Every February, Berlinale Talents becomes home to the world’s most promising filmmakers. It’s a one-of-a-kind forum for film professionals and cinema lovers alike, nested within the Berlin International Film Festival, where a global vision for the cinema of the future is built and shared. Berlinale’s House of Talents Podcast plunges you into this world. Join us from this special vantage point as we look into the making of the magic we call cinema, featuring stimulating conversations with internationally acclaimed filmmakers and artists from the Berlinale Talents archive. Berlinale’s House of Talents is one of the Berlinale podcasts and brought to you in cooperation with Goethe-Institut.
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Cinema on the Verge - A Conversation with Kleber Mendonça Filho
Our journey through the Berlinale Talents archive begins with the award-winning Brazilian screenwriter, director, critic and festival organiser Kleber Mendonça Filho (AQUARIUS; BACURAU). In this talk, Kleber Mendonça Filho reflects on artistic responses to the racial and social tensions and inequalities within Brazilian society. Due to the precarious political situation in Brazil, filmmakers are on the verge of a crisis - and yet find themselves in one of the best moments of Brazilian cinema. Sitting within the exploration of ‘Collectives’ during Berlinale Talents 2020, this conversation between Kleber Mendonça Filho and Head of the World Cinema Fund Vincenzo Bugno responds to a desire within the film industry to support dissident creative voices and challenge established hierarchies.