS-infected, black South African gets money from an international organisation for killing himself. CONTACT johanna@rottenmaier.com PRODUCTION COMPANY Zorana Mušikić / schaf oder scharf film schafoderscharf.de / zorana@schafoderscharf.de [6] Giovanni Rubino Italy Project title Waiting JayJay is haunted by his doubts and hopes waiting for an answer from an online friend. A tale navigating the contemporary digital world. CONTACT rubinogiov@gmail.com / gamescriber.com [7] Klara Stoyanova Bulgaria Project title DANS Witnessing an anti-terrorism awareness training through the eyes of one of the participants. CONTACT klara.stoyanova@gmail.com [8] Firoza Zahir Houssen Madagascar Project title BUTTERFLIES Roshni was raised to be an obedient Muslim daughter. When she gives birth to a disabled child, it is nobody’s fault but her own. CONTACT neptuniafee@gmail.com

INTERFORUM

TIMETABLE MON 14.11.

THU 17.11.

21:00 H / Event

10:00 H / Masterclass

VOLKSBÜHNE/ROTER SALON

GRÜNER SALON

FESTIVAL OPENING & PARTY TUE 15.11.

19:00 H / FILM TALK & SESSION

CURATORS’ CHOICE GRÜNER SALON WED 16.11.

P. ZANDROWICZ: VIRTUAL REALITY 12:00 H / VR Screening

VIRTUAL REALITY SESSION THE GRAND

14:00 H / VR Screening

10:00 H / Masterclass

VIRTUAL REALITY SESSION

GRÜNER SALON

16:00 H / Meet & Greet

R. RASKIN: STORY DESIGN

15:00 H / Masterclass

H. SIELECKI: POETRY FILM GRÜNER SALON

THE GRAND

GERMAN KAFFEEKRÄNZCHEN ROTER SALON

- festival accreditation only -

17:30 H / FILM TALK & SESSION

18:00 H / Masterclass

FOCUS ON CHINA

GRÜNER SALON

21:00 H / Screening

J.P. ZARAMELLA: ANIMATIONS

20:00 H / VR Screening

360° – Virtual Reality meets Full Dome ZEISS-GROSSPLANETARIUM

GRÜNER SALON

Calling Cards – Shorts to Features GRÜNER SALON

INTERFORUM

TIMETABLE FRI 18.11.

SAT 19.11.

9:30 H / Training

15:00 H / Meet & Greet

Spark Training & Screening for teachers FILMTHEATER AM FRIEDRICHSHAIN 11:00 H / Script

Script pitch

INDUSTRY SHORT CUTS ROTER SALON

16:00 H / Meet & Greet

SHORT & SWEET ROTER SALON

- festival accreditation only -

GRÜNER SALON

17:30 H / FILM TALK & SESSION

12:00 H / VR Screening

GRÜNER SALON

VIRTUAL REALITY SESSION THE GRAND

14:00 H / VR Screening

VIRTUAL REALITY SESSION THE GRAND

FOCUS ON ITALY 23:00 H / Event

THE GRAND FESTIVAL PARTY THE GRAND

SUN 20.11.

18:00 H / FILM TALK & SESSION

12:00 H / Meet & Greet

GRÜNER SALON

ROTER SALON

YOUNG CUBAN SHORTS

FESTIVAL BRUNCH - festival accreditation only -

18:00 H / Meet & Greet

SCRIPT PITCH & interforum DRINKS

18:00 H / Event

- festival accreditation only -

HEIMATHAFEN

VOLKSBAR

AWARDS CEREMONY & PARTY

FILM TALK & SESSION

FT 01

CURATORS’ CHOICE

A HAND-PICKED SELECTION FROM OUR FESTIVAL PROGRAMMERS

› GRÜNER SALON › TUE 15.11. › 19:00 H

We invite you to take a peek behind-the-scenes at interfilm and meet members of the highly diverse film selection committee. Watch their favourite shorts from this festival edition and find out more about the curatorial process and why they programmed certain films. And if that’s not enticing enough – guess what? It’s free! So come and feast on these programmer gems, get to know the people who love them, and enjoy all of that, for zilch! Nada! What a no-brainer! See you there! Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

