Calls & Opportunities
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: TFL opportunities currently available!
December 15, 2021
2021 brought pretty good achievements at TorinoFilmLab, not to brag but: we reached quota 144 TFL films premiered since the birth of the lab, lots of alumni have been acclaimed at the major film festivals, we got back to face-to-face activities including the just-completed Meeting Event that… read more
TFL Meeting Event
TFL MEETING EVENT 2021: the awarded projects
December 2, 2021
Everything comes to an end - even the 14th TFL Meeting Event - and TorinoFilmLab goes big every time with a proper Awards Ceremony wrapping up the whole year and coming after 150 hours of training, 500 one-to-one meetings with decision makers, various pitching… read more
TFL Meeting Event
TFL MEETING EVENT 2021: DAY BY DAY
November 26, 2021
With a couple of days away from the 29th November - the beginning of the 14th Meeting Event back in Turin - the only thing left to do is read carefully and memorize the most important appointments not to miss. read more
TFL Meeting Event
TFL Meeting Event 2021: the Juries, the awards & the Coming Soon selection
November 2, 2021
Needless to say, over the next month the news that you will read on these pages will be related to one topic: the TFL Meeting Event. If you don’t know what we are talking about you probably missed the previous news. read more
Calls & Opportunities
FeatureLab & SeriesLab 2022: the calls are open!
October 20, 2021
Two of the three main TFL annual programmes - SeriesLab and FeatureLab - are currently accepting applications. January’s deadlines are still quite far but this doesn’t mean you should wait to submit an application. Don’t be tardy to the party! read more
TFL Meeting Event
Getting there: TFL Meeting Event 2021
October 10, 2021
Since its birth, the happening at the core of TorinoFilmLab’s activity has always been the TFL Meeting Event, an annual showcase of projects, talents and films developed at TFL, an international co-production forum for independent original or adapted feature films featuring a… read more
TFL News & Events
9 tv series projects boosted by SeriesLab 2021 presented at MIA and open call of SeriesLab 2022
October 4, 2021
It’s time to wrap up the 2021 edition of SeriesLab – the TFL programme strongly dedicated to seriality. After a productive year made of online modules and (finally!) a residential workshop in Turin, the 9 teams are ready to bring their projects on stage during the upcoming MIA - the… read more
Calls & Opportunities
ScriptLab 2022 is open until 1st October 2021!
September 17, 2021
We believe that the most original stories are realised through the generous sharing of personal processes of creation among a group of film professionals, bringing a diversity of experience, culture, and personality to the table. That’s why we do ScriptLab, our long-standing programme… read more
TFL Extended
TFL Extended moves to Madrid with Film & Story Editing workshops
September 16, 2021
Now that we can meet in person again, we are thrilled to present you the workshops TFL Extended - Film & Story Editing, that will take place in Madrid thanks to Comunidad de Madrid and Ayuntamiento de Madrid. read more
TFL Films & Series
Two #TFLfilms awarded at the Venice Film Festival 2021
September 13, 2021
Last Saturday we didn’t miss a bit of the Award Ceremony of the 78th Venice Film Festival – streamed live from the Lido. read more
TFL Films & Series
Getting ready for Toronto and more film festivals
July 29, 2021
No summer break is required in the film festival circuit, from the – just-finished – Cannes Film Festival to Locarno just around the corner; we want to keep you updated about the #TFLfilms making their way around the world. read more
TFL Films & Series
Back to the Lido: TFL brings 3 films to Venice
July 26, 2021
Three films developed also thanks to the TFL’s programmes are ready to approach the Venice lagoon from the 1st to the 11th September for the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival. read more
TFL Films & Series
Cannes Film Festival 2021: the TFL awards
July 19, 2021
The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival came to an end with great pride from the TorinoFilmLab’s community. It’s always a pleasure to see our participants reaching these kinds of achievements. Which ones exactly? Keep reading. read more
TFL Selections & Awards
World Cinema Fund announces the TFL Audience Design Award 2021
July 15, 2021
We are extremely glad to renew an important partnership – for the second year in a row – with the World Cinema Fund (WCF) which supports the production and distribution of feature films and feature-length documentaries, with special attention on independent cinema. read more
TFL News & Events
Alpi Film Lab, 2021 edition: the French and Italian teams
July 13, 2021
Two workshops (out of four) are over for this first year of Alpi Film Lab, initiative of TorinoFilmLab and Annecy Cinéma Italien, launched by Museo Nazionale del Cinema and Bonlieu Scène Nationale Annecy and financed in the frame of the programme Interreg Italia-Francia ALCOTRA 2014… read more
TFL Selections & Awards
TFLFunds 2021: four film projects supported by TorinoFilmLab
July 7, 2021
TorinoFilmLab is made of training, development and funding opportunities. In today’s news, we point out this last aspect since it’s finally time to unveil the four titles that will be financially supported by the TFL Funds across 2021. read more
TFL Films & Series
WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE at Locarno Film Festival 2021
July 1, 2021
After an unordinary 2020 edition, the Locarno Film Festival returns once again to the Piazza Grande of the Swiss city; the 74th edition of the festival will be held from 4th to 14th August 2021. We couldn’t miss the chance to have a #TFLFilm featured in a festival such as Locarno, well known… read more
TFL Selections & Awards
