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SFD launches film series at the Berlinale!

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Premiering at the Berlinale with NEUE BILDER (New Perspectives), SFD – Schwarze Filmschaffende in Deutschland (Black Artists in German Film) is targeting both a German and an international audience of film goers and industry professionals.

The official screening of the SFD film series NEUE BILDER (New Perspectives) will take place within the Berlinale ‘Panorama’ section. To accompany NEUE BILDER, SFD has prepared a complementary programme of films, a multimedia exhibition, a series of lectures, and a discussion on the subject of "Black People in German Film" with a top-notch panel of speakers.

The SFD film series NEUE BILDER (New Perspectives) comprises a total of six films: three are fiction productions, one is an animation and two are documentaries.
 
   
  • Todd Ford und Diegonante (Zwischen)
  • Ezra Tsegaye und Sebastian Kühne (Turmspringer)
  • Branwen Okpako (Landing)
  • John A. Kantara (Und wir waren Deutsche)
  • Winta Yohannes (Cherish)
  • Otu Tetteh (You are welcome)
 
   
For times and venues of the Berlinale screenings and the complementary SFD program please proceed to "Events".  
   
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  Turmspringer  
     
  Image from "Turmspringer"  
     
  Landing  
     
  Image from "Landing"  
     
  Wir waren Deutsche!  
     
  Image from "Und wir waren Deutsche"  
     
  Cherish  
     
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  You are welcome  
     
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The SFD film series NEUE BILDER (New Perspectives) will be screened in the Berlinale "Panorama" section as part of the official programme of the Berlinale 2007.  
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Screenings
       
Fri 09 Feb CineStar 7 (Potsdamer Platz) 20:00 h
Sat 10 Feb CineStar 7 (Potsdamer Platz) 14:30 h
Thu 15 Feb Cubix 7 (Alexanderplatz) 17:30 h
       
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Complementary Programme
Apart from that SFD has organized the complementary Programme of the same title NEUE BILDER: Besides a series of lectures visitors can expect two panel discussions on the subjects Black People in German Film/Schwarze im deutschen Film and The Power of Imagery/Macht der Bilder.

Speakers: Dr. Grada Kilomba (psychologist/author), Paulette Reed-Anderson (M.A., historian), Dr. Maisha Eggers (educationist), Dr. Peggy Piesche (historian). At 16.30h the lectures are being followed by two panel discussions moderated by TV journalist Cherno Jobatey, who will welcome amongst others: director Winta Yohannes (SFD founder member), the film historian Julien Enoka Ayemba, the producer Nataly Kudiabor (SFD founder member), the journalists Sabrina Lorenz (director of the production company Black Ocean) and John A. Kantara (filmmaker) as well as the actresses/actors Chantal de Freitas, Carol Campbell (SFD-Chairperson), Mizrajim Komi Togbonou und Tyron Ricketts.
Panel
Discussion*
       
         
Mon 12 Feb “Black People in German Film” H.-Böll-Stiftung Hackescher Markt 14:00 h
       
Sat 13 Feb “The Power of Images” H.-Böll-Stiftung Hackescher Markt 14:00 h
         
*Please note that the panel discussion will be conducted in German.