TFL Films & Series
THE SALT IN OUR WATERS by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit will be screened in both the BUSAN IFF and the BFI London Film Festival 2020!
September 14, 2020
Two film festivals in October for THE SALT IN OUR WATERS, the debut feature of the Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit: the film has been in fact selected for both the BFI London Film Festival (7-18 October 2020) and the Busan International Film Festival (21-30 October 2020) within the… read more
TFL Next
TFL Next: a September full of intensive workshops!
September 2, 2020
September promises to be full of meetings, with 3 intensive TFL Next online workshops exploring screenwriting! read more
TFL Next
TFL Next tackles Audience Design with a special workshop on 10-18 September!
August 28, 2020
Summer is almost gone… and so we get back on track with a new TFL Next workshop – the first dedicated to Audience Design! read more
TFL Films & Series
LA NUIT DES ROIS by Philippe Lacôte selected for the 77th Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti competition!
July 28, 2020
For the first time in twenty years, an Ivorian feature film will compete at the Venice International Film Festival. We are glad to share that Philippe Lacôte’s LA NUIT DES ROIS (NIGHT OF THE KINGS) is one of the 19 titles selected for 2020 Venice’s Orizzonti section, and will… read more
TFL Films & Series
TFL Film ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES selected at Shanghai IFF and Sarajevo Film Festival!
July 24, 2020
We are happy to announce that the second feature film by Michalis Konstantatos, ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES has been selected in the Golden Goblet Award Official Selection at the Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (25/07 - 02/08) AND the Feature Competition at Sarajevo Film Festival 2020 … read more
TFL Selections & Awards
ZAFARI by Mariana Rondón winner of the new WCF Europe – TFL Audience Design Award!
July 21, 2020
We are proud to announce the recipient of the very first WCF Europe – TFL Audience Design Award, powered by the World Cinema Fund and TorinoFilmLab: ZAFARI, by Mariana Rondón! The Audience Design Award – by WCF Europe & TFL consists of a scholarship to participate in… read more
Calls & Opportunities
TorinoFilmLab announces dates for 2021 calls for applications
July 20, 2020
We are excited to announce the upcoming deadlines to apply to our annual labs for feature film and TV series projects. Structured around 3 workshops and a final presentation in front of the industry, these comprehensive training initiatives are a unique opportunity to enhance the project… read more
TFL Selections & Awards
A documentary and two fiction feature film projects supported through the TFL Audience Design Fund 2020
July 16, 2020
TorinoFilmLab announces the recipients of the TFL Audience Design Fund 2020: three feature film projects – a documentary and two fiction features – to receive TFL’s distribution support, consisting of a € 45.000 grant and the participation in a tailor-made consultancy. … read more
TFL Films & Series
World premiere of FeatureLab project AND THEY MAY STILL BE ALIVE TODAY at the Transilvania International Film Festival!
July 10, 2020
We are delighted to share that the film AND THEY MAY STILL BE ALIVE TODAY by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu and produced by Bogdan Craciun will have its world premiere during the Romanian Days at the Transilvania International Film Festival. The project participated in FeatureLab 2016 which at the time was… read more
TFL Selections & Awards
CHOCOBAR by Lucrecia Martel recipient of the TFL Co-Production Fund 2020!
July 2, 2020
The new documentary project by Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel is the winner of the TFL Co-Production Fund 2020 (€ 50.000), which supports co-productions between European and international companies. read more
TFL Films & Series
ALBATROS, the first TFL Series released on July 1st!
June 30, 2020
Just three years after the beginning of the SeriesLab programme, we are extremely pleased to celebrate the release of the first TFL Series ever, ALBATROS, available from tomorrow on Telenet Play in Flanders & Brussels! read more
TFL News & Events
Free webinar: What is the future of storytelling after the Pandemic?
June 25, 2020
TorinoFilmLab is hosting a free webinar which will be available in a live, Zoom streaming on Monday the 29th of June, discussing one of the most pressing issues that we, as creatives, are going to face in the post-corona virus era: What is the future of storytelling after the Pandemic? … read more
TFL News & Events
The TFL Meeting Event goes digital: a brand-new, online edition to be held on 16-20 November
June 17, 2020
We are excited to announce that the 2020 edition of the TFL Meeting Event will take place digitally from the 16th to the 20th of November! read more
TFL Next
TFL Next: discover the selection of the 4th Film Development workshop!
June 15, 2020
The 4th TFL Next – Film Development workshop begins today, the last one before the summer break. So far 50 participants – from 30 countries around the world – with a total of 31 feature films have taken part in the online workshops dedicated to film development, which inaugurated… read more
TFL Next
TFL Next – Film Development: announcing 8 new feature film projects
June 8, 2020
Another week, another workshop: we are thrilled to welcome a new group of filmmakers for our online training TFL Next – Film Development! read more
TFL Films & Series
SWEAT by Magnus von Horn selected at Cannes 2020!
June 4, 2020
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the Official Selection of films that should have been presented on the Croisette in 2020, and we are delighted to share that Magnus von Horn’s second feature film SWEAT is one of these titles. read more
TFL People
FeatureLab trainers line-up announced!
