The challenges for the film industry in 2020 are unprecedented. While everyone is still adapting to the digital revolution, we find ourselves in the middle of the next disruption by the Covid-19 crisis causing a breath-taking acceleration of the on-going changes. NEXT WAVE addresses these changes by focusing on emerging developments in the film industry and beyond as well as creating our own business models. The 9‑month intensive professional training programme run and designed by the DFFB and co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg researches current markets, facilitates interdisciplinary dialogue between professionals and empowers its participants to rethink the future of cinephilia and international film markets.
The Deadline for applications is June 30th 2020!
For the next edition we are currently looking for young professionals from the fields of film marketing, sales, distribution, exhibition and curation. Our main requirements are relevant working experience of three to five years, a creative, collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to gain in-depth knowledge of the industry, to build a professional network and to develop own strategies for future film markets. An excellent standard of spoken and written English is essential as all classes are taught in English. NEXT WAVE will take on up to 15 European participants (in exceptional cases up to three applicants from non-European countries will be accepted).
Detailed information about the programme and the application process can be found on our website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via nextwave@dffb.de.