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Good Sound Makes a Film Big

Berlinale Talent Press, May 05, 2010

Good Sound Makes a Film Big Reporting from Wave-line, the post-production studio of the Score Competition. In the film industry, some parts seem more important than others and can lead to the success of the film. Sound and music composition, for instance, are some of its most tactical an ...

Tell stories the way people want it

Berlinale Talent Press, February 16, 2010

Tell stories the way people want it Stories all year round, stories above all: writer and director Lance Weiler shares his faith in the art of storytelling. After a panel on storytelling, “The Indie Filmmakers' Guide to Cross Media,” presented as part of the Berlinale Talent C ...

Social Salad

Berlinale Talent Press, February 16, 2010

Social Salad Guilt, humor and family life: Catherine Keener stars in Nicole Holofcener's PLEASE GIVE, in Competition at the Berlinale. In PLEASE GIVE (USA), directed by Nicole Holofcener, everything happens within an apparently familiar circle. The film shows characters dealin ...

God’s Hand Is a Dustbin

Berlinale Talent Press, February 17, 2010

God's Hand Is a Dustbin During Ramadan the stories of three Muslims intersect in Burhan Qurbani's debut SHAHADA, in Berlinale Competition. We often say “religion is the opiate of the people” and in the Berlinale Competition film SHAHADA (Turkey, Germany), religion weighs heavi ...

In memory of El Hadj Samba Sarr

Berlinale Talent Press, June 10, 2010

In memory of El Hadj Samba Sarr One of the Talent Press writers shares memories of his friend, filmmaker and Talent Campus Alumnus El Hadj Samba Sarr. Even though passing away is the most unavoidable thing in life, it leaves pain, anxiety and fear. This is how we feel now, in mourning th ...

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