The Darkroom 2026 program, organized by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) through its professional market CineMart, is aimed at feature films and immersive media projects that are in an advanced stage of editing or post-production. It focuses on Work in Progress projects, providing a professional platform to showcase films that are not yet fully completed. Short films or fully finished films with distribution already in place are not accepted.
The event will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, during IFFR Pro / CineMart from January 31 to February 4, 2026. The call was international, allowing submissions from any country, with no restrictions on cinematic genre; fiction, documentary, and hybrid projects are welcome.
The submission deadline was October 19, 2025, so the call is now closed. Darkroom offers a unique opportunity to connect with industry professionals, receive expert feedback, and prepare projects for international release or distribution.
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Darkroom - IFFR
The Co-Pro Pitching Sessions 2026 are part of the Series Mania Forum and are aimed at live-action fiction series projects in development seeking international co-production and financing. This initiative functions as a professional pitching forum, designed to connect producers with potential partners, financiers, and distributors.
The call opens on October 7, 2025, with a submission deadline of December 1, 2025. The program is open to international applicants, welcoming producers from all countries. Eligible projects must be live-action fiction series, excluding animation and documentary, with a minimum of three episodes, each lasting at least 26 minutes.
The event will take place in person in Lille, France, as part of the Series Mania Forum. The main activities will be held from March 24 to March 26, 2026, including pitching sessions and one-to-one meetings with industry professionals. Selected projects will also benefit from online coaching sessions scheduled between February and March 2026.
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SERIES MANIA FORUM
Histeria Lab es un laboratorio dedicado al desarrollo de proyectos cinematográficos en los géneros de terror, fantasía y ciencia ficción. Forma parte del Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico Histeria, que se celebra en San José, Costa Rica. Su objetivo es proporcionar herramientas y asesoramiento a cineastas para potenciar sus proyectos y facilitar su inserción en el mercado. Durante el laboratorio, los participantes reciben capacitaciones y asesorías personalizadas de profesionales nacionales e internacionales en áreas como guion, dirección, producción y pitching. Las actividades incluyen clases magistrales, sesiones individuales y la preparación de un pitch que se presenta al finalizar el evento.
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Histeria Lab
Ventana Sur Guiones es una convocatoria dirigida a guionistas emergentes latinoamericanos que desarrollan proyectos de largometraje de ficción inéditos. El programa se enfoca en brindar apoyo al desarrollo de guiones, mediante mentorías, talleres de pitching y encuentros con profesionales de la industria audiovisual, facilitando la conexión con productores y agentes del sector.
La postulación para esta edición está abierta hasta el 19 de septiembre de 2025, y los seleccionados serán anunciados el 20 de octubre de 2025. La actividad se llevará a cabo del 1 al 5 de diciembre de 2025 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. La convocatoria está orientada exclusivamente a proyectos de ficción para largometraje, y no acepta cortometrajes, series ni obras completas ya producidas.
El programa busca fomentar la profesionalización de guionistas emergentes en América Latina, ofreciendo un espacio de aprendizaje, visibilidad y vinculación con la industria audiovisual internacional. La participación permite a los seleccionados presentar sus guiones a productores y expertos, fortaleciendo la posibilidad de que los proyectos avancen hacia la producción.
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Guiones – VENTANA SUR
ComedyLab 2026 is a comedy project development lab organized by TorinoFilmLab in Italy. It is open to screenwriters and comedians worldwide, aiming to develop feature-length comedy projects through in-person and online workshops. All project materials must be submitted in English, which is also the working language of the workshops and activities.
The program runs from March to November 2026 and includes multiple sessions: a preliminary workshop in Turin at the end of February, workshops in Belgium and Poland in April and June, online sessions in September and October, and a final project presentation in Turin in November.
Applications are open internationally until December 12, 2025, and focus exclusively on feature-length comedy projects. Participants without a project can also join to collaborate on selected projects.
ComedyLab provides an opportunity to strengthen comedic writing skills, creative collaboration, and the professional development of projects within the audiovisual industry.
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ComedyLab - TFL
