FIRST FILMS FIRST IS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!

Thirje për aplikim – FIRST FILMS FIRST!

Afati për aplikim: 1 mars 2017.

The deadline for applications is March 1st, 2017.Për skenaristët, një mundësi shumë e mirë për të punuar skenarët dhe finalizuar projektet filmike me kontaktet e ofruara nga ky event.
The deadline for applications is March 1st, 2017.

The deadline for applications is March 1st, 2017.
Goethe Institut’s 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
1st module: DEVELOPING STORIES TO SCRIPTS
within the framework of the Transylvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca / Romania
September 2017
2nd module: FINDING A UNIQUE VISUAL STYLE FOR YOUR FILM & FURTHER SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
within the framework of the “Manaki Brothers” International Cinematographers Film Festival, Bitola / Macedonia
November/December 2017
3rd module: DIRECTING ACTORS
within the framework of the Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade / Serbia
March 2018
4th 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 information about the application process for FIRST FILMS FIRST 2017/18 program you can find on www.firstfilmsfirst.com