With the “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship”, the Saxon Watch Manufacturer is also continuing its support of a talented young director from the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section. Conceived for the development of a project, material and screenplay, the €15,000 fellowship is funded by Glashütte Original.
“We are very pleased that for the third time now we will be able to award the ‘Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship’, which may be seen as both an incentive and a sign of appreciation,” comments Festival Director Dieter Kosslick the commitment of Glashütte Original.
The Berlinale and Glashütte Original will award the fellowship at 11.00 am on January 14, 2014. On this occasion, the press will be invited to talk with the new fellowship holder. The previous winners, Annekatrin Hendel and Jan Speckenbach, will also be on hand to report on the state of their projects. The award ceremony and talk with the press will kick off the Perspektive Deutsches Kino’s press screenings which begin on that same day.
Based on treatments that the directors from the Perspektive 2013 could submit until October 1, a three-member jury will pick the winner of the €15,000 fellowship. In 2014, the jury members will be Katja Eichinger, Frieder Schlaich and Andres Veiel.
Author and producer Katja Eichinger worked as a film journalist for many magazines, including “Variety”, “Esquire”, “Vogue” and “Dazed & Confused”. She lives in Munich and Los Angeles, and is currently producing Werner Herzog’s new film, Vernon God Little.
