Talents International
We are family. The seven Talents International initiatives have a similar structure to their Berlin counterpart while retaining their own distinct regional perspectives and benefiting from the networks of locally based film festivals.
Talents Buenos Aires
Talents Buenos Aires
Taking place during the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film (BAFICI), Talents Buenos Aires offers around 35/40 participants from 10 South American countries an extensive programme of workshops and master classes.
2025 Edition
The 20th edition of Talents Buenos Aires invited professionals from the film and audiovisual industry across South America to take part in the premier forum for networking and discussion and reflection on film in the region, which proposes to discover deepen the new trends in contemporary cinema from an integral perspective.
Who can apply
Screenwriters, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, art directors, editors, sound designers, programmers/curators and film critics from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Schedule
Application period: 10 October 2024 - 15 December 2024
Event period: 31 March - 4 April 2025
Organisers
Talents Buenos Aires is an initiative of Universidad del Cine in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, BAFICI, the Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires, Mecenazgo Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Fundación Itaú, Embassy of Germany in Buenos Aires and Embassy of Spain in Argentina.
Talents Durban
Talents Durban
Run alongside the Durban FilmMart, Talents Durban brings together 20 emerging African filmmakers and critics and provides them with a unique opportunity to meet with international industry mentors. Through intensive workshops and hands-on project development, up-and-coming filmmaking talents are encouraged to advance their careers and connect with the continent's top producers.
2025 Edition
The 18th edition of Talents Durban will take place during Durban FilmMart in July 2025. Talents Durban is open to African screenwriters and directors with fiction, documentary, animation, and hybrid projects in development – this includes all media formats such as film, television series, web series, and content for mobile platforms. Selected participants chosen by a panel of industry experts participated in mentorship labs, workshops, discussions, and specialised programmes for specific disciplines including directing and scriptwriting. The Talents Press component invites emerging film critics and journalists from digital and traditional media to apply for mentorship and hands-on training.
Who can apply?
Screenwriters and directors with fiction, documentary, animation or hybrid projects, as well as film critics, from the following countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Chad, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Schedule
Application period: 4 November 2024 - 9 February 2025
Event period: 18-21 July 2025
Organisers
Talents Durban is an initiative of the Durban FilmMart in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, with support from the Durban Film Office, the Gauteng Film Commission, the International Emerging Film Talent Association, and the Namibia Film Commission.
Talents Beirut
Talents Beirut
Talents Beirut invites 20 emerging cinematographers, editors, sound designers and score composers from the Arab world to take part in a four-day programme of workshops and talks in order to reflect on their own work, connect with other emerging creative talents, and benefit from the knowledge and expertise of film professionals from across the region.
Each year, about twenty emerging cinematographers, editors, sound designers and score composers from the Arab world are invited to Beirut to participate in Talents Beirut and meet established and acclaimed film experts who share with them their knowledge and expertise in a series of workshops, trainings and talks. Learn more.
Who can apply?
Applications are open to emerging cinematographers, editors, sound designers and score composers from the Arab world who have directly contributed to at least one short film with a credit as cinematographer, editor or sound designer/score composer.
Schedule
Application period: TBA
Event period: TBA
Organisers
Talents Beirut is an initiative of the Metropolis Cinema Association in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Lebanon, in collaboration with Berlinale Talents.
Talents Guadalajara
Talents Guadalajara
Taking place during the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), the initiative welcomes 50 emerging filmmakers from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean to an extensive programme of master classes, studios for various disciplines, and specialised labs for film critics (Talent Press) and producers (Talents Co-Production Meeting).
2025 Edition
The 17th edition of Talents Guadalajara takes place during Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), from 6 to 14 June 2025, bringing together young filmmakers who stand out for their originality, talent and vision towards the future, always reflecting their reality. Learn more.
Who can apply?
Talents Guadalajara is open to screenwriters, directors (including animation directors), producers, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, composers, actors and film critics from Mexico, Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama) and the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Granada, Haiti, Jaimaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vinces and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago). Participants should be fluent in Spanish and English.
Schedule
Application period: 27 January - 2 March 2025
Event period: 6 - 14 June 2025
Organisers
Talents Guadalajara is an initiative of the Universidad de Guadalajara and the Guadalajara International Film Festival in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, Goethe-Institut Mexico, FIPRESCI and the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), Cuba.
Talents Sarajevo
Talents Sarajevo
As an integral part of the Sarajevo Film Festival, Talents Sarajevo aims to connect some 65 emerging film professionals from Southeastern Europe and the Southern Caucasus with their peers from across the region and with acclaimed international industry experts. The six-day event consists of master classes, talks, screenings and specialised workshops focusing on screenwriting, directing, producing, acting, cinematography, editing and film criticism.
2025 Edition
The 19th edition of Talents Sarajevo takes place during the Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2025. The programme will be formed around the theme FILMING AS CARING – Exploring Mental Health, Well-Being, and Collective Responsibility in the Film Industry.
Who can apply?
Screenwriters, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors and film critics from the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Schedule
Application period: 6 March - 6 April 2025
Event period: 16-21 August 2025
Organisers
Talents Sarajevo is an initiative of the Sarajevo Film Festival in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, and is supported by the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo, the United States Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Goethe-Institut, British Council, Studio Chelia, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Centre Serbia, Georgian National Fund and Macedonian Film Agency.
Talents Tokyo
Talents Tokyo
Taking place every year during the TOKYO FILMeX Festival, Talents Tokyo offers a select group of 15 directors and producers from East and Southeast Asia a unique opportunity to present their own projects to experts and local industry professionals. In addition, the six-day programme includes a number of training sessions as well as lectures by distinguished international film professionals who share their expertise with the participants.
2025 Edition
The 16th edition of Talents Tokyo will take place in November 2025.
Who can apply?
Directors and producers from Brunei, Cambodia, China, China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Macao Special Administrative Region, East-Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Schedule
Application period: May 1-31, 2025
Event period: 24-30 November 2025
Organisers
Talents Tokyo is organised by the Talents Tokyo Organising Committee (TOKYO FILMeX) in cooperation with Berlinale Talents and the Goethe-Institut Tokyo.
Talents Rio
Talents Rio
The most recent addition to the Talents International family, Talents Rio succeeds Talent Press Rio, which ran from 2016-2022. It seeks to support Brazilian and Portuguese-speaking film professionals, create stronger ties between Lusophone countries, and foster broader cross-cultural exchange through its activities, such as workshops, talks with filmmakers, screenings and panels and plenty of networking possibilities.
The initiative takes place within the scope of the Festival do Rio – Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, with eight participants selected by a committee of professionals in the fields of Press and Audience Design.
In 2024, the field of Preservation has its pilot year, with professional and public meetings dedicated to elaborate the curriculum of the discipline, happening for the first time in the Talents family.
Who can apply?
Talents Rio is open to film critics & journalists, audience designers and those in the profession of film preservation.
For the Press discipline, film critics and journalists born or residents in Portuguese-speaking countries (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe or East Timor).
For the Audience Design discipline, Brazilians who work in distribution, programming and curatorship in production companies, distributors, international sales, film festivals, VOD platforms, film clubs and others.
Schedule
Application period: TBA
Event period: TBA
Organisers
Talents Rio is an initiative of the Rio de Janeiro Intl' Film Festival, the Goethe-Institut and the Berlinale Talents, sponsored by Samambaia.org, Open Society Foundations and Projeto Paradiso.