Foreign Film Nights Berlin
Film enthusiasts gather in Berlin for cultural cinema nights
The Improv Hostel
Fri, Nov 13, 6:30 PMExperience "The Hostel" – A Celebration of Berlin's Linguistic Diversity! Join us for a unique multilingual improv show featuring players from Berlin's Arabic, Portuguese and Serbio-Bosnian language communities. In this special format, improvisers create a vibrant mix of humor and drama, all set in a bustling hostel. First Half: watch short scenes in different languages, summarized in English through fun games. Second half: Dive into a long-form narrative where relationships evolve, with surprising twists and heartfelt moments. No matter what language you speak, you'll understand the universal language of laughter. Doors: 19:30, Show: 20:00. Limited tickets available, get yours in advance to avoid disappointment: [https://www.improvworksberlin.com/shows](https://www.improvworksberlin.com/shows?fbclid=IwAR0OZepfvE6J9DflqkK7VzVIFOMqSmzY2FbyW7p12B4SfNc1M2iYBQHk4kA_aem_AUL8GK2KBGPsMtopJkEpxV1ZbIpfY_bZB-XxJGOaLbtkfPFIzAcDaKF0Hr1ljEJF3EoJuVUV9hPaq-a9X-lQcmdL)
🎬 Live Show, Live Pitch and Networking for Creators in Film, TV, Media, and ∞
Sat, Nov 14, 6:00 PM### 🎬 Live Show, Live Pitch and Networking for Creators in Film, TV, Media, and ∞🎬 📅 **Save the Date** **When:** 12.09 **Where:** mercure hotel berlin wittenbergplatz Are you a **filmmaker, producer, director, screenwriter, or actor**? Whether you’re an emerging talent or a seasoned pro, this is *the* event to **ignite your network and fuel your creative ambitions**. *** ### 🌟 What’s in Store 🎤 **Exclusive Live Interview** Be part of a special spotlight session — listen, learn, and get inspired by industry voices sharing their creative journeys and insights. Interview 🎬 **Tell Your Story / Pitch Your Project** Step into the spotlight and share your story, concept, or next big idea. 🕒 **Max 18 min slot — applications now open!** A powerful chance to make your vision heard and connect with collaborators. 🤝 **3 Dynamic Networking Rounds** Build meaningful connections with like-minded creators from the **film, TV, and media** industries. Exchange ideas, find partners, and spark new opportunities. 💫 **Special Announcement** Be among the first to hear about the **Beyond Visionary Mastermind** — a transformational experience for filmmakers and creatives ready to go *beyond limits.* *** 🎥 This is your opportunity to: ✨ Share your story ✨ Gain valuable insights into independent filmmaking ✨ Build authentic connections and ignite new collaborations *** 📩 **Questions or applications:** DM me or email **info@suzan-yumerova.com** 🚀 Don’t miss this chance to turn dreams into action. Let’s make magic happen — see you there! 📸 **Disclaimer:** By joining this event, you automatically agree to **the recording of video and audio** for promotional and documentation purposes. It will be livestreamed. #events #director #producer #scriptwriting #scriptwriter #hollywood #losangeles #films #movie #actor
Laughs and Drinks in an Art Gallery - Friday 8pm (Mitte)
Fri, Oct 30, 7:00 PM### **Friday 8pm in an Art Gallery - English Comedy Special** **[Reserve Seats](https://laughsanddrinks.eventbrite.de/) (<< Required)** The perfect cocktail of art, humour and socialising. Join us in an underground art gallery in Mitte for an immersive art & comedy experience. Expect a room buzzing with laughs and stories in a thrilling game show format. Perfect for date night, a friend's night out or a solo adventure **✨.