We are glad to announce the winners of First Cut+ summer session 2021, in collaboration with Karlovy Vary Eastern Promises.  

Three companies have joined forces again to offer the First Cut+ Award to one of the 8 selected projects, consisting in various promotional services: 

• L’Avventura Studio offers an extended digital marketing expertise for an international festival launch, with a set of concepts for the creation of social media contents and teasers.
• WOLF Consultants (Laurin Dietrich & Michael Arnon) offers a consultation on how to translate the positioning of the finished film for the international press book, with a special focus on key texts including logline, synopsis, director’s note and interview.
• Tiramisù (Boris Pugnet) offers consultancy on trailer and poster. 

The Hatcher wins two awards

The recipient of the First Cut+ Award is The Hatcher by Grzegorz Mołda, produced byIzabela Igel – Harine Films. 

The winner of last session First Cut+ Award in Trieste was Holy Emy by Araceli Lemos, now premiering in Locarno Cineasti del Presente Competition. 

Moreover, in continuity with last edition, the partnership with Sub-Ti is renewed with a Sub-Ti Award for Subtitling Services. The winner of Sub-Ti Award is again The Hatcher by Grzegorz Mołda, produced by Izabela Igel – Harine Films. 

TRT awards its prize to A Piece of Sky

The new Award announced for this session is TRT Award. TRT is giving this Award to the project that shows the most unique artistic approach to the story it is telling and the large international potential. The value of the award is 5.000 euros. 

The winner of TRT Award is A Piece of Sky by Michael Koch, produced by Christof Neracher – Hugofilm features. 

The winner of last session First Cut+ Award in Trieste was Holy Emy by Araceli Lemos, now premiering in Locarno Cineasti del Presente Competition.

The previous recipient of Sub-Ti award was the film 107 mothers by Peter Kerekes, which will premiere in Venice Orizzonti in September 2021.