Media, in cooperation with Creative Europe MEDIA, a programme of the European Union, the Robert Bosch Stiftung and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. It was initiated in 2003. In addition to the extensive summit programme of master classes and panel discussions with top-notch experts, Berlinale Talents offers a range of Project Labs in which you can further develop and present your own project. Berlinale Talents also provides Studio programmes and workshops for specific groups of film professionals. As an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival, the entire event is closely linked with the programmes of the festival sections and the European Film Market. Shongwe-La Mer was selected for the 2016 edition of talents although could not be in attendance. Festival Del Film Locarno (Switzerland)- Filmmakers Academy (2015) Founded in 2010 with the aim of helping develop the abilities of emerging talents, the Locarno Academy is a Locarno Festival training project for young directors, professionals, students and film critics. The Academy was born from a desire to build on Locarno's attributes as a site of productive encounters, exchange of views and reflection on film, taking full advantage of the Festival's infrastructure and its numerous guests. A hundred promising young talents from all over the world are selected and invited to participate in one of the Locarno Summer Academy's five initiatives: Filmmakers Academy, Critics Academy, Industry Academy, Documentary Summer School and Cinema&Gioventù. The program offers a range of training options, spanning from general film education, training in film criticism for young journalists, to workshops for the upcoming generation of industry professionals and emerging directors working on their first film. Visual Arts Prince Claus Fund (Netherlands) (2015) The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It receives an annual subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organizations reflecting a progressive and contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Recipients are mainly located in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Filmography As writer/director Necktie Youth (2015) (Urucu media/Halal Films) Territorial Pissings (2013) (Whitman Pictures Independent) Death Of Tropics (2012) (Whitman Pictures Independent) The Sound Of Animals Fighting (In Development) (2018) (Fireworx Media) Color Of The Skull (In Development) (2018) (Mille Et Une Paris/Halal Film/Whitman Pictures Independent) As actor Necktie Youth (Supporting Lead- "September") (2015) (SA) "The Cubs