European Genre Forum

For its 12th edition, EGF will run three Talent Labs from July to November 2026: a Directing Lab in July (during Fantastic Zagreb, Croatia), a Producing Lab in November (2 – 6 Nov, during Imagine in Amsterdam), and a Sales & Packaging Lab in November (during Black Nights in Tallinn, Estonia).

Projects selected for 2026:

  • Alda (director Vako Kirkitadze, producer Nika Gugushvili)
  • Brian Drain (director and writer Max r Lincoln)
  • Bear Skin (director and writer Marc Charley, producer Marc Charley)
  • Dreaming Differences (director Kateřina Winkler, producer Nataša Jurčová Findrová)
  • Garm (director Matthias Kreter, producer Nicolas Kronauer)
  • Lulu (director Angel Radev, producer Noura Al Kadri)
  • Otuk (director and writer Mariana Jukica, producers Daniel Haingartner, Matthias Halibrand)
  • Sun Offspring (director Octavian Saramet, producer Mara Cracaleanu)

ABOUT EGF

The European Genre Forum (EGF) is a collaboration between the Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam, the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn and Fantastic Zagreb. Established in 2014, the objective of the European Genre Forum is to provide comprehensive cross-sector and film life cycle training for professionals working in European genre and fantastic film – a rapidly growing pan-European industry that is still distinctively different from the general film industry.

Its unique requirements for creative and financial development, production characteristics and distribution and monetizing networks have created a dedicated infrastructure of markets, festivals and training. The EGF has a fruitful collaboration with the BIF Market (part of the Brussels Fantastic Film Festival), and projects from previous editions enjoy successful festival runs both in Europe and the US.

The EGF Call for Submissions takes place every spring. More information can be found on the EGF website: europeangenreforum.com.

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