FIRST CUT LAB FNC MONTREAL 2021
First Cut Lab FNC Montreal 2021 is a programme designed for 3 long feature fiction films in editing phase from Canada, supported by the Festival du nouveau cinema de Montreal and presented by Netflix.
Selected producer/director teams will screen their full rough cut in a private session and receive expert feedback on their edit from three top international film professionals (creative producers, festival programmers, sales agents, etc) as well as tailor-made advice from consultant editor Benjamin Mirguet.
Consultant and industry advisors will be defined according to the profiles of the films selected. An overview of regular consultants of First Cut Lab can be found here: http://firstcutlab.eu/people/
The main goal is to foster the artistic potential of the selected rough cuts and, at the same time, to increase the sales, festival and circulation potential of the completed films.
For any further information, you can contact us via email at:
matthieu.darras@firstcutlab.eu. and cc: forum@nouveaucinema.ca.
Submission deadline:
31. August 2021
DATES
Submissions are now open.
The deadline for submitting the entry form is 31. August 2021.
The workshop will take place in Montreal between 6. to 17. October 2021, during the 50. Festival du nouveau cinema de Montreal.
If a selected team need more flexibility, our teams can adapt the dates of the workshops.
1. GENERAL GUIDELINES
Workshop Schedule – Feature Films:
Please note: the deadline for submitting a project to First Cut Lab Montreal 2021 is 31. August 2021.
In order to submit your application and the required material, you need to complete the submission form. All application materials and subtitles should be in English.
Applications must be sent to:
matthieu.darras@firstcutlab.eu and cc: forum@nouveaucinema.ca
2. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Submissions should include:
- A complete online submission form in English
- Video material with a minimum duration of 30 minutes and with English subtitles
Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration.
The video material submitted can be selected scenes, first assembly or rough cut.
The video is mandatory to be available via streaming service password protected (e.g. Vimeo). No transfer services or cloud storage is accepted.
3. SELECTION & ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The project should be a feature film with international potential – minimum length of 70 minutes. First Cut Lab has no specific fixed criteria in terms of content and each project will be considered on its own merits. The main criteria for selection are the artistic & audience potential of the film, corroborated with the specific needs identified by the organizers in each project in regards to the specificity of the First Cut Lab workshop.
Projects should be new or recent. Projects should not have been presented at any public screenings. The project can be in different stages of post-production, though it is highly recommended to be in early editing phase.
To be eligible for the Lab, the project must come from Canada.
4. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
Once a project has been selected, both director and producer should be available during the days of the Lab. The presence of the editor is recommended, but not compulsory.
Finished films that participated in First Cut Lab should mention First Cut Lab and display its logo in their credits. The following sentence should be mentioned in the credit list: “This project participated in First Cut Lab FNC Montreal 2021 at Festival du nouveau cinema” together with the First Cut Lab logo and the Festival’s logo.
The First Cut Lab logo pack can be downloaded here
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