Currently we are working on creating and sharing our FilmLAB Modules. The CinemAsia FilmLAB team has transitioned to the concept of Modules so internally and externally the different programs CinemAsia FilmLAB has to offer will be more distinct and insightful. It’s a good choice to make this distinction clearer so we can setup more specified and clearer budgets and project management. But also help our communication with the funds. With the FilmLAB modules we can seperate our programs and request funding for our seperate programs instead having to request funding for FilmLAB in its entirity. It will become clearer how much budget for which program is necessary and how much funding is necessary to greenlight a particular program.

At the moment we have created three distinct modules: the Alumni Netwerk, The FilmLAB Shorts Program and the Writers Room / Development Room.

We are now in the midst of writing and sending in our fundapplications. This takes more time than people usually think. Luckily we have already started with our Alumni Network in modest form as a team of FilmLAB Alumni has recently participated with 48 Hour Cinekid. There will also be a FilmLAB Jam Session at the end of November. FilmLAB Producer Daan Vree is working to set up a alumni newsroom to regularly update the website with interesting and relevant content.

FilmLAB Producer Eva Aussems is busy at work writing and applying to funds for the FilmLAB Shorts Program. She’s also finishing the FilmLAB Shorts planning for the next edition and will check the planning with the sponsorpartners. Will the newly tweaked planning also be better for our production sponsors? We’ll find out soon!

FilmLAB Coordinator Martijn van Veen is also in conversation with Dramaturge Gwyneth Sleutel, who has helped with the organisation and dramaturgic feedback for the Writers Room edition of 2019, to see if we can also start to setup the next edition of the Writers Room.

We will keep you up to date!