First Cut International is an online platform that augments the main Open Call programmes with online screenings showcasing the best short films by young filmmakers from all over the world.

The three First Cut International programmes are available to stream for free from this page between Monday March 3rd and Saturday March 22nd. To watch the films, follow the links below.

Please note: a few films in these programmes contain material that may be disturbing for some viewers. Please take note of warnings before some films. Viewer discretion is advised.

Programme 1
Sisyphus (Manos Ladas, Greece)
Mourning (Armin Mohammadi, Iran)
A Wave From The Ocean Crashing Into Shore (Jacob Nicholson, UK) )
Trapped (Hana Raouf, Egypt)
Back to the Closet (Alex Dashwood, Canada)
FIND HER! (Cadence Barreda, USA)
A Woman in Trouble (Hunter Leech, Australia)
Self-Portrait II (Paula Benu, Romania)
Do Not Waste Your Potential (Mariia Havryliuk, Ukraine)

WATCH PROGRAMME 1

Programme 2
Piritus (Enikő Dörfler, Hungary)
220 (İsmail Hakkı Koçak, Turkey)
Four Walls of Memory (Joanna Płatek, Poland)
Au Bout des Lèvres (Rick Van Oss, Belgium)
Vralvrol (Hengjia Zhang, China)
Häppchen (Nelly Schmidtlein, Germany)
I exist. I exist. I exist. (Franchesca Grace Castañeda Pagatpat, Philippines)
My Forgotten Self (Lucian Drǎguţ Netherlands)

WATCH PROGRAMME 2

Programme 3
Please Mind the Gap (Märta Menne, Sweden)
Chapa (Zarrina Fernandez, Philippines)
Story from Liberty Street (Kacper Wiącek, Poland)
Oxymoron Life (Fernando Sá Machado, Portugal)
Lavenza (Lauren Eden, Canada)
Waiting on You (Emilia Brewer, USA)
Maze (Zoltán Bendegúz Szabó, Hungary)
Sacred Saturday (Ömer Nusret Tanır, Turkey)

WATCH PROGRAMME 3