May 29, 2020
We are excited to kick off the FeatureLab 2020 programme and to unveil the trainers line-up of this year’s first workshop, which will be held entirely online starting from June 4th. read more
TFL Next
Voices of TFL Next – testimonials from the first online film development workshop
May 28, 2020
Writing a film is something personal, and doing so in a group workshop setting with a tutor, requires listening, closeness and interpersonal understanding. This is what we had in mind when we created TFL Next. We wanted to provide an opportunity for film professionals from all around the world to… read more
TFL Green
Green TFL: how can we rethink our industry?
May 22, 2020
It is time for change. For years now, we have been witnessing a shift in the world and the way we relate to it: sustainability, diversity, inclusivity and gender equality are some of the topics that can no longer be ignored. As an international laboratory, it is in our DNA to question the practices… read more
TFL Next
The 2nd TFL Next workshop starts today: discover the 11 feature film projects selected!
May 18, 2020
Today the second TFL Next kicked off, our new online workshop focused on film development, and we’re thrilled to present the 11 selected feature film projects! read more
TFL Next
TFL Next – Audience Design: call for applications now open!
May 12, 2020
We are thrilled to launch the first Audience Design workshop adapted to the new formula TFL Next, our new package of intensive online workshops! read more
TFL Next
Discover the 12 projects selected for the first TFL Next Film Development workshop!
May 11, 2020
We are so excited to present the 12 feature film projects taking part in the first edition of our new online development workshop: TFL Next! read more
Calls & Opportunities
Enhancing skills development & networking for emerging Italian producers: TorinoFilmLab launches TFL Up & Coming Italia
May 4, 2020
We are happy to present the new initiative TFL Up & Coming Italia, specifically designed for emerging Italian producers taking their first steps into international co-production! read more
TFL Next
Apply to TFL Next – Online workshops!
April 29, 2020
We are excited to announce the newest TFL initiative: TFL Next! In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever to sustain a strong, international community and to continue developing original and unique stories that can impact the future. With this in mind, TorinoFilmLab has chosen… read more
TFL Selections & Awards
FeatureLab 2020 selection unveiled!
April 28, 2020
TorinoFilmLab is proud to unveil the ten projects selected for the upcoming edition of FeatureLab 2020. "10 projects with an original artistic identity coming from very different parts of the world, all of them representing somehow the complexity of this planet, the state of things in a… read more
TFL People
THE SKY IS MINE by Deepak Rauniyar, winner of the TFL Co-Production Fund 2019
April 24, 2020
Pooja, a Nepali police officer, has broken centuries-old misogyny by becoming the first female Superintendent. She comes across her first case in a violent border town, a case nobody wants to deal with. Whilst tens of thousands are in the streets protesting systemic discrimination against the dark… read more
TFL News & Events
ScriptLab 2020 kicks off online!
April 17, 2020
Completely redesigned to adapt to the global health emergency, the first module of the ScriptLab programme kicked off online on Thursday 16th April. read more
Calls & Opportunities
World Cinema Fund and TorinoFilmLab announce the new Audience Design Award
February 28, 2020
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with the World Cinema Fund (WCF), increasing the support to WCP-funded projects during the production stage: the Audience Design Award! read more
Calls & Opportunities
TFL International Funds: apply now for production & distribution support!
February 21, 2020
We are excited to launch the 2020 calls for TFL’s funds dedicated to international co-productions: feature film projects – fiction, documentary or animation – involving European and extra-European partners can now apply for the TFL Audience Design Fund & the TFL Co-Production… read more
TFL News & Events
Meet the TFL Community at the Berlinale 2020!
February 14, 2020
The TFL Community is ready to land at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival (20 February – 01 March 2020) with a rich programme: in addition to the participation of the TFL Staff & Pedagogical Team in several activities, 7 TFL Films … read more
TFL Extended
TFL Extended – TV Series: participants announced!
February 12, 2020
We are excited to kick off the first TFL Extended workshop of the year which will be all about TV series development! read more
TFL Selections & Awards
Discover the projects and Story Editor trainees selected for ScriptLab 2020!
February 4, 2020
We are extremely glad to present the full selection of ScriptLab 2020 and to announce the partners supporting this new edition. read more
Calls & Opportunities
Apply now to the intensive workshop TFL Extended – Story Editing
January 30, 2020
We are happy to present a new formula for our intensive training TFL Extended – Story Editing, enabling even deeper networking and a more hands-on experience. read more
TFL Films & Series
The Berlinale selects a total of 5 TFL Films for its upcoming edition!
January 29, 2020
This is a new record for TorinoFilmLab: the upcoming edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (20 February – 01 March), celebrating this year its 70th anniversary, will showcase no less than 5 TFL Films. read more
TFL Films & Series
Massoud Bakhshi’s YALDA to be screened at Sundance and Berlinale 2020
January 23, 2020
Director Massoud Bakhshi (Iran) has secured a prestigious festival run for his sophomore TFL Film YALDA: a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2020 (23 January – 02 February) and a European premiere less than a month after, within the section … read more
Calls & Opportunities
Join the TFL Extended – Feature Film workshops!
January 20, 2020
We are happy to say that the call for the first TFL Extended – Feature Film workshop of 2020 is open! The workshop will focus on feature film development and will be held from April 17th to 21st in Turin, Italy. read more