First Cut Lab and RE-ACT, a collaboration that will last for three more years!
First Cut Lab has been collaborating with the RE-ACT initiative since 2019, by welcoming 17 films in its workshops. Established in 2015, Re-act fosters closer ties between Croatia, Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), Slovenia and Serbia. First Cut Lab is one of the...
Successful first edition of First Cut+ Trieste 2020!
The first edition of First Cut+ Trieste 2020 just ended! First Cut+ gave three INDUSTRY AWARDS to some of the participating films: Orka Films award for two weeks of colour grading services was attributed to: LISTEN by Ana Rocha Sub-Ti award for subtitles services...
Gearing up for Trieste 2020: All advisers confirmed
Barely a week into the new decade, the first workshop of the year is already in sight! At the upcoming First Cut Lab Trieste, three debut features from Germany, Hungary and Romania are selected to participate - and all of them directed by women!A fresh group of...
A stellar 2019 for First Cut Lab
The First Cut Lab team has spent the holidays dusting off its shoes, it’s been a very busy and eventful year! Besides the now old faithfuls of Trieste and Poland, no less than 7 new locations were added to the First Cut Lab slate, both in and outside of Europe. A...
Ilaria Gomarasca to join FCL as Head of First Cut+
First Cut Lab is glad to announce that Ilaria Gomarasca will join Matthieu Darras’ team as Head of First Cut+ starting November 4th! After ten years of experience in the International sales’ field, as Festivals and Markets Manager for Paris-based Pyramide...
Call for FCL Trieste 2020 now open!
It's a busy time for First Cut Lab! The national editions in Finland and Poland just finished, the Turkey workshop is well on its way and November will see the first edition in collaboration with RE-ACT. But also, the call for our good old faithful workhop at When...
Stories from the Chestnut Woods sweeps 11 awards in Potoroz!
After their World Premiere in Toronto IFF at the beginning of the month, Stories from the Chestnut Woods, which participated in FCL Trieste, has won 11 awards at the Festival of Slovenian Film this weekend, including Best Film!! 11!! Besides 'Best film' they won: Best...
All advisers for the autumn workshops announced
The summer is gone, but First Cut Lab is rolling into the fall with full speed! The first edition of FCL Finland starts next week in Helsinki, swiftly followed by the fourth edition of FCL Poland to take place in Gdynia. October will see the first edition of FCL...
THE TASTE OF PHO to premiere in San Sebastian
The first feature film of Mariko Bobrik that participated in FCL Poland 2018 will have it's world premiere in San Sebastian IFF! It is selected in the Culinary Zinema section that combines cinema and gastronomy. The Taste of Pho, stars a Vietnamese chef living in...
Success for John Denver Trending!
The film John Denver Trending that took part in First Cut Lab in the Philippines last April, the first edition of FCL outside of Europe, has sweeped up multiple awards at it's world premiere at Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Besides winning the top prize of...
My Thoughts Are Silent and Scandinavian Silence awarded in Karlovy Vary!
More success for FCL participants on the award front! Last week both My Thoughts Are Silent by Antonio Lukic (FCL Ukraine 2019) as well as Scandinavian Silence by Martti Helde (FCL Trieste 2017) impressed the juries in Karlovy Vary IFF. The Ukrainian first feature My...
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