The Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), based in Mexico, offers a Screenplay Competition primarily aimed at national authors or residents in the country. The submission period ran from March 17, 2026, until April 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The festival itself will take place from July 24 to August 2, 2026.
This call focuses on fiction projects with open themes and is structured as a screenplay competition, aligned with pitch and development formats. It accepts both short film and feature film scripts, allowing a range of projects in the writing stage to participate.
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NATIONAL SCRIPT CONTEST - GIFF
LINKEAD@S 2025 is a call launched by FIDBA (Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival) for early-stage documentary feature projects from Latin America. The initiative supports emerging ideas through mentoring, labs, masterclasses, and professional networking. Activities will take place in person in Buenos Aires from October 6–11, 2025.
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Link - LINKEAD@S
ECM+LAB 2026 es el 10.º Encuentro de Coproducción del Mercosur, realizado en el marco del FAM 30 años en Florianópolis, Brasil. Esta edición especial amplía su alcance a Iberoamérica y está orientada a fortalecer alianzas, estrategias de financiamiento y oportunidades de coproducción para proyectos audiovisuales en desarrollo.
La convocatoria estuvo abierta del 31 de marzo al 10 de mayo de 2026, considerando la prórroga del plazo original. El encuentro se llevará a cabo de manera presencial del 4 al 6 de septiembre de 2026, dentro de las actividades del festival FAM, que se desarrollará del 3 al 9 de septiembre de 2026.
La iniciativa acepta postulaciones internacionales de países del Mercosur, Iberoamérica, España, Portugal y otros territorios asociados. Está dirigida a proyectos de largometraje de ficción, documental e híbrido.
El programa combina actividades de laboratorio y mercado, ofreciendo espacios de capacitación, asesorías, networking y reuniones de coproducción. Además, algunos proyectos seleccionados pueden acceder a apoyos para su participación presencial, consolidando al ECM+LAB como una plataforma relevante para el desarrollo y la internacionalización de proyectos audiovisuales.
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ECM + LAB (Industry)
The Curt Creixent 2025 Pitch Call for Script Projects is open to filmmakers developing a short film script. Eligible applicants must be born, registered, or have a production company based in the Valencian Community. Up to 6 projects will be selected to participate in a professional pitch session, including mentoring and one-to-one meetings with industry professionals.
Applicants must submit an application form, a project dossier (synopsis, treatment, artistic intentions, budget, and production plan), the creator’s bio, and proof of connection to the Valencian Community. Projects must still be in the writing stage and not yet filmed.
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Curt Creixent - Pitch
The Coral Post-Production Award of the 2026 Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is an audiovisual industry call aimed at Latin American and Caribbean projects in the post-production stage. The initiative supports the completion of feature films through specialized services and resources that help strengthen their development and international circulation potential.
The call takes place in Cuba and is part of the industry sections of the Havana Film Festival. It accepts international submissions from Latin America and the Caribbean, including fiction, documentary, and animation projects. The program belongs to the Work in Progress / Post-Production category within the film market and industry field.
The submission deadline is August 15, 2026. The festival will take place from December 4 to 14, 2026, in Havana, Cuba. Eligible projects must be feature films currently in the post-production stage.
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CORAL AWARD FOR POSTPRODUCTION - LA HABANA
