TorinoFilmLab – FeatureLab 2027 is an international advanced film project development laboratory, organized in Italy and aimed at director-producer teams from around the world. It accepts feature film projects over 60 minutes in length, representing the director's first or second feature film, in genres such as fiction, creative documentary, animation, experimental film, and other cinematic forms.
The programme offers training and guidance in film development, production, and promotion, as well as opportunities for project presentations and meetings with audiovisual industry professionals.
Applications for the 2027 edition closed on 5 November 2026 at 16:00 CET. The opening date is not specified. Activities will take place between the first half of June and the second half of November 2027, with the first in-person session in Portugal and activities linked to Turin, Italy. The exact start and end dates are not specified.
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FeatureLab - TFL
The “Older Women Filmmakers… for Gender Justice” call, in its second edition in 2026, is a filmmaking grant promoted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Cuba, the Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, and Proyecto Palomas. Its objective is to promote the participation of women over 50 in audiovisual creation, incorporating gender and intersectional perspectives.
The call is open to women over 50 residing in Cuba who submit original fiction or documentary short film projects with a maximum duration of 15 minutes. The grant provides support for the production of the selected work.
Applications were open from August 4 to November 10, 2026. The selected work is scheduled to be screened during the 2027 Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. The exact production and screening dates have not been officially specified.
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Older Women Filmmakers in Cinema… for Gender Justice
MIP CANCUN 2026 is an international audiovisual content market held in Cancun, Mexico, from November 17 to 20, 2026. The event brings together audiovisual industry professionals, including producers, distributors, buyers, platforms, and content companies, to promote business, distribution, financing, and co-production opportunities.
The market is open to national and international participants and focuses on content commercialization, establishing strategic partnerships, and developing business relationships within the audiovisual industry.
Participation requires registration and market accreditation. The official opening and closing dates for registration are not specified. Market registration is independent of specific project pitching calls.
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MIP CANCUN
The 7th edition of Confluencias — Laboratories and Industry Meeting in Ñuble, the industry platform of the Ñuble National Film Festival, will take place from January 19 to 23, 2027, in Chillán, Chile, in person. Applications will be open from October 14 to November 15, 2026, until 8:00 p.m. Chilean mainland time.
The call is national in scope and is aimed at filmmakers and audiovisual teams from across Chile with fiction, documentary, and non-fiction feature film projects. It includes two training programs: the First Films Lab, intended for first or second fiction feature film projects in development, and the Regional Documentary Lab, aimed at documentary and non-fiction projects with a regional focus, in development or production.
Both laboratories are free of charge, non-competitive, and offer group workshops, individual consultations, and creative and production support led by national and international professionals. Participation requires the in-person attendance of at least one representative per selected project.
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Labs and Industry Meeting in Ñuble
LABEAN 2026, the third edition of the Basque Short Film Market, will take place in Spain from December 11 to 12, 2026. The call for applications will be open from October 16 to November 16, 2026, until 11:59 p.m.
It is exclusively open to national applications, with a director or production company based in Spain. It accepts fiction, documentary, and animation short film projects in development, with scripts of no more than 15 pages, written in Spanish or Basque and intended to be filmed in the Basque Country. Projects that have already begun pre-production or filming are not eligible.
The market includes pitch sessions, project development, and meetings with audiovisual industry professionals.
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LABEAN – Short Film Projects & Pitching Session
