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 Young Film Critics and Journalists - Call for Applications
FIPRESCI - The Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique
is looking for film critics and journalists under 30 years of age who
would like to go to Berlin to report on the 57th Berlin International Film Festival between February 8th and 18th and join the Berlinale Talent Campus from February 10th - 15th 2007.
Eligible candidates are young film critics or journalists:
- who are fluent in English (writing and speaking)
- who are under 30 years
- who are eager to report on films within the framework of the Berlin
International Film Festival and on events held during the Berlinale
Talent Campus 2007
- who have published articles in newspapers, film magazines, on websites or at universities
Successful applicants will be expected to:
- work equally in all fields of journalism - you will write
interviews, reviews, reports, articles and features on the Berlinale
Talent Campus and the Berlin International Film Festival
- attend daily editorial meetings with their mentors (see below)
The resulting material may be published on the Berlin Talent Campus website and on the FIPRESCI website. Participants
will grant unlimited use and exploitation rights in and to all articles
and reviews done in the framework of the Berlinale Talent Campus and
the Berlin International Film Festival.
Successful candidates will be offered:
- a share of the travel expenses according to your country of origin
- free accommodation in youth hostels in Berlin from February 08 to 16, 2007
- the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and to be with 350
young talented filmmakers from all over the world and to experience the
day-to-day buzz of a prestigious A-Festival
- you will be guided through the Berlin International Film Festival
by Peter Cowie (former International Publishing Director of "Variety"
and author of many books on film), Oliver Baumgarten (Chief Editor
"Schnitt") and other renowned film critics. Every day, you will write a
critique about a film from the festival programme or short reviews of
an event at the Campus programme, and will discuss and review it with
their fellow participants and film critics.
Online applications should include:
- Curriculum vitae and personal data (address, email etc.)
- up to three (3) original copies of articles that you have
published in the last two (2) years (if these articles are not in
English you should supply us with a decent translation as a proof of
your English writing skills for each article)
Steps to completing an online application:
- You can only apply on the Berlinale Talent Campus website
http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/
(All the relevant information and the application form can be found under the menu point APPLICATION. Be sure to choose the Talent Press Application.)
- Get an application number on the website.
- Log in and fill out the complete online application form.
- Please ensure that you have filled out the online application
completely. If you are unable to upload your articles you can send them
by regular mail.
- Your work must be at the Berlinale Talent Campus by November 1, 2006.
Please make sure your name and application number are clearly displayed
on your articles.
If you have any queries please contact
talentpress@berlinale-talentcampus.de
The application deadline is November 1, 2006. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of December.
Watch out for the new features on the website!
The Talent Campus website has
been completely relaunched to offer more information at a glance about
talents, alumni and the renowned experts. We have also introduced two
exciting tools:
1) use the Campus Calendar to find out about important dates and
events related to the Campus, to get the word out on events and
festival screenings, and to see what other Talents are busy
doing: www.berlinale-talentcampus.de
2) use the Campus Blog to access every article or news release
published by the Campus-Network. This quick gateway to Planet Talent
also offers another way to give us feedback - comments and TrackBacks
are welcome.
You can (b)log in here
Hungry for news about film and fresh talent? The Campus RSS-Feed
enables your news-reading programme to follow the activities of the
Campus in a comfortable way.
Kind regards
Berlinale Talent Campus Team
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
Potsdamer Strasse 5
D-10785 Berlin
T +49 (30) 259 20 515
F +49 (30) 259 20 519
talentpress@berlinale-talentcampus.de
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de
The Berlinale Talent Campus is an initiative of the Berlin
International Film Festival. The Talent Press is organised in
co-operation with FIPRESCI, Goethe Institute and Goethe Forum.
www.berlinale-talentcampus.de
www.fipresci.org
FIPRESCI - Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique
Schleissheimer Str. 83, D-80797 Munich, Germany
T +49 (89) 18 23 03, F +49 (89) 18 47 66
info@fipresci.org http://www.fipresci.org/
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