We are proud to announce that Dominik Mencej\’s debut RIDERS will have its world premiere in the Main Competition of Sarajevo Film Festival 2022. RIDERS is the 7th completed film of Goethe-Institut\’s FIRST FILMS FIRST in its 7th year and Mencej is an alumnus of our first generation. “Freedom is something everybody understands, but no …
The 1st module of the Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST program has wrapped within the framework of the Transylvania International Film Festival. For five intensive days, new participants from our 7th generation have been developing their scripts with the help of our inspiring tutors Gabriele Brunnenmeyer and Eran Kolirin. Next stop Bitola!
Just one day after our 1st module wrapped at Transilvania International Film Festival 2022 | TIFF, our new participant, writer/director Kristina Spassovska won the Transilvania Pitch Stop Development Award for her project 40, MARIA LUISA BOULEVARD, produced by Maya Vitkova-Kosev! The award comes with 5,000 euro, offered by Avanpost Media & TIFF. Congrats to Kristina …
FFF’s “40, MARIA LUISA BOULEVARD” wins Transilvania Pitch Stop Development Award! Read More »
We are proud to announce that Stefan Constantinescu’s film MAN AND DOG has been awarded with Special Mention in the Romanian Film Days – Feature Film section of Transylvania International Film Festival. The film, which was developed through Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST had its world premiere with rave reviews at Göteborg Film Festival, which was …
The new generation of Goethe-Institut\’s FIRST FILMS FIRST started to work on their scripts in Cluj, Romania thanks to the partnership of the Transilvania International Film Festival 2022 | TIFF & MEDIA program of Creative Europe. Long-time collaborator and famous consultant Gabriele Brunnenmeyer is once again with us to help the participants, together with the …
GABRIELE BRUNNENMEYER & ERAN KOLIRIN to TUTOR the NEW GENERATION of FFF! Read More »
\’The Bus to Amerika is about an adventurous refugee boy called Sefran who daydreams about escaping the camp for Amerika. An unfortunate religious transgression propels him into the grown-up world where he must face himself and his people to find acceptance.\’ The project is Derya Durmaz\’s debut feature which was developed via Goethe-Institut\’s FIRST FILMS …
\”On the Greek folk mountains, there is a remote superstitious village. Peter, a different teenager, lives there with his strict grandmother & his overprotective mother. Through a series of events and lies revealed, curses are unveiled and Peter will sacrifice his light-blue eyes in order to be free.\” https://www.sff.ba/…/cinelink-industry-days-reveals… Thanasis Neofotistos\’ debut has been developed …
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Stefan Constantinescu’s debut MAN AND DOG will have its national premiere at Transilvania Film Festival as part of the competition Romanian Days. The director has developed his debut via Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST and the film had its world premiere at Göteborg Film Festival in the Nordic Light section which was in fact another national …
FFF’s MAN AND DOG goes TRANSILVANIA for the NATIONAL PREMIERE! Read More »
This year we have received 94 diverse and exciting debut film projects from Southeast Europe. More than ever, it was difficult to choose only 8 participants. After a long deliberation, our Jury Committee has reached the final decision. We proudly present you the 7th generation of Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST participants and their projects: (in …
Acclaimed short film director Thanasis Neofotistos’ fiction feature debut The Boy With The Light Blue Eyes (aka Peter and The Wolf) is among the seven projects selected for Cannes Film Festival’s Focus COPRO! The 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗥𝗢\’ initiative, is a new 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵y 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴\’ 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 …
FFF’s THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT BLUE EYES Go Focus COPRO at CANNES! Read More »