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Date limite 31 mai 2026
Prix 2,250€
The PÖFF Goes to Cannes 2026 call targets fiction feature films in late production or post-production. Selected projects will be showcased at the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival, providing opportunities to connect with sales agents, distributors, and festival programmers worldwide.
The application deadline is February 20, 2026, and the selected projects will be presented on May 15, 2026. This is an international call, open to fiction projects from any country, but documentaries and animation are not accepted.
Projects must submit 1 to 3 scene extracts with English subtitles, accompanied by a short pitch. The focus is on fiction feature films, within the Work in Progress and international market area, offering visibility and potential financing or distribution at a global level.
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PÖFF Goes to Cannes
The Quiet Collective offers creative retreats and residencies open year-round, focused on the development of fiction and storytelling projects. These programs provide participants with immersive, collaborative environments to work on scripts, stories, and personal creative growth. The experiences take place primarily in Calabria, Italy, and accept participants from any nationality.
Key sessions scheduled for 2026 include: Embodying the Character from May 3 to 10; From Script to Pitch from May 24 to 31 and September 13 to 20; and The Creative Path from September 28 to October 4. These retreats are not competitions and do not include juries or awards; their purpose is to offer a space for exploration, learning, and creative development in fiction.
Participants work individually on their projects, benefiting from workshops, mentorship, and group dynamics. Registration is flexible, allowing integration at any available period, fostering continuous creativity and networking among writers, screenwriters, and artists interested in storytelling and fiction.
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From Script to Pitch
The FIRE!! LAB call is part of the LGTBIQ+ Film Festival in Barcelona and targets audiovisual projects focused on LGTBIQ+ themes. The lab is designed for the creative development of feature films and series, providing mentorship, guidance, and pitching sessions with producers to support projects in the writing and development stages.
The call is open to both national and international participants, with a particular focus on the Spanish audiovisual industry. Projects should be in development and may be fiction or documentary, always centered on LGTBIQ+ content.
Applications for this edition close on March 15, 2026, while the lab activities will take place from June 8 to June 10, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for creators to receive professional support to advance the writing, structuring, and presentation of their stories in a specialized audiovisual market.
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FIRE!! LAB
Pitch Vertical Series 2026 is an international call based in Spain, organized within CONECTA Magaluf-Mallorca, focused on vertical fiction series in development created for mobile viewing. The updated submission deadline is March 17, 2026, and the event will take place in person from May 25 to May 28, 2026 in the Balearic Islands. It is open to legal entities of any nationality, including production companies, distributors, and broadcasters, which means international applications are accepted.
This call belongs to the Pitch category and will select between 3 and 5 finalist projects to be presented before executives and potential industry partners. It only accepts vertical fiction or microdrama projects in live-action, with episodes lasting 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes, between 50 and 90 episodes per season, in 9:16 format. Animation and documentary projects are not eligible, and all submissions must still be in development, without pre-production or production already underway.
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Connect FICTION & PITCH VERTICAL SERIES
The Pitch Comedy Series 2026 call, organized by Conecta Fiction & Entertainment as part of Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT 2026, is aimed at international comedy series projects currently in development. Applications are open until March 18, 2026, and the event will take place from May 25 to 28, 2026 in Mallorca.
The call is open to audiovisual companies of any nationality, provided they are legal entities involved in production, distribution, or broadcasting. It focuses exclusively on live-action comedy TV series or miniseries, excluding animation, documentary, and vertical formats. This is an industry pitch platform, designed for presenting projects to executives, potential co-producers, and strategic audiovisual partners.
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Connect FICTION & PITCH COMEDY SERIES
