Talent Screen Festival gives up-and-coming filmmakers a platform
From September 3 to 7, 2007, the third edition of the Talent Screen Festival will take place at the Gessnerallee in Zurich—or rather, it will be shown on the big screen. In its first two years, over 1,000 up-and-coming filmmakers have participated in the festival.
From September 3 to 7, 20007, the third edition of the Talent Screen Festival will take place at Zurich's Gessnerallee - or rather on the big screen. In the first two years of its existence, over 1000 film talents have taken part in the festival for young talent. Now the call for entries for the various events has been reopened: The Movie Marathon requires young filmmakers to prove their skills under extreme conditions. The task is to shoot a short film within 48 hours. The submitted works are pre-selected by a jury of experts and the ten best films are shown to the public. The jury, chaired by screenwriter Micha Lewinsky, consists of Urs Augstburger (TV film SF Schweizer Fernsehen), Matthias Freuler (Creative Director Wirz Werbung), Marc Görtz (Managing Director Ringier TV), Peter Luisi (director), Mohan Mani (film journalist) and Claudia Wick (producer Abrakadabra Films).
In the pitch events, the screenwriters take center stage. In the Pitch Battle, eight finalists have to prove on stage that their ideas resonate with the audience. The jury, which will make a shortlist, consists of David Keller (screenwriter), Lilian Räber (TV film SF Schweizer Fernsehen), Susann Rüdlinger (producer Cobra Film) and Eva Vitija (screenwriter).
The Pitch Café is a quieter place. Here, authors can get to know top-class producers in an efficient speed-dating style. Cooking takes place in the Pitch Kitchen, where recipes for screenwriting are also passed on.
The audience decides the winners of the Movie Marathon and Pitch Battle by applause. Once again this year, numerous prizes are up for grabs. The winners of the Movie Marathon will receive the main prize, which the festival organizers affectionately call "The Great Stag 2007": A camera worth 12,000 francs. The ten final films will be broadcast exclusively as part of the "CH:Filmszene" program on SF 1. The winners of the Pitch Battle can look forward to the SF Promotion Prize of CHF 7,000.
The Talent Screen Festival is supported by the Federal Office of Culture and the Zurich Film Foundation, among others. The main partner is Ringier TV.
In the pitch events, the screenwriters take center stage. In the Pitch Battle, eight finalists have to prove on stage that their ideas resonate with the audience. The jury, which will make a shortlist, consists of David Keller (screenwriter), Lilian Räber (TV film SF Schweizer Fernsehen), Susann Rüdlinger (producer Cobra Film) and Eva Vitija (screenwriter).
The Pitch Café is a quieter place. Here, authors can get to know top-class producers in an efficient speed-dating style. Cooking takes place in the Pitch Kitchen, where recipes for screenwriting are also passed on.
The audience decides the winners of the Movie Marathon and Pitch Battle by applause. Once again this year, numerous prizes are up for grabs. The winners of the Movie Marathon will receive the main prize, which the festival organizers affectionately call "The Great Stag 2007": A camera worth 12,000 francs. The ten final films will be broadcast exclusively as part of the "CH:Filmszene" program on SF 1. The winners of the Pitch Battle can look forward to the SF Promotion Prize of CHF 7,000.
The Talent Screen Festival is supported by the Federal Office of Culture and the Zurich Film Foundation, among others. The main partner is Ringier TV.
