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RACCONTI IDM Alumni Network 7 About RACCONTI 9 RACCONTI Experts 10 RACCONTI #6 18 RACCONTI Local Talent #2 32 RACCONTI Past Editions 36

RACCONTI IDM ALUMNI NETWORK

Stay connected! The IDM alumni network was conceived as a platform for participants of past RACCONTI programs to exchange experiences, present new projects, share news and stay connected - not only amongst themselves but also to IDM. Through regularly scheduled networking meetings, the writers also have the opportunity to meet other RACCONTI alumni and the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partners in person. The RACCONTI alumni may thus continue growing and learning in a steady manner, through high quality, exclusive training opportunities offered on an annual basis. Past alumni events were held in Rome and during the Munich film festival, with masterclasses on a wide range of topics and by highly qualified speakers such as Emma Frost. They also offered the possibility to meet and connect with a diverse selection of producers from both the Italian and German speaking markets.

ABOUT RACCONTI

Refine your skills, find your peers, build your network, write your story. RACCONTI. RACCONTI is a script development program, aimed specifically at screenwriters working in the Italian and German-speaking markets and run by IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige, the regional film fund of South Tyrol. Its flagship is the RACCONTI | IDM Script Lab where professional screenwriters develop projects and refine their skills with the help of international experts and in creative collaboration with colleagues from other countries. This cross-cultural aspect is as essential to the program as the challenge we set ourselves: to improve storytelling by continuously exploring new frontiers. Over the course of the six years since its inception RACCONTI has adapted to commercial trends and shifted from the development of feature and TV films to TV series. Whether in individual mentoring sessions or in writers’ rooms, our authors collaborate with production companies from Italy and Germany and under the guidance of consultants from all over the world. Each program consists of two week-long workshops, held in South Tyrol, and a phase of individual work, accompanied by Skype consultations. During the workshops, the focus is on the practical development of a concept. However, masterclasses with prominent screenwriters, showrunners, commissioning editors and producers provide valuable insights into the craft of writing and the tricks of the trade. Within the time span of six months a project usually develops from a core idea into a marketable treatment or concept and the writers present their results to the industry at exclusive events in Italy and Germany. We aim to train and bring together talents who want to create stories beyond the confines of their national markets, while also keeping our roots in mind. Therefore two new branches of the program have been set up, aimed especially at local writers: the RACCONTI Local Talent | IDM Mentoring Program and the RACCONTI Local Plus | IDM Short Film Program share the same mission as the flagship program but with the specific goal of helping talented local writers to break into the industry.

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CHRISTIAN JELTSCH RACCONTI #6 | Headwriter Up until now, Christian Jeltsch has written 50 feature films such as several Tatort and two tv-series. He received several nominations and awards for his work. Together with Olaf Kraemer, Jeltsch wrote the three-part novel Abaton.

DAVID VARELA RACCONTI #6 | Transmedia expert David is a UK-based writer and producer of interactive projects, bringing together games, theatre and video. He is currently developing a Scandinavian TV drama, a VR series, and a new Sherlock project.

HAROLD VALENTIN RACCONTI #6 | Mentor Harold Valentin is a French producer known for feature films like Lou! and TV series such as the award-winning dix pour cent for France 2. He is also developing several different new shows, with partners like Arte.

MARIA FELDMAN RACCONTI #6 | Mentor Maria Feldman is an Israelian producer and co-creator of award-winning series, among them False Flag, Fauda, Intimate Grammar and Gay Days.

JOHN YORKE RACCONTI #6 | Mentor, Story Consultant John Yorke is a British drama producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of storytelling. He has worked on big popular shows such as The Missing, EastEnders, Hustle, for Channel Four Drama and BBC Drama Production.

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J.V. HART (US) RACCONTI #5 | Showrunner & Masterclass J.V. Hart is an American screenwriter and producer known for Hook, Epic and Crossbones.

MANDA LEVIN (UK) RACCONTI #5 | Writers' Room Supervisor Manda Levin is a British executive producer with a longtime experience in the production of international TV series. She developed and produced, among others, The Tunnel, All The Small Things, A Thing Called Love for BBC and Kudos Film and TV.

EMMA FROST (UK) RACCONTI #4 | Masterclass Emma Frost is a British TV Showrunner, executive producer and movie screenwriter known, among others, for the Emmy Award winning TV Show The White Queen.

DANIEL SPECK (DE) RACCONTI #1 - #3 | Lecturer, Tutor, Headwriter Daniel Speck is a German screenwriter, author and dramaturge, known for projects such as Meine Verrückte Türkische Hochzeit or Maria, ihm schmeckt’s nicht.

GIACOMO DURZI (IT) RACCONTI #1 - #3 | Lecturer, Tutor, Headwriter Giacomo Durzi is an Italian screenwriter, producer and director known, among others, for the Italian TV Series In treatment (Sky Italia).

TOM SCHLESINGER (US) RACCONTI #1 - #3 | Lecturer, Tutor, Headwriter Tom Schlesinger is an American screenwriter, dramaturg and screenwriting consultant. He was the story consultant on the HBO documentaries Prom Night in Mississippi and A Small Act, both premiering at Sundance and the story consultant on Nowhere in Africa, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

JEPPE GJERVIG GRAM (DK) RACCONTI #3 | Guest Lecturer Jeppe Gjervig Gram is a Danish showrunner and screenwriter known for his work on Borgen, winner of the BAFTA for Best International Series in 2012.

NICOLA LUSUARDI (IT) RACCONTI #3 | Guest Lecturer Nicola Lusuardi is an Italian dramaturg, screenwriter and story editor. Since 1990 he has been working for the Italian networks RAI, Mediaset and Sky as supervisor for TV series such as In treatment (Italian version) and 1992.

ROBERTO AMOROSO (IT) RACCONTI #3 | Guest Lecturer Roberto Amoroso is an Italian creative producer whos has worked for Sundance Channel in the US and for Universal Networks in Rome. Under his creative supervision, Sky has produced several TV movies and TV series such as Romanzo Criminale or Gomorra.

DAVID SCHALKO (AT) RACCONTI #2 - #3 | Guest Lecturer David Schalko is an Austrian writer, producer and director and one of Austriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful film and television concept developers known for Braunschlag, Sendung ohne Namen and Dorfers Donnerstalk.

SIBYLLE KURZ (DE) RACCONTI #1 - #2 | Pitching Trainer Sibylle Kurz is a German Pitching Expert specialized in intensive pitching training, project presentation, proposal development, dramaturgical doctoring and consultancy work for professional and personal issues.

RACCONTI #6

The current edition of the IDM Script Lab is all about “TV of Tomorrow”: This time, writers have the opportunity to apply for two different sections of the program, which both have the same goal: to create an outstanding TV series concept with a courageous, new approach and the help of international experts. The Writers’ Room, in cooperation with the production company FFP New Media, takes the tested method to the next level. For the first time five writers, guided by headwriter Christian Jeltsch, will develop a TV series with an additional cross-platform narrative. British transmedia expert David Varela (Sherlock) will consult the team. In the Mentoring-section writers submit their proposals for a TV series to be considered by a high profile jury of European experts. There are no restrictions in terms of genre, format or location, but there is one challenge: We are looking specifically for ideas that are “high concepts” and can brought to life as a “low budget” production. The selected writers will be guided through the development process by British story consultant John Yorke (The Missing). In addition, two producers will mentor the projects from a strategic point of view: Israeli producer Maria Feldman (False Flag) and French producer Harold Valentin (Dix Pour Cent). Highlight of this edition: The jury will reconvene at the end of the program and choose which project to award with the “Panalight Südtirol Development Award”.

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DARIO BONAMIN To raise kids is like to ambush: you just have to be there… and wait for their wrong move! Bloody Mary, Dario Bonamin

Dario worked as video assist and production assistant in the Hbo tv series’ Rome Other than Writing He has been a tutor and guest lecturer for several screewriting schools: the National School of Cinema in Rome, Scuola Holden in Turin and Serial Eyes in Berlin. Short CV Dario graduated in screenwriting at the National School of Cinema in Rome. Since then, he has been working as scriptwriter for the most important Italian tv producers and broadcasters, including Rai, Mediaset and Sky Italia. He has also been involved in the development of several feature films. Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information dariobonamin@hotmail.it 20

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JOACHIM BRANER "How is his German? – He doesn’t speak German. – How’s your Czech? – Don’t know any. – Then how do you talk to each other? – It’s not about the talking, honey." Alexandra in Happy Hearts & Smiling Faces

Taught German to refugees from Afghanistan, Somalia and Senegal and learned first-hand how the bureaucracy turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare. Other than Writing Plays soccer and seems to hurt himself every other week or so. Loves to travel – Southeast Asia, India, Central America. Recently started climbing via ferratas. In South Tyrolia, of course. Short CV Born in Berlin but grew up in several small towns in West Germany. Holds a degree in communications from the Hochschule der Künste Berlin (now UdK). Worked as a film buyer for the now defunct distribution company Jugendfilm-Verleih and as Head of Development for now equally defunct film fund ViF. Claims that both insolvencies were not his fault. Often works with his wife, Ariane Homayounfar. Together, they have written several TV-movies and many episodes of German series, ranging from soaps and telenovelas to medical drama and crime stories. He’s never worked on a comedy series and is very much determined to change that. Filmography (selection) ›› Die Rosenheim-Cops / police procedural / TV series / Bavaria, ZDF / writer ›› Meine wunderbare Familie / family / several TV movies / Ufa, ZDF / writer ›› IAF – Die jungen Ärzte / medical / TV series / Saxonia, ARD / writer ›› Verbotene Liebe / soap / TV series / Ufa Serial, ZDF / head of story

Home base Grünwald (near Munich) Nationality German Contact Information jbraner@gmx.net 21

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DE LISI FRANCESCA It's not a lie, it's a gift for fiction. State and Main, David Mamet

Short CV Francesca graduated in Modern Literature in 2006 and then in screenwriting at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome (National Cinema School) in 2011. Since then she worked as a screenwriter on a few feature film projects and several tv-series for many Italian production companies and broadcasters, including Rai, Mediaset and Sky Italia.

Home base Rome

Nationality Italian Contact Information francescadelisi@hotmail.com 22

Awards Francesca won the Claudia Sbarigia Prize, at the Solinas Award in 2010, with the script Come Pesci in un Acquario.

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ALEXANDER FRANK "But look at these complex carbon structures, the details ... and I heard they are actually printing skin tissue for it. Arrrrgh." -- "You've got some weird fetishes." Alterego, Alexander Frank

As a redhead with blue eyes, I belong to the smallest minority of the planet: only one per cent of the world’s population shares this genetic combination. Also, I’ve been bitten by a Mongolian wolf… more than once. Other than Writing I’m a cinephile and collector of monster & horror artifacts. Stage magic and close up illusions are a passion of mine. Short CV I work as a writer and director. I’ve I started out as Assistant Director and Script Supervisor for numerous film and television productions. After completing the University of Zurich with an MA in Political Science and Film Studies, I set out to learn more about directing actors and started working as Resident Assistant Director and Stage Manager at the theatre of Frankfurt. I’ve since directed over 20 professional stage productions. Adapting novels to the stage motivated me to create my own original content… and Sky International commissioned my first attempt. I’m currently developing a teen drama web series with Bastei Media. Filmography (selection) ›› Altergo – TV series – co-creator & head writer (in development) ›› Martha's Room – web series – Bastei Media – creator (in development) ›› Mainhattan – TV series – Sky International – co-creator & head writer (in development) ›› The String Puppet – short film – Berlinale Talent Campus – writer & director Awards I’m a directing fellow of the Berlinale Talent Campus and the International Forum at the Berlin Theatertreffen, as well as a fellow and member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab in New York. My series concept Mainhattan (with co-writer Axel Melzener) has won the Top:Talente/Bavaria Film Story Award. My short film The String Puppet was nominated, among others, for the German Human Rights Award.