** Dress up & come early to explore the current exhibitions at Tor218 Artlab. The venue provides details about the artist and the inspiration behind the works on display. Enjoy drinks from the bar located inside the gallery. Artisan cocktails (starting at 10 euros) are available and prepared by the gallery owner himself. The show will be hosted by globally touring comedian Prateek Jajoo (aka Jazz Comedy), whose comedy specials were featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. You will see up to 3 more pro comedians during the evening. Expect incredibly funny, intelligent, silly and thought-provoking jokes - perfect for an evening buzzing with laughter in a beautiful and intimate setting! **Over 3000 attendees, and 5 star reviews (on Google Maps) 😃.** **[Reserve Seats](https://laughsanddrinks.eventbrite.de/) (<< Required)** ### **Show Details:** Gallery Opens: 7:30pm Show start: 8:30pm Show Ends: 10:30pm **After-show hang:** Our show format is designed to make conversations more natural and funny. Grab more drinks, mingle with the fabulous people who came to the show and the comedians. Anything can happen—a new friend, romance, or a night out at a club—so stick around. ### **Seat Reservations & Tickets:** The show is "Pay What You Want", depending on how much you think the show is worth. Minimum donation: 12 euros. The show sells out every week. Please reserve seats in advance. Only 30 seats are available. **[Reserve Seats](https://laughsanddrinks.eventbrite.de/) (<< Required)**
FILMHACK: 48 AI x Filmmaking Challenge
Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PMRSVP here does not guarantee a spot. 🚨 **Application at [FILMHACK.AI](https://filmhack.ai/) mandatory** 🚨 FILMHACK is a 48-hour, in-person hybrid filmmaking hackathon in Potsdam. 100 creators, 20+ teams, one weekend. You make a short film from scratch and watch it on a cinema screen on Sunday night. **The one rule:** every film has to contain something real. A performance, a voice, a place, a shot. Everything else is open. AI creators get a reason to work with real people and cameras. Filmmakers get to use AI without feeling like it all has to be AI. **How the weekend works** * **Thursday:** Opening panel on hybrid filmmaking and where AI production is heading. Networking after. * **Friday:** Registration, a short warm-up workshop, then the countdown starts at 17:00. Pitches, crew forming, drinks. * **Saturday:** Shoot, generate, record, edit. Mentors are on the floor. * **Sunday:** Submission at 17:00. Screening at the cinema at 19:00. Awards and a celebration. **Who it’s for** * Filmmakers who want to use AI in real production * AI creators who want a challenge, filmmaking know-how, and contacts * Writers who want to see their story on screen in two days * Editors who want to merge AI and filmmaking * Actors curious about hybrid productions You walk in curious. You walk out with a finished film and a workflow you can run again on Monday. **Good to know** * Free to attend * Free GenAI tokens * Application-based * 6.000€ Cash residency * In-kind prizes from our partners * No gatekeeping. If you’re curious and ready to make something, apply. Please note: RSVP here doesn't give you access to the challenge. 🚨 **Application at [FILMHACK.AI](https://filmhack.ai/) mandatory** 🚨
Special Event! Let’s Watch and Discuss “Don’t Look Now”
Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PMJoin us for another SPECIAL Watch and Discuss Event at B-Ware! kino in Friederichshain! We will watch a screening of Don’t Look Now by Nicholas Roeg at B-Ware! Afterwards the theater staff have offered a space in their lobby/lounge where we can react to and discuss the film. Make sure to buy tickets in advance on the b-ware website. https://ladenkino.de/ We strongly encourage everyone to come for the screening to cover the costs of showing the film; however if you absolutely can’t make the showing, you can still come for the discussion after.
