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Masterschool 2010

• Name:

  Daniel Bachmann 
  Company:

  Salz & Pfeffer 
  Place:

  Ludwigsburg, Germany 
  Nationality:

  German 
  Project:

  Bee different!
  Genre:

  Human Interest, Nature Documentary 
  Text:

  Without bees we can´t survive. All over the world bees are dying. One of the predominant reasons is the human tendency to "Think Big". Since the beginning of the 20th century, breeders have attemped to – and have succeeded at increasing bee size.Now bees are too big to resist their deadliest enemy: the Varroa mite. "Think Small" seems to be the only salvation. But how can we convince society to forfeit the “Think Big” ideology, which is the main slogan of capitalism?

• Name:

  Tatiana Brandrup 
  Company:

   
  Place:

  Moscow, Russia 
  Nationality:

  Russian 
  Project:

  My House in Moscow
  Genre:

  Investigative Documentary 
  Text:

  “My house in Moscow” is an investigation into the deeper reasons of xenophobia among Russians. As the only western foreigner living there I will explore the universe of my housing block in Moscow. I will attempt to get to know the white middle class Russians who live in the building and the Kirgiz immigrants working there. What do they think about each other? Why do these worlds exist so closely to each other with so little contact?

• Name:

  Amalia Carandini 
  Company:

  Doc Art s.r.l. 
  Place:

  Rome, Italy 
  Nationality:

  Italian 
  Project:

  Held Hostage by the Mafia
  Genre:

  Arts & Culture 
  Text:

  What does Caravaggio have to do with the Mafia? “Mafia & Caravaggio” is the story of a very special kidnapping: the theft of “La Natività”, one of the most important and beautiful paintings made by Caravaggio. A story which started in Palermo in 1969 but is still ongoing, because even today “La Natività” is used as object of negotiation between the State and the Mafia.

  Team member:

  Vanni Gandolfo 
• Name:

  Christine Daum 
  Company:

  Thumbs Up! Christine Daum Filmproduktion 
  Place:

  Berlin, Germany 
  Nationality:

  German 
  Project:

  Dr. Frankenstein in the Land of the Bolsheviks
  Genre:

  Historical Documentary 
  Text:

  The scientific search for eternal life in the young Soviet Union.

  Team member:

  Nelson Farber 
• Name:

  Corinna Engelhardt 
  Company:

  Leonardo Film GmbH 
  Place:

  Munich, Germany 
  Nationality:

  German 
  Project:

  Pesty Business
  Genre:

   
  Text:

  The Story of an Eco-Warrior.

  Team member:

  Elmar Bartlmae 
• Name:

  Janine Finlay 
  Company:

  Fin Films Ltd 
  Place:

  London, United Kingdom 
  Nationality:

  British 
  Project:

  Oh No! Not another documentary about climate change!
  Genre:

  Culture, Society and Science 
  Text:

  The psychological ‘unconscious’ emotional coping strategies we employ to deny the threat of climate change, which allow us do little or nothing about it.

• Name:

  Annika Gustafson 
  Company:

  Bedouin Viking Productions 
  Place:

   
  Nationality:

  Swedish 
  Project:

  SH*T!
  Genre:

  Human Interest, Culture, Environment & Science 
  Text:

  SH*T! looks at innovative ways of producing green energy from human waste. It tells you how to save the planet, improve the economy while you do it, and have a laugh or two in the meantime. You’ll be sorry you flushed!

  Team member:

  Phil Jandaly 
• Name:

  Gustav Hofer 
  Company:

  Hiq Productions 
  Place:

  Rome, Italy 
  Nationality:

  Italian 
  Project:

  Italy: Love it, or leave it
  Genre:

  Human Interest, Society & History 
  Text:

  Luca and Gustav have to decide – Should they stay in their homeland, Italy or leave like so many of their friends. While packing up their belongings, they encounter some defining Italian icons which lead them on a hilarious trip through Italy to discover what’s left of the Italian way of life. They confront a glorious past, a shaky present and an uncertain future.

