Berlinale Talents: Opening Ceremony

Name: Berlinale Talents: Opening Ceremony
Start: 2023-02-18 18:00:00
Location: HAU1

Time: Feb 18th 2023
Location: HAU1
Guests: moderated by Florian Weghorn, Christine Tröstrum

Supported by the Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union.

So may we start? After two years of online-only greetings and intros, Berlinale Talents' very own Christine Tröstrum, Florian Weghorn and their team are delighted to welcome you back to Berlin for another triumphant festival edition. Berlinale Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Artistic and Managing Director Annemie Vanackere and our dedicated partners will all join to greet this year’s 204 Talents from 68 countries, our guests, mentors and friends from the community. And if this wasn't enough, many alumni of the online editions 2021 and 2022 will finally make their Berlin debut this year as well. To boot, we’ll give you a glimpse of the programme, spotlight some of our most anticipated guests, and finally treat you to film excerpts courtesy of our true stars - the Talents!

Florian Weghorn

Florian Weghorn is the Programme Manager of Berlinale Talents. Together with Nikola Joetze, he heads the initiative and advises its seven international branches and the alumni network around the globe. He holds an MA in Theatre, Film and Television Studies from the University of Cologne. Florian joined Berlinale Generation in 2002 and served as the co-director and curator of the programme from 2008 to 2014. Between 2012 and 2019, Florian was also a member of the Berlinale Competition Selection Committee. He has written and edited several publications on film and youth culture.

Christine Tröstrum

Christine Tröstrum is a cultural manager, organisational developer, trainer and coach. She has been in charge of Berlinale Talents since 2004 and in 2014 was joined by Florian Weghorn, with whom she has been co-running it ever since. Christine has worked in the international film and media industry for more than two decades and, among many achievements, was responsible for pioneering digital projects in the film industry and the animation co-production market Cartoon Movie in Babelsberg. She has been supporting companies in the areas of strategy, leadership and change management for many years, and since 2021 is a Managing Partner in the academy and consultancy biniasz und partner.