ANSICHTSSACHE 3 (2011)

ANSICHTSSACHE – the international co-production project with up-and-coming scriptwriters from Leipzig is taking place in 2011 for the third time. The successful cooperation between film schools in the Ukraine and Poland is being continued in cooperation with the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (theater, film, radio and television) Belgrade, Serbia. The German partner is – as before – the renowned Deutsche Literaturinstitut Leipzig (German Creative Writing Programme - DLL).

In February 2011 a jury of media experts: Frank Albers (Robert Bosch Stiftung), Dr. Markus Görsch (Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung), Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Treichel ( DLL), Roland Rust (Filmfestival Cottbus), Dr. Christian Lüffe (Goethe Institut), Andreas Richter (SLM) and Dr. Cathy de Haan (DLL)  chose six scripts for use with the Serbian film students. 
The winners are Choleda Jasdany, Mónika Koncz, Babét Mader, Therese Schreiber, Manuel Stallbaumer und Julia Walter. These young writers have developed exciting film material through the scriptwriting seminar led by Cathy de Haan since October 2010 – in cooperation with EU candidate Serbia. Whether tragic or comedic, each script has its own signature and invites the Serbian directors to enter into a creative dialogue. The winners will take part in a workshop at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (theater, film, radio and television) Belgrade where the authors from Leipzig and their Serbian counterparts will continue to develop the scripts together. The films will be shot in Serbia in the summer of 2011. The short films will have their premiere in a special program at the FilmFestival Cottbus in early November 2011.

ANSICHTSACHE 3 is a project of OSTPOL e.V. /Leipzig – Association for the promotion of international cultural projects. Partners: Faculty of Dramatic Arts (theater, film, radio and television) Belgrade and the Deutsche Literaturinstitut Leipzig (German Creative Writing Programme - DLL). Supported by: the Robert Bosch Foundation, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Ministry of Culture, Media and Information Society, Serbia, Goethe-Institute Belgrade, Film Associaiton of Saxony e.V. and the FilmFestival Cottbus.

The world premiere was on Saturday November 5, 2011 in the presence of the authors and filmmakers at a special program at the FilmFestival Cottbus.

The Leipzig premiere has been celebrated on Sunday November 6, 2011 with partners, friends and Serbian guests in attendance.