Starting from 2003, Open Doors has been championing filmmaking from regions where independent cinema is especially challenging, building bridges for collaboration across regions, countries and continents. Through Open Doors' public and professional programs, we aim to provide a space where talents find support in every step of their creative and professional journey and where discussion and reinvention of today’s cinema can happen among free voices.
The ultimate goal of the Open Doors is to contribute to the development of a more collaborative worldwide film community without borders, while making the independent scene stronger and more sustainable.
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Locarno Open Doors
JIIFF Lab Call: for director–producer teams from Ibero-America with a fiction feature in advanced development. Requirements include an online form, duo’s CVs and photos, synopsis, treatment, detailed budget and financing plan, technical sheet, and directing/production notes. Eight projects will be selected, receiving travel and accommodation, professional mentoring, and eligibility for the Pfeffer del Sur Fund (US$ 50 000).
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JIIFF LAB
Impulso Morelia 11 calls for Mexican feature films (fiction or documentary) in postproduction to participate in its 2025 edition. Selected projects will be presented to international experts (programmers, distributors, producers) to receive feedback and support for completion and circulation.
The call closes on July 23, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. CST. Results will be published on August 26, with the in-person meeting taking place October 13–15 during the 23rd FICM.
Eligible projects must have a rough cut between 70 and 120 minutes, directed by Mexican citizens or legal residents in Mexico, and must not have participated in other work-in-progress programs or previous Impulso Morelia editions.
Awards include the José María Riba Prize ($250,000 MXN), postproduction services worth over 1 million pesos, and promotional support.
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FICM - Impulso Morelia
The Izmir Film Lab 2025 will take place during the 26th Izmir International Short Film Festival, from 14 to 16 November 2025 at the İzQ Entrepreneurship Center.
The call is open to short film projects in development—fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, fantasy, horror, or music video—as long as the final work does not exceed 30 minutes. Both national and local (Izmir-based) filmmakers are welcome.
Selected projects will be presented through a 5‑minute pitch before a professional jury, followed by networking sessions with producers. Participants also gain access to training workshops on sustainable film production, directing, image techniques, new technologies, and distribution.
The Film Lab is supported by companies such as TamTam, Rollart Film, Public Film, Fono Film, Serpil Altın Film, and Mediacast Film Lab, offering awards and production services to outstanding projects.
Registration is done through the festival’s official Linktree, where full guidelines and deadlines are published.
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İzmir Film Lab
Arché Porto, dentro del festival Porto/Post/Doc, es un laboratorio y residencia de desarrollo para proyectos en etapa inicial. Está dirigido a cineastas emergentes con documentales de creación, proyectos híbridos o ensayos cinematográficos en largometraje o mediometraje.
La próxima edición se celebrará en Oporto durante el festival, entre el 25 de noviembre y el 1 de diciembre de 2025 (las sesiones de Arché suelen concentrarse en los días de Industry, hacia el 25‑27 de noviembre).
El programa ofrece mentorías personalizadas, sesiones de feedback y actividades de networking, fomentando la experimentación formal y narrativa. Los proyectos se desarrollan y presentan a profesionales internacionales durante el festival.
Se priorizan proyectos con vínculo a Portugal, Galicia o la península ibérica. La convocatoria abre en verano y cierra a finales de septiembre de 2025 (fecha exacta por confirmar). Se debe presentar un dossier con sinopsis, tratamiento, CV y estado de desarrollo.
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Porto/Post/Doc - Arché Porto
