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FFF PROJECTS GET DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT from SERBIA!

We are so glad to share with you that two projects of Goethe-Institut\’s FIRST FILMS FIRST programme got project development support from Film Center Serbia.  Nikola Zdravkovic had started Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST program with his feature fiction debut project SILVANA without a producer. However, after the completion of four FFF modules, prominent film producer …

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FIRST FILMS FIRST’s MURINA selected for Cannes!

We are super excited and proud to share with you that MURINA by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović is selected for the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight section of Cannes Film Festival 2021 along with visionary directors of our time! MURINA was developed within the second edition of the Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST program. It is a family drama …

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The MAN WITHOUT GUILT by Ivan Gergolet says ACTION!

The feature fiction debut of Ivan Gergolet, The Man Without Guilt was developed during Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST program.  The project got production support from the Slovenian Film Centre, the Italian Ministry of Culture’s Audiovisual Directorate, and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre. And now, first slate is clapped for The Man Without a Guilt which is a working-class …

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FFF’s LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS goes TORINO FILM LAB!

Film director Urska Djukic started developing her feature fiction debut Little Trouble Girls during Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST training program. She was also selected for Cinefondation Residence of Cannes FF with the same project. Now, Little Trouble Girls is among the ten selected projects for FeatureLab of Torino Film Lab. Congratulations!  ‘‘In the early 2000s, a …

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ANNOUNCING THE 6th GENERATION OF GOETHE-INSTITUT’S FIRST FILMS FIRST!

As always, it was very difficult to choose only 8 participants among 87 exciting applications of debut feature films from Southeast Europe. After thorough and long deliberation, our Jury Committee has reached the final decision. We proudly present you the 6th generation of Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST participants and their projects: (in alphabetical order) AISHA …

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Results will be out on May 25th!

Dear filmmakers and colleagues, As Goethe-Institut\’s FIRST FILMS FIRST training program, we would like to ask for one more week of your patience before we announce the selected projects for our next edition. Results will be out on May 25th! Thanks a lot for your understanding.

Thank you for 87 applications!

We are so delighted to have received 87 applications for Goethe- Institut’s First Films First training program this year. We just can’t wait to discover new talents and cinematic voices from the South-East Europe region! The selection results will be out by May 30th!

SNOW AND THE BEAR swept the AWARDS @MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE! 

Selcen Ergun’s debut project SNOW and the BEAR started the development journey four years go by receiving the Best Project Award at Meetings On The Bridge of Istanbul Film Festival. Afterward, the director developed her project via four modules of Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST training program. In time, Snow and the Bear kept receiving numerous …

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FFF Project GLORY B goes BERLINALE TALENTS PROJECT MARKET!

Berlinale’21 has kicked off and we are so happy to have GLORY B among the selected projects as part of Berlinale Talents Project Market.  Director Konstantinos Antonopoulos is currently developing his feature-fiction debut as a participant of Goethe-Institut’s FIRST FILMS FIRST training program. Antonopoulos was amongst Berlinale Talents last year and this year GLORY B …

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