The Speed Meetings at DocsBarcelona are professional networking sessions designed to connect documentary filmmakers with funders, co-producers, and other industry experts. Each meeting lasts approximately 15 minutes, allowing for concise project presentations and strategic connections. The call is open to projects from any country, provided they are documentaries or non-fiction series in development, pre-production, production, or with financing gaps. Short films and completed projects are not accepted.
Applications for the 2025 edition open on December 10, 2024, and close on January 27, 2025, at 23:59 CEST. The meetings will take place in Barcelona from May 12 to 16, 2025, during the intensive sessions of the DocsBarcelona Industry Forum. This initiative aims to provide funding, co-production, and mentorship opportunities, helping participants maximize collaboration and professional growth within the documentary industry.
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Speed Meetings - DOCS
This program is aimed at filmmakers who are seeking to achieve the final cut of their fiction or documentary work, defining the authorial vision and point of view, which will allow them to begin the post-production stage of the project. It is essential that the project includes the presence of the editor.
During the BioBioCine Meetings, the methodology is tailored to the specific needs of each project, with guidance from mentors with recognized international experience. The work will be conducted through daily individual sessions in a virtual editing room. Participants will also have the opportunity to present a 3-minute pitch to industry guests. Up to 4 projects will be selected.
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BIOBIOCINE - Corte Final Lab (ONLINE)
First-time features (first and second films) in fiction, documentary, animation, and 360° by directors and producers seeking financing, positioning, and network creation to internationalize their projects will be selected. These projects can be at any stage of the audiovisual production chain.
This section offers project representatives the opportunity to have personalized meetings, lasting no longer than 30 minutes, with national and international industry professionals attending the BioBioCine Meetings. During these meetings, they will have the chance to form alliances with potential partners and expand their professional network with sales agents, distributors, fund representatives, and international festival programmers.
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BIOBIOCINE - Business Meetings (ONLINE)
Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point is an industry call that takes place within Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days, as part of the Cyprus Film Days International Festival in Cyprus. It is aimed at feature-length fiction film projects in development and financing stages, with a strong focus on international co-production and professional networking.
The call is open to international projects, mainly from Mediterranean countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Eligible projects must have both a director and a producer attached and a maximum budget of two million euros. Only fiction projects are accepted, and completed films are not eligible.
The Meeting Point operates as a co-production and pitching forum, offering project presentations, one-to-one meetings, training activities, and networking opportunities with key film industry professionals. Between six and ten projects are selected to participate on-site.
The submission period runs from December 17, 2025, to January 27, 2026. The Meeting Point will take place in person from April 23 to April 25, 2026.
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Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point – Call for Projects
The 10th Scriptwriting Contest of the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival is open to both national and international screenwriters who wish to participate in a short film-focused competition. Participants can submit scripts in fiction, animation, or documentary, with a maximum length of 20 pages, written in Spanish or Valencian.
The submission period runs from November 17, 2025, to January 19, 2026, while the festival will take place from April 18 to 25, 2026, in Benidorm, Spain. Each author may submit up to three scripts, with a registration fee that varies depending on the number of submissions.
This contest is not a pitch, lab, or market; it is a pure scriptwriting competition judged by audiovisual industry professionals, whose decision is final. The main prize amounts to 1,500 euros, along with a trophy and official recognition in the credits of the future short film. The contest offers an opportunity to showcase original projects and connect with the professional short film industry.
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Screenwriting Contest - SkylineFest
