The FCAT LAB is an online post-production workshop that offers support to feature film projects from Africa through post-production-oriented prizes and awards. At the same time, this initiative seeks to increase the visibility and opportunities for films in post-production by introducing them to sales agents, distributors, VOD platforms and international buyers.
The FCAT LAB 2022 took place online, within the framework of “The Palaver Tree” programme, the annual space dedicated to professional and training initiatives at the FCAT. The dates scheduled for FCAT LAB were Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June 2022. Deadline submission to 2022 FCAT LAB was 22nd April.
All FCAT LAB activities will be conducted in English. For more information, please write to fcatlab@fcat.es
AWARDS
Bufis
Sudu Connexion Award
Jump the Wall
Traducciones Bienza Award
The Burdened
Premio Tomahawk Digital
Le mouton de Sada
Tres Gatos Sonido Award
Abo Zabaal Prison 1989
Laser Film Award
So that we stay alive
FCAT Award
SPANISH POSTPRODUCTION SHOWCASE
As part of FCAT LAB 2022, the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) organized a showcase of 5 Spanish companies specialized in post-production, which represent the opportunities that the Spanish audiovisual sector can offer to African productions in the post-production phase. The selected companies were:
The showcase took place on 2nd June at 11am (CET) in person and virtually for African directors and producers interested in Spanish post-production services.
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JURY
GABOR GREINER
FAISSOL GNONLONFIN
THIBAUT BRACQ
After his studies of Cultural Management in Vienna, Birmingham and Chicago, Gabor GREINER worked as a journalist and film critic. In 2003, he moved to Brussels to take charge of the distribution support department of the MEDIA Program at the European Commission’s Film Fund. In 2009, Gabor became acquisitions executive at the international sales agent, The Match Factory. In August 2010, Gabor moved to Berlin to take over acquisitions of the French-German sales company, Films Boutique, winner of the Golden Bear in 2017 and 2020 and the Golden Lion in 2011 and 2016. Gabor is a member of the European Film Academy.
In 2011, Faissol Gnonlonfin founded his production company, Merveilles Production in Benin, which produces documentaries, fiction and TV series. He became an executive producer at VraiVrai Films (France) in 2014 and then at the Burkinabe company Les Films du Djabadjah in 2015. Since then, he has been developing audiovisual and cinematographic works by young African, European and Caribbean writers/directors within these companies. Faissol Gnonlonfin is an executive producer and production manager of feature films and series in sub-Saharan Africa. These productions have been selected for several international festivals and have received numerous awards.
Thibaut Bracq is graduated in Literature, philosophy and in management of the Cultural Organizations. He has a large experience in guiding and supporting emerging directors and producers in the development of their projects. He worked for different festivals and programs, as film programmer, or as coordinator/head of training programs and workshops: Paris project at Paris Cinéma IFF, Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival & Angers Workshops, La Fabrique program in Cannes, Alliance for Development & Open Doors at Locarno IFF, Ulaanbaatar IFF, Jump In in Poitiers IFF, etc. He is currently head of the Atlas Workshops, the industry event and platform of Marrakech IFF.
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