Home base Frankfurt am Main Nationality German Contact Information post@alexanderfrank.com More information on: www.alexaderfrank.com 23

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LAURA GRIMALDI "The truth is, a suicide is always the result of an efficient teamwork." Lemmings, Laura Grimaldi

Laura won the Claudia Sbarigia fellowship at the 31st Premio Solinas, with the dramedy “Posso piangere cinque minuti”? (“Can I cry five minutes?”), written with Costanza Durante. This award is intended for stories with the best female characters. Other than Writing Laura loves travelling: she would spend all her time seeing the world. She also likes 60’s music and stand up comedies. Moreover, she has a deep curiosity for modern art, a great passion for literature and an instinctive love for animal vines on YouTube. Short CV Born and raised in Rome, Laura graduated in Literature and Mass Media Communication with highest honours in 2011. After a year in Spain, she attended the Screenplay Course at Italian National Film School (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia), from 2012 to 2014. After her diploma, she worked as TV author for Stand By Me Production (Sconosciuti - 2015) and dialogue writer for Fremantle Media (Un posto al sole - 2016). Moreover, she is a playwright and she was a web author and consultant for Rai Fiction (2014-2016). Right now she is a screenwriter for an italian sitcom (Camera Cafè) and junior editor for Rai Fiction. She is also working on new projects of documentaries, movies, TV series and plays. Filmography (selection) ›› Tutte le cose sono piene di lei | short movie | CSC Production | writer ›› La Gente Resta | documentary | Fabrica with Rai Cinema | writer ›› Il mondo è troppo per me | documentary | Jump Cut | writer | in production

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information l.grimaldi88@gmail.com 24

Awards ›› Tutte le cose sono piene di lei won the French Critics Discovery Mention at Festival International des Ecoles de Cinema in Poitiers (2016) and Best film award at Festivalul Cinemaiubit in Bucarest (2016), among other international awards. ›› La gente Resta won the Special Jury Award at 33° Torino Film Festival (2015). ›› Laura won the “Italian Women Award” at Concorso Lingua Madre, Salone del Libro di Torino, with the short novel Vodka. ›› Posso piangere cinque minuti? won the fellowship Sbarigia, at 31th edition of Premio Solinas (2017)

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ELENA LYUBARSKAYA Fiction might be the only territory where human beings can reach true understanding. That's why creating fiction might be the only true way to happiness.

Elena is a graduate of Serial Eyes - a program for creators of international TV series at DFFB, Berlin. Other than Writing Elena is a globe-trotter and has lived and worked in Moscow, London, Vienna, India and Berlin.As a beginner writer, she has held jobs in so many different fields, that her full CV is a now a classified document. Some of them are political journalism, producing reality shows, working as a buyer for fashion boutique, running educational programs for NGOs from Chechnya and founding a feminist underwear company. As a result Elena is still into politics, futuristic tech, travelling to dangerous locations and writing about controversial issues of our times. Short CV Elena is based in Berlin and writes in English and Russian. After creating a teen dramedy Barvikha (TNT Russia channel, 2011), working as a development producer for Mir Reality Russia and writing for Russian crime dramas, she has been accepted to Serial Eyes - an 8-month intensive program for the writers of TV Series at DFFB, Berlin. In 2017, she has won the German Writer’s Guild/Pro Sieben Sat 1. development funding competition with political thriller The Whistleblowers. She is currently working on projects with Audible.De, Saxonia Media, Moovie.De. Her passion project is Die Stadt – a psychological thriller with a dash of macabre, set in Germany after World War II. Elena holds a Diploma in Social Psychology from Southern Federal University and a Diploma in Directing Theater, Film and TV from the Moscow Studio of Individual Directing. Filmography (selection) ›› The Whistleblowers / Mini-series/ VDD-ProSieben Sat.1 Development funding/ Creator/ In development ›› Eckstein Code / Saxonia Media/ Creator/ In development ›› Hotline Audible.De./ Creator/ In development ›› Die Stadt / Serial Eyes. / Creator/ In development ›› Chtets ("The Reader") / TV3 Russia, 2015/ Episode writer. ›› Barvikha (Zolotye)/ TNT Russia, 2011/ Head Writer.

Home base Berlin Nationality Russian Contact Information: asucka@gmail.com More information on: elenalyubars.com 25

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IVAN PAVLOVIC "My mother had nothing of value. Except her teeth." Cowboy Jimmy, Ivan Pavlovic

Other than Writing He once almost had a verbal fight with an astronaut who was raging against Gravity and Interstellar.

Home base Trento Nationality Italian Contact Information ivanpavlovic815@gmail.com 26

Short CV Ivan Pavlovic was born in Tuzla (BiH) in 1990, but he grew up in Italy. At the age of 11 he fell in love with movies when his sister showed him Star Wars, but it was after a marathon of the first three seasons of Lost that he decided to become a screenwriter. He graduated in writing for film and television at the Vancouver Film School in 2012, and has since worked in animation and television. Filmography (selection) ›› Elfoodz | Animated Series | Play Entertainment | Writer | In Development ›› Darkwood | TV Series | Palomar | Staff Writer | In Development ›› Trentotown | Short film | Ivan Pavlovic | writer & director ›› I've Been Thinking About You | Short film I writer

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ANITA RIVAROLI "I started to burn when Chris couldn’t hear me, asleep on the bed next to me, innocent. I was afraid it’d be painful, but since it was a feeling I had experienced in small doses over a lifetime, it was, indeed, pleasantly irresistible" It burns, Anita Rivaroli

Anita’s first documentary film We are the thousand is currently on post production. Other than Writing Co-founder and Film Director of Rockin’1000, the organization behind mass participation events including the ground-breaking Foo Fighters stunt. Short CV Anita studied screenwriting at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia after a graduation in Mass Media and Communication. She worked as story editor for several Italian series such as Gomorrah (Sky Atlantic) and Tutto può succedere (Rai Uno). Some of her scripts have been flagged at the main Italian competitions. She now lives as freelance screenwriter and director in Rome. Filmography (selection) ›› Tutto può succedere 2 | TV series | Cattleya, Rai Fiction | Screenwriter ›› L’insonne | Pilot TV | Mescalito Film | Screenwriter ›› The guest | TV series | in development | concept and screenwriting ›› Like Yesterday | feature film | in development Awards The original family series A modo mio was awarded with the Carlo Bixio prize at Roma Fiction Fest 2013. Her first short film, A summer tale, won Best short prize at World Youth Alliance Film Festival 2012, New York.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information anitarivaroli@gmail.com 27

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PIETRO SEGHETTI I’ve never fallen out of love. But I’ve learned not to care. And it’s a problem.

In 2017, Pietro has won public funds for the realization of a movie based on a short movie of which he is the author, called 1989. Other than Writing Pietro Plays several musical instruments. None of them well. Short CV Born in Rome in 1990. Pietro has a Professional Certificate in Screenwriting at New York University. In 2011 he won the Mattador International Screenwriting Award. The same year he started working in the editorial staff of Sky Cinema, right until he enrolled at the National Film School (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) in Rome, where he then graduated in screenwriting. Pietro is now a Story Editor at Pepito Productions where he works on many projects both for cinema (lately La Tenerezza by Gianni Amelio and Dove non ho mai abitato by Paolo Franchi) and tv (e.g. I wanted to be a rock star dir. by Matteo Oleotto, RAI, 2017). Pietro also collaborates with Pepito as author on several projects in production and has now started working on different projects for Indigo Film. Pietro is now working on several projects for cinema as writer or story editor (either in shooting or in postproduction) and is developing two tv shows. Filmography (selection) ›› Premio (out) | 2011 ›› Lo so che mi senti (I know that you hear me) | 2012 ›› L’amore al tempo del precariato | web series - Screenwriter (RAI) | 2015 ›› 1989 | full-length | Screenwriter, (Morel Film) | in development ›› La terra dell’abbastanza | full-length | Story Editor, in post-production(Pepito Produzioni). ›› Jack Goldman | full-length | Screenwriter: (Pepito Produzioni) | Filming ›› Succede | full-length | author of a re-write (Indigo Film) | Filming in September 2017. Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information pietro.seghetti@gmail.com 28

Awards Mattador international screenwriting award. Pietro is the author of many short movies, which took part and were awarded in many festivals: Nastri d’Argento (Silver ribbon), Toronto Inside Out festival 2015, Visioni Italiane, European Film festival, Festival of Tremblay- en-France), HRFF – International Human Rights of Tirana 2016, ARFF – Around Film Festival Berlin 2016 and many others.

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RAQUEL STERN "For my high school yearbook I quoted from “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” by James Joyce.

Raquel was commission to write an original screenplay in response to “The Light in Me Weighs a Ton,” a site-specific installation by artist Alisa Margolis. Raquel’s scenes were then featured as an element of the visual narrative in Ms. Margolis’ subsequent artist book, “BLACK SQUARE BLACK SQUARE BLACK SQUARE,” published for Villa Romana. Other than Writing Raquel loves to watch TV as well. Short CV Raquel is from the USA, recently became Polish, and lives in Berlin. She studied filmmaking at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and has written and directed several short films. She continued her education in dramaturgy while working in post-production as an editor and assistant editor on a variety of projects including home-movie art films, ninja thrillers, big-budget space operas, and documentaries that are politically significant and Oscar-winning. Despite all the fun, Raquel decided to return to pre-pre-production and enrolled at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf to earn a masters degree in Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy. There she began to concentrate on television writing and was told she should write comedy. Filmography (selection) ›› Verlassen - TV Series - Good Friends Filmproduktions GmbH - creator/ writer - in development ›› Babys - TV Movie - Good Friends Filmproduktions GmbH - creator/ writer - in development ›› Pity Fu*k - Web Series - Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg - creator/writer & director ›› Alice & Kitty - Short Film - New York University - writer, director & producer ›› Terezín, 1944 - Short Film - Film & TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) - writer & director Awards Raquel was a finalist for the Wasserman Award for Excellence in Directing and received the Carl Lerner Award for a Film with Social Significance from the First Run Film Festival for her short film Terezín,1944. Based on her previous work and projects, Raquel was awarded a DAAD Grant in 2015 for her studies at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf.

Home base Berlin Nationality American, Polish Contact Information rts@raquelstern.com 29

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LAURA TAMOJ

Laura's academic work includes a thesis on the political relevance of Captain America fanfiction. Other than Writing Laura has worked in the costume- and art departments of several feature films, volunteered for film festivals in Berlin and Reykjavik and currently spends a good portion of her time serving food in a restaurant.

Home base Berlin

Short CV Laura has always been fascinated by how and why stories work. To find out she studied film, theatre and literature at the University of Hildesheim, focusing specifically on popular culture. She worked in a wide variety of positions on the sets of multiple short- and feature film productions and finally co-wrote and directed the web series quasinormal, as well as her own short film Shotgun. After finishing her bachelor's degree in 2015 a short detour through period costume design led her back around to what initially sparked her passion for film: storytelling. She is hoping to start a master's program in screenwriting later in 2017.

