MAFF (Málaga Festival Fund & Co Production Event), organized by MAFIZ as part of the Málaga Film Festival (Spain), is a co-production market aimed at feature-length fiction, documentary, and animation projects in an advanced stage of development. The call is open to production companies from Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries, fostering international co-production, financing opportunities, mentoring, and networking with industry professionals. Short films, TV series, web series, TV movies, and journalistic reports are not eligible. The 2026 call for projects is open from July 15 to October 22, 2026, and the event will take place March 2–5, 2027, in Málaga, Spain.
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Málaga - MAFF
Vanguardia: Film Project Incubator – Ícaro Industria 2026 is an international film development program based in Guatemala, focused on strengthening early-stage audiovisual projects through training, mentorship, and tools for financing and co-production opportunities. The call is open to Spanish-speaking directors, screenwriters, and producers from around the world with feature film projects in fiction, documentary, or animation.
The application period will be open from April 19 to May 19, 2026. Selected projects will participate in an online training program from June 6 to July 5, 2026, including sessions on project development, production structures, budgeting, financing, project presentation materials, pitching, artificial intelligence tools, and immersive storytelling. The program will conclude with a pitch presentation on July 5, 2026, where one project will be selected to participate in the International Co-production Meeting as part of Ícaro Industria 2026, taking place in November in Guatemala City.
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CUTTING-EDGE INCUBATOR
The JIIFF Lab 2026 call is aimed at director-producer duos from Ibero-America developing a fiction feature project. The lab will take place from January 27 to 31, 2026 in José Ignacio, Uruguay, as part of the Working JIIFF industry program.
Participants will receive personalized mentoring from international experts in areas such as directing, screenwriting, editing, and audience design, along with networking opportunities and a final project pitch before a jury.
Projects must be in development, with a maximum budget of US$ 1,500,000 and at least 25% secured financing. Directors and producers must meet minimum experience requirements in short or feature films and festival participation, as well as residency in Ibero-America.
Awards include the Fondo Pfeffer del Sur, offering US$ 50,000 for project development, and the Musitelli Award, providing US$ 50,000 in filming equipment in Uruguay. Submission deadlines are October 31 and December 12, 2025.
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JIIFF LAB
WIP LATINO 11 is GLAFF’s Work in Progress program, created to support fiction and documentary feature films currently in the editing or post-production stage. The call is open to Latinx, Latin American, and U.S.-based BIPOC filmmakers. Selected projects will receive access to professional post-production services, a cash award, and industry networking opportunities during the festival. The program will take place in Los Angeles, United States, from November 5–7, 2026. Eligible projects must be feature-length fiction or documentary films with a running time between 60 and 140 minutes. Applications are open from June 23 through August 18, 2026, with August 18, 2026 serving as the submission deadline.WIP LATINO 11 is GLAFF’s Work in Progress program, created to support fiction and documentary feature films currently in the editing or post-production stage. The call is open to Latinx, Latin American, and U.S.-based BIPOC filmmakers. Selected projects will receive access to professional post-production services, a cash award, and industry networking opportunities during the festival. The program will take place in Los Angeles, United States, from November 5–7, 2026. Eligible projects must be feature-length fiction or documentary films with a running time between 60 and 140 minutes. Applications are open from June 23 through August 18, 2026, with August 18, 2026 serving as the submission deadline.
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GLAFF - WIP Latino
Tres Puertos es un laboratorio de desarrollo de largometrajes organizado por AUSTRALAB, dirigido a cineastas de toda Iberoamérica. La edición 2026 se realizará del 19 al 23 de noviembre de 2026 en la zona lacustre andina de la Región de La Araucanía, Chile. El laboratorio funciona como una residencia creativa enfocada en fortalecer los aspectos narrativos, estéticos, temáticos y conceptuales de proyectos en etapa de desarrollo mediante un acompañamiento personalizado.
La convocatoria está abierta a proyectos de largometraje de ficción, documental o híbrido, incluyendo primeros, segundos y terceros largometrajes, así como casos específicos de cineastas con mayor trayectoria que cambian entre ficción y no ficción. Pueden postular directoras y directores de toda Iberoamérica, además de personas residentes en la región bajo las condiciones establecidas por la convocatoria.
Las postulaciones estarán abiertas del 29 de julio al 30 de agosto de 2026, y los proyectos seleccionados se anunciarán el 2 de octubre de 2026.
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Australab - Three Ports
