Alexandra Gramatke: Dramaturgy of film festivals

How does it look like in the world of film festivals and how to find your way around? In what aspects do the festivals differ and what do they have in common? A masterclass focused on the dramaturgy of festivals where short film has a strong position in the programme.

Alexandra Gramatke studied Slavonic and German literature. After finishing her studies she worked as a free-lance interpreter for literature and documentary films. In 1994 she joined the „thede“, a Hamburg based group of documentary filmmakers. Here she made several films, for example „20 Violins in St. Pauli“. Besides she worked as production manager and publisher. Since 2008 she has been the managing director of the Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg, a short film distributor and host of the annual Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg. In the course of this work, she curated short film programs for festivals, Goethe Institutes, etc., headed the selection group of the German Competition of Kurzfilm Festival Festival Hamburg from 2009 to 2017, and participated in numerous international short film juries.

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Industry program is designed for film professionals and film school students.