First Cut Lab’s current calls for entries
Discover First Cut Lab’s current calls for entries
First Cut+ Trieste 2026, reporting from When East Meets West
In January, When East Meets West welcomed First Cut+ in Trieste, where we presented a talk on the future of digital marketing for independent cinema with Cornélia Paris and proudly showcased eight exciting new projects selected for the lab.
First Cut Lab Paris 2026 film selection
During the fall of 2025, TATINO announced the creation of First Cut Lab Paris, a brand new onsite edition of its acclaimed editing consultancy program. TATINO is now proud to unveil the 4 selected projects that will be workshopped in Paris at the end of January 2026.
Tatino Launches First Cut Lab Paris
Tatino is proud to announce First Cut Lab Paris, a new onsite edition of its acclaimed editing consultancy program, which will take place in Paris in January 2026.
First Cut Lab Paris welcomes feature-length films in their editing stage, and for the first time it is aimed at filmmakers across the globe.
First Cut Lab Films at Locarno
3 First Cut Lab films in competition at the 78th Locarno Film festival
Cannes 2025: First Cut Lab feature films take the stage
Honored to witness the Cannes world premieres of two First Cut Lab feature films
First Cut Lab documentaries awarded at Visions du Réel
Amazing news coming from Nyon as two First Cut Lab documentaries were awarded
TATINO JUST DROPPED ITS 2024-25 CATALOGUE!
“Cinema thrives on vision, dedication, and the courage to tell bold stories.” Indeed! From groundbreaking programs to acclaimed films, 2024 was nothing short of extraordinary. As TATINO’s flagship initiatives continue to shape the industry, leading to remarkable...
10th edition of First Cut Lab Trieste Focus on Ukrainian cinema!
This upcoming January 2024, First Cut Lab will celebrate the 10th edition of its founding program, launched in cooperation with When East Meets West. Indeed, the very First Cut Lab workshop took place in Trieste in January 2015. Now after 80 First Cut Labs run...
First Cut Lab Paradiso Brazil opens call for applications
After two fruitful editions, First Cut Lab Paradiso Brazil will be held in 2024. To date, the lab has supported 5 films in progress, two of which have premiered at major film festivals : Charcoal by Carolina Markowicz (Toronto International Film Festival 2022)...
First Cut Lab Belgium & Netherlands, the calls are open
Initiated in 2021, the two labs which count Jessica Woodworth, Sacha Polak and Ena Sendijarevic as alumnae, are now calling for films at the editing stage! Teams from Belgium and The Netherlands, have until December 5th, 2023 to apply. More information about First Cut...
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