The first edition of the British Next Wave Genre Lab, an initiative of Film Constellation, Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival and Tatino Films, has found its first projects.
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Following an open call led by Myriam Sassine, Evrim Ersoy and Edward Parodi, which saw hundreds of filmmakers apply to be part of the development lab, 12 feature film projects have been selected, highlighting genre stories from across the UK
Meanwhile, the program has secured additional masterclasses from some of the world’s leading genre filmmakers. Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Jessica Hausner (“Little Joe”) and Tea Shop Productions (“The Surfer,” “Fall,” “47 Meters Down”) have joined the list of award-winning talent contributing to the lab, alongside Patrik Andersson, Jenna Cato Bass, Verena Gräfe-Höft, Antoine Waked, Carlota Pereda, Andy Starke, Dan Martin and Frank Kruse.
The UK Next Wave Genre Lab is a development initiative and recipient of the BFI Creative Challenge grant, which awards National Lottery Funding. The Lab was established to build and support the UK’s next generation of genre talent. The Lab aims to showcase emerging filmmakers and their projects internationally, and give them the tools to break into the global marketplace.