FILM TALK & SESSION

FT 02

FOCUS ON CHINA

STYLISTIC EXPLORATIONS AND THE ART OF DEPICTING REALITY

› GRÜNER SALON › THU 17.11. › 17:30 H

Portray reality and while you’re at it, stick a finger in the wound: Contemporary Chinese film devotes itself to problems of family, society and hard work. Building on a long tradition, Chinese animated short film displays a new range of techniques, styles and subjects that stand clearly apart from Manga or television aesthetics. Occasioned by the festival focus on China, this event presents a discussion of themes, production and funding, as well as dispersion and globalization of the Chinese short film. Be prepared to enjoy a moderated discussion with Chinese filmmakers. Selected films from a few participants will be screened in excerpts or their entirety. A reception will be held directly after the talk, inviting guests and the festival audience to a lively get together. Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

FILM TALK & SESSION

FT 03

YOUNG CUBAN SHORTS

30 YEARS OF EICTV FILM SCHOOL

› GRÜNER SALON › FRI 18.11. › 18:00 H

In honour of the 30th anniversary of the renowned Cuban film school Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in San Antonio de Los Baños, interfilm presents a focus on young Cuban short film. Watching a best-of collection of EICTV films will inspire us to discuss Cuban filmmaking as it relates to contemporary developments in Cuban society. Be prepared to enjoy a moderated discussion of cinema with Cuban filmmakers. Selected films from a few participants will be screened in excerpts or their entirety. Following the talk, we invite filmmakers, guests and the festival audience to a lively exchange at the reception presented in cooperation with EICTV and supported by the Cuban Embassy in Germany.

Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

FILM TALK & SESSION

FT 04

FOCUS ON ITALY

THE SUCCESS OF INDEPENDENT ITALIAN ANIMATION

› GRÜNER SALON › SAT 19.11. › 17:30 H

Consisting of a retrospective and programs highlighting contemporary film, this year’s special focus on Italy is interfilm’s tribute to Italian short film. Portraying everything from pleasant, fantastic worlds to hard political realities, the Italian animated film has distinguished itself from the general field of Italian cinema and created its own success story. This development and its challenges will be the subject of discussion. Be prepared to enjoy a moderated discussion of cinema with Italian animation filmmakers. Selected films from a few of the participants will be screened in excerpts or their entirety. Following the talk, we invite filmmakers, guests and the festival audience to a lively exchange at the reception presented in cooperation with Istituto di Cultura Italiano a Berlino.

Free entry! Due to limited capacity, please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events will be held in English.

INTERFORUM

MEET & GREET FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY & PARTY › VOLKSBÜHNE/ROTER SALON › MON 14.11. › 21:00 H

GERMAN KAFFEEKRÄNZCHEN

MEET THE FESTIVAL GUESTS OVER COFFEE & CAKE!

- FESTIVAL ACCREDITATION ONLY -

› ROTER SALON › THU 17.11. › 16:00 H

FILM TALK – FOCUS ON CHINA

STYLISTIC EXPLORATIONS AND THE ART OF DEPICTING REALITY › GRÜNER SALON › THU 17.11. ›17:30 H

FILM TALK – YOUNG CUBAN SHORTS 30 YEARS OF EICTV FILM SCHOOL › GRÜNER SALON › FRI 18.11. ›18:00 H

SCRIPT PITCH & INTERFORUM DRINKS

INTERFILM & EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH INVITE

- FESTIVAL ACCREDITATION ONLY › VOLKSBAR › FRI 18.11. ›18:00 H

INTERFORUM

MEET & GREET INDUSTRY SHORT CUTS

MEET SALES & DISTRIBUTION EXPERTS › ROTER SALON › SAT 19.11. ›15:00 H

SHORT & SWEET

MEET FESTIVAL PROGRAMMERS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS & FILMMAKERS