Nationality German Contact Information lauratamoj@web.de 30

Filmography (selection) ›› Shotgun | short film | writer & director ›› quasinormal | web series | co-writer & director

RACCONTI LOCAL TALENT #2

The first edition of RACCONTI Local Talent was the first initiative to explicitly seek out writing talent from South Tyrol, asking local writers to submit a concept for a feature film. RACCONTI Local Talent #2 continues this path by offering two local writers the possibility to team up with an experienced screenwriter for a personal mentoring. During a custom-tailored mentorship experience, two authors developed their original concepts with the help of international experts. Under this professional guidance their film concepts will be able to blossom into convincing treatments which will then be presented to potential producers. While the program is targeted exclusively for local screenwriters, the projects donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to have any relation to South Tyrol.

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FEDERICO CAMPANA "If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story." Orson Welles

Since 2005, Federico has worked primarily as freelance composer and director. Besides he has directed, and often set to music, several documentaries and one short fiction film (Fuoco Freddo – Kaltes Feuer), he has composed many film soundtracks including From the Depths by Valentina Pedicini, winner of best documentary at the 8th Rome Film Festival.

Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian

Other than Writing The life of Federico is dominated by two great obsessions, music (or better said, “sound”) and moving images. Upon closer examination both are expression of the same thing: an immense fascination for dramaturgical or energeticstructures evolving over time. In this light, you can see how its obsessive compulsion for film editing as well as for drafting musical scores are related. Always mediated by technology, this fascination brought him to become also an experienced programmer in the environment of graphic development for multimedia, Max / MSP, that is considered as the lingua franca for interactive music performance software. Along with Hannes Kerschbaumer and Andrea Beggio, Federico is a member of Dark Matter, a trio specialized in contemporary live electronic music performances and collaborates regularly with Cromoson, an ensemble of contemporary instrumental music as Sound Director (Klangregie) and electro-acoustic composer. He has often happily collaborated with the composer Hannes Kerschbaumer: in 2014 with the creation of interactive video for his musical theater Luce Nera and as electronic composer and multimedia-artist for his recent contemporary Opera Gaia, winner of the call Oper.a 20.21 Fringe organized by the Haydn Stiftung of Bolzano and Trento.

Short CV Born in Cento, Italy, in 1981. In 2004 Federico graduated from Zelig, Contact Information: School for Documentary, Television and New Media, where he spefedericocampana81@gmail.com cialized in film directing / project development. He also graduated in electronic music and electroacoustic composition at the conservatory More information on: Claudio Monteverdi of Bolzano. Since 2005 he has been working as a www.campanafederico.blogspot.com freelance director and music composer. 34

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ANNA WASCH "You must give birth to your images. They are the future waiting to be born. Fear not the strangeness you feel. The future must enter you long before it happens. Just wait for the birth, for the the hour of the new clarity" Rainer Maria Rilke I love telling stories about fragility. Regardless of the genre I particularly enjoy telling a story from the female perspective. My favorite female characters are spirited, gritty, perfectly flawed and maladjusted as opposed to just being the love interest or eye candy. I don't always know where my stories come from. They find me, rather than the other way around. It often starts with an image. Or a dream. And in the writing I give birth to them. Other than Writing Anna initially started out with photography and styling. She is specialized in historical costumes and curates the website www.costumecocktail.com. Her guilty pleasures are period drama films and tv-series, her favorites being The Piano by Jane Campion and Orlando by Sally Potter. She also has a passion for porcelain. She stays fit (read: out of breath) while running after her mischievous little daughters. She finds peace of mind whenever she is surrounded by wild nature and mountains. Short CV Anna Wasch, of South Tyrolean and Asian-Dutch roots, was born in Merano and raised in Amsterdam where she studied Film- & TV Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. She studied in Prague at FAMU film school and in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia where she graduated with a degree in Film Directing. Anna has written and directed various short and medium length films. Under the wing of South Tyrolean producer Karl Baumgartner and with the support of the BLS Film Fund, Anna developed the script for her feature film project Porcelain Girl. Filmography (selection) ›› Alba | short film starring Alba Rohrwacher | writer & director ›› La Zona (The Zone) | short film starring Alba Rohrwacher | writer & director ›› Porcelain Girl (second draft) | Vessel of Love (treatment) | Every Body is Perfect (treatment) Awards Anna's project Porcelain Girl won the first prize at the Sound & Scenario Writing Seminar of the Unheard Film Festival of Amsterdam. Anna got selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus, the Abbas Kiarostami Seminar of the Scuola Holden, the Film Spring seminar of the Kölner Filmhaus and FOCAL. Her script writing projects were selected for the Torino Film Lab and for EKRAN.

Home base The Netherlands Nationality Italian & Dutch Contact Information annawasch@gmail.com More information on: www.annawasch.com 35

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CLEMENS AUFDERKLAMM “You wanna be court-martialled? We are at war. Get used to it!” The Silent Mountain, Clemens Aufderklamm

He worked in theatre as an actor and as artistic director and became the youngest theater director in Austria. Other than Writing Clemens was raised on skis and mountain boots but decided to turn his back on mountains, sports and competitions and take a more creative route.

Home base Berlin Nationality Austrian Contact Information clemens@aufderklamm.com More information at www.clemensaufderklamm.com 38

Short CV Clemens studied Political Science and Acting before finally moving to Los Angeles to join a screen writing program at UCLA extension school. Afterwards he went to Berlin and started to write soap operas. After more than ten years writing series for television he wrote his first feature film The Silent Mountain which premiered in 2014. Filmography (selection) ›› School of Champions | TV series | Catpics | writer | in development ›› The Silent Mountain | feature film |Sigma Filmproduktion, Constantin Film | writer ›› Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten | daily soap | UFA Serial Drama, RTL | writer

RACCONTI #5

DANIELA BAUMGAERTL "Bloody hell. You told me to come up with a good story." Confidence Queens, Daniela Baumgaertl

Daniela is holder of Artists-in- Residence scholarships from „Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf“ 2014 and from „Künstlerhaus Lukas“ Ahrenshoop 2015, both in the field of literature. Other than Writing Daniela has a peculiar mixture of hobbies including boxing, ballett, sailing and soccer. She ist addicted to hairspray and totally obsessed with her workingclass background. Short CV Daniela has worked as freelance scriptwriter for feature films and TV series since 2007. She studied screenwriting at HFF “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam-Babelsberg. In 2014/15, she was participant of “Serial Eyes”, a European postgraduate course on writing and production of TV series. Daniela also works as script consultant and reader for Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and ProSiebenSat.1 Media, and is a mentor of the Berlinale Talents’ Short Film Station. She is a member of the newly founded European scriptwriters collective „Dirty Dozen“. Currently, she’s developing shows for the German and international market. Her working languages are German and English. Filmography (selection) ›› Marry Me | feature film | Wüste Film Ost, ZDF Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, ARTE | co-writer ›› Killing all the Flies | TV series | UFA, FA Ludwigsburg, ProSiebenSat.1 | co-writer ›› Verliebte Feinde (Enemies in love) | feature film | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, SRF | co-writer Awards Killing all the Flies was awarded as best production at Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis and Sehsuechte Film Festival. Enemies in love was nominated for Swiss Film Award in the categories best feature, best leading actress and best leading actor. Dígame won the First Steps Award as best short film.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information mail@daniela-baumgaertl.de More information at www.daniela-baumgaertl.de dirtydozen.tv 39

RACCONTI #3

MATTEO BERDINI “No matter how you decide to travel, you will learn something. In order to live a great adventure, it doesn’t suffice to just go far away.“ La Casa sulle Nuvole, Matteo Berdini

Matteo did lots of research all over the world for Chi l’ha visto, the Italian version of American Most Wanted or British Crimewatch, about missing people and murder victims. Other than Writing He is interested in science and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering. Short CV Matteo holds a screenwriting diploma from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (the Italian National Film School) and attended the Puglia Experience Masterclass on Story Telling. He has considerable experience in the field of research for historical documentaries and TV formats and collaborates with the Italian public broadcaster RAI Storia. He lives in Rome where he works as a freelance screenwriter for cinema and TV. Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information matteo.berdini@gmail.com 40

RACCONTI #3

FRANCESCA BERTONI “Hate it or love it, the underdog goes on top.“ Francesca Bertoni

Francesca learned screenwriting in a New York Writers Room and is an Expert in Australian Cinema. Other than Writing She really enjoys being on set and has been working for several international productions like Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas, The Correspondence by Giuseppe Tornatore, Everest by Baltasar Kormàkur, and Smitten! by Barry Morrow. Short CV After graduating in film history and criticism in Italy, Francesca attended a couple of workshops in filmmaking that made her realize she had a great passion for writing. Therefore, she went to the USA where she completed a Master's Program in film and television screenwriting at the New York Film Academy. She is a screenwriter, a script consultant, and an assistant director, and is currently working on publishing her first novel. Filmography (selection) ›› My Guardian Angel Looks Like Danny DeVito | feature film I in development I screenwriter ›› Il Valzer della Neve | feature film | L’Occhio e La Luna | in development | script consultant ›› Un Passo dal Cielo 3 | TV series | Lux Vide, RAI | script consultant ›› Kaloghero | feature film | Pilgrim Film | in development | script consultant ›› Fuga dal Cimitero | feature film | in development | screenwriter

Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information francesca.bertoni3@gmail.com 41

RACCONTI #5

PAOLO BORRACCETTI "Writing is like a fortune cookie. You don’t know what’s gonna come out and and it usually doesn’t make any sense." Paolo Borraccetti

Paolo’s short film Have You Ever Heard About Vukovar? was in the official selection at more than 30 festivals in four continents including Tribeca Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Trieste Film Festival, Tokyo Shorts Shorts. Other than Writing He started his career as a stand-up comedian. He is a die-hard Bruce Springsteen fan and loves NBA basketball

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information paolo.borraccetti@gmail.com More information at www.paoloborraccetti.com 42

Short CV Born and raised in Padova (Italy), Paolo earned a BA in Communications from the University of Bologna. After graduating, he soon landed a job as a writer for the Italian comedy TV show Zelig. He then moved to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship, to pursue a MFA in Film Production at the University of Southern California. He has since produced, written and directed commercials, docs and shows for networks and clients in the US and in Europe, Overall, his narrative and doc works have been selected to participate at Torino Film Lab, Film Commission Piemonte Fiction Lab, Documentary in Europe pitching forum and Sofia Meetings. He teaches cinema workshops at various institutions, including Scuola Holden in Turin, Torino Film Lab, IED/OffiCine in Milan. He lives in Rome, Italy. Filmography (selection) ›› Back in Time | TV series | Real Film (Studio Hamburg) | in development | writer ›› Viaggio nel Paese del Rischiatutto | Doc TV Series | Rai 3 | writer ›› Fino all’ultima meta | TV Doc | Stand by me/Discovery | director ›› Murder in the dark | Feature Film | Regenerate Films | producer ›› Zelig Circus | TV show | Bananas for Canale 5 | writer

