Reminder: Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award Deadline Is 18 February

The submission deadline for the 2009 Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award is 18 February 2009, directly after the Berlinale. The awards gala will take place in Hamburg on 3 June 2009.

An independent expert jury will honor fictional graduation films submitted by German-language film schools in the categories Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Feature Film. The Best Actress and Best Actor categories are awarded in memory of renowned actor Günter Strack. The audience award is presented in the Best Short Film category for films of up to 25 minutes.

Applications for a scholarship at the “House of Young Producers,” the Trebitsch Villa on the Studio Hamburg site, are open until 28 February 2009.

The “House of Young Producers” gives scholarship recipients the opportunity to benefit from the Studio Hamburg Group’s wide-ranging expertise and extensive contacts. Its support ranges from infrastructure, including rooms and office equipment, to advice and assistance with exploitation and distribution, legal and financing support, and production capacity at special rates.

Support is available to young company founders who want to develop and produce innovative, high-quality audiovisual content for cinema films, television films, series, mobile TV or IPTV. A convincing concept is the decisive factor. Applicants must be no older than 35.

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