Since 2003, Berlinale Talents is the creative summit and networking platform for emerging film professionals at the Berlin International Film Festival. Again in 2016, up to 300 international creative from various disciplines have the opportunity to expand their horizons though all kinds of insightful and invaluable input, to share experiences with renowned experts, to become a part for the ver-growing community of Berlinale Talents alumni.In addition to an extensive six-day summit with master classes and panel discussions held by top-noch experts, Berlinale Talents offers a range of project labs to further work on and present new fiction, documentary and short film projects. At the Talent Project Market, selected producers and director have the chance to offer their fully developed film project to international co-producers and financiers. Berlinale Talents also provides studio programmes and workshops for specific groups of film professionals like actors, cinematographers, distributors, editors, production designers, sales agents, score composers and sound designers. In Talent Press, emerging film critics and journalists can acquaint themselves with current trends in world cinema and improve their writing skills once more under the tutelage of renowned experts.