Participants & Projects
Masterschool 2007
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Name:Tatjana BozicCompany:Jongens van de WitPlace:Amsterdam, The NetherlandsNationality:CroatianProject:Happily Ever AfterGenre:Human InterestText:
This film depicts the funny ‘history of love’ of a woman searching for the answer to the question what love really is and how to make it last.
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Name:Ralf BreierCompany:Dream Team MedienproduktionPlace:Bergisch Gladbach, GermanyNationality:GermanProject:Out of EdenGenre:Environmental DocumentaryText:
In his attempt to save 270.000 hectares of Chilean rainforest the owner, Californian millionaire Douglas Tompkins, is confronted with local, national and international opposition.
Team member:Claudia Kuhland -
Name:Marjolein DuermeijerCompany:Nature Conservation FilmPlace:Amsterdam, The NetherlandsNationality:DutchProject:Wild Dog IslandGenre:Wildlife / Natural History DocumentaryText:
The African Wild dog is a very extraordinary but also very endangered species that only lives in Africa. Now two researchers are striving to bring a dream to life. They plan to create a Wild dog paradise where they can save the dogs from extinction. They will rescue isolated wild dogs and help them form a new pack on a Zimbabwan island. For the orphans this is their last chance. This fabulous island will be the training ground which will make the difference between life and death.
Filmed on High Definition, Wild dog Island looks at a unique experiment and watches as new family bonds are being made and strategies for attack and defense unfold.
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Name:Tanaz EshaghianCompany:Place:Paris, FranceNationality:Project:Rich and CluelessGenre:Text:
Children of the super rich are sent to "camp" to learn how to manage their future fortunes.
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Name:Rogier KappersCompany:Jongens van de Wit FilmproductionPlace:Amsterdam, The NetherlandsNationality:DutchProject:SonghuntersGenre:Arts/HistoryText:
In search of the primordial power of African music the song-hunter Hugh Tracey recorded hundreds of sounds while travelling through Sub Saharan Africa between 1929 and 1960.
Team member:Boudewijn Koole -
Name:Tomáš KudrnaCompany:Place:Prague, Czech RepublicNationality:CzechProject:All That GlittersGenre:Nature InterestText:
Millions of cubic meters of toxic waste - leftovers from gold digging of a Canadian company - might swamp people's houses if the fragile dike of the Petrov glacial lake in Kyrgyzstan collapses due to global warming.
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Name:Mr Jonathan Goodman LevittCompany:VBB ProductionsPlace:London, United KingdomNationality:British / USProject:Follow the Leader: Young Presidents in TrainingGenre:Politics/Creative DocumentaryText:
Talented American teenagers are chosen for elite programmes to learn values and practical leadership skills. Their stories are put into context by past participants, who are now leaders in American life.
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Name:Nikkos MistriotisCompany:xyz-productionsPlace:Athens, GreeceNationality:GreekProject:Colossi of LoveGenre:History/Human InterestText:
In the early 70’s as tourism boomed in Greece, a group of men started to prey on the female visitors. They had a special name: kamakia – fishing lures!
Team member:Maria Koufopoulou -
Name:Luigi Maria PerottiCompany:Stamen FilmPlace:S. Benedetto, ItalyNationality:ItalianProject:Once Upon a Time There Was FootballGenre:History/Human InterestText:
"Historical Florentine Football" is one of the most spectacular and violent sports ever. By following the lives of four players the documentary reveals the modern spirit of ancient football.
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Name:Mareike SchomerusCompany:True StoriesPlace:London, UKNationality:GermanProject:Beneath the Surface - A Global Detective StoryGenre:Contemporary Issues/Human RightsText:
The case of oil in Sudan - and who loses and why.
Team member:Hannah Lewis -
Name:Alexa Oona SchulzCompany:Place:Berlin, GermanyNationality:GermanProject:Tropical AmsterdamGenre:History/Human InterestText:
"Tropical Amsterdam" tells the story of a lost Dutch tribe in Asia. A community stuck between staying or leaving, illusion and reality. A world populated by abandoned brides, patriarchal fathers, angry sons, and deadly female spirits.
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Name:Tobias SiebertCompany:MDTS Tobias SiebertPlace:Munich, GermanyNationality:GermanProject:Cyber FamilyGenre:Social DocumentaryText:
What does it feel like to live your social life online? This exciting documentary will take you on a trip into a new reality with a group of friends from across Europe. Discover the future of family life!
Team member:Peter Moufarrège -
Name:Jan TenhavenCompany:Gebrueder Beetz FilmproduktionPlace:Leipzig / Berlin, GermanyNationality:GermanProject:Why We BuyGenre:Arts/Contemporary IssuesText:
This documentary thriller takes a look behind the scenes of secret manipulation: how are we consumers being seduced by the use of color, scent and sound?
Team member:Julie Schrader -
Name:Mike ToddCompany:Riverhorse ProductionPlace:Manchester, United KingdomNationality:BritishProject:Joe Frazier: When the Smoke ClearsGenre:History/Human InterestText:
Joe Frazier is lost in someone else's legend. The story of what boxing is, what it can do and how life inside the ring can haunt life outside.
Team member:Geseth Garcia -
Name:Eva WeberCompany:Place:Berlin, GermanyNationality:GermanProject:LA StorageGenre:Human InterestText:
Lives collide at a blind auction in LA's biggest storage centre. Bidders hope to hit the jackpot whilst families desperately try to buy back their treasured memories.
