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 postproduction by introducing them to sales agents, distributors, VOD platforms and international buyers.
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 postproduction by introducing them to sales agents, distributors, VOD platforms and international buyers.
The FCAT LAB 2023 take 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 will be Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May 2023.
Deadline submission to 2023 FCAT LAB is 28th March.
All FCAT LAB activities will be managed in English. For more information, please write to fcatlab@fcat.es.
PROJECTS
JURY
RAFAEL GARCÍA
PAZ PIÑAR
ANDREAS ROTHBAUER
In 1995 he started working at Laserfilm. He soon moved to the technical area and since then has supervised the subtitling of more than a thousand films, series, shorts, and has been its director since 2008. Since 2012 he has been collaborating with the San Sebastian Festival as a member of the jury of companies awarding the WIP Latam and Europe awards. Through Laserfilm he has supported various festivals such as FIBABC, Márgenes, Festival de Cine Italiano de Madrid, Cortogenia and of course the FCAT.
She studied Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad de Sevilla and Film Directing at the Madrid Film School (ECAM). Paz has worked in production and direction of TV, cinema and advertising; work that he has combined with writing and directing personal projects in the fields of fiction and documentary. She has been a member of the Film Production Aid Committee of the ICAA (Ministry of Culture) and a member of the Evaluation Committee for Production Subsidies in Andalusia (Department of Culture). In 2008 she joined RTVA’s Financed Production Department and since 2020 she has been Head of RTVA’s Film Department.
Since December 2012 Andreas Rothbauer is the founder and Co-CEO of PICTURE TREE INERNATIONAL (PTI) with headquarters in Berlin. Prior to seting up PICTURE TREE INERNATIONAL, Andreas was working for KIRCH MEDIA/BETA FILM ( 2000-2012) and had a temporary post at the EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG XIII. – Information Society.
He holds a Master Degree in ‘Audio-Visual Management’ as well as ‘Political Science’ and studied in Berlin, Wellington (NZ) as well as Rome. Andreas Rothbauer is part time teaching film marketing and financing at various film institutions and has been a jury member for various film funding bodies in Germany and abroad.