Call for applications First Films First

FIRST FILMS FIRST

Goethe-Institut Young Directors´ Academy South-Eastern Europe

FIRST FILMS FIRST is an intensive professional training program aimed at supporting young Southeast European film directors to develop their first feature-length fiction film. 

FIRST FILMS FIRST consists of 4 modules, over a period of one year, which allow the participants to develop their first feature film project, step-by-step, through different phases of project development. 

The program provides participants with:

·         mentorship by renowned European film professionals through different phases of development of the first feature film project

·         the necessary arts and crafts required to enter the professional international scene

·         first-hand insight and practical knowledge about the ever-changing contemporary European film-making world

·         contacts with some of the most important European decision makers, auteurs and experts

FIRST FILMS FIRST focuses on 8 participants only, in order to provide a face-to-face approach, individually adapting and modifying the program in order to accommodate each participant’s specific needs.

June 2017
1^st module: DEVELOPING STORIES TO SCRIPTS
within the framework of the Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca / Romania

September 2017
2^nd module: FINDING A UNIQUE VISUAL STYLE FOR YOUR FILM & FURTHER SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
within the framework of the “Manakia Brothers” International Cinematographers Film Festival, Bitola / Macedonia

November/December 2017
3^rd module: DIRECTING ACTORS
within the framework of the Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade / Serbia

March 2018
4^th module: GETTING READY FOR THE BIG WORLD – PITCHING & PACKAGING YOUR PROJECT
within the framework of the Sofia International Film Festival / Bulgaria

The program finishes with a pitching presentation of the projects before a group of internationally relevant producers, commissioning editors, distributors and funds representatives at the Sofia Meetings, one of the leading regional co-production markets.

All those interested to apply for FIRST FILMS FIRST can find more information about the program at www.firstfilmsfirst.com.

Details about how to apply can be found here: http://firstfilmsfirst.com/how-to-apply/

The deadline for applications: March 1^st, 2017.