CALL FOR PROJECTS | First Cut Belgium 2027

First Cut Belgium is an initiative supported by the Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel (Centre for Cinema and Audiovisual). Aimed at Belgian feature films in the editing phase, its objective is to improve the audience potential of the films.

The selected teams (director/producer/editor) benefit from a mentoring programme in a creative and stimulating environment, where they can explore new perspectives for their films. In this context, they receive feedback from three international film industry consultants, as well as tailored advice from an editing consultant. A report and a roadmap that can serve as a tool for the remainder of the editing process will be given to the participants at the end of the workshop.

The support programme will be led by consultants and will take place online for 6 weeks between 4 January and 20 June 2027. The exact dates of the Lab will be chosen in agreement with each selected team to best meet the needs of the films. To this end, a preferred period must be mentioned in the application form.

Projects supported by the Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel are exempt from the participation fee payment (6,000 €).

All project submission procedures and eligibility criteria are available on the First Cut Belgium website.

Application deadline: 10 December 2026

For any questions, please contact Marija Fridinovaite