First Cut Lab Paradiso Brazil opens call for applications

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)...

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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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First Cut Lab & Docs

First Cut Lab & Docs

  Visions du Réel (April 21-30) and Hot Docs (April 27-May 7) just announced their selections that include First Cut Lab titles:Hours or Ours by Komtouch Napattaloong (First Cut Lab Philippines 2020) in the international competition of the Swiss festival and Long...

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First Cut Lab launches a record number of 6 new labs

First Cut Lab launches a record number of 6 new labs

  Culminating in a most successful year, First Cut Lab is launching today a record number of 6 First Cut Labs at once for workshops that will take place in early 2023. A few facts & figures for 2022: 50 films workshopped in the frame of 16 Labs 47 films...

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First Cut Lab RE-ACT films take over festivals

First Cut Lab RE-ACT films take over festivals

From Split to Venice, RE-ACT films are taking film festivals by storm. RE-ACT is an initiative set up in 2015 by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, Slovenian Film Centre, joined by Film Center Serbia. Since 2019, RE-ACT has been...

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First Cut Lab opens 3 calls for workshops this autumn

First Cut Lab opens 3 calls for workshops this autumn

Although the successes of fellow filmmakers might have been somehow tainted by the events around the world in the upcoming months, it’s all the more reason to champion brilliant stories of tomorrow.  From today, we are calling for projects for 3 workshops this autumn:...

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