Talent Campus Durban, which runs from 20-24 July 2012, entices filmmakers to enhance skills, develop collaborations and interface with the dynamic future of the film industry in Africa and the rest of the world.
The five-day programme also includes the second edition of Doc Station, where selected documentary projects submitted by accepted talents will be packaged for presentation within the DOC Circle at the 3rd Durban FilmMart. Two Doc Station projects won PUMA.Mobility and PUMA.Creative prizes adjudicated by Channel 4 BRITDOC at last year's Durban FilmMart.
A new addition this year is Talent Press, a mentoring programme for African film critics in collaboration with FIPRESCI and Goethe Institut. Talent Press will publish reviews and reports on the Talent Campus Durban and the festival films and events in general.
Talent Campus Durban is held in co-operation with the Berlinale Talent Campus with support from the German Embassy of South Africa, Goethe Institut of South Africa, and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Apart from the main event in Berlin, Talent Campus partnerships also take place at selected festivals in Buenos Aires, Guadalajara, Tokyo and Sarajevo. Opportunities for participating talents are enhanced through Talent Campus networks and the Berlinale's global information platform.
The 33rd Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) takes place from 21 to 29 July. The DIFF is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal with principal funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and support from the National Film and Video Foundation, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism and the City of Durban. Durban FilmMart is a partnership project between the Durban Film Office and the Durban International Film Festival.
Go to www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or www.berlinale-talentcampus.de for more information.
