Festival start: 12 September 2026
Festival end: 12 September 2026
ACOCOMARKET – Pitch Acocollona’t 2026 is an initiative by Acocollona’t – Girona Fantastic and Horror Film Festival, in collaboration with ARKANA, aimed at promoting new audiovisual projects and connecting their creators with industry professionals.
Out of all the projects submitted, only 6 projects will be selected to participate in person in a professional session on the morning of Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Girona.
The session will include a two-hour pitch workshop, a presentation of each project to 6 producers and industry professionals, followed by one-to-one meetings to receive advice and feedback and explore potential opportunities for development, production, or collaboration.
Each selected project will have 6 minutes to deliver its pitch, plus 1 additional minute to answer questions.
The call is open to audiovisual projects from Girona and the rest of Catalonia, with particular consideration given to projects with a connection to the province of Girona.
The prizes include €300 for the best project, professional music supervision consultancy by The Witch Supervisor, and production consultancy by Pifostio Films.
The deadline for submitting projects is August 27, 2026.
More information: acocollonat.films@gmail.com
PREMIS
Entre els sis projectes seleccionats es concediran els premis següents:
Primer Premi Acocollona’t
300 € al millor projecte.
Premi The Witch Supervisor
Assessorament professional en supervisió musical per a un dels projectes seleccionats.
Premi Pifostio Films
Assessorament de producció per estudiar la viabilitat, les necessitats i les possibles vies
de desenvolupament del projecte.
L’organització podrà incorporar nous premis o col·laboracions professionals abans de la
celebració de l’esdeveniment.
ACOCOLLONA’T 2026 PITCH GUIDELINES
Acocollona’t – Girona Fantastic and Horror Film Festival is launching a pitch session aimed at promoting new audiovisual projects and connecting their creators with industry professionals.
Out of all the projects submitted, only 6 projects will be selected to participate in the professional session, which will take place on the morning of Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Girona.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Audiovisual projects connected to Girona or the rest of Catalonia may be submitted, whether through the residence of their creators, the production company, filming locations, subject matter, or any other significant connection to the territory.
Projects may be submitted in Catalan or English.
We are looking for projects that are still in the development stage and could benefit from professional advice and contact with producers.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUBMIT?
To participate, applicants must submit a PDF dossier containing, in a clear and concise format:
Title and logline.
Synopsis.
Brief project description.
Statement of intent.
Information about the project’s creators.
Current status of the project.
Approximate budget, if available.
Visual references, if any.
We are not looking for endless dossiers. We want to get to know the project, understand what kind of film you want to make, and know what stage it is currently at.
Submission deadline: [DATE].
THE 6 SELECTED PROJECTS
The six selected projects will participate in a session divided into three parts.
Pitch Workshop
Before presenting to the producers, participants will take part in a two-hour workshop to prepare and improve their pitch, led by Javier Rueda, a professional involved with markets and festivals such as Madd Market and Sombra.
Pitch
Each project will have:
5 minutes for the presentation + 1 minute for questions.
The pitch will be presented to 6 producers and film industry professionals.
Participants may use graphic or audiovisual materials as supporting material.
One-to-One Meetings
Following the pitches, individual meetings will be held between the selected projects and the invited producers.
This will be an opportunity to receive feedback, present the project in greater depth, establish contacts, and explore potential avenues for development, production, or collaboration.
SELECTION
The Acocollona’t organization will select the six participating projects based on their quality, originality, viability, distinctive voice, and development potential.
The selection will be communicated in advance to the project representatives.
Selected projects must commit to participating in person in Girona on the morning of Saturday, September 12.
RIGHTS
The projects will remain, at all times, the property of their authors.
Participation in the pitch or in meetings with producers does not imply any transfer of rights or production commitment.
Submission to the call implies acceptance of these guidelines.
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Submissions deadline
28 Aug 26
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ACOCOMARKET – Pitch Acocollona’t 2026 és una iniciativa d’Acocollona’t – Festival de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror de Girona, en col·laboració amb ARKANA, destinada a impulsar nous projectes audiovisuals i posar en contacte els seus creadors amb professionals de la indústria.
D’entre tots els projectes rebuts se seleccionaran únicament 6 projectes, que participaran presencialment en una jornada professional el matí del dissabte 12 de setembre de 2026 a Girona.
La jornada inclourà un taller de pitch de dues hores, una presentació de cada projecte davant de 6 productors i professionals del sector i posteriors reunions one-to-one per rebre assessorament, feedback i explorar possibles vies de desenvolupament, producció o col·laboració.
Cada projecte seleccionat disposarà de 6 minuts per fer el seu pitch i 1 minut addicional per respondre preguntes.
La convocatòria està adreçada a projectes audiovisuals de Girona i de la resta de Catalunya, i es valorarà especialment la seva vinculació amb la província de Girona.
Entre els premis s’inclouen 300 € al millor projecte, assessorament professional en supervisió musical a càrrec de The Witch Supervisor i assessorament de producció a càrrec de Pifostio Films.
La data límit per presentar projectes és el 28 d’agost de 2026.
