Artist Training – Scriptwriting I: Where the Story Lands

DIGITAL BASICS presented by Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Are you a foreign filmmaker in Germany? Are you sometimes surprised how people from a different cultural background understand the meaning of your script or your film? Is this a problem or the

beauty of your work? How close can you describe the unique qualities of a film to the actual final product? How is your text perceived by film funds?

When we watch a film, there is a constant moral evaluation going on. We constantly judge if we like the film or not. When a character enters a room you have an immediate judgement with the frontal cortex of your brain, whether this is a good or bad person. This happens parallel to the meta-cognitive process on the highest level of thinking. How a film ends has a major effect on the meaning of it. As a filmmaker you need to be aware of this – if you put things in a certain way that are acceptable and if you put them in a different way that are shocking. And if you put them in another angle it becomes even more nuanced. But how much of this is cultural? The dynamic you create as a writer eventually leaves your control and lies in the hands of the audience. Is this avoidable? How does this apply in an intercultural and international context? Do you mind “Where your Story Lands” in the head of your audience?

With Sina Ataeian:
Sina Ataeian Dena is a Persian, Berlin-based filmmaker and artist. He graduated with his master in Animation and Absolvent Study Art and Media at the UdK Berlin. He received his bachelor’s degree in Film Directing from Sooreh University of Arts in Tehran. His debut film “Paradise" (2015) was nominated for the Golden Leopard in the main competition of Locarno Film Festival and won Best Film for the Ecumenical Jury and Art Peace Award. “Paradise" was subsequently awarded at various international film festivals. Since 2016, Sina has been a scholar at the Goethe-Institut. He has exhibited video art, interactive video installations and photographs in prestigious contemporary art museums like Villa Merkel in Stuttgart and Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin.

The workshop is held in English and is free of charge.
Date: 05 – 08 April 2021, 5 – 7 pm (8h workshop)

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The DAAD project Artist Training DIGITAL BASICS is a qualification program at the UdK Berlin Career College for artists in exile. From August 2020 to December 2021, professional artists will be provided with educational videos about freelancing and self-employment for professionals. Furthermore, in-depth workshops, consulting, practical modules and excursions will be offered. The goals of the advanced training program are networking in the local cultural and creative industries, strategic positioning in the respective art field, and establishment in the Berlin job market.

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Homepage: www.udk-berlin.de/ziw/artisttraining
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The project Artist Training DIGITAL BASICS is offered by the UdK Berlin Career College and is funded by the DAAD and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). In cooperation with the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, the Global Board at Landesmusikakademie und Musikland Niedersachsen GmbH, and INTRO of the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg.

Lehrende
Sina Ataeian