First Cut Lab Trieste 2017 took place from January 22 to 24 during When East Meets West coproduction platform. 3 long feature fiction films in editing phase from Slovenia, Estonia and Ukraine were selected to participate. Producer/director teams received tailor-made advice from a consultant editor and expert feedback from top international film professionals. Consultant editor for this edition was Benjamin Mirguet. Advisers were: Amra Baksic Camo, Joanna Lapinska, Jacques Bidou, Didar Domheri, Meinholf Zurhorst, Delphyne Besse, Paolo Benzi, Riina Sildos, Giovanni Pompili, Marie-Pierre Vallé and Marianne Dumoulin.

When the Trees Fall (Ukraine)

Director: Marysia Nikitiuk

Producer: Igor Savychenko, Roman Klympush – Directory Films

Advisers: Riina Sildos, Giovanno Pompili, Marie-Pierre Vallé, Marianne Dumoulin

Scandinavian Silence (Estonia)

Director: Martti Helde

Producer: Elina Litvinova – Three Brothers

Advisers: Didar Domheri, Meinolf Zurhorst, Delphyne Besse, Paolo Benzi