RACCONTI #1

CHRISTOPH BUSCHE

Short CV Christoph Busche, born in 1980 in Heidelberg, studied philosophy and drama in Munich, and made several short films. He received a scholarship from the XXI. Münchener Drehbuchwerkstatt (screenwriting workshop); the screenplay he developed there received the Tankred Dorst screenwriter’s award. Filmography (selection) ›› Verdammt verliebt auf Mallorca | TV movie | Mecom München, Sat.1 | Writer ›› Mitten in Deutschland: NSU – Die Ermittler: Nur für den Dienstgebrauch | TV movie | Wiedemann & Berg, ARD | Co-Writer ›› Die Tote aus der Schlucht | TV movie | Neue Bioskop, ZDF | Co-Writer ›› Der Alte: several episodes | TV series | Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion, ZDF | Writer ›› Der Kriminalist: several episodes | TV series | H & V Entertainment, ZDF | Writer Awards ›› NSU: Mitten in Deutschland | Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2017 (Beste Serie) | nominated for Adolf Grimme Preis 2017 | nominated for Deutscher Fernsehkrimipreis 2017 ›› Bis sie wiederkommt | Tankred Dorst Preis 2010

Home base Munich Nationality German Contact Information chrbusche@googlemail.com Agentur Scenario, Astride Bergauer More information at www.agentur-scenario.de/autor/ christoph-busche/ 43

RACCONTI #2

ALBA CALICCHIO “I've seen things you people wouldn't believe,attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion,I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” From the movie Bladerunner

Alba enjoys surreal stories with a little bit of magic and has written various books for children with more than interesting protagonists, for example a little boy with an imaginary dinosaur as best friend. Other than Writing Spends a lot of time walking in the park with her little dog Luna searching for a meditating mood. Short CV Alba Maria Calicchio, born in Naples, graduated in foreign literature and languages (German and Russian) at Istituto Universitario Orientale of Naples. After attending courses of television writing at RAI and Mediaset, follows the master's degree in Cartoons screenwriting and production organized by the Catholic University of Milan. She works as a script Analyst for the Italian public television, RAI Fiction Cartoons, since 2008.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information albacalicchio@gmail.com 44

RACCONTI #3

TOMMASO CAPOLICCHIO “Did you get my message? They arrested father. They caught him at last.“ Being Good at Mikles, Tommaso Capolicchio

He was twice awarded with the Premio Solinas. Other than Writing Tommaso is one of the founders of the “Kino”, a cinema bistrot in Rome that was founded in 2010 by 54 young film makers. Short CV Tommaso wos born in Rome in 1972. After attending the Rai Script workshop for screenwriters he started his career working 10 years for one of the most successful family series in Italy: Un medico in famiglia. In the following years he writes several TV movies and turns frequently from radio to theatre, books and shortfilms. He likes challenges in different formats and genres. He had two novels published, Little Suicides Club (a dark-comedy) and The Infiltrate (an international thriller). Filmography (selection) ›› Crimini (Little Dream) | TV movie | Rodeo Drive Media, Rai Fiction | screenwriter ›› Due mamme di troppo | TV movie & TV series | R.T.I., Mediaset | screenwriter ›› Fare bene Mikles | short | Misami Film, Verdecchi Film | screenwriter Awards Tommaso was awarded with two Premio Solinas. His short Fare bene Mikles was awarded with the Italian Golden Globe assigned by the foreign press.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information akapola72@gmail.com 45

RACCONTI #4

GIANNI CARDILLO „Sure, death happens. But from this side you have a better look on some things. So we will fix together what I left behind.“ Ristabbanna, Gianni Cardillo & Daniele de Plano

His first feature film Ristabbanna was awarded Best Film at the Rome International Film Festival Other than Writing In 2013 he was director of the New Cinema Network, the program of the Rome International Film Festival designed to support new independent filmmaking. Short CV Gianni was born in Trapani. After some working experience as director and writer for theater he studied at the DAMS Bologna and moved then to Rome where he started his career as freelance screenwriter. He has realized shorts and feature films as writer and director and worked as screenwriter for several Italian TV series such as Medico in Famiglia or Distretto di Polizia.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information gianni.cardillo67@gmail.com 46

RACCONTI #1

CATERINA CARONE “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir

Caterina developed the script for her first feature Fräulein at RACCONTI #1 and then realized and directed it with Lucia Mascino and Christian DeSica in starring roles. Short CV Caterina was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1982. After graduating from the Università degli Studi di Bologna (specialization in public, social and political communication) she attended the ZeLIG school for documentary in Bolzano and wrote and directed several award-winning documentaries. Her first feature film script Fräulein was developed within RACCONTI #1 and shot in South Tyrol in winter 2015. Filmography (selection) ›› Fräulein | feature film | Tempesta Film, RAI Cinema | writer & director ›› Valentina Postika in Attesa di Partire | produced by Caterina Carone & Enrica Gatto with the collaboration of Faberfilm | writer & director & camera operator ›› Le Chiavi per il Paradiso | documentary | ZeLIG School for documentary | writer & director ›› Polvere | short documentary | ZeLIG School for documentary | writer & director Awards Caterina participated at the Berlinale Talent Campus 2007. Her documentary Valentina Postika in attesa di patire was awarded with the Premio Solinas and the Prize of the Torino Film Festival in the section best documentary, and got a nomination as best documentary David di Donatello 2010.

Home base Torino/Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information caterinacarone@gmail.com 47

RACCONTI #5

OFELIA CATANEA "What is it?", "I’ve seen –", "What?", "Something", "What something?" Viola and Davide, Ground, Ofelia Catanea

Ofelia holds a doctorate in Film Studies and she has taught at various Italian and American universities. Other than Writing She has two very stubborn and comical children, a lovely husband and one old lazy cat to make her days full.

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information ofeliacatanea@gmail.com 48

Short CV Ofelia Catanea is a screenwriter and a film teacher. She holds a doctorate in Film Studies and she has taught at various Italian and American universities, as the New York University in Firenze and the USAC in Viterbo where she currently teaches Italian Film. She has written various essays published in books and journals. Her concept for a sci-fi TV series has been finalist at the Fiction Lab 2015 held by the Torino Piemonte Film Commission. Filmography (selection) ›› Ground | TV series | Lucky Red | concept & writer | in development

RACCONTI #4

MAJA COSTA Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff

She is a great cello player and was educated at the Conservatory in Milan. Other than Writing Maja studied Egyptology and Ancient Near East Studies in Italy. Short CV Maja studied screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) and is, as a scholarship holder from SKY Italia, an Alumna of the training program Serial Eyes. She collaborated with many European production companies and film festivals in several positions and currently works as a freelance screenwriter/director in Berlin. In January 2017 she co-founded the film production company mycrewfilm in Cologne, which received the support of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW. Filmography (selection) ›› Triangulum | TV Mystery Series | mycrewfilm I Creator ›› The Greatest Time | Feature Film | mycrewfilm | Screenwriter and Director ›› Fuenf vor Zwoelf | TV Series | TV60 Filmproduktion, BR, KIKA | Staff Writer ›› Knopka | Short | dffb | Screenwriter & Director ›› Pediküre I Short I dffb/ARTE I Screenwriter

Home base Berlin Nationality Italian Contact Information majacosta@gmail.com 49

RACCONTI #2 & #5

MARIO CRISTIANI

In Silenzio, his first novel, has just been published (Giunti, April 2016). Other than Writing He has directed documentaries and shorts. He has been a tourist guide for several years and, for no good reason, he still insists on playing field hockey. Short CV As a student in Filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Roma, Mario then obtained the “Master Anica di Gestione di Imprese Cinematografiche ed Audiovisive”. After directing some fiction and documentary short films he colloaborated on the writing of several TV series (such as Distretto di Polizia, Ho sposato uno sbirro, Le due facce dell’amore) and cartoons. He has also written for the screen and stage and taught scriptwriting technique at Pisa University and at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, both in Milan and in Palermo.

Home base Pisa Nationality Italian Contact Information mariocristiani@gmail.com 50

RACCONTI #2

DONATELLA DIAMANTI “This place may be beautiful, but here I am no longer myself” “And if it is actually this place that gives a better insight into who you really are?” 4/4 TV series concept, Donatella Diamanti and Mario Cristiani

Donatella writes for TV, theatre, cinema and newspapers and has published novels and stories. Other than Writing She has taught at the Faculties for Literature of Arezzo and Siena, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Milan and Palermo, the Scuola Holden of Torino, the Università degli Studi of Roma and the Università degli studi of Pisa. Short CV After her degree in Italian literacy she worked as a researcher at the Italian Institute of Pisa University and at the Istituto di Studi Rinascimentali of Ferrara. Subsequently she started her collaboration with the theatre Fondazione Sipario where she was nominated artistic director in 2012. In the last fifteen years she has written mainly for Italian TV series, such as La squadra (RaiTre), Medicina generale (RaiUno), Un posto al sole (RaiTre). Filmography (selection) ›› La restauratrice di matrimoni | novel | Sperling & Kupfer | author ›› Viola di mare | feature film | Italian Dreams Factory, Medusa | writer ›› Le due facce dell’amore | TV series | Grundy Italia, Canale 5 | head writer ›› La squadra (7 e 8) | TV series | RAI 3 | head writer Awards Viloa di mare won, among others, the Best Film Award at the NICE Film Festival of New York and the film festival of Long Island. The script of her short Serenata was finalist at the Premio Solinas Talenti in Corto.

Home base Montopoli in Val d’Arno Nationality Italian Contact Information diamadona@gmail.com 51

RACCONTI #1

BRENDAN FOLEY

His book Under The Wire, a World War II POW escape drama was published by Random House and became a best-seller with more than 300.000 copies sold. Other than Writing As a feature journalist he worked in 55 countries worldwide, with subjects ranging from oil spills in Alaska to bomb disposal in Angola. Short CV Brendan grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland and has worked internationally as a writer producer and director across TV drama, feature films, books and animation. His feature films include award-winning action drama Johnny Was (Sony), thriller The Riddle (Image Ent, 2.7m DVDs) and chiller Legend of the Bog, (Lionsgate). Current TV development work includes miniseries Tunnel Kings (CBC), Inspector French (BBC), Age of Heroes (Croton China). In books, Under the Wire (Random House) was a bestseller. His link to Racconti is through his script on Ötzi the Ice Man, now available in English and German.

Home base London Nationality British Contact Information bfoley@blueyonder.co.uk 52

RACCONTI #4

ROBERTO GAGNOR “Even if you did talk to Sharon Stone, what would you tell her?“ “Dunno“ “I didn´t even like `Titanic´” Il numero di Sharon, Roberto Gagnor

Roberto has been writing for Topolino (the Italian edition of Mickey Mouse) since 2003 and ideated more than 140 Disney stories. Other than Writing Roberto holds workshops for cartoon development and drawing in primary schools. Short CV Roberto Gagnor studied directing at the Film & TV Workshops of Rockport (USA) and script writing at the Scuola Holden of Torino and the RAI Script workshop in Rome. Besides working as a writer, a freelance cartoonist and storyboard artist he teaches “Disney cartoon” at the Scuola Holden. Filmography (selection) ›› Sommer auf dem Land | feature film | Black Forest Films, Detailfilm | writer ›› Il numero di Sharon | short | Premio Solinas, Talenti in Corto | writer & director ›› Mille | feature film | Tempesta Film | writer | in development Awards Sommer auf dem Land won the Audience Award and the Award for BestScreenplay at BAFF and the Audience Award at Biberach Film Festival. Il numero di Sharon was awarded with the Premio Solinas, Talenti in Corto.

