Fernando Eimbcke, Pablo Fendrik, Juan Pablo Gugliotta, Christian Valdelièvre, moderated by Peter Cowie

This case study focuses on two former Talents and their films. Fernando Eimbcke from Mexico, participant of the Campus in 2003, presented his first feature film Duck Season in 2004, which was shown in Cannes and numerous other festivals. His second feature Lake Tahoe is part of this year‘s Berlinale Competition. For the first time a former Talent (together with Lance Hammer‘s Ballast) is part of the Berlinale Competition. Pablo Fendrik from Argentina, Campus and Talent Project Market participant in 2006, made his first feature film The Mugger in 2007, winning awards at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival and at the Film Festival in Cuba. It was also shown in Cannes. His second feature Blood Appears, shot in October 2007, is now in postproduction. Using excerpts of their films, Pablo and Fernando, together with executive producer of The Mugger, Juan Pablo Gugliotta, and Lake Tahoe producer Christian Valdelievre, will talk about their experiences producing their first and second features in Argentina and Mexico. The two films will serve as examples of Young Latin American Cinema on the move. They will discuss the specific requirements of filming in the region, working con­structively with a team under trying circumstances and with small budgets and limited production facilities.

Gael García Bernal, Mariana Chenillo, Pablo Cruz, Fernando Eimbcke, Amat Escalante, Diego Luna, Gerardo Naranjo, Rodrigo Plá, Carlos Reygadas, Patricia Riggen, moderated by Mike Goodridge

In cooperation with Berlinale Special.

Celebrating 100 years of their independence and marking the centenary of the Mexican Revolution (1910), Mexican filmmakers have come together on an extensive film journey, resulting in the omnibus film REVOLUCIÓN. Made up of 10 short films, Revolución directors include illustrious film professionals of international repute: one of the most important directors of modern cinema, Carlos Reygadas (SILENT LIGHT, JAPÓN), prominent directors Patricia Riggen, Rodrigo García, Fernando Eimbke (2003 Campus Alumnus, whose LKE TAHOE featured in the 2008 Berlinale Competition), Rodrigo Plá, Amat Escalante (2004 Campus Alumnus), Gerardo Naranjo (I'M GONNA EXPLODE, 2009 Berlinale Generation), Mariana Chenillo, and last but not least famed actor-turned-directors Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna. Through the eyes of these ten filmmakers, Revolución offers a multi-faceted analysis of what is the REVOLUCIÓN today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico. The team of filmmakers together with producer Pablo Cruz, gather at the Campus and debate whether the revolution a century ago was worth it in light of the current state of politics and culture in Mexico.