Talents Labs
The Talents Labs are where we get down to the nitty-gritty of filmmaking. If you are applying with a project, you can develop and present it at the Script Station, Doc Station, Short Form Station or Talent Project Market. Other Talents can look forward to taking part in Studios, practical workshops tailored to their specific needs and disciplines.
Develop and Present your Project
In addition to their general application, directors and screenwriters or producers can submit a project in development to the following Talents Labs. Targeted group and one-on-one mentoring sessions help participants hone their concepts and story structures, or find co-production partners and financiers to move their projects forward.
Doc Station
Doc Station
The Doc Station invites ten participants to share their non-fictional scripts or concepts with a line-up of internationally acclaimed film consultants. In a tailored combination of group work and one-on-one sessions, each project is dissected, discussed and developed, culminating in a public presentation under the keen eyes of industry players.
Short Form Station
Short Form Station
The Short Form Station invites ten participants to share their projects with internationally acclaimed film professionals and storytelling experts. In a tailored combination of group work and one-on-one sessions, each project is dissected, discussed and developed, culminating in a public presentation under the keen eyes of industry players.
Script Station
Script Station
The Script Station invites ten participants to share their feature-length screenplays with a line-up of internationally acclaimed script consultants. In a tailored combination of group work and one-on-one sessions, each project is dissected, discussed and developed, culminating in a public presentation under the keen eyes of industry players.
Talent Project Market
Talent Project Market
Time to talk business. The producers of ten feature films are invited to meet co-producers and financiers amid the bustle of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. Participants benefit from guidance provided by established industry mentors and learn to position their projects within the international production landscape in preparation for numerous tailored one-on-one meetings.
Studio Workshops for different Disciplines
The Berlinale Talents Summit is the common playground where creatives from all film disciplines meet. In order to deepen that experiences, actors, cinematographers, editors, production designers, sound designers, composers, sales agents, distributors and audience designers are automatically invited to become part of a Studio, intensive one or two-day workshops centred on their respective discipline. In the Studios they can share ideas with fellow Talents, mentors and experts and explore the aesthetics and mechanics of their profession.
From 2024, we are introducing the Directors Studio and the Producers Studio, a new series of internal sessions for the respective groups of Talents. Complementing the Summit programme, the Studios will create safe spaces to explore roles and responsibilities within teams and crews, actively benefit from the experiences of other Talents and make new contacts. Members of our Talents Labs can also attend the Studios. However, participation is not linked to a specific project.
Acting Studio
Acting Studio
Led by renowned movement directors and acting coaches Jean-Louis Rodrigue and Kristof Konrad, the Acting Studio is a hands-on workshop based on the Alexander Technique. Actors are encouraged to broaden their awareness of themselves and their attentiveness to others.
Camera Studio
Camera Studio
The Camera Studio invites the attending cinematographers to consider how their aesthetic and technical choices shape the stories they tell. Thanks to Berlinale Talents' Co-Partner ARRI, participants work with state-of-the-art camera and lighting equipment.
Editing Studio
Editing Studio
During the Editing Studio, expert mentors with backgrounds in fiction and documentary filmmaking engage and inspire Talents to explore the ethics and politics of the editing room.
Market Studio
Market Studio
Through the Market Studio, distributors, sales agents and audience designers are invited to work with seasoned experts and share their experience and ideas with peers.
Production Design Studio
Production Design Studio
The Production Design Studio brings together visionary experts and crafty Talents to reimagine the rules between set design and narrative practice.
Sound Studio
Sound Studio
The Sound Studio invites Talents to engage in collective jam sessions driven by their specific cultural backgrounds, encouraging sound designers and composers to reflect on their practices.
Talent Press
Talent Press
Our incubator for film critics and journalists, Talent Press offers writing workshops in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Durban, Guadalajara, Sarajevo and Rio.