Home base Milan Nationality Italian Contact Information roberto.gagnor@gmail.com 53

RACCONTI #4

SIMONE GANDOLFO “Telling stories is my life. The means of doing so has become my work.” Simone Gandolfo

Simone has been working as a successful actor for more than ten years. He has worked with directors such as Roberto Benigni (La Tigre e la Neve) and Fausto Paravidino (Texas) and is known for his role as “Orlando Serra” in R.I.S. Roma – Delitti Imperfetti Other than Writing His interests range from mountain climbing to being a beauty pageant judge in a beauty contest.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information info@nceitaliana.com More information at www.simonegandolfo.com 54

Short CV Simone studied acting at the Scuola del Teatro Stabile of Genova and directing at the New York Film Academy. Besides working as an actor for Italian TV, cinema and theatre he is a freelance screenwriter and director. Filmography (selection) ›› F.M. (WT) | TV series | Palomar | writer | in development ›› Evil things | feature film | Inside Productions | screenwriter & director ›› Pericolo Verticale | factual TV series | SKY 1 | creator & director Awards Evil Things was screened at the Courmayeur Noir film festival and at Toronto After Dark Film Festival.

RACCONTI #1

ENRICA GATTO

Since 2008, Enrica has worked primarily as freelance editor. Beside several documentaries she edited also Fräulein, the first feature by Caterina Carone developed in RACCONTI #1. Short CV Born in Salerno, Italy, on 17 March 1982, Enrica Gatto graduated from ZeLIG School for Documentary, Television and New Media in 2007, where she specialized in directing. In the same year she graduated from the University of Salerno in Communications Studies with a thesis in contemporary history. She has been working as a freelance editor since 2008. Filmography (selection) ›› Fräulein | feature film | Tempesta Film | editor ›› The nature of things | documentary | Ladoc & Bicchieri di Pandora | editor | in post-production ›› No peace without war | short documentary | Faber Film & Joon Film | editor ›› Valentina Postika waiting to leave | documentary | produced by Caterina Carone & Enrica Gatto with the collaboration of Faberfilm | editor and production Awards Valentina Postika waiting to leave was awarded with the Premio Solinas and the Prize of the Torino Film Festival in the section best documentary, and got a nomination as best documentary David di Donatello 2010.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information enricagatto@libero.it 55

RACCONTI #1

ERICA GIANESINI “Jerry ‘Love finds a way…’ Emma ‘I bought the curtains’ Jerry ‘You found a way.’” H. Pinter, Betrayal

Erica is partner of a new innovative company, a breakthrough cloud platform that's transforming how organisations learn, develop and communicate through the power of visual storytelling, creating video content for many international brands. On the other side, she is developing her own film projects as writer-director. Other than Writing Erica loves exploring art forms and filming other artists at work. She has directed many web videos mostly about music and food, her two strongest passions. Other than that, she loves to travel. A lot.

Home base London Nationality Italian Contact Information erica.gianesini@gmail.com More information at www.ericagianesini.com 56

Short CV Erica was born in 1984 in Milan, Italy. After completing her theatre studies at Paolo Grassi Academy of Arts, she began her career in theatre, and then moved into video a few years later, attracted to the visual capabilities and infinite possibilities of communication that video allows. She has spent her twenties exploring arts, improving and learning how to tell stories, working with many talented directors and producers, for television, web and independent cinema. Both in theatre and films she was often drawn towards film projects for social awareness and these, plus many life experiences, built her vocation to become a writer-director and tell the stories she cares the most about. Across 10 years she worked with several NGOs (Save The Children UK, RSPCA UK, World Health Organisation). Awards As a producer and assistant director she’s worked with many award winning directors and many have been shown at film festivals (Cannes Film Festival – Cannes Lions - London Film Festival - Venice Days.) As a writer/director…not yet. But she likes to think that time is on her side.

RACCONTI #2

PAOLO GIRELLI “You know what I lacked in order to be a great piano player? Orderliness. Only that saves you from envy and jealousy.” Dietro la pianura, Paolo Girelli & Gerado Fontana

Paolo has credits in various positions. In the writing team of the Italian soap Centovetrine he started as story editor before climbing the professional ladder until he was made head writer in 2005, a position he held for three years. Paolo has credits for his work on over 2005 episodes of Centovetrine amounting to over 760 of airtime. Paolo has an expertise for the writers' room dynamics having managed and supervised one himself for many years. Other than Writing Besides screenwriting Paolo loves good food and is the founder of the “Cantina Sociale” in Berlin, an Italian specialty shop and restaurant where he has become famous for the Italian delis that are freshly imported every week. Short CV As a young director at the end of the 80’s and the beginning of the 90’s Paolo made shorts and documentaries whilst also working for the first Italian cable television (STREAM) as well. He made his debut with the feature film Dietro la Pianura in 1994 (with his long time friend and colleague Gerardo Fontana). In 1998 he started to work as script editor and head writer for Italian TV series, such as Vivere or Centovetrine. He is also co-creator of the TV series Le tre rose di Eva. Paolo works as freelance screenwriter and splits his time between Rome and Berlin. Paolo loves Far East Asia and has travelled extensively to Japan and South Korea. In November 2016 he was sponsored by the Seoul Film Commission to develop a prime-time drama concept with Korean producing partners (specifically intended for Asian TV Market) which aims to blend the most popular Asian cultural topics with a strong “made in Italy” atmosphere. Filmography (selection) ›› Le tre rose di Eva | TV series | R.T.I., Canale 5 | co-creator ›› Morgenrot | TV series | TV60 Filmproduktion | writer | in development ›› Centovetrine | TV soap | Endemol Italia, Canale 5 | story editor & head writer Awards Paolo’s concept for Morgenrot won the RACCONTI #2 development award.

Home base Rome, Berlin Nationality Italian Contact Information balzac5565@gmail.com 57

RACCONTI #5

STEFAN HERING "Do you know the movie ‘Indecent Proposal‘? Where the guy offers the couple a million dollars for one night with the wife?... I got 30 Euros... 40… ouch!" TEN, Stefan Hering

Since working as a scriptwriter, story editor and plotter for the TV show Dahoam is Dahoam (BR, Constantin TV), Stefan (re)wrote the outlines for more than 540 episodes and wrote more than 20 scripts. Other than Writing Stefan worked as bank clerk and graduated university in economy, but decided to take the exit from the business lane and to enter the miraculous world of filmmaking. Short CV Stefan Hering studied film production at the renowned HFF Munich and, after graduation, took up post graduate studies in directing at Hamburg Media School. Subsequently, Stefan earned a certificate in screenwriting at UCLA Extension. As a result of this, Stefan works in all three fields – as a writer, director and producer. Home base Munich Nationality German Contact Information info@stefanhering.com More information at www.stefanhering.com 58

RACCONTI #3

STEVE HUDSON “You need to tell your dad. It´s his boat.” „This boat is all he´s got, I’m not standing by and watch him loose it!“ True North by Steve Hudson

Steve wrote and directed the Short Goodbye that won over twenty international prizes. Other than Writing He is founder of the Cologne based production company Gringo Films and responsible for the development of a variety of productions with diverse partner countries (Japan, Israel, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Italy), as well as pursuing his own work as a screenwriter. Short CV Steve Hudson was born in London, and grew up in England and South America. After writing, directing and acting extensively as a student at Cambridge University, he worked in theatre in Italy, Cuba, Belgium and London. In 1995 love brought Steve to Germany, and he is now based in Cologne, where he has a family. It was in Germany that he first began working in TV and film, acting, writing and directing for a variety of dramas and comedies for both the small and large screen. Filmography (selection) ›› Cranford | TV drama | BBC | co-director ›› True North | feature film | Ariel Films, Makar Productions, Samson Films | writer & director ›› Goodbye | short | Rosebud films | writer & director Awards True North won: Best Film, Best Director at Ourense Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Pamplona Film Festival, Best Film at Celtic TV & Film Festival, was nominated for 4 Scottish BAFTAs and the BIFA Douglas Hickox Award and was the Variety Critics´ Choice at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Steve’s short Goodbye won Best European Short film at the Venice Film Festival and his co-directed TV drama Cranford went on to win 2 Emmys.

Home base Cologne Nationality British Contact Information mail@gringo-films.com 59

RACCONTI #1

CLAAS JUNGE “Nobody abandons home without a good reason.” Crossing the Green Line, Claas Junge

Before starting his academic career, Claas played professional soccer for three years. Other than Writing He spends a lot of time with his family and uses his three kids and his wife with varying degrees of success as a test audience for the G-rated versions of his stories. Short CV Claas Junge was born in Darmstadt, Germany. He studied German Language and Literature (Philology), Art History and Philosophy at Frankfurt on Main University, and finally completed a PhD in Theatre and Film Sciences. After working as a freelance editor for the Hessian radio station, Hessischer Rundfunk, and freelancing as a copywriter he moved to Berlin to work as a trainee for Dramaworks. Subsequently he worked for three years as junior producer for Phoenix-Film in Berlin, supervising different TV series, and then as a story liner and coordinating story writer for the soap opera Eine wie keine (Sat 1). Since 2010 he has been freelancing as a writer.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information claasjunge@rocketmail.com 60

RACCONTI #1

ALEXANDRA KAUFMANN “Once an old man told me that we choose the family we are born into.” Being You, Being me, Alexandra Kaufmann

Alexandra’s remarkable motto is: Never, never, never give up. Other than Writing Alexandra loves animals and shows in her new documentary „Las hermanas de Rocinante“ (development stage) which impact the economic crisis in Spain is having on horses. Short CV Alexandra was born in 1979 in Munich, Germany. After completing her studies of economics in Munich and Cape Town, she took screenwriting courses with Martin Thau, Keith Cunningham and Tom Schlesinger before studying directing at the ZeLIG School for Documentary in Bolzano, Italy. During and after her studies she has been researching episodes of the TV series “Gernstl in Bavaria, Greece and Veneto“, a series produced by Megaherz Film and Fernsehen for Bayerisches Fernsehen (BR). With the support of the South Tyrol Film Fund IDM she realized her graduation film Being You, Being Me which has been shown at film festivals in Florence, Kalcota, Munich, Perugia and Minsk. Filmography (selection) ›› Las hermanas de Rocinante | documentary | Evolution Film | writer & director | shooting ›› Being You, Being Me | documentary | ZeLIG School for Documentary | writer & director ›› Loving and Leaving | short documentary | ZeLIG School for Documentary | director Awards Being you, Being me has won the best award in the 1st and 2nd documentary competition at the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad.

Home base Schliersee Nationality German Contact Information ali.kaufmann@gmx.de 61

RACCONTI #1

ANKE KLAASSEN “Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn. Then always be a unicorn.” Anke Klaaßen

Moonlights as a pirate Other than Writing Besides writing, Anke has a little puppet theatre, performs in refugees camps and works as an environmental educator. Short CV Born on 13 October 1983, in Karlsruhe, Germany, Anke Klaaßen studied arts, media, literature and philosophy at the University of Constance and Florence. During her studies she worked as a journalist for several newspapers. After completing her bachelor’s degree she studied screewriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.

Home base Constance Nationality German Contact Information klaassen.anke@gmail.com 62

Filmography (selection) ›› Land of light | children’s film | SWR/Arte | screenwriter | cinema and TV release 2017 ›› Rauchzeichen | short | Atelier Paris-Ludwigsburg, SWR/Arte | screenwriter ›› Das Prinzip Hoffnung | documentary | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg | screenwriter Awards At the International Childrens´ Film Festival of Brussels Filemon Land of Light was condecorated twice with the Bella Brussela award for best feature film, by both the Childrens´ Jury of Filemon as well as by the Teenagers´ Jury.