TFL Next TV, the second workshop for TV Series addicted
June 11, 2021
Many good things come with the good season, including the second edition of TFL Next - TV. This workshop, shaped in a digital form, will take place from June 14th to 18th and from July 12th to 16th. And yes, it’s online, which means you can follow the discussion while… read more
TFL Films & Series
Cannes Film Festival selection 2021
June 3, 2021
It's beginning to look a lot like... summer. With the good season comes the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 17 July 2021. read more
TFL Selections & Awards
9 projects are ready for SeriesLab 2021
May 25, 2021
We started the 5th edition of the TorinoFilmLab annual programme focused on TV series with 125 projects coming from 36 different countries, presented by 258 authors with 83 producers. After quite some time spent on analysing, discussing and cherry-picking, we are now ready to reveal the final… read more
Calls & Opportunities
Stay updated with the TFL opportunities - May 2021 edition
May 20, 2021
It may be easy to get lost among all the TFL programmes and initiatives. You can consider this your personal spring recap of 2021 equipped with swift and painless information and deadlines. Have a look, take a note, and get in touch with us if something isn’t clear or if you have any… read more
TFL Next
Comedy Lab’s selection, a brand new TFL Next workshop
May 13, 2021
Isn’t this a great time to unwind with a good old comedy story? We believe so. In the frame of TFL Next – our short but intense virtual workshops programme - TorinoFilmLab wants to equip new and emergent comedy writers with the tools which will push their projects to the top… read more
TFL Selections & Awards
Let’s disclose the 10 FeatureLab projects of 2021
May 6, 2021
Ten feature film projects at an advanced development stage are ready to become more and more real. We are glad to disclose the official selection of the programme led – since 2019 – by the Head of Studies Violeta Bava and curated by Vincenzo Bugno. read more
TFL Selections & Awards
ALPI FILM LAB: the 2021 French/Italian selection is out
April 26, 2021
The first edition of ALPI FILM LAB, the brand-new training, development and educational initiative financed in the frame of the programme Interreg Italia-Francia ALCOTRA 2014-2020 – European Regional Development Fund, is finally shaping up. This initiative, launched by Museo Nazionale del… read more
TFL Next
TFL Next - Film: getting ready for round two
April 9, 2021
The second workshop of the year dedicated to feature film development is about to begin. Sixteen projects – brought by with their writers, directors and/or producers – are ready to be boosted and enlarged. TFL Next - Film #2 is structured in two online sessions held from April 12th to… read more
TFL Next
TFL Next - Film: a new workshop is about to begin
March 26, 2021
New week, new TFL Next workshop. From Monday, March 29th it will be the turn of the first TFL Next workshop 2021 fully dedicated to feature film development. The participants selected, coming from all over the world, will work alongside peers and tutors, within two sessions in March and April. read more
TFL Next
TFL Next - TV: the participants of the first workshop of 2021
March 17, 2021
The first TFL Next workshop of 2021 is about to begin. It’s time to finally disclose the names of the selected participants who will work, between March and April, on their TV Series project. read more
TFL Selections & Awards
20 projects and the 5 Script Editor trainees selected for ScriptLab 2021
March 9, 2021
After moving completely online in 2020, this year ScriptLab returns with a hybrid version, taking learning from last year’s experience and combining it with the knowledge of a residential workshop that has been running successfully since 2009. read more
TFL Films & Series
Two #TFLFilms among the Berlinale 2021 winners!
March 5, 2021
We are very thrilled for the two #TFLfilms awarded during the 71st edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. read more
TFL Films & Series
Waiting for Berlinale 2021: Four TFL Films selected
February 15, 2021
Could there be a Berlinale without some of the best films developed within TorinoFilmLab? We definitely don’t want to jinx it for the future, but we are excited to have four titles at the 71st edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (March 1th-5th and June 9th-20th). read more
Calls & Opportunities
TFL Co-Production Fund 2021: new call open!
February 2, 2021
Big news today: the call for the TFL Co-Production Fund 2021 is now open. The ultimate goal of the fund is to support co-productions between European producers and international co-producers. read more
TFL People
Who will be tutoring the SeriesLab participants in 2021?
January 28, 2021
SeriesLab, TFL programme committed to reach and enhance TV series projects, is gearing up for its fifth edition. The call targeting professional scriptwriters, directors and producers wishing to work on their TV series idea, has got a new deadline: the applications can be submitted until February… read more
TFL Films & Series
Heading to Rotterdam: TFL Films at the IFFR 2021
January 22, 2021
One of the first film festivals of the year, the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), is about to begin. Taking place from February 1st until February 7th and from June 2nd until June 6th 2021, the festival - traditionally dedicated to highlight recent work by talented new… read more
Calls & Opportunities
ALPI FILM LAB: meet the new TFL programme in partnership with Bonlieu Scène Nationale Annecy
January 15, 2021
We are very excited to start 2021 not only with a new international partnership but with an actual brand-new annual initiative: ALPI FILM LAB, financed in the frame of the programme Interreg Italia-Francia ALCOTRA 2014-2020 – European Regional Development Fund, the cross-border cooperation… read more