- FESTIVAL ACCREDITATION ONLY -

› ROTER SALON › SAT 19.11. › 16:00 H

FILM TALK – FOCUS ON ITALY

THE SUCCESS OF INDEPENDENT ITALIAN ANIMATION › GRÜNER SALON › SAT 19.11. ›17:30 H

THE GRAND FESTIVAL PARTY › THE GRAND › SAT 19.11. ›23:00 H

FESTIVAL BRUNCH

MEET THE FESTIVAL GUESTS OVER A GREAT BRUNCH! - FESTIVAL ACCREDITATION ONLY › ROTER SALON › SUN 20.11. ›12:00 H

FESTIVAL AWARDS CEREMONY › HEIMATHAFEN › SUN 20.11. ›18:00 H

INTERFORUM RECOMMENDS

VIRTUAL REALITY SESSIONS

DIVE INTO NEW REALITIES OF SHORT FILMMAKING › THE GRAND › THU/FRI 17.11./18.11. › 12:00 H/14:00 H

Virtual Reality has proved to be a new playground for short film. In cooperation with Festival Courant3D in Angoulême, interfilm presents a fine selection of virtual reality short films, giving viewers the opportunity to experience new perceptual spaces and narrative techniques, as well as an entirely different style of dramatization. VR sessions are restricted to ten participants. Please reserve tickets via email: accreditation@interfilm.de.

360° – VIRTUAL REALITY MEETS FULL DOME EXPERIENCE THE EXPANDED VISION IN A DOME SCREENING

› ZEISS-GROSSPLANETARIUM › WED 16.11. › 20:00 H

2D, 3D, VR, 360 degrees. These expanded dimensions in filmmaking act as a creative catalyst for those engaging in cinema art. While the virtual reality experience generally leaves the viewer alone with a headset, the newly re-opened Zeiss-Großplanetarium allows for a collective VR cinema experience. Enjoy the best-of virtual reality selection from the Courant ED Festivals in Angoulême on a huge 360-degree screen.

INTERFORUM RECOMMENDS

SPARK

TRAINING & SCREENING FOR TEACHERS › FILMTHEATER AM FRIEDRICHSHAIN › FRI 18.11. › 9:30–13:00 H

How can teachers implement short film in the classroom? This question will be addressed during a special further-training event for teachers, educators and pedagogy students. The screening and workshop is designed to inspire and encourage teachers and educators to use the short film’s practical format and its often innovative, refreshing and enlightening approach to diverse topics. This further-training event (SPARK short film program + workshop) costs 12€ and 8€ euro for concession card-holders. Due to limited capacity, please register in advance at info@kuki-berlin.com. For further details please visit www.kuki-berlin.com.

SCREENING:

CALLING CARDS

FROM BOTTLE ROCKET TO WHIPLASH › GRÜNER SALON › THU 17.11. › 21:00 H

Can the short film, as independent film format, also function as a springboard to full-length film? For these filmmakers, the short film was the cinematic “calling card” that enabled them to develop the same material into a feature film. Surprising is the diversity of form, content and genre for which this progression is rewarding. No matter what path a director takes: the short film constitutes a first step.

INTERFORUM

VENUES Roter Salon (Volksbühne) Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 1 10178 Berlin

The Grand Hirtenstraße 4 10178 Berlin

Grüner Salon (Volksbühne) Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 2 10178 Berlin

Volksbar Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 39 10178 Berlin

Oval at babylon Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30 10178 Berlin

Heimathafen neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin

GUEST & FESTIVAL COUNTER Roter Salon (Volksbühne) Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 1 • 10178 Berlin • U2 Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz All events are free of charge except the SPARK teacher-training. All events, except for Meet & Greet events, are open to the general public. Due to limited capacity please register via interforum@interfilm.de. All events except the SPARK teacher-training will be held in English. For detailed information on the festival program please visit www.interfilm.de.

INTERFORUM TEAM interforum Program & Events: Christoph Schulz International Script Pitch: Nele Luise Fritzsche International Script Pitch Assistant: Anna Neubauer International Script Pitch Selection Committee: Heinz Hermanns, Nele Luise Fritzsche, Anna Neubauer, Andrea Rey, Laura Käding

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