RACCONTI #1

MICHAEL KOFLER “Dad? He doesn´t understand things like we do anymore. Has he ever done that?” The Retreat, Michael Kofler

Michael’s debut first feature “Zweitland” won an award at RACCONTI #1 and is now in the financing stage. Other than Writing He produced and directed video content and music videos for a record label. Short CV Michael Kofler was born and raised in South Tyrol in the Italian Alps. He started off his career working in production for a German production and visual effects house. Following this he became involved in promoting and later producing and directing video content and music videos for a German record label. Since then Michael graduated with an MA in Directing for Film & TV at Westminster Film School and his commercial works have been screened at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and at the World EXPO Exhibition in Shanghai. Filmography (selection) ›› Zweitland | feature film | Echo Film | writer & director | in development ›› The retreat | short film | Westminster Film School, V5 Films | worldwide distribution by Shorts International | writer & director ›› The Visit | short film | Westminster Film School | writer & director Awards In 2011 Michael was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus. His short film The Visit was selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner.

Home base London Nationality Italian Contact Information michael_kofler@gmx.net More information at www.mkofler.com 63

RACCONTI #3 & #4

ANDREA LEANZA „Please, everyone, get on the floor. Stay calm and relaxed. We´re professionals. No one will get hurt.“ Angels of Evil, Andrea Leanza

His second feature Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male, co-written and directed by Michele Placido, premiered in 2010 at the Venice Film Festival. Other than Writing Andrea holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master in International Relations. Short CV Andrea is an established Italian screenwriter of English origin on his mother’s side living in Rome. He attended the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2014 and the RAI Script workshop in 2006. Since 2007 he has worked on some of the most successful Italian prime time TV series, such as Distretto di Polizia, R.I.S. Roma and Il Tredicesimo Apostolo. His last feature film project, an action/thriller co-written with Los Angeles based director Luis Prieto, has been recently optioned by Arnie Messer of Phoenix Pictures (Black Swan, Shutter Island, Zodiac).

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information a.leanza74@gmail.com 64

Filmography (selection) ›› Il Tredicesimo Apostolo |TV series | TaoDue, Canale5 | screenwriter ›› Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male (Angels of Evil) |feature film | 20th Century Fox Italia | co-writer ›› L’uomo Giusto (The Right Guy) | feature film | Metro Golden Minor | writer Awards Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male was screened at the Venice Film Festival and won three Silver Ribbons at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Awards. L’uomo Giusto won the Best Screenplay Award at the Mostra del Cinema dello Stretto in Messina.

RACCONTI #4

CHRISTOPHER LENKE & PHILIP NAUCK "If you look a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.“ David Lynch

Christopher and Philip are friends since primary school and share a common vision for genre cinema. Already as teens they realized short and longer movies as a writer and director duo. Short CV Philip studied directing at the HFF „Konrad Wolf“ and works as freelance author and director in Berlin. In parallel he freelances as VFX and Motion-Graphics artist. Philipp has worked for several projects (TV and cinema) and production companies such a Kordes & Kordes Film, Bavaria Film, Two Oceans Productions. Christopher works as freelance author, director and editor in Berlin. Since 2001 he has been editing very different projects, from short to feature film, from music video to image film projects. He worked, among others, for ZDF, Servus TV, Getty Images, ESA Film, Philharmonie Berlin. Filmography (selection) ›› Das Hochhaus | TV mini series | Studio Hamburg | writer | in development ›› Der zweite Mann | TV movie | Kaminski.Stiehm.Film Produktion, ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel | writer & director ›› Der Schaumreiniger | short | Moonfall Films | writer & director Awards Der zweite Mann was awarded with the Max Ophüls Prize and Best Screenplay at the Studio Hamburg Award. Der Schaumreiniger was screened at The World Film Festival (Montrèal) and was nominated for the Hessischer Filmpreis.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information info@lenke-nauck.com More information at www.lenke-nauck.com 65

RACCONTI #4 & #5

JULIANA LIMA DEHNE "We’re storytellers by nature. Narrative is wired in our brains. Continuity is what facilitates humanity’s existence. Writing series is just a manifestation of what we’re built for: telling narrative stories that keep going. We all do it. I’m just lucky I get to do it professionally." Juliana Lima Dehne

Juliana is recipient of the 2010 VGF Grant from the Film Center at Bavaria Film Studios. The scholarship is assigned yearly to four innovative young production companies aiming at feature film production. Other than Writing Juliana became a recreational runner years ago and avidly takes part in 10k races and half marathons every year. She also loves learning languages and speaks 5 languages fluently. She‘s hoping to make Italian her 6th. Short CV Juliana Lima Dehne is an American screenwriter and creative producer. She started her career working in various film and television departments in the American, Brazilian and European markets. Since 2014 Juliana has been working in international series development with UFA Fiction, UFA Serial Drama, Letterbox Filmproduktion (Studio Hamburg Group), Zieglerfilm Köln, among others. Juliana studied linguistics at the Sorbonne in Paris and holds an MA in Serial Storytelling from the ifs in Cologne. She currently lives in Berlin with her husband.

Contact Information post@zarges-ctc.com

More information at www.zarges-ctc.com/limadehne

Awards Juliana won Best Screenplay for Over Lunch at the LYSFF (USA).

Home base Berlin Nationality American

RACCONTI #1

MATTHIAS LINTNER “You have some queer friends, Dorothy,’ she said. The queerness doesn’t matter, so long as they’re friends,’ was the answer” L. Frank Baum, The Road to Oz

Together with two friends he founded „Astra la Vista“, a collective of young film makers who want to make independent movies and current topics accessible to a wider audience. Other than Writing He curated an exhibition called ‚art squat‘ in Berlin Mitte in 2013 (together with Sarah & Kathrin Oberrauch) and has produced and directed numerous music videos. Last but not least: he makes his own films (writing, directing, editing them)! Short CV Matthias Lintner was born in South Tyrol, Italy and holds a degree in Graphic Design. From 2006 to 2008 he worked in various fields, such as a photographer, actor, floorer, primary school teacher for students from migrant families and a support worker for people with disabilities. During this time he gathered the experiences that would inform his future artistic vision. He has also travelled through France, Spain and the Far East. He studied directing at the German Film and Television School Berlin, dffb. Filmography (selection) ›› Kleine Bremer Höhe | feature film | dffb | writer, director, actor | in postproduction) ›› Die Lust | short | dffb | writer, director ›› Gefühle, die uns sonst nicht enthüllt worden wären | short | dffb | writer, director ›› Gelb & Leise | short | dffb | director, co-writer

Home base Berlin Nationality Italian Contact Information matthias.lintner@yahoo.de 67

RACCONTI #1

ANE HELGA LYKKA

She likes storytelling in all its forms, and especially enjoys giving shape to stories in the editing room. Other than Writing Ane is curious about other cultures and different ways of being in the world. That's also part of the reason why she likes learning new languages. Growing up in a small farm in the Norwegian countryside, nature and animals have always been close to her.

Home base Oslo Nationality Norwegian Contact Information anelykka@gmail.com 68

Short CV Ane Helga Lykka was born in 1986 in Norway. She attended the European Film College in Denmark in 2005-2006. Subsequently she studied Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010. She studied project development and directing at ZeLIG school for documentary, television and new media in Bolzano from 2010-2013. Ane is currently working freelance as a director and editor for Norwegian television. Filmography (selection) ›› Anderswo | documentary | ZeLIG School for Documentary | director ›› Von Grund und Boden | short documentary | ZeLIG School for Documentary | director ›› Rust | short film | European Film College | writer & director

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JASMIN MAIRHOFER “The sky is never as clear and as near as up here, after a thunderstorm. I then carefully look at them, one by one. I choose the most beautiful one and imagine it’s you.” One year, Jasmin Mairhofer

Jasmin comes from one of the most beautiful places in South Tyrol: The Ahrn Valley Other than Writing She is an upcoming actress and is also supporting an aid program in Ethiopia. Short CV Jasmin finished her acting school with diploma in 2012. Since than she was working for stage, cinema and TV with many German and Italian directors, such as Wolfgang Murnberger, Harald Sicheritz, Bernd Fischerauer, Luca Miniero and Paolo Sorrentino. Filmography (selection) ›› Ein Jahr | feature film | writer | in development ›› Two Self Made Shorties (one about “Home” and one about “Love” | shorts | Filmproduktion Hulok, web distribution | writer & director ›› Time | short | Michael S. Ruscheinsky, web distribution | writer & director Awards Time won the “Marlene (Dietrich)” Price at the Snowdance-Filmfestival , 2015, Landsberg (D)

Home base St. Johann im Ahrntal, South Tyrol Nationality Italian Contact Information agentur@felix-bloch-erben.de More information at www.jasminmairhofer.com 69

RACCONTI #2

DANIELE MALAVOLTA “Shooting a work in four weeks is like running the Formula One on foot with all the other cars trying to run you over.” Daniele Malavolta

For one year Daniele tried to find a director interested in his screenplay Modena, Modena, but without success. A little later he had the opportunity to self-finance and, despite his ambitions as a scriptwriter, he took the plunge and decided to fill the role of director 2 weeks before filming. Other than Writing Daniele works also as production and assistant director and has some credits as a director. Short CV Daniele was born in Modena and holds a degree from the DAMS (Department of Art, Music and Drama) at the University of Bologna. After attending the screenwriting course RAI Script he started his career as scriptwriter. He writes shorts, books and features. Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information daaniele@libero.it 70

RACCONTI #5

ULRIKE MOLSEN "I don’t want your forgiveness. I want you." Dance me to the end of love, Ulrike Molsen

Ulrike wrote DANCE ME 10 years ago. Did it again last year. Might do it a couple more times…. #stories that never leave you. Other than Writing She has worked as an interpreter in Poland, a comforter in New York, a rickshaw driver in Havana and a waitress in Hong Kong. Short CV Ulrike was born in East Berlin in 1973 and studied Screenwriting & Directing at the Academy of Media Arts of Cologne. She worked as plot developer, dialogue screenwriter, storyline screenwriter and staff writer for several German TV series and soaps, such as Verbotene Liebe or Verliebt in Berlin and has also developed feature film scripts for TV and cinema. She lives in Berlin where she works as a freelance screenwriter. Filmography (selection) ›› IAF – Die jungen Ärzte | TV series | Saxonia, ARD | writer ›› Mann in Mond | TV movie | Zoela Film, ZDF | writer ›› TATORT: Schwarze Tiger, weiße Löwen | TV series | Studio Hamburg, NDR | writer Awards Ulrike was selected for the Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich screenplay workshop and won the Tankred Dorst Screenplay Award for her drama Die andere Seite der Autobahn. Her short Die Besucher was awarded, among others, as Best International short at the Beloit IFF and as Best Short Film at the Mexico IFF in 2007.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information ulrike.molsen@gmx.de 71

RACCONTI #2

RUTH OLSHAN “In Germany I learned to love the Central European orderliness. Mixed with a Jewish-Slavic emotionalism this leads to quite some humour.” Ruth Olshan

Ruth writes books for children and young adults and is an active advocate of children’s and women’s rights. Other than Writing She worked in a publishing house and directs feature and documentary films. Short CV Ruth Olshan was born in Moscow in 1970 and emigrated with her family to Israel before settling in Germany in 1974. She grew up in Berlin and studied, after winning a scholarship, film directing and screenwriting in UK and Germany, lived in various countries (Italy, Georgia). She works as a novelist, scriptwriter, consultant for documentary films and filmmaker for documentary and feature films and has has published three novels. She writes for young adults and adults. Books: Die Sache mit der Liebe und den Flügeln (Boje publishing), All die schönen Dinge (Oetinger publisher), Immergrün (currently in negotiation). With her books she was selected by the Bayerische Akademie des Schreibens. Filmography (selection) ›› Savannah | TV movie | Crea TV, WDR | director ›› Wie Luft zum Atmen | documentary | Aquafilm, ARTE, ZDF | writer & director ›› Quien eres tu? | short film | Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln | writer & director

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information r.olshan@atmosfilm.de 72

Awards Ruth’s films Wie Luft zum Atmen was shown at the Semaine de la Critique Locarno 2005 and the short Quien eres tu? was selected for the 58th Biennale di Venezia, Munich Filmfestival, Tel Aviv, Tblisi, Erewan, Oberhausen, Hof, Los Angeles and various international Script Labs (MFI Film 2 Script, Nordmedia and others) Ruth was also awarded with the Künstlerinnen-Förderpreis of the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Culture, the Sir Richard Attenborough Award, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Award 2016 Cinekid, Int. Co-Production Market and was nominated for the German Script Award twice.

