Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The Berlin Film Festival has created a new scouting role to curate a rising generation of German filmmakers.
The next edition, which is set to take place from Feb. 15-25, will see its section dedicated to newcomer German films merged into the main program.
Jenni Zylka, the former director of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, has been tapped to look for first or second films and liaise with film schools.
An award, called the Heiner Carow Prize for the promotion of German cinematic art, will be awarded to a first or second German film playing across all the sections of the Berlinale.
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