Tim Dams Talk to the people behind the ZFF Academy, and it quickly becomes clear that this Zurich Film Festival talent program is close to their hearts.Launched back in 2006, just a year after the festival itself, the aim of the ZFF Academy is to promote exchange between notable filmmakers and aspiring directors, writers and producers.
It’s there to help up and coming creatives and execs to learn from film industry experts, connect with each other and to exchange ideas.In many ways, it’s like the well-known Berlinale Talents program – only more intimate.
Just 19 talents – nine women and 10 men – have been selected from hundreds of applicants to take part in the five-day Zurich initiative.
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