First Cut Lab Belgium & Netherlands, the calls are open

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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5 First Cut Lab films selected in Karlovy Vary!

5 First Cut Lab films selected in Karlovy Vary!

On this 29th June, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival just announced its selection for 2021. Among a selection of 32 features, 5 films come from First Cut Lab workshops. Big congratulations to them!   1 film selected for Crystal Globe Competition The...

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3 workshopped films selected in #Cannes2021!

3 workshopped films selected in #Cannes2021!

All the teams and advisors of First Cut Lab are proud to discover 3 films selected for the Cannes International Film Festival. Congratulations to: Small BodyDirected by Laura Samani and produced by Nadia Trevisan - participated in First Cut Lab Re-Act 2021   La...

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WEBINAR on 29 April 2021 – Is slow editing good editing?

WEBINAR on 29 April 2021 – Is slow editing good editing?

Does time matter? Does longer and slower mean better, or is it shorter and faster that results in a more compact work?  Watch the replay to hear these and other questions about scheduling and timing your postproduction & editing discussed in the First Cut Lab...

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4 First Cut Lab Baltic Films selected in Meeting Point Vilnius!

4 First Cut Lab Baltic Films selected in Meeting Point Vilnius!

First Cut Lab and First Cut+ are proud to announce the selection of 4 workshopped films to the E-meeting Point Vilnius.   Today marks the launch of the E-meeting Point Vilnius! We are overjoyed to follow no less than 4 First Cut Lab films, all selected in the “Coming...

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First Cut Lab is scaling up in 2021!

First Cut Lab is scaling up in 2021!

5 new Labs were launched during the first trimester 2021, with 20 industry advisors joining workshops for the first time, and our team has enlarged.  If independent film people have long learnt to juggle uncertainty, the last months have put maximum pressure on their...

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The Cemil Show & Looking for Venera @ IFF Rotterdam 2021

The Cemil Show & Looking for Venera @ IFF Rotterdam 2021

Two First Cut Lab feature films, The Cemil Show and Looking for Venera, had their world premieres at the IFF Rotterdam 2021 edition – the first helmed by Vanja Kaludjercic. The two debuts took part respectively in the Big Screen Competition and in the Tiger...

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Holy Emy & Censor awarded!

Holy Emy & Censor awarded!

We are glad to announce the winners of First Cut+ Trieste 2021: 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...

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Tatino Films is hiring

Tatino Films is hiring

Tatino Films is hiring a Digital Communication Manager. Check the call here.  Stay informed! Would you like to be kept up to date about our calls for application, workshop selections and news? Subscribe to our mailinglist following this link:

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First Cut Lab opens call in collaboration with Beirut DC

First Cut Lab opens call in collaboration with Beirut DC

First Cut Lab continues to support Arab filmmakers & their films this year by opening a new call for applications in collaboration with Beirut DC.  Three feature films in editing phase that are directed and/or produced by filmmakers from the Arab world will be...

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