Inspirational session Beyond Borders - Inspiration for cross borders stories

Are you a screenwriter? The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival and the MFG Baden Württemberg, in cooperation with the Film Commission Nordbaden, invite you to an inspirational session as part of the CinEuro Film Lab. 

Experts and witnesses will share powerful experiences with you, offering inspiration and a wide range of perspectives on the rich theme of borders.

Meet interesting personalities and experts in an exclusive setting and Q&A. Gain valuable insights into the work of customs, historical contexts and geopolitical developments, among other things, and learn first-hand about personal fates in connection with escape and security.
Discover emotional stories and inspiring approaches that could provide new ideas for material and film projects and take the opportunity to network.

This inspirational session takes place within the framework of the cross-border CinEuro project, and offers the ideal starting point to develop screenplays on subjects that transcend borders and are just waiting to be told.

We look forward to your participation and to an exciting exchange!
Register now to reserve your place at this special event.

Borders – moving stories

As a boundary and place of exchange, the border and border regions are symbolically powerful places – and can be the setting for moving stories.

Provisional program

(start approx. 11:30 a.m., with evening reception)

• Arrival & Welcome (C-Hub Mannheim)
• Personal testimonials from women who have experienced escape, contributions from the book “No single stories”, a project of the International Rescue Committee Germany.
• Networking Lunch
• Insights into the work of customs from Alina Holm, Karlsruhe Main Customs Office
• Borders in the historical context and field of tension of geopolitical developments on the Rhine with Prof. Dr. Hiram Kümper, historian, University of Mannheim

Shuttle to Heidelberg (Karlstorbahnhof)

• Film screening La mer au loin (FR), feature film by Saïd Hamich
• Get-together

Shuttle back to Mannheim