Date: 24 August 2011, Wed
Time: 3 - 4.30pm
Venue: library@esplanade
8 Raffles Avenue, #03-01 Singapore 039802
Entry is free but by registration. First come first served.

Synopsis of Programme 
Join us in a dialogue with the film programmers of the Berlin International Film Festival and find out more about the complex and under-examined process of film festival programming

How do film programmers select films for their festivals? How do programmers balance a selection of cinematically experimental works with popular crowd-pleasers, whether they be for retrospectives or world premieres? How do film festivals help carve the success of the films and filmmakers they showcase

"Everyone knows that acceptance to a high-profile fest ratchets up the chances of a film's success. But few understand the mechanics of the selection process." Patricia Thomson, Variety.

To register, please email info@asianfilmarchive.org with the subject heading "Asian Film Archive Presents: In Conversation with Berlin Festival Film Programmers" and provide your full name and email contact.

Speakers 
Christoph Terhechte has been a member of the selection committee of the Forum since the end of 1997. In June 2001, he was appointed head of this Berlinale section.

Thomas Hailer was director of the Berlinale Kinderfilmfest section in 2002, a programme that has since expanded to include youths. Since May 2008, he has been programme manager and is responsible for the synchronization of programme-related communication within the Berlinale

About Asian Film Archive
The Asian Film Archive is a non-governmental organisation founded in 2005 to collect, safeguard, and preserve the rich film and audiovisual heritage of Asian Cinema. A charity and an Institution of Public Character (IPC), generous public support enables the Archive to preserve Asia's heritage and culture

 

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