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TEDDY TALKS & PANELS

All events will be streamed live on
teddyaward.tv/live

Friday 11 Feb 2022  – 6pm cet
a TEDDY Jury Reception: 
The traditional introduction to our TEDDY AWARD Jury as Online talk
Zsombor Bobák in conversation with this year’s TEDDY jury members Robert Moussa, Joanna Ostrowska, Faridah Gbadamosi & Pepe Ruiloba about their festivals, the TEDDY jury’s work and what a Queer Film Prize means to them.
  
 
Saturday 12 Feb 2022  – 4pm cet
TEDDY Talk: The TEDDY Winners Path through a Pandemic 
Samuel Girma in conversation with Eliane Raheb & John Greyson  
A conversation between the winners of the past TEDDY AWARDS and how winning the TEDDY AWARD during the pandemic influenced their films path, plus what that path looked like during the second year of this ongoing pandemic. After the first online edition of the TEDDY, film programmer Samuel Girma will talk through what challenges and surprises confronted these filmmakers and their award winning films over the course of their festival tour.  

Sunday 13 Feb.2022  – 4pm  cet
TEDDY Talk: Evolving Experimentation  
Toby Ashraf in conversation with Liz Rosenfeld, Mohammad Shawky Hassan & Gustavo Vinagre 
For filmmakers who challenge the norm, not just in story, but also in form; we speak with three filmmakers whose works will be presented within Forum and Forum Expanded on the importance of experimentation within Queer Cinema. From the development process to story dictating the form or vice versa. Moreover, the struggles involved in evolving this art form in storytelling.  
 
Sunday 13 Feb 2022  – 6pm  cet
DIRECTORS EXCHANGE: Motivations  
Nastaran Tajeri-Foumani in conversation with Idan Haguel, Alli Haapasalo & Antonio Marziale 
Three directors whose works screen within the 72nd Edition of the Berlinale meet and discuss the different motivations behind their respective films. From development through to post production, what role can hot topic issues play in a storyline and a characters motivation? How difficult is it to create complex characters within a socially critical work? 

 
Monday 14 Feb 2022  – 6pm cet

Queer Your Program: Online Speedy Film Pitches –
(on pre-registration only)
Moderator: Bartholomew Sammut 
Around 25 Filmmakers whose films are ready for distribution will present their projects within two-minute pitches to programmers, distributors and sales agents. Join in to find potentially your next opening night film. 
 
Monday 14 Feb 2022  – 8pm cet
Queer Industry Reception goes Online 
(on pre-registration only)
Moderator: Bartholomew Sammut 
Introduction: Michael Stütz 
The annual gathering of industry professionals from the Queer Film Industry, from filmmakers to programmers, to distributors and sales agents. What normally happens in person with a wine in hand and scribbled nametags on shirts, will happen once more online. We shall continue to come together as a community, connect and network, chat about the year we had, the films we look forward to and also to have a little drink and some much needed time together.  

All events will be streamed live on
teddyaward.tv/live

TEDDY Diversity Talks 2017

About a month ago another Berlinale finished after 10 days of premieres, discussions and networking. Besides moving our Queer Academy/Programmers Meeting to the Martin-Gropius-Bau, we also initiated the TEDDY Diversity Talks. After last year’s Academy Summit, we decided to continue those talks but in a different, more intimate format where filmmakers could go into depth discussing certain topics circling Queer Cinema.

We are very happy to share all four talks with you today. Please make sure to view the talks, especially if you did not get a chance to attend in person a few weeks ago. It would be great if you could share the links also within your community,our goal is to reach as many interested people as possible, to keep the discussions flowing. We will be back with more Diversity Talks and are looking forward to welcome you back in Berlin.

Michael Stuetz
Berlinale Panorama

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TEDDY Diversity Talks presented by L´Oréal Paris @ BRLO Brwhouse

TEDDY Diversity Talks presented by L´Oréal Paris
@ BRLO Brwhouse
Date February 15th & 16th, 2017
Location: U-Bhf-Gleisdreieck
Schöneberger Straße 16, 10623 Berlin

Free Admission

Moderation: Toby Ashraf

February 15th 2017

1.00 pm
IN THE FLESH.
The other body in queer cinema

Participants: Shu Lea Cheang (FLUIDØ)
Eduardo Casanova (Pieles)
Moderation: Toby Ashraf

3.00 pm
SILENCE/VIOLENCE.
Independent queer narratives and The United States of Oppression

Participants: Yance Ford (Strong Island)
Travis Mathews (Discreet)
Moderation: Toby Ashraf

 

February 16th 2017

11.00 am
QUEER FOR THE KIDS
The potential of non-normative children and youth in cinema

Participants: Neil Triffett (Emo the Musical)
Lia Hiatala (Min Homosyster)
Moderation: Toby Ashraf
2.00 pm
QUEER HISTORIOGRAPHY

Our history books are exclusively heterosexual

Participants: Andrea Weiss (Bones of Contention)
Jochen Hick (Mein wunderbares West-Berlin)
Moderation: Tbc

TEDDY Diversity-Talks @L´Oreal Lounge
TEDDY Diversity-Talks @L´Oreal Lounge