First Films First

ABOUT FFF

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FIRST FILMS FIRST

Goethe-Institut Young Directors´ Academy South-Eastern Europe

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\”50px\”][vc_separator type=\”small\” position=\”center\” color=\”#a6a8ab\” width=\”400\” up=\”5\” down=\”1\”][vc_separator type=\”small\” position=\”center\” color=\”#a6a8ab\” width=\”500\” up=\”5\” down=\”55\”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=\”row\” use_row_as_full_screen_section=\”no\” type=\”grid\” angled_section=\”no\” text_align=\”left\” background_image_as_pattern=\”without_pattern\” css_animation=\”\”][vc_column][vc_column_text]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
1st module: DEVELOPING STORIES TO SCRIPTS
within the framework of the Transylvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca / Romania

 

September
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
3rd module: DIRECTING ACTORS
within the framework of the Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade / Serbia

 

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

 

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