RACCONTI #5

FABIO PALADINI "So what? Do only bad people come to a bad end?" Bilancia, Fabio Paladini

Fabio’s first documentary film Super Natural is currently in financing stage. Other than Writing He is used to working as a teacher and tutor in international screenwriting courses such as the Web Series Lab, course for emerging screenwriters organized by the Swiss Television RSI. Short CV Fabio Paladini, screenwriter and director holds a degree of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Script Writing and Creative Production) and the IULM University in Milan (communication studies). Besides working as story editor and screenwriter for several Italian crime series such as La Squadra, La Nuova Squadra (RaiTre) and Distretto di Polizia (Canale 5), and for the teen comedy drama series Chiamatemi Gio’ (Disney Channel) he has been working as a script consultant for several Italian production companies such as Fremantle Media, TaoDue Film and Cross Productions. He is currently working as a script writer and story editor for the new RaiDue crime series Il Cacciatore (working title), based on the true story of the Antimafia prosecuting magistrate Alfonso Sabella, in the early 90s. Filmography (selection) ›› Io tra 20 anni | TV series | Cross Productions, RAI Fiction, Rai Young | script writer & creative producer ›› Soma | web series | Malatesta Film, web distribution | script writer & director ›› La nuova Squadra | TV series | Fremantle Media, RaiTre | script writer Awards The fantasy-thriller Soma was awarded, among others, at the Los Angeles Web Fest in the categories Grand Prize Award, Outstanding Direction, Production and Sound FX and Score and got the Remi Award of the 46th Houston Worldfest.

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information fpaladini@gmail.com 73

RACCONTI #5

WIKTOR PIATKOWSKI "I smoke this every day and I’ve never got addicted." Ice Cream & Murder

Wiktor Piatkowski created and co-wrote HBO’s first original series in Poland Wataha (The Pack), distributed worldwide by ZDF Enterprises. Other than Writing He has a PhD in television marketing and runs BAHAMA FILMS, an independent production company based in Warsaw. Short CV Wiktor graduated from the Polish National Film School in Lodz and the Warsaw Film School and is an alumnus of the Serial Eyes, an European postgraduate course on writing and production of TV series. He participated in the European TV Drama Series Lab organized by the Erich Pommer Institut Berlin and was one of the Berlinale Talents in 2016. He has worked as showrunner, head writer and writer on various TV series (over 160 hours of TV series produced). As a writer and producer he’s worked for companies from Germany (Letterbox, H & V Entertainment, Good Friends, all-in-production, Wüste Film), Austria (Satel Film), Norway (Filmhuset), Belgium (Argot) and Poland. Wiktor is a member of the Dirty Dozen Collective and the Polish Filmmakers Association. He is represented by Page Magnet, Munich. Home base Warsaw Nationality Polish Contact Information wiktor@bahamafilms.pl 74

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ALESSIO POSAR “A good story is a mirror where the whole of humanity and the universe are reflected” Alessio Posar

Alessio enjoys writing for all genres and works not only as screenwriter, but also as author of short stories and novels, reportages, interviews, critical pieces and blogs. Other than Writing He has organized live events and concerts for bands in South Tyrol Short CV Alessio studied philosophy at the Università degli Studi in Trento and Creative Writing at the Scuola Holden in Turin. He has wrote for several magazines and is specialized in music criticism. Alessio has written several short film scripts and is now working on his first feature film. He lives in Turin where he works as freelance screenwriter and author. Filmography (selection) ›› Hope / feature film / writer / in development ›› Ora e Sempre / transmedia narrative / writer / in development ›› CrimeTube Südtirol / web series / Albolina Film / writer / in distribution Awards His shortfilm La cura won an award for Best Screenplay at the Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero 2015.

Home base Turin, Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information alessio.posar@gmail.com 75

RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS

IRENE REISERER “Simplicity is true and great work is simple. It’s just hard to get there.” Irene Reiserer

Irene has worked as a Writer, Director, Dramaturge, Producer, Assistant Director, Location Scout, Production Manager, Electrician, Extras Coordinator and an Actress. Other than Writing See above. Short CV Irene Reiserer studied Screenplay and Directing at the Vienna Film Academy, worked as a dramaturge for the film production company coop99 in Vienna, and now as a second assistant director in South Tyrol. She writes fiction scripts, counsels on documentaries and realizes image and short films as a director.

Home base Caldaro/Kaltern, South Tyrol Nationality Italian Contact Information irenerei@gmx.net 76

Filmography (selection) ›› White Planet | TV series | Letterbox Filmproduktion | staff writer | in development ›› Vampire Times | short film | Irene Reiserer | writer & director ›› The strange case of Wilhelm Reich | feature film | Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, coop99 | dramaturge Awards The documentary Fahrtwind, where Irene collaborated as dramaturge, was awarded as the Diagonale Festival 2013 in the categories Best Documentary, Best Photography, Best Editing and Best Sounddesign and premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

RACCONTI #2

DANIELE RIELLI “We’re not the same as normal people. If we are here, and they are outside the walls of places like these, it’s because we’re anthropologically superior. There are two human races, Totò, the one with power and money and the one without.“ Lasciare stare la gallina, Daniele Rielli

After years of publishing under the pseudonym “Quit the doner” Daniele he published his first novel Lasciare stare la gallina using his real name. He also recently published his new book „Storie dal mondo nuovo” Other than Writing He has worked as artistic director for music festival and clubs in Italy and Germany. Short CV Daniele was born in Bolzano in 1982. He holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and has published several creative non-fiction works for Italian National newspapers such as Il Venerdì di Repubblica and Internazionale. He writes also for TV and theatre. Filmography (selection) ›› In balance on the border | TV series | writer | in development ›› Lasciare stare la gallina | novel | Bompiani | author ›› Quitaly | collection of reportages | Indiana Editore | author

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information danielerielli@gmail.com 77

RACCONTI #1

G ROCKK “Give positivity and respect, get the best films.”

G has a BA in Scriptwriting for Film and TV and an MA in American Literature and Psychology from before a life in film. Other than Writing Likes Equality. Stories are best when they empower. Short CV G Rockk has a BA (Hons) in Scriptwriting for Film and TV, from the Bournemouth Media School, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK, and an MA in American Literature and Psychology, from before a life in film. She is writer, director and producer of short films and is currently working on a novel.

Home base Europe. She travels for projects. Nationality German Contact Information g.rockk@yahoo.com 78

RACCONTI #4

TILLMANN ROTH “ 'A splendid afternoon to set out!' said one of the friends who was seeing me off, peering at the rain.”, from Patrick Leigh Fermor's “A Time of Gifts”. My essence of storytelling, told in one brilliant sentence, the first sentence of that story, actually – An upcoming journey, friends, who escort you to the threshold into the unknown, thereby joking. Perfect! I love stories.” Tillmann Roth

Just after finishing RACCONTI #4, he runs his own Writers’ Room as head writer for an upcoming 24-part Coming-of-age drama series. Other than Writing He has worked as story consultant for award-winning commercial campaigns for VW, Telekom Germany, REWE or Nike. Short CV Tillmann was born in 1975 and lives in Berlin. He studied Film and Television at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne and worked as a freelance cutter, copywriter, stage manager and assistant director before focusing on writing. Filmography (selection) ›› The Hunt For The Chinese Treasure | Adventure Film | Goldkind Film | writer | in development ›› Fuenf vor Zwoelf | TV series | TV60 | head writer | in pre-production

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information tillmann@hochol.de 79

RACCONTI #5

CAMILLA RUGGIERO “Because of real, authentic, pain, even imbeciles have sometimes become intelligent… Pain can do this.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky

She leads filmmaking workshops in high schools, she has tutored in Filmmaking (Directing, Screenwriting and Production) at the National School of Documentary Films (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia sezione documentari). Short CV Cammilla Ruggiero was born in Milan in 1975 and graduated with a degree in Film Directing from the “Luchino Visconti Civic Cinema School” in Milan and later from “Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia” in Rome. She has made several documentaries dealing with social and educational topics and has been leading filmmaking-workshops in high schools since 2009.

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information camillaruggiero1@gmail.com 80

Filmography (selection) ›› Le cose che si perdono (Lost and Found) | graduation short film | RAI cinema | writer & director ›› Blood Right | feature film | Acaba Film Production | writer | in development ›› End of the world | feature film | I Quattro Gatti | writer | in development Awards Lost and Found was selected for the Istanbul Film Festival, Festival of European Cinema in Lecce, Arcipelago Film Festival and many others and won the "Emerging European Filmmaker" Award at the MIFED, the International Film and Audiovisual Market in Milan and came second at the Festival of Women's Cinema, "Sguardi Altrove ", in Milan in 2004.

RACCONTI #3

FIDEL SIGNORILE “I don´t think guns are a good idea!“ “I was just kidding – this is just an old piece of iron, it wouldn´t shoot, even if you beat it“ La Prima Linea, Fidel Signorile

Fidel wrote one or more episodes of over 12 different Italian TV series Other than Writing He holds a Bachelor Degree in Italian Literature, specialized in Italo Calvino. Short CV Fidel studied at the La Sapienza University of Rome and attended the screenplay training course RAI Script. He worked as scriptwriter for production companies such as Palomar, Grundy, Publispei, Paypermoon and wrote for several Italian TV series such as Gente di Mare, Un Medico in Famiglia, Tutti pazzi per amore. Fidel lives as freelance screenwriter for TV and cinema in Rome. Filmography (selection) ›› La strada dritta | TV movie | Cattleya, RAI Fiction | writer ›› La prima linea | feature film | Lucky Red | writer ›› Questo è il mio paese | TV series | Cross Productions, RAI 1 | writer

Home base Rome Nationality Italian Contact Information fidel.s@tiscali.it 81

RACCONTI #5

GUIDO SILEI “They could not sleep that night and went to smoke on the balcony. They thought about what they would do once home – about a job, about a house, about the life that was waiting for them – and they were champing at the bit. They felt happiness was coming soon.” Guido Silei

Other than Writing I am an even-tempered and good-natured person who tries to avoid conflicts. Except when I write. Then I always keep reminding myself that the most important elements of a good script are conflict, conflict and conflict! Short CV Guido Silei attended UCLA, where he studied theatre and film, and graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia with a degree in Screenwriting. Through the years, he has worked as a writer and story editor for broadcasters (Fox) and production companies (Fremantle, Eagle Pictures, Palomar, IIF). Currently he lives in Rome, where he works as a screenwriter and teaches Film History at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. His latest project, the TV series Back in the Day, was pitched at the Séries Mania co-production market in April 2017.

