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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://pmdforhire.com http://pmdforhire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Film-Favicon.gif http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/ready-steady-go-berlinale-co-production-market-and-berlinale-residency/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/ready-steady-go-berlinale-co-production-market-and-berlinale-residency/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:41:12 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/ready-steady-go-berlinale-co-production-market-and-berlinale-residency/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } It was a short day at the Berlinale Talent Campus as things begin to slow down at this part of the festival. I did, however, manage to attend the “Ready, steady, go” panel about the Berlinale’s Co-Production Market and the … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/ready-steady-go-berlinale-co-production-market-and-berlinale-residency/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/the-berlinale-talent-campus-killer-hope-crossing-the-lines/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/the-berlinale-talent-campus-killer-hope-crossing-the-lines/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:26:12 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/the-berlinale-talent-campus-killer-hope-crossing-the-lines/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Every time Ted Hope or Christine Vachon are slotted to speak at either a talent campus, a panel series, or a workshop at a film festival – and I’m there in the city – I always make a point to … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/16/the-berlinale-talent-campus-killer-hope-crossing-the-lines/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/15/berlinale-talent-campus-the-trailer-panel/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/15/berlinale-talent-campus-the-trailer-panel/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:15:16 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/15/berlinale-talent-campus-the-trailer-panel/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Had a blast of a time listening to Berlinale Programme Manager Mattijs Wouder Knol mediate the discussion between UK-based trailer director Shaun Farrington and German trailer-cutter Phillipp Fleischmann on the need for slick, highly-effective marketing trailers and the various complexities … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/15/berlinale-talent-campus-the-trailer-panel/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/14/berlinale-talent-campus-is-there-a-piecemeal-approach-to-transmedia/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/14/berlinale-talent-campus-is-there-a-piecemeal-approach-to-transmedia/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:28:00 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/14/berlinale-talent-campus-is-there-a-piecemeal-approach-to-transmedia/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }   I attended the first of two of the transmedia panels at the Berlinale yesterday (pictured above). Of the three events I’ve attended thus far at the Talent Campus, this was by far the best. Between panel guests Power to … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/14/berlinale-talent-campus-is-there-a-piecemeal-approach-to-transmedia/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-directing-scripts-editing-stories/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-directing-scripts-editing-stories/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:50:35 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-directing-scripts-editing-stories/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The second of two panels I’d attended at the Theater Hebbel am Ufer on February 12, 2012 as part of the Berlinale Talent Campus was “Directing Scripts, Editing Stories.” Given that I’m a bit pressed for time here in Berlin … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-directing-scripts-editing-stories/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-the-other-side-of-reality/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-the-other-side-of-reality/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:28:26 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-the-other-side-of-reality/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I attended the Berlinale’s “The Other Side of Reality” today, one of several panels in their Talent Campus lineup at the Theater Hebbel am Ufer. Rather than summarize the entire panel’s findings for you now (of which they were truly … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-berlinale-talent-campus-the-other-side-of-reality/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-pmd-actors-who-never-get-paidwelcome-to-germany/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-pmd-actors-who-never-get-paidwelcome-to-germany/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:01:45 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-pmd-actors-who-never-get-paidwelcome-to-germany/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Since the 62nd edition of the Berlinale began, I’ve been chatting around a bit with some of the local players, trying to gain insights into how actors in Berlin earn their keep. This is a subject of interest, doubtless, to … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/12/the-pmd-actors-who-never-get-paidwelcome-to-germany/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-why-berlin-is-a-great-place-to-shoot-a-film/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-why-berlin-is-a-great-place-to-shoot-a-film/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:25 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-why-berlin-is-a-great-place-to-shoot-a-film/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I’ve been spending a bit of time over in the former eastern sector of Berlin (“East Berlin,” though never known as such to the East Germans – Berlin was plain old “Berlin,” perhaps snubbing the West Germans). During those past … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-why-berlin-is-a-great-place-to-shoot-a-film/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-tips-for-how-best-to-navigate-berlins-efm-european-film-market/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-tips-for-how-best-to-navigate-berlins-efm-european-film-market/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:48:53 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-tips-for-how-best-to-navigate-berlins-efm-european-film-market/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I have a few colleagues who will be attending the Berlinale’s EFM/European Film Market this week, so I thought it best to lay out a few techniques they might consider employing when at the EFM’s venues. These techniques are general … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/07/the-pmd-tips-for-how-best-to-navigate-berlins-efm-european-film-market/feed/ 0 http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/06/the-pmd-the-independent-film-scene-in-berlin-germany/ http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/06/the-pmd-the-independent-film-scene-in-berlin-germany/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:59 +0000 ADM http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/06/the-pmd-the-independent-film-scene-in-berlin-germany/ #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }   “Poor…but sexy.” At least that’s the way locals describe the scene here in Berlin, although I can’t say that after five days I entirely agree. Hard to know enough about a place after such a short phase, and with … Continue reading →]]> http://pmdforhire.com/2012/02/06/the-pmd-the-independent-film-scene-in-berlin-germany/feed/ 2