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WORKS IN PROGRESS

FIRST CUT+

First Cut+ is a program launched in 2020 for boosting the promotion & audience engagement strategies of feature films that previously took part in a First Cut Lab workshop.

First Cut+ works in close cooperation with When East Meets West and each year selectes and promotes 8 different films.
Participating projects benefit from lectures and individual mentoring consultations on promotion, marketing, PR & press, festivals, and sales strategy from various film industry consultants. This is followed by a works-in-progress organised under the ‘First Cut+’ label, open to selected decision makers (sales agents & distributors, festivals’ programmers, etc).

More detailed info about the session of First Cut+ soon!

FIRST CUT + 2025  SELECTED PROJECTS

*further details soon to be disclosed

Amores

by Grace Passô
Entre Filmes | Brasil
Globo Filmes and Desvia | Brasil

Borderline

by Ignas Jonynas
Baltic Productions | Lithuania

Despite the Scars

by Felix Rier
Helios Sustainable Films | Italy

Girl in the Night

by Luka Marčetić
Temporama | Slovenia
RTV Slovenija, Studio Cepelin and 001 | Slovenia

Summer School, 2021

by Dužan Duong
nutprodukce, AZN kru. | Czech Republic
nuprodukcia | Slovakia

Those Who Whistle After Dark

by Pinar Yorgancioglu
İndiBindi Film, Gece Kuşu, İkinci Yeni, Rosa Film | Turkey
Portokal Films | Bulgaria
Marlene Film, Riva Filmproduktion | Germany

Urban Disobedience Toolkit

by Vladimír Turner
Beginner’s Mind | Czech Republic
Prague City Gallery, Utopia Libri and Arnika | Czech Republic

White Lies

by Alba Zari
Slingshot Films | Italy
Agent Double | Belgium