Maria Dissegna
PR ITA & Film Location
First Cut+ is a program that supports narrative and documentary feature projects towards their international positioning and promotion, with a series of consultations on distribution, sales, marketing, and festival strategy, and the showcase of work-in-progress at one of the biggest co-production markets.
The next edition will take place in November 2026 – January 2027, both online and on-site during Trieste IFF at When East Meets West in Trieste, Italy.
It includes:
- 2 online sessions (two hours each) of consultations/brainstorming with an international film marketing expert
- 2 (half an hour each) consultations with an editor regarding the film’s video extract/piece for marketing purposes
- 1 (an hour) consultation with an international sales agent regarding particular needs/strategy for the film
FirstCut + also offers online lectures and master classes (1,5 hour each) focusing on positioning, publicist, media, and marketing of a film.
What will your project gain after the online part of the First Cut + workshop?
- a structured marketing strategy,
- the latest version of the logline meeting the needs of your marketing strategy
- a main still
- a video piece for the marketing purposes of your film
- a ready-to-go pitch, focusing on your film’s Unique Selling Point
- a feature of more than 60'
- a narrative or documentary
- author-driven/arthouse/indie
- at the rough cut or fine cut stage (before the final cut and picture lock)
- a team open to sharing and listening to ideas of marketing and communication
- targeting major festivals for the world premiere.
To candidate your project to take part in FirstCut +, please send an email by Monday, 12th October 2026, at 12:00 pm (noon) to maria.dissegna@idm-suedtirol.com with the following information in English:
Only one selected project from South Tyrol is eligible to take part in the project. Even though a first selection is made by the IDM Film & Music Commission Südtirol, this does not ensure the final participation of the project in FirstCut+. The final selection is exclusively made by the members of the FirstCut + board.