CIMA Impulsa announces its 6th edition to support feature film and series projects written by women screenwriters—emerging or experienced—based in Spain or Latin America with audiovisual training or background. Eligible formats include fiction, documentary, and animation, in either feature-length or series form. Applications open on May 14 and close on May 28, 2025, via an online form requiring a synopsis, project dossier, script, CVs, and proof of registration. A specialized committee will select up to 16 projects, which will receive one-on-one mentoring, masterclasses, and pitching training from July 2025 through May 2026, culminating in a public showcase before industry professionals.
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CIMA IMPULSA
The EICTV Screenwriting Chair announces the 4th Audiovisual Screenwriting Residency, running from September 8 to December 5, 2025, in Havana. Five original feature‑film projects in development (Spanish or Portuguese) will be selected. Open to screenwriters and audiovisual professionals with prior experience, it comprises 13 weeks of intensive training: dramaturgy, structure, treatment, outline, scene writing, rewriting and tutor guidance. Application deadline: May 23, 2025; results on June 17. Required materials: CV, portfolio, synopsis, personal short story and application form (send to maestriaguion@gmail.com). Fee: €5,000.
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IV Screenwriting Residency - EICTV
The EICTV Online Laboratory in Scriptwriting and Production Design will take place from September 1 to December 1, 2025, entirely online, with two weekly two-hour sessions for subgroups of up to five projects, with a maximum of twenty participants per workshop. It is intended for students and professionals in Film, Television, Theatre, Audiovisual Communication, Multimedia Design, Journalism, and related fields who wish to develop a literary script (fiction or documentary, short or feature-length) and design its production for presentation to international funding bodies. Tuition is €800 for writer/director + producer teams or individual participation in both workshops, and €400 for participants attending only one.
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Screenwriting and Production Design - EICTV
The Iberseries & Platino Industria Co-Production and Financing Forum is a professional industry initiative taking place in Madrid, Spain, as part of Iberseries & Platino Industria 2026, from September 29 to October 2, 2026. The forum is designed for production companies seeking opportunities for co-production, financing, distribution, and international market access.
The call is open to fiction, documentary (docuseries), and animation projects in feature film and series formats. It focuses on projects looking to connect with producers, distributors, sales agents, streaming platforms, and investors through one-on-one meetings and professional networking activities.
The program welcomes international submissions, particularly from Europe, Latin America, and the United States, while remaining open to projects from any country with international co-production potential. The application deadline is June 11, 2026, at 4:00 PM (GMT+2).
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Call for Co-Production and Financing Forum - Iberseries & Platino Industria
Pitch de Plataformas y Productoras is an international call organized by Iberseries & Platino Industria for audiovisual professionals and companies from Ibero-America seeking to present projects to platforms, production companies, distributors, and potential industry partners. The initiative is part of the event’s professional market and aims to foster financing, co-production, development, and distribution opportunities.
The call accepts fiction, documentary, animation, and non-fiction projects in formats such as feature films, series, miniseries, superseries, TV series, telenovelas, docuseries, reality shows, and other audiovisual formats. Eligible projects may be at different stages, including development, pre-production, production, and work in progress.
For the 2026 edition, the application deadline is April 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (GMT+2, Madrid). The pitching activities will take place during Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid, Spain, from September 29 to October 2, 2026.
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Pitch de Plataformas y Productoras - Iberseries & Platino Industria
