FFF participants Nikos Labôt and Florenc Papas are among the winners of SEE Cinema Network Fund for project development. Nikos Labôt\’s Her Job and Florenc Papas\’s Open Door are among seven projects to win support from the South East Europe Cinema Network (SEE Cinema Network). Open Door will receive €7,500, and Her Job will get …
First Films First is starting a new initiative where we present to you short fiction films that young film-makers can learn from. Every week, we will stream for free an artistically accomplished, and often critically acclaimed film that did not require a big budget or complicated production. The aim is to show that idea and …
Unique projects, great team, very supportive coordinators, brilliant consultants, remarkable exchange of experiences on: national filmographies, production conditions (difficulties and opportunities), cultural issues, financial and political circumstances!! The group meetings and the thorough discussion that I had with both consultants made me grasp the core of the weaknesses in my script, it gave me great …
Florenc Papas (left) and producer Eno Milkani with Boat Meeting Award With his project OPEN DOOR, the Albanian FFF participant Florenc Papas has won the award for best pitch at Boat Meeting , the co-production market of the 46th Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist, Ukraine\’s biggest festival and one of the most important events …
A HUMBLE OBSERVER We interviewed our tutor Allan Starski at our workshop at the Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers\’ Film Festival in Bitola, Macedonia. One of the world\’s most prominent production designers Allan Starski, best known for winning the Academy Award in 1993 for his work on Steven Spielberg\’s Schindler\’s List, was last week tutoring the …
FFF is proud to announce that Mad Max: Fury Road cinematographer John Seale and Walk the Line DoP Phedon Papamichael will have talks open to the public at the Manaki Brothers festival, in the frame of the First Films First\’s second module. In addition, two masterclasses by FFF tutors Karpo Godina and Allan Starski will also …
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The Oscar-winning production designer of Schindler\’s List Allan Starski will be one of the tutors at FFF\’s second module, at the Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Film Festival, taking place Sept 10-17 in Bitola, Macedonia, helping the participants find the unique visual style for their films. Allan Starski was born in Warsaw in 1943. He is …
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Having carefully reviewed all applications, the Selection Committee of the FIRST FILMS FIRST program has made a final decision. We have received an overwhelmingly high number of projects – 159 in total. The Committee’s decisions have been very difficult since the quality of the majority of the projects was on a high level. We regret …
Due to overwhelming number of high quality applications, the final selection of the participants for the 1st edition of FIRST FILMS FIRST program is taking longer then we expected and will be announced beginning of May. Thanks for your patience and understanding and once again, thanks to all the directors who applied!