First Look

First Look 2022

Locarno’s work in progress section, aiming to showcase films in any post-production stage from a different territory, every year. The focus country for the 2022 edition is Germany.

First Look is the work in progress section of Locarno Film Festival, taking place during the Locarno Pro Days and selecting 6 feature films in post-production stage from a different focus country every year.  Since 2012, First Look was launchpad for new productions from Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Israel, Poland, Baltic Countries, Portugal, Serbia and Switzerland. 

For its 11th edition (5-7 August, 2022), the Locarno Film Festival’s First Look initiative focused on German Cinema, thanks to a partnership with German Films. Work in Progress were presented to an audience of sales agents, buyers, programmers and representatives from post-production support funds, with a view to aiding their completion and enhancing both their sales prospects and international festival runs.

A jury made up of festival directors and curators from around the globe awarded several prizes: The Cinegrell First Look Award, which consists of services towards the completion of films in post-production up to the value of €50,000; a prize from Le Film Français, consisting in advertising services to a value of €5,600; and finally the prize offered by Kaiju Cinema Diffusion, worth €5,000, for the design of an international poster, giving the selected film its crucial visual identity in the bustling world of festivals.

First Look Jury:

Vanja Kaludjercic, Festival Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam
Tricia Tuttle, Artistic Director, BFI London Film Festival
HUH Moonyung, Artistic Director, Busan International Film Festival

First Look on German Cinema prizes

Cinegrell First Look Award – post-production service worth 50,000 Euros