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This year, rendezvous with the best of Canadian talent at the following events :
Canadian films at the festival
Discover the Canadian talent at the EFM! Consult the EFM screenings schedule.
Berlinale Talents
A true talent incubator from amongst the 3,000 applicants worldwide, Berlinale Talents brings together the best of the best. This gathering of his young enthusiasts and audiovisual professionals promises a plethora of creative exchanges and reflections upon the future of our industry.
8/02 – 14:30 – 17:00
Orientation event for Canadian participants at Berlinale Talents
Embassy of Canada
By invitation only
12/02 – 8:45 – 11:00
Berlinale Talents Circles
HAU2 Hebbel am Ufer
Theme-based rounds where the talents can join multiple 15-minute briefings with different topics led by Canadian experts.
By invitation only
Producers Without Borders
20 Canadian producers will participate in the visitor programme at the Co-Production Market.
10/02 – 10:00 – 12:00
Meet and Match
House of Representatives
By invitation only
Co-Production Market
Discover the Canadian project selected at the Co-Production Market.
- Slash/Back (D: Nyla Innuksuk), Stellar Citizens, Scythia Films & Mixtape VR, Canada
9/02 – 15:45 – 16-45
Country Sessions Casino
House of Representatives
Public funders and representatives from selected countries including Canada will give short overviews and answer concrete questions on coproducing.
Access with Market Badge & Co-Production Market participants
11/02 – 14:00 – 18:00
Public Fund Meetings
House of Representatives
Meet with representatives from different funds including Telefilm Canada.
Access with Market Badge & Co-Production Market participants
Events
7-14/02
Canada Pavilion Opening
Gropius-Bau
Located in the prime location of Gropius-Bau, the Canada Pavilion host six distribution companies and a general meeting space for all Canadian industry members attending the European Film Market. (EFM) and the Berlinale. Come to meet us!
Companies exhibiting under the Canada Pavilion umbrella :
Attraction Distribution
Breakthrough Entertainment
Filmoption International
Pink Parrot Media
Raven Banner Entertainment
Seville International
Open to all
7/02 − 17:30
Opening Forum Expanded
Notes to self, Christina Battle
Embassy of Canada – Marshall McLuhan Salon
Multi-channel video installation
This installation will be open to the public throughout the duration of the festival.
09 / 02 – 10 / 02: 14:00 – 18:00
11 / 02 – 15 / 02 : 12:00 – 18:00
16 / 02 – 17 / 02: 14:00 – 18:00
Open to all
8−13/02 − 10:00 – 19:00
Canada. Big on VR.
VR Cinema at Marriott
Come and see 3 VR works developed by the team of Anthropocene, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky (Mercury Films).
- Anthropocene: Ivory Burn
- Anthropocene: Dandora
- Anthropocene: Carrara
Access with Market Badge
9/02 − 21:30
Canada Reception
Embassy of Canada
This is a must go event co-hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. A privileged occasion to highlight the Canadian presence in Berlin.
By invitation only
10/02 – 17:00 – 19:00
CANADA NOW UK – Programme Announcement & Reception
Embassy of Canada
Please join us during the Berlinale for the programme announcement of the third edition of CANADA NOW UK, an exciting showcase of bold new Canadian films, launching in May in the UK.
The CANADA NOW UK films will be available for bookings, à la carte or as a series, from May to September in all independent cinemas, film societies and festivals.
A Taste of Devour! Reception
Embassy of Canada
Devour! The Food Film Fest, the world’s largest film festival devoted to all things culinary, will bring together cinematic art and fine cuisine.
By invitation only
12/02 – 12:00 – 13:30
Meet with the Canadian Talent
Press event
Embassy of Canada
By invitation only
12/02 − 9:30
JETS – A Coproduction Initiative For The World Market
Freie Hansestadt Bremen
22 film teams will pitch their project to a group of sales agents, production, finance and distribution companies.
Organized by
WEP Productions & WEP UK
With the support of
Telefilm Canada, FilmInvest, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, HessenFilm, nordmedia and The Finnish Film Foundation, and supported by Directors UK, Movie – College and the Young Producers Association (YPA)
By invitation only
12/02 − 15:00
NATIVe Talk: Establishing Indigenous Cinema
Embassy of Canada
Moderator
Jason Ryle, director,
imagineNATIVE
Open to all
12/02 − 16:30
Reel Kanata VI: Canadian Indigenous Shorts
Embassy of Canada
A collection of 7 short films curated by the imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival that present leading artistic visions in experimental, drama and documentary work made by leading Indigenous filmmakers in Canada.
In collaboration with
Embassy of Canada
In partnership with
Canada Council for the Arts and Vtape
Open to all
14/02 − 14:00 −16:00
Notes on Cinema #92: Re-Touching the Body – Storytelling, Participation, Reality
Embassy of Canada
Screening and panel discussion
Moderated by
Maike Höhne, Berlinale Shorts
Speakers
Jasmila Žbanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Igor Drljača (Canada), and Clarissa Thieme (Germany).
Shorts presented
- Can’t You See Them? – Repeat. by Clarissa Thieme
- The Spirit Keepers of Makuta‘ay by Yen-Chao Lin
- Omarska by Varun Sasindran
In collaboration with
Berlinale Shorts
Open to all