Home base Roma Nationality Italian Contact Information guidosilei@gmail.com 82

RACCONTI LOCAL TALENT

MARTIN THALER „European Champion in Fencing. Me. With just one eye, nobody knew that. With the medal around my neck I told them. Their eyes where falling out. Two out of each of them.” Ro...Ro…Romeo, Martin Thaler

Martin succeeded in receiving funding from FFF Bayern for his very first feature script . Other than Writing He is a successful actor, has worked in advertising and holds a degree in Political Science. Short CV Martin was born in Brixen, South Tyrol. In Vienna he gratuated first in Political Science, then in Acting at the Vienna Conservatoire. Along with several engagements as an actor on stage and in film he started writing. His first feature script was funded by FFF Bayern and is currently in financing. His second feature was selected for RACCONTI Local Talent mentoring program. Filmography (selection) ›› Balla Balla | feature film | writer | in development ›› Ro…Ro…Romeo | feature film | Getaway Pictures, Jooyaa Films | writer | in financing ›› Lebenskultur Südtirol | 6 image films | SMG, South Tyrol marketing | writer & director ›› Peng | shortfilm | TAKT FILM | writer & director | in production

Home base Munich Nationality Italian, German Contact Information info@martinthaler.com More information at www.martinthaler.com 83

RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS

BENJAMIN THUM “If I was asked as a child by my favorite animal, it was always the wolf, although I've never seen anyone. And now, I'm here to kill him.” The Wolf, Benjamin Thum

Benjamin's first short film The Wolf got a Special Mention at RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS and is now in pre-production. Other than Writing He has an unbroken passion for black & white photography and works on advertising and video art installations. Short CV Benjamin Thum was born and raised in Brunico in South Tyrol in the Italian Alps. In 2013 he graduated in direction from ZeLIG, school for documentary in Bolzano. Since then he lived in Rome, Berlin and Bolzano, where he worked on film sets, in production and television.

Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information b.thum@hotmail.com 84

RACCONTI #2

KARSTEN TREBER

His Ph.D. thesis Auf Abwegen – Episodisches Erzählen im Film was publishes by Gardez and examines the dramaturgy of multiplot movies. Other than Writing Karsten is addicted to great TV shows like Modern Family, Californication and The Mentalist. He enjoys the inspiring chaos that his place of residence Berlin has to offer him on a daily/nightly basis. Short CV Karsten Treber was born in 1975 in Germany. After receiving a scholarship for a study year in Toronto, Canada, he graduated with his Ph.D. thesis Auf Abwegen - Episodisches Erzählen im Film. Internships at the ZDF, Bavaria Media and several publishing houses led to his freelance work as a script editor and as a book scout for Yellow Bird Pictures. Filmography (selection) ›› Celebration of Flight (Über allen Horizonten) | documentary | Lombardo Films, ZDF/arte | script editor ›› Liebe geht durch den Magen | TV movie | Solaris, Bavaria Film, ARD | supervising editor ›› Der Wunschbaum | TV mini series | Bavaria Film, ARD, ORF | supervising editor of the two-part version

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information treber.k@web.de 85

RACCONTI LOCAL PLUS

MATTEO VEGETTI & SARAH TREVISIOL “I haven't emigrated anywhere, I was born and raised here: why would I be a foreigner? Because I'm different? Because of the colour of my skin? Why would I be a foreigner?” Insiders-Outsiders, Matteo Vegetti and Sarah Trevisiol

Matteo and Sarah's short film script Stato di Gloria won an award at RACCONTI Local Plus and is now in pre-preproduction. Shooting will commence in September 2016. Other than Writing Matteo and Sarah are the founders of Silent Storm Productions, an independent production company specialized in short and feature-length documentaries. Short CV Matteo is an engineer turned filmmaker, Sarah is an anthropologist with a strong focus on social issues. For the past five years they've been working together on a series of documentaries and multimedia projects both in Italy and abroad, especially in Asia. Their continuous quest for new ways of telling stories has led them to directing music videos and ads. Stato di Gloria will be their first endeavor in fiction. Home base Bolzano Nationality Italian Contact Information matteo@silent-storm.com sarah@silent-storm.com More information at silent-storm.com 86

Filmography (selection) ›› Stato di Gloria | short film | Silent Storm Productions | writers, directors, producers | in production ›› Insiders - Outsiders | documentary | EVAA & Franzproduction | writers, directors, producers ›› Apatani Beauty | short documentary | National Geographic | writers, directors, producers Awards Insiders – Outsiders won an award at the Filmfestival delle Lessinia as “best film on an alpine topic” and was screened at the Trento Film Festival, Bozner Filmtage, Münchner Ethno Film Fest and others.

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ANSGAR VOGT

He produced the performance group „post theater new york“, acted himself in several performances and had also a small part in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. Other than Writing Ansgar taught script development & film analysis at the SungKyunKwan University and Korean National University of the Arts, Seoul/South Korea. Short CV Ansgar Vogt studied German Philology, theatrical science and theater direction at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the Goldsmiths College University of London before graduating as Fulbright scholarship holder from the Tisch School of the Arts/New York University. He worked for several years as dramaturge and screenplay developer for the German production companies Moovie – the art of entertainment and UFA Cinema. Ansgar is a member of the selection committee at Berlin International Film Festival/Forum section. Filmography (selection) ›› Katie Fforde: Hexensommer | TV movie | Network Movie for ZDF | co-writer ›› Die Patriarchin | TV mini series | Moovie – the art of entertainment, ZDF | producer ›› Afrika, mon amour | TV mini series | Moovie – the art of entertainment, ZDF | producer ›› Anders (Working Title) | TV series | Square One Entertainment for Sky | in development | co-writer Awards Die Patriarchin won the DIVA Audience Award, the Goldene Kamera and got 3 nominations at the German TV awards in 2005.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information ansgar.vogt@gmx.de More information at www.pagemagnet.de 87

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ELENA VON SAUCKEN Journalist: “Statistically, 99 of every hundred people that shoot themselves in the head with a rifle manage to die. One doesn't. That's me.“ Mike in Coconut Hero

Her very first screenplay was directed by Florian Cossen and produced in 2010 as the award-winning feature film Das Lied in mir (The Day I Was Not Born). Other than Writing 'Elena is working on different long term photo projects. One is ‚the car and she‘, she started back in 2003. Short CV Elena von Saucken was born in Munich, Germany, and holds a degree in Media Planning, Development and Consultancy. In 2004/05, she attended the Masterclass for young European producers at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy and the FEMIS in Paris. In 2010, Elena was invited to attend the screenplay workshop (Drehbuchwerkstatt München) at the Academy of Film and Television in Munich. Filmography (selection) ›› Das Lied in mir | feature film | Teamworx, BR, SWR | writer ›› Coconut Hero | feature film | UFA Fiction, SWR | writer ›› Polar | middle length feature film | Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Kinomaton München, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion | producer

Home base Munich Nationality German Contact Information mail@players.de 88

Awards Das Lied in mir received among others, the Best Film Award at the Chile International Film Festival, the Deutscher Filmpreis in the categories Best Cinematography and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, the BavarianFilm Award for the Best Cinematography, with the Golden Icon for the Best German-speaking Feature Film at the Zürich Film Festival, with the Audience Award and FPRESCI Award Montreal. Her screenplay Coconut Hero was awarded the Tankred Dorst Prize at the 2011 Munich Film Festival. Polar also received numerous awards including the German Short Film Prize and received a Special Mention from the jury of “Dialogue en perspective” at the Berlinale in 2009. Elena won the RACCONTI Development Award for her drama series concept Stairs.

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KLAUS WOLFERTSTETTER “Happiness is to have fully exploited all your abilities.“ Frank Wedekind

Klaus devised and wrote a series of young adult novels entitled Die Klasse (The class), published by the German publishing house Thienemann Verlag. Short CV Born (1977) and raised in Munich, Klaus started to work for production companies and local newspapers as a junior editor and writer, later becoming a copy writer for an advertising agency based in Cologne. He stayed in Cologne to study screenwriting at the ifs international filmschool and graduated with a BA in 2005. Since then he has written and co-written feature films and epsiodes for TV series, has received three development deals for his own ideas and has devised and written a series of young adult novels. Filmography (selection) ›› Alarm für Cobra 11 – Das letzte Rennen| TV series | RTL | co-writer ›› Walter kocht | feature film | Suedstern Film | writer | in development ›› Sommer der Gaukler | feature film | Geißendörfer Film, BR, ORF | writer

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information post@klauswolfertstetter.com 89

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DANIEL ANDREW WUNDERER "If I care about something, I become uneven - and I care a lot about staying smooth." Daniel A. Wunderer

Became a filmmaker because a machine took his dreamjob as a videostore-clerk at the only rental place in his hometown. Other than Writing He directs documentaries and music videos, edits experimental films, produces shorts and does everything he can to help make films. Short CV Daniel was born in Basildon (UK), but raised in Brixen, South Tyrol. He studied History and Communication in Vienna, while working on several documentaries. He then went on to study Screenwriting in Germany, Finland and the UK. On his return to Austria, he joined Terra Mater Film Studios, before going freelance, writing, directing and producing “ANGST” and “Zuflucht” two short films that are now hitting the festival markets.

Home base Vienna Nationality Italian Contact Information daniel.a.wunderer@gmail.com 90

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PASCAL YORKS

Other than Writing After moving to Berlin, he staged music and literary events, including readings of his own works, and worked in PR management. Short CV One year before Pascal Yorks’ birth his Caribbean parents decided to move to Hamburg. He spent five years of his early youth in a nearby catholic boarding school for boys. After attending Hamburg’s Wichern Highschool he took up a course in Humanities at Hamburg University. He moved to Berlin where he, after working in event and PR management, enrolled in the screen writer’s academy at the renowned German Film- and Television Academy Berlin. He graduated in the summer of 2011. Filmography (selection) ›› MPU | short film | dffb Berlin | writer Awards His short MPU was rated “Exceptionally Valuable” by the German Film Evaluation Agency Wiesbaden.

Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information pascalyorks@gmail.com 91

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KIM ZIMMERMANN “Janne’s eyes are wide open. She looks at the girl differently now. Frightened? JANNE ‘You are … Piggy?’ The girl grunts excitedly. GIRL ‘See? You know everything already.’” Piggy, Kim Zimmermann

Kim knows how to typewrite really, really fast. Other than Writing Kim lived in Australia, taught English in Thailand and Creative Writing in Berlin. Short CV Kim lives in Berlin. She studied Screenwriting at the HFF Potsdam-Babelsberg, Writing for Children at the Akademie for Children's Media and is an Alumna of the European postgraduate TV Serial Writing & Production program Serial Eyes. She works as a freelance screenwriter and scrip consultant. Besides developing projects for the German television market, her focus lies in projects produced as European co-productions. Home base Berlin Nationality German Contact Information mail@kimzimmermann.com 92

The film funding department of IDM has served as a financial backer and service partner for film productions since 2010. The stated goal is to raise South Tyrol’s profile as a film location and to support funding for film projects that are realized wholly or partly in South Tyrol. The focus of the film funding is mainly economic. The instrument of film funding is designed to encourage investments in the province that contribute to the development and strengthening of the film infrastructure. Due to the geographical location of the province and the attendant bilingualism, IDM looks beyond borders as a matter of course and seeks to create an interface between the three film markets of Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. IDM thus places special focus on promoting co-productions between these countries. In addition, IDM tries to encourage and strengthen professional exchange and mutual understanding of prevailing production and financing conditions.

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