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Berlin-Brandenburg at the MIPCOM 2005 in Cannes (17-21 October 05)
- Medienboard Reception (17.10.2005, 17.00-19.00 Uhr, Hotel Majestic)
- How to Mip: Up and coming producers from Berlin-Brandenburg (17.-21.10.2005)
- Media.IT.Communication in the Capital Region. New location brochure
- Accredited companies from Berlin-Brandenburg at the MIPCOM

Media News from Berlin-Brandenburg
- Raise of Film Funding Budget
- Prix Europa (15.-22.10.2005, Berlin/Potsdam)
- International Short Film Festival Berlin (01.-06.11.2005, Berlin)
- Film Festival Cottbus / Connecting Cottbus (8.-12.11.2005, Cottbus)
- Cartoon Feature (17.-19.11.2005, Potsdam)
- German Synchronizing Prize (26.01.2005, Potsdam-Babelsberg)
- Berlinale (09.-19.02.2006, Berlin)
- Cartoon Movie (09.-11.03.2006, Babelsberg)

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
- Film Funding & Location Development in Berlin-Brandenburg
- Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission (BBFC)
- Contacts

Berlin-Brandenburg at the MIPCOM 2005 (17.-21.10.2005)

Medienboard Reception (17 October 05, 5-7p.m, Hotel Majestic, Cannes, invitiation only)
For the second year running, as part of the international television fair,  MIPCOM 2005 (17-21 October 05) in Cannes, Medienboard will be holding a reception in the Hotel Majestic. Many important figures in film and tv business are expected to attend. They include Wolf Bauer (UFA Film & TV Produktion), Norbert Sauer (UFA Film & TV Produktion), Nico Hofmann (teamWorx), Regina Ziegler (Ziegler Film), Jochen Kroehne (Tele 5), Dr. Ludwig Bauer (Tele München), Jan Mojto (EOS Entertainment), Hans-Wolfgang Jurgan (ARD), Dr. Roger Schawinski (Sat.1), Werner Klatten (EM Entertainment), Alicia Remirez (Sat.1), Dejan Jocic (Pro Sieben), Wolfram Winter (Universal) and many others. By invitation only. For more information, go to presse@medienboard.de.

How to Mip: Up and coming producers from Berlin-Brandenburg (17-21 October 05)
For the third consecutive year, the Medienboard programme, How to Mip, is giving three young and emerging TV producers from Berlin-Brandenburg the chance to participate at the world’s largest and most exciting television market. How to Mip-participants meet buyers, sales agents, producers and media experts. This year's participants are: Viktor Witte, Schiwago Film, Robert Cibis, Oval Filmemacher and Stefan Kloos, Kloos & Co. For more information, go to b.reuter@medienboard.de.

Media.IT.Communication in the Capital Region. New Location Brochure
At MIPCOM 2005, the Medienboard will present a new and improved edition of the promotional brochure Media.IT Communication in the Capital Region. The first edition of the brochure was well received at last year's MIPCOM but is now out of print.  The new brochure provides an overview of recent developments in the various branches of the media and film industry as well as information on companies, networks, key industry figures and contacts. It can be ordered starting 17 October from Medienboard at presse@medienboard.de or downloaded at www.medienboard.de.

Accredited companies from Berlin-Brandenburg at the MIPCOM
TV production is an important asset of Berlin-Brandenburg. Accredited companies at the MIPCOM are: A Company Consulting & Licensing AG, BAF Berlin Animation Film GmbH, Berlin Partner GmbH, BFC Berliner Film Company, Cine Plus Media Service, EEAP Eastern European Acquisition Pool GmbH, Eikon Media GmbH, Euroarts Music Int. GmbH, Galileo Medien AG, Greenlight Media AG, Icestorm Entertainment GmbH, Kiddinx Media AG, Kloos & Co, MME Moviement, MTV Networks GmbH & Co., Oval Filmemacher, Progress Filmverleih GmbH,Palan Musikverlag, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), Sat.1, teamWorx,  Schiwago Film, UFA Film & TV Produktion, Unlimited Media GmbH, VIF Distribution GmbH, Wieduwilt Film & TV Production GmbH, Ziegler Film et al.

Media News from Berlin-Brandenburg

Raise of Film Funding Budget
The Medienboard funding budget has been raised by 1.5 million euro. "The Berline Senate considers the film and media section as a dynamic and growing branche in the capital“, says André Schmitz, head of the Berlin Senate Chancellery. In 2005, for the first time the public broadcaster RBB also contributes 1 million euro to the Medienboard’s budget. Alltogether, in 2005 the Medienboard has 17.9 million euro for film funding and location development. Further information at www.medienboard.de

Prix Europa (15-22 October 05, Berlin/Potsdam)
From 15 to 22 October 2005, Berlin and Potsdam will host the Prix Europa, where the crème de la crème of Europe's TV, radio and internet industries will vie for recognition. Under the brand name "Made in Europe", Prix Europa aims to showcase the wide spectrum of European media production, highlight cross-cultural trends in programming and provide a platform for quality products. Find out more at www.prix-europa.de.

