The call for applications to Berlinale Talents 2027 – the talent development programme of the Berlin International Film Festival – has opened. Berlinale Talents is aimed at filmmakers, series and XR content creators with with an existing track record of work. Every year in February, Berlin becomes the home for filmmakers and industry representatives alike who attend the Berlinale programme sections and the European Film Market to present their latest work. With links to both the business and artistic components of the festival, the Summit of Berlinale Talents is a six-day onsite event in presence of everyone invited (12th-17th February 2027).

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The call for applications to Berlinale Talents 2026 – the talent development programme of the Berlin International Film Festival – has recently opened. Berlinale Talents is aimed at filmmakers, series and XR content creators with with an existing track record of work. Every year in February, Berlin becomes the home for filmmakers and industry representatives alike who attend the Berlinale programme sections and the European Film Market to present their latest work. With links to both the business and artistic components of the festival, the Summit of Berlinale Talents is a six-day onsite event in presence of everyone invited (13th-18th February 2026).

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The call for applications to Berlinale Talents 2024 – the talent development programme of the Berlin International Film Festival – has recently opened. Berlinale Talents is aimed at film and television professionals with an existing track record of work. The Festival is currently open to film actors, audience designers (i.e. curators, cinema or festival makers), composers, cinematographers, directors, distributors, editors, film critics, producers, production designers, sales agents, screenwriters, sound designers and, digital set designers. Students are only admitted in very exceptional cases, e.g. if they have previously worked in the film business.

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The application round for the 13th edition of Berlinale Talents is underway: Emerging directors, screenwriters, producers, distributors, world sales agents, actors, cinematographers, editors, production designers, sound designers, film music composers and film critics can apply for the Berlinale Talents 2015. Three hundred (300) selected creatives from all over the world will come together from 7th through 12th February 2015, in the venues of the HAU Hebbel am Ufer theatre in Berlin with about 100 renowned experts and mentors. Berlinale Talents is the annual summit and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival for emerging film creatives from all over the world. It is aimed at film and TV professionals in the first ten (10) years of their career.

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