The FicCali Film Producers and Projects Salon emerged 7 years ago, as an initiative aimed at strengthening the film industry of Cali and Valle del Cauca, within the framework of the Cali International Film Festival. The positioning of the Festival invited us to reflect on the importance of generating a space dedicated to the world of film production that would work in at least two ways: as a means to explore emerging film projects in Valle del Cauca and as a tool to prepare and promote participating producers for an international audiovisual market environment.
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SAPCINE - FICCALI
Proyecciones WIP is a call for Cine Pendiente 2025 addressed to directors, screenwriters, and producers of feature films, series, or new formats in post-production. Four projects will be selected to present a 10 to 12-minute excerpt to a professional audience made up of festival programmers, exhibitors, distributors, producers, international sales agents, and buyers. The screenings will take place at the CCCB as part of the L’Alternativa PRO program. Selected projects will receive a grant of 300 euros to cover expenses related to the mandatory stay during the event, contingent on full participation of the team in the program. To be eligible, feature films must have a minimum 40-minute cut for the selection committee’s evaluation, while series or new formats must have at least one pilot episode. The excerpt presented must include subtitles in Catalan or Spanish and English if the original language is different.
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WIP Screenings - L'Alternativa
The Mentoring Projects call of Cine Pendiente 2025 will select five directors, screenwriters, and producers with nonfiction and/or experimental feature film projects in the writing phase. The one-year program includes group and individual sessions with industry professionals, coordinated by Gabriela Iacob, offering intensive work on projects with mentorship from renowned experts.
A complete script is not required, but an eight-page treatment is necessary to participate. The program covers scriptwriting, dossier presentation, financing strategies, contract drafting, distribution channels, and audience design. Meetings will start in person during the Alternativa festival and continue online.
At the end, each selected project will receive a €2,000 grant to cover expenses related to attendance at Alternativa PRO, document writing and translation, and other program-related costs. The grant depends on full participation in the program.
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Mentoring Projects - L'Alternativa
Laboratory focused on cinematographic projects of a marked authorial nature in line with the programming and philosophy of FICX, which is committed to new perspectives and ways of making films.
The program is aimed at emerging filmmakers and residents in the Spanish State. It consists of two modalities.
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SEMILLERU LAB - Development
The Ibero-American Work In Progress (WIP) of SANFIC Industria will hold its 14th edition from August 17–22, 2025, in Santiago, Chile. This initiative supports Ibero-American fiction and documentary films in postproduction, aiming to help them reach completion and international exposure. Submissions are open until May 26, 2025. Up to 10 projects will be selected for hybrid screenings with industry professionals. Selected films compete for awards including postproduction services, consulting, and entry into markets like MAFIZ (Málaga). SANFIC Industria stands out as a key platform for the international promotion of emerging Ibero-American cinema.
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WIP - Sanfic
