The Cutting Edge Talent Camp is a ten-day hybrid coaching programme for young directors and producers who have studied at a German film or art school and are currently in various stages of development, financing and post-production of their first or second feature film.
The Talent Camp offers participants the opportunity to meet key players in the international film industry and gain insights into pitching, festival, co-production and market strategies. The programme also includes masterclasses and film screenings. Programme managers from film festivals, international sales agents, distributors and producers from all over the world are among the experts who supervise the talents and give them initial feedback on their projects.
The Talent Camp is funded by MFG Baden-Württemberg, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the Schwiete Foundation. It is organised in cooperation with Mannheim Next and the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Cutting Edge Talent Camp
Our CUTTING EDGE TALENT CAMP offers support for outstanding projects and talented filmmakers from Germany as they take their first steps towards international networking and production.
Talents 2025
- Lin Htet Aung (Städelschule)
- Nina Sophie Bayer-Seel (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)
- Carla Armanda Buchal (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)
- Ella Cieslinski (Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen München)
- Florian Dedek (Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln)
- Laura Engelhardt (Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln)
- Florinda Sakura Frisardi (Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin)
- Shahab Habibi (Hamburg Media School)
- Riccardo Dejan Jurković (Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Hochschule Darmstadt)
- Kevin Koch (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)
- Katharina Mumper (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)
- Massih Parsaei (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)
- Juan Rmzv (Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin)
- Larissa Tretter (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)
- Nina Wesemann (Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen München)
Programme 2025
The 2025 Cutting Edge Talent Camp will be held online from 5 to 11 November. From 13 to 16 November, participants will meet with international mentors and industry experts in person at the 74th IFFMH.
- Pitch exercises
- coaching
- Masterclass on Festival Strategy
- Group sessions
- Material development
- Co-production labs
- Discussion rounds
- Workshops (international strategy, development, co-production and marketing)
- Work in Progress
- Film screenings
- Networking
- Call for Projects 2025read more
- Achievements and Alumniread more
Experiences of our alumni
"I took away a lot from the two days of round table discussions. Learning from the experts and finding out how the industry works and what is important was very valuable for my project."
- Maritza Grass, producer and CETC 2024 participant
"I learnt a lot from the other filmmakers. And also just from being in Germany but being connected to so many mentors from outside Germany. Also the International Coproduction Space was really helpful for me."
- Berthold Wahjudi, director and CETC 2024 participant