Berlin International Short Film Festival (01-06 November 05, Berlin)
This year, the 21st Berlin International Short Film Festival will be organized by Interfilm Berlin. In the first week of November, the jury and the public will assess the merits of over 400 films from all over the world.  Presided over by an international jury, the Short Awards up for grabs in the international competition include Best Short Film, Best Animation and Best Camera. Other festival categories include Confrontations, Realities and the German Competition. For more information, go to www.interfilm.de.

Film Festival Cottbus / Connecting Cottbus (8-12 November 05, Cottbus)
As part of the Film Festival Cottbus (8-12 November 05), the East European Film Festival, Connecting Cottbus (10-11 November 05), the market forum for film, will take place for the seventh year running. The market creates a platform for producers, editors, sponsors and distributors from both eastern and western Europe. Hungary is this year’s festival focus. For more information, go to www.connecting-cottbus.de and www.filmfestivalcottbus.de.

Cartoon Feature (17-19 November 05, Potsdam)
November will also see the return of the international animation scene to Berlin-Brandenburg. The focus of this year's CARTOON FEATURE, held in Potsdam, will be "New Challenges for Animation Films". Over a three-day period, producers, marketing experts, distributors, buyers, lawyers, broadcasters and creative minds will discuss ways to promote animation films on the international market. For more information, go to www.cartoon-media.be.

German Synchronizing Prize (26 January 06, Potsdam-Babelsberg)
Since 2000, the German Synchronizing Prize has been an absolute must in the film industry calendar in Brandenburg. Every year, the German dubbing industry gathers in Brandenburg to pay homage to actors, directors and writers whose interpreting skills play an enormous role in the success of international films in German cinemas and series on German television. The award ceremony will take place on 26 January in the Academy for Film and Television in Potsdam. For more information, go to www.ac-special.de.

Berlinale (09 -19 February 06, Berlin)
Following a visitor record this year, the Berlinale 2006 is once again expected to attract great interest from the international film community and movie lovers alike. In 2005, more than 17,000 passes were issued to visitors from 120 different countries, 3,800 of them to journalists. 1,000 more film industry representatives visited Berlin than in 2004.  Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg will contribute to the Berlinale with the Berlin Today Award (BTA) on the Berlinale Talent Campus and with the BerlinAngelsDay. A Medienboard Reception will be held in the Ritz-Carlton. For more information, go to www.berlinale.de.

Cartoon Movie (09 -11 March 06, Babelsberg)
Cartoon Movie is viewed as the most important funding market and platform for the European animation industry.  The event is being held for the eighth consecutive year. Approximately 500 artists, producers, distributors, agents and investors from all over Europe will meet in the fx.Center in Potsdam Babelsberg. In 2004, fifty projects from 18 countries with a total production budget of 298 million euros were presented. For more information, go to www.cartoon-media.be.

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Film Funding & Development in Berlin-Brandenburg
The Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is the central location development agency for media, integrating film funding and the development of Berlin-Brandenburg as a media location. For more information, go to www.medienboard.de.

Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission (BBFC)
The Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission furnishes an array of services to support production firms and other filmmakers from around the globe who want to shoot movies in Berlin-Brandenburg. Its website has a comprehensive, constantly updated location database with more than 800 sites and around 13,000 images as well as electronic yellow pages for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg. Further information at www.bbfc.de.

Contacts:

Medienboard/www.medienboard.de
Petra Müller, Managing Director, p.mueller@medienboard.de, tel: +49 331 743 8710
Anastasia Ziegler, location marketing, a.ziegler@medienboard.de, tel: +49 331 743 8780
Claudia Graband, location marketing, c.graband@medienboard.de, tel: +49 331 743 8783
Christiane Raab, Film Commission, c.raab@medienboard.de, tel: +49 331 743 8731
Dr. Kathrin Steinbrenner, Press & PR, k.steinbrenner@medienboard.de, tel: +49 331 743 8771
Sigrid Herrenbrück, Press & PR, s.herrenbrueck@medienboard.de, phone: +49 331 743 8770

Business Location Development in Berlin and Brandenburg:
Ina Keßler, Berlin-Partner, Ina.Kessler@berlin-partner.de, tel: +49 30 399 80 241, www.wfbi.de
Birgit Reuter, ZAB, birgit.reuter@zab-brandenburg.de, tel: +49 331 660 3227, www.zab-brandenburg.de

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