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)...
Advisers 2nd edition First Cut Lab Ukraine revealed
The three projects for the second edition of First Cut Lab Ukraine have been selected and the workshop will kick off on September 14th! We are proud to announce the new faces who will join the ranks of industry advisers for this edition: Aurélie Godet - Festival...
Two First Cut Lab films at Venice Film Festival
The 2020 selection of Venice Film Festival was freshly announced today and we are overjoyed to see Listen by Ana Rocha de Sousa included in the Orizzonti competition! Listen joins another First Cut Lab project on the canals; earlier this week Oasis by Ivan Ikic was...
All set for First Cut Lab Poland
The fifth edition of First Cut Lab for Polish filmmakers is about to kick off, this time in colaboration with New Horizons International Film Festival and its industry event Polish Days. The three selected projects are all first features and will be getting the expert...
First advisers First Cut Lab FNC Montreal revealed as deadline approaches
The deadline for applications for the first edition of First Cut Lab FNC Montreal, especially designed for Canadian feature films, is coming up on July 20. We are happy to announce the first three advisers that are on board to feedback projects, they are: Cristina...
First Cut+ wraps up its second edition!
A successful ending for the First Cut+ summer edition which took place online due to the pandemic; First Cut+ work-in-progress session, created for connecting the eight projects with cinema’s industry decision makers, was hosted as part of Karlovy Vary Eastern...
‘Wild Roots’ and ‘Deskmate’ awarded!
The second session this year of First Cut+ just ended successfully. The KVIFF Eastern Promises awards have just been announced and we are super excited to share the news about the winner of the Works in Progress TRT Award as it’s indeed one of the First Cut+ titles!...
New call First Cut Lab Ukraine launched!
After the successful first edition in 2019, where notably film such as « My Thoughts Are Silent » and « Chrysanthemum Day » were workshopped, we are very happy to renew the collaboration with the Film Industry Association of Ukraine to bring First Cut Lab to Ukrainian...
First Cut+ partners with Cinemarket
First Cut+ and Cinemarket have just concluded a strategic partnership which aims to facilitate the access to market to the participants willing to join the platform. Cinemarket is a B2B digital film market focused on arthouse films around the world. It’s the only...
A new award for First Cut+ Karlovy Vary
On July 9th 2020, at the end of the second session of First Cut+ at Karlovy Vary IFF Eastern Promises, the winner of a brand-new award will be revealed. Three companies have joined forces to offer the First Cut+ Award to one of the 8 selected projects, consisting in...
First Cut Labs Balkans & RE-ACT in full virtual swing!
The 1st edition of First Cut Lab Balkans and the 2nd edition of First Cut Lab RE-ACT are taking place online during this month of June 2020. In total, 5 feature films from Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Slovenia were selected to take part in these...
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