  Team member:

  Luca Ragazzi 
• Name:

  Wolfgang Niedermair 
  Company:

  Kreativkraft 
  Place:

  Graz, Austria 
  Nationality:

  Austrian 
  Project:

  Beloved Murderer
  Genre:

  Documentary Drama 
  Text:

  A prisoner is writing a novel. And the fantasy, he creates, sets him free: This is the true story of a convicted murderer, who develops a plan, that eventually facilitates his release from prison. By deceiving men and women, by reinventing himself as an artist, he wins the trust of the right people - although there is evidence not to believe him anything. Being freed he not only becomes a star writer and a ladies' man, but also Austria's most successful serial killer. Manipulated by him, too many people set reason to sleep and released a monster. An unbelievable plan succeeds.

  Team member:

  Klaus T. Steindl 
• Name:

  Jaron Pazi 
  Company:

   
  Place:

  Munich, Germany 
  Nationality:

  German 
  Project:

  The last School Day
  Genre:

  History, Human Interest 
  Text:

  Between the years 1935-39 the Goldschmidt-Schule in Berlin became the last refuge for hundreds of disenfranchised and persecuted pupils. Seventy years after their escape from Nazi-terror, four former “Goldschmidt” pupils betake themselves on a search for traces of their childhood. The painful memories of the coerced parting and the loss of their fatherland, of friends and of loved ones will accompany them on the journey to their past.

  Team member:

  Emanuel Rotstein 
• Name:

  Susann Reck 
  Company:

  telekult Film- und Medienproduktion 
  Place:

  , Germany 
  Nationality:

  German 
  Project:

  Nations, Get Dolled Up!
  Genre:

   
  Text:

  Why is Japanese pop-culture going that strong all over the world? This question will conduct the film. Like an allegory of the globalized world, it is described as fluent and nomadic and is said to be of healing impact: Japanese spirituality can be newly perceptible by being mixed up with the virtual world of the media. Sushi, Sailor Moon and Zen seem to reflect the Zeitgeist in an outstanding manner.

  Team member:

  Heike Kunze 
• Name:

  Piers Sanderson 
  Company:

  Quark Films 
  Place:

  London, United Kingdom 
  Nationality:

  British 
  Project:

  Crime 419 & Other Scams
  Genre:

  Detective, Crime, Technology & Creative Documentary 
  Text:

  How corruption and cyber crime robs Nigeria and the World.

  Team member:

  Anna Higgs 
• Name:

  Magdalena Szymkow 
  Company:

  Vezfilm Limited 
  Place:

   
  Nationality:

  Polish 
  Project:

  The Reporter's Daughter
  Genre:

  Human Interest 
  Text:

  The Reporter's Daughter explores the life of Ryszard Kapuscinski, an icon the modern journalism, the colorful figure of a reporter from behind the iron curtain, a Polish war correspondent in Africa and South America, an authority in Asian and Middle Eastern cultures and a historical essayist, who spent his life travelling around the world writing about it in his numerous world-acclaimed books.

  Team member:

  Francesco Ragazzi 
• Name:

  Volker Ullrich 
  Company:

  Filmkantine 
  Place:

  Berlin, Germany 
  Nationality:

  German 
  Project:

  Who owns the World?
  Genre:

  Human Interest, Science, Culture 
  Text:

  Within the last 30 years patents have become a convenient tool to privatize everything until the most basic principles of our life: genes, cells, yet complete species. But even the 6000-year-old Indian cultural heritage yoga is the subject of corporate greed these days. Who owns the world? tells the story of a few unafraid resisters who fight for things that they believe should belong to all of us.

  Team member:

  Hannah Prinzler 
• Name:

  Remy Vlek 
  Company:

   
  Place:

  Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
  Nationality:

  Dutch 
  Project:

  Ho Chi Minh Trail Vietnam
  Genre:

   
  Text:

  A film about the famous guerilla-path called the Ho Chi Minh trail and what the trail means for the past and future of Vietnam. We portray Vietnamese and their stories who are currently and used to reside, work and travel along the HCM trail which is now transformed in a new road from North to South Vietnam. We question if it is necessary to forget this bygone war and history of time or does her past on the contrary contribute to the mental resilience and vitality of the present Vietnamese?