February 11–15 | Cinema Total – Central European Space

[deutsch]

In collaboration with the Polish Institute Berlin and the Polish Film Institute, .CHB welcomes Central and Eastern Europe to Cinema Total 5. We warmly invite film-makers, producers, sales agents, representatives of film subsidies, film institutes and cineasts from all over the world to gather at the Collegium Hungaricum to discuss and celebrate films from the region.

This year, Cinema Total looks towards the future: exploring the future of filmmaking, film politics and, of course, focusing on the regions of Central and Eastern Europe.

As always, our primary objective is to stimulate networking and connect the film industries within Central and Eastern Europe. Cinema Total's variety of events encourage co-operation within the region and reflect the many aspects of the filmmaking process, from development to production.

After the OPENING PARTY, we launch the professional programme on Sunday with our yearly PRODUCERS' BRUNCH and the FILM-POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE. On Monday, we move on to the creative side of filmmaking with TRUE STORIES, presenting film-makers participating in the Berlin Film festival and moderated by Simon Perry of ACE (Ateliers du Cinéma Européen). On Tuesday, we introduce a new event SEEKING: ROMA* FILM-MAKERS! (* and Sinti, Tsigane, Menouche, Jenische, Gitanos, Travellers, Gypsies...) – a day of panels and screenings with activists, film-makers and director Tony Gatlif (Guest of Honour). Wednesday sees the return of PITCH STOP, with the addition of a PITCH STOP WORKSHOP for participants (supported graciously by a number of consultants from the film industry). We are happy that our friends from the Cottbus FilmFestival and Connecting Cottbus will be returning with the COTTBUS LOUNGE on Wednesday evening before our final celebration, the CLOSING PARTY.

Contact for Press and PR: Corinna Erlebach ( Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! )
For additional information and registration for events, please contact Zsuzsanna Petró ( Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! )

Programme:

[as printable PDF-file here]

11 February, Saturday, OPENING PARTY
7 p.m., By invitation only

12 February, Sunday, PRODUCER'S BRUNCH
11:30 a.m., Please register with Zsuzsanna Petró at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! .

12 February, Sunday, FILM-POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE
1 p.m., Open event

13 February, Monday, TRUE STORIES
3 p.m., Open event

13 February, Monday, FILM TALK
9 p.m., Open event

14 February, Tuesday, SEEKING ROMA* FILM-MAKERS!
3 p.m., Open event

14 February, Tuesday, FILM TALK
9 p.m., Open event

15 February, Wednesday, PITCH STOP WORKSHOP
10 a.m., Closed event

15 February, Wednesday, PITCH STOP
3 p.m., Please register with Zsuzsanna Petró at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!

15 February, Wednesday, COTTBUS LOUNGE
6 p.m., By invitation only

15 February, Wednesday, CLOSING PARTY
9 p.m., Open event

Exhibition in .CHB Studio Gallery during Cinema Total:

Please visit Ádám Magyar: Underworld – Photographies from the 21st Century (until 19 February 2012)

Partners and supporters:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hungary; Polish Film Institut Berlin; Ministry for National Resources, Hungary; National Cultural Fund; Polish Institute, Berlin; Hungarian National Film Archive; Austrian Cultural Forum Berlin; FilmFestival Cottbus and Connecting Cottbus; Room division Berlin; AUDI; Embassy of Hungary in Germany; Slovakian Institute, Berlin; Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia; Slovakian Film Institute; Matalinszky Mansion; Medienboard Belrin Brandenburg; Kultúrpart

Hungarian films at Berlinale:

Csak a szél (Just The Wind)
Directed by Benedek Fliegauf
Competition
Premiere: 16 February, 4:30 p.m.
Location: Berlinale Palast, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1 | 10785 Berlin
Additional screenings: 17 and 19 February
Further information: www.berlinale.de

Magyarország 2011 (Hungary 2011)
Berlinale Shorts Special
Premiere: 18 February, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Schaperstraße 24 | 10719 Berlin
Additonal screening: 19 February
Further information: www.berlinale.de

Cinema Total Team:
Artistic Director: Françoise von Roy
Project Manager: Anita Gerencsér
Advisor: Katalin Gödrös
Visual Director: Dávid Szauder
Project Co-ordinator: Zsuzsanna Petró
Press and PR: Corinna Erlebach
Logistics: Orsolya Bodon
Project Assistant: Cecília Szabó