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Shooting Stars Profiles 2008
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Each year European Film Promotion (EFP) presents young, up-and-coming European actors and actresses to the international film community – press, industry and public – on the first weekend of the Berlin International Film Festival. By presenting the young talent to a large number of print and television journalists at a high profile press conference and to the audience prior to an official competition screening, EFP has demonstrated that its SHOOTING STARS programme can be an effective and original marketing tool for European films. With the conclusion of the 2008 event, where 9 young actors took part in this initiative, EFP has introduced in total 203 of Europe’s most talented up-and-coming actors and actresses to the industry, press and public under the SHOOTING STARS umbrella.
Over the past few years, there has been a surge in the number of international co-productions, many of which are cast with young, up-and-coming talent (for example, with former SHOOTING STARS Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Franka Potente, Ludivine Sagnier, Daniel Brühl, Elena Anaya, Moritz Bleibtreu and Ana Geislerová). These "young stars of the future" can have an extremely positive effect on the overall atmosphere of European filmmaking. EFP recognises the importance of this valuable resource as key to the successful marketing and promotion of European films
Complementary information
Most of the former selected SHOOTING STARS benefited concretely by the programme during the Berlin International Film Festival. Looking at the past two years 2006 and 2007 with a total of 46 young SHOOTING STARS, EFP has evaluated the following figures:
After the programme 26 (56.5%) of the participants have been offered casting sessions with casting directors outside of their home territories. 9 actors (19.5%) were cast in substantial roles in international co-productions. Due to the new format of the SHOOTING STARS programme, which reduces the selection to 10 and the more rigorous selection procedure, EFP believes in an increase of positive results in the future.
The main sponsors of the 2008 event are Studio Hamburg International Production and Volkswagen.
 Volkswagen AG,
Europe's biggest car producer supports the overall Berlin Film
Festival, but also Shooting Stars project. VW support the Shooting
Stars with a car shuttle. But they are also very active towards
press work and started many relationships with film magazines,
newspapers and TV stations.
photo © Volkswagen
The Shooting Stars Award is annually presented to
up-and-coming European actors and actresses at the Berlin International
Film Festival.
Event activities
• Presentation of the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlinale Palast
• Press Conference introducing all Shooting Stars to the International Media
• Press Agency hired to handle interview requests
• Advertising in major trade papers
• Industry Breakfast: Speed Dating with with casting directors in an
informal atmoshpere
• Gala reception for 700 industry professionals in honour of the Shooting Stars
• Workshops in cooperation with the Berlinale Talent Campus
• Shooting Stars Trailer
• Catalogue and on-line presentation of Shooting Stars including poster and
DVD trailer
As of 1998, the event is financially supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU, the member organisations of EFP and private sponsors.
Link to the International Casting Directors Network - click here
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