Zagreb • Amsterdam • Tallinn

Screenwriting & Directing Lab @ Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival, 6-9 July 2023, Zagreb
Producing Lab @ Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, 31 October – 3 November, 2023, Amsterdam
Marketing and Packaging Lab @ Black Nights Film Festival, 14-18 November, 2023, Tallinn

European Genre Forum is a pan-european project organized by Black Nights Film Festival from Tallinn; Imagine Fantastic Film Festival from Amsterdam and Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival . The main goal of this international project is to connect young and upcoming European film talents.

The European Genre Forum (EGF) is a training programme that sets to boost the careers of future European players in the genre film industry through three talent labs, packed with trainings, panels mentoring and pitching sessions. The Screenwriting and Directing Lab (Fantastic Zagreb) focuses on script development and other artistic aspects of the projects. The Producing Lab  (Imagine Fantastic Film Festival) is aimed at the business side, with coproduction and legal aspects among its topics. The Marketing and Packaging Lab (Black Nights Film Festival) is focusing on pitching, packaging, marketing and sales.

During these three talent labs, up to eight chosen film projects will be able to discuss their ideas with script consultants, learn about the different aspects of (co-) production, sales and packaging from Industry professionals. Mentoring sessions with established genre filmmakers, crowd funders, legal experts and case studies of recent, successful films complete the programme.

WE’RE PROUD TO PRESENT THE 2023 PROJECTS!

LIGHT YEARS

  • Country: Norway
  • Genre: Science Fiction
  • Duration: 90 min
  • Director: Vegard Dahle
  • Producers: Bente Maalen & Håvard Wettland Gossé
  • Writers: Anna Lian & Vegard Dahle
  • Production company: Blaane film AS

IMMORTAL

  • Country: Croatia
  • Genre: Animation Fantasy
  • Duration: 110 min
  • Director: Renato Grgić & Kristijan Petrović
  • Writer: Renato Grgić & Kristijan Petrović
  • Producer: Vanja Vascarac
  • Production company: Narrativium

THE LONG WAY DOWN

  • Country: Italy, Slovenia, Croatia
  • Genre: Horror
  • Duration: 95 min
  • Director: Giacomo Talamini
  • Writer: Giacomo Talamini
  • Producer: Sinisa Juričić
  • Production company: Levante Produzioni

PAWS

  • Country: Germany
  • Genre: Eco-Horror Thriller, Creature-Feature
  • Duration: 90 min
  • Director: Lukas Rinker
  • Writer: Lukas Rinker
  • Producer: Tonio Kellner
  • Production company: Neopol Film

THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES

  • Country: Netherlands
  • Genre: Magical Realism
  • Duration: 90 min
  • Director: Yfke van Berckelaer
  • Writer: Yfke van Berckelaer
  • Producer: Monique van Kessel
  • Production company: Make Way Film

MAYA

  • Country: Cyprus 
  • Genre: Fantasy Thriller
  • Duration: 100 min
  • Director: Tonia Mishiali
  • Co-writers: Andreas Kyriakou and Frixos Masouras
  • Producer: Tonia Mishiali
  • Production company: Bark like a cat films

THE BEAST FROM BELOW

  • Country: Serbia
  • Genre: Horror
  • Duration: 95 min
  • Director: Milan Konjević
  • Writer: Milan Konjević
  • Producer: Milan Todorović & Anabela Lacko
  • Production company: Talking Wolf Productions d.o.o.

NERIUM PARK

  • Country: Spain
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Duration: 100 min
  • Director: Pol Rodríguez
  • Writer: Carles Velat and Belén López
  • Producer: Mayca Sanz
  • Production company: Supernova Films and Allegra Films