New perspectives for young German filmmakers

With the aim of building bridges with the international lm industry to promote new voices in German cinema, the International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg’s Cutting Edge Talent Camp is launching a new collaboration with the International Film Festival Rotterdam and its prestigious programme IFFR Pro. This new cooperation grants accreditation to four talents from this year’s IFFMH Cutting Edge Talent Camp for next year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam, including activities at IFFR Pro – the co-production market CineMart, Pro Hub and Rotterdam Lab. Through this collaboration, the winners will be able to explore the market and the festival in January, gaining access to the international lm industry following the talent programme in Mannheim.

IFFR Pro Award - the winners 2024:
● Berthold Wahjudi, director – HFF Munich
● Julian Rabus, director & producer – Berlin University of the Arts
(UdK Berlin)
● Victoria Braunholz, producer – Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris
● Aria Azizi, producer – Kunsthochschule Kassel

You can find further information about the Cutting Edge Talent Camp and the new cooperation in our press release.