Cinema Camerawork Workshop: Professional Film Camerawork
Sat, Nov 21, 8:00 AM\*\*\* Note: In order to attend you must register and pay at https://berlinfilmcommunity.com/camerawork \*\*\* \*\*\* **Level:** Beginner. The workshop is conducted in English and costs 299€. **Membership** **Berlin Film Community members pay €269** \- save €30 on this course\. Membership costs €30/year and includes 10% off all workshops plus member-only events. When you purchase this workshop, your first year membership is included in the price. To find out more info about the Berlin Film Community visit our website. [https://berlinfilmcommunity.com/](http://%5Bhttps//berlinfilmcommunity.com/%5D(https://berlinfilmcommunity.com/) "\[https://berlinfilmcommunity.com/\](https://berlinfilmcommunity.com/)") This will be a very hands-on workshop that will be a mix of demonstration, practical exercises, and useful camerawork theory. You will learn how to set up both a Sony FX6 cinema camera, as well as a Sony mirrorless camera. You will attach accessories you would normally find on a film set to make these cameras ready for shooting. You will also learn how to break down, prepare for, and shoot a simple, pre-scripted scene with all participants getting to perform the different camera department roles. If you’re looking to advance your camerawork knowledge this workshop will help you take a few big steps down that road. This workshop is for beginners, however a basic understanding of camera basics such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO are extremely helpful. This will allow me to focus more on the filmmaking aspects of camerawork and be able to quickly go over the very basics and get more in-depth. The workshop will be taught in English and will be limited to 12 participants to give everyone the opportunity to have as much hands on time as possible. **Camerawork in Practice** Everyone in the class will get the opportunity to set up both cameras, use all the accessories, such as the follow focus, and shoot part of the scene. As we do this, we will rotate through the different roles, with everyone working diligently, as it would be on a film set. We will put our plan into action and tell our story as well as possible. **Camerawork Theory** While this is a very hands-on workshop, I feel that learning camerawork techniques and theory is also extremely important. The camera and accessories are tools which you learn so that you can get better at the creative aspects of filmmaking. In the theory section we will go over framing and composition, how to move the camera, and how to tell a story visually. I will also show you the basics of how to break down a scene. We will look at the tools which help different departments collaborate effectively and also help a set run efficiently. Shot lists, storyboards, and the production schedule are some of the tools that can break a script down into the individual shots that best tell our story and let everyone know what needs to be done and when. We will create our own shot list and schedule and plan our own shoot based on the already written script. We will then shoot that script as a lean, mean, filmmaking team. **Schedule** **Day 1:** Saturday, Nov. 21st – 09:00 – 16:00 * **Brief overview of Exposure triangle and shutter speed for film** * Aperture, shutter speed, ISO * Exposing for film – Don’t use your histogram * High speed shutter * Pushing shutter speed for effect or to gain light * **Exposure tools** * False color, Waveform, Histogram, Zebras * Protecting your highlights * Exposing your subject correctly – skin tones * Light meters & lighting ratios with demonstration * Maintaining consistency between shots * **Codecs and bit depth** * Raw, Log, compressed codecs * Picture profiles and LUT’s * Bit depth briefly explained * Dynamic range explained * **Camerawork theory** * Different shot sizes and what they mean * Camera Level – low, high, eye level and their impact * Camera motion – pan, tilt, dolly when to use them * 180 degree rule and eye lines * Breaking down a scene * **Building up a cinema camera package for a shoot** * Build up the Sony a7RII and Sony FX6 – cinema lenses, follow focus, focus monitor, and video village monitor. * Learn the what, how, and why behind all the different parts * Camera settings overview for both cameras. * **Q&A & Review** **Day 2:** Sunday, Nov. 22nd - 09:00 – 16:00 * **Test of knowledge from Day 1 & Q&A** * **Scene break down** * Breaking down the scene we will be shooting * Shot list, storyboard analysis, lighting diagrams * Determining which shots to group together & why * Estimating time for each shot set up * **Setting up the camera in a group** * Two teams will work together to set up each camera to be ready to shoot. * We will create a shooting schedule and shot list, determining how much of the script we think is possible in 2.5 hours. * **Shooting the scene** * Shoot the scripted scene using the schedule and shot list. * Camera operator, 1st assistant camera (focus puller), 2nd assistant camera, assistant director. We will rotate so everyone gets a chance to perform each role. * **Review of the raw footage** * Evaluate the footage together **About the Workshop Leader** Alex DePew has spent 17 years in the film industry as a Cinematographer and Gaffer, working on projects ranging from no-budget shorts, music videos, art projects, to ad campaigns for brands like Volkswagen, Loro Piana, and Adidas. He got his start in New York City, his hometown, and has shot all over the world. After moving to Berlin he found his passion for teaching and has taught hundreds of students over the past 9 years. Alex guides you through lighting craft with clarity and enthusiasm, making complex concepts accessible to all. Alongside Klaus Salminen and Linda Paganelli, he co-leads the Berlin Film Community, now a registered e.V. and home to a community of roughly 17,000 filmmakers and film-lovers. Got questions about the workshop? Reach out at alex@berlinfilmcommunity.com.
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