The "Desafío en una Toma 2025" call is part of the DETOUR.uy New Film Festival, aimed at Uruguayan audiovisual artists and students aged 18 and over. The goal is to promote comedy short films shot in a single continuous take, with a maximum length of 5 minutes. Works must be filmed between July and September 2025 and submitted in digital format (.MP4 HD). A festival-provided opening slate is mandatory, and permissions are required for filming in public spaces. Entries must be original, not previously screened, nor available online. Submission deadline is September 14, 2025, with finalists announced on September 20 and screening during the festival's 13th edition in October 2025. The jury will assess originality, artistic value, and technical execution. This call encourages creativity and skill in Uruguayan audiovisual production.
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Detour Challenge 2025: ONE-SHOT COMEDY
The Bolivia Lab Collaborative Network invites you to participate in the International Coproduction Pitch Rally – Online, an event within the XVI Bolivia Lab 2024. Get ready to immerse yourself in a space dedicated to promoting collaboration between filmmakers and producers from around the world, with the objective of connecting projects in intermediate development with potential co-producing partners in fiction and documentary.
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Bolivia Lab - Rally de Pitch
The CineLab Chile call is an initiative by the Chilean Film Academy in partnership with Netflix to support the development of feature films directed by women or individuals with female gender experience. It is aimed at emerging filmmakers with projects in the first or second stage of development.
Up to eight projects will be selected to receive mentorship, masterclasses, and support to enhance their scripts and production. The call is open until August 20, 2025, with activities starting in October, including virtual sessions and in-person meetings in December, covering expenses for two members per project.
Projects must be fiction feature films with no narrative genre restrictions. Applications are made exclusively through the official site cinelab.cl, where guidelines and forms are available. The program promotes gender equity in the Chilean audiovisual industry by supporting the training and development of emerging filmmakers.
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CineLab
Clúster MIA – Women in the Audiovisual Industry, organized by the International Human Rights Film Festival of Colombia (FICDEH), is launching its fourth edition for Colombian women directors and foreign women directors residing in Colombia. The call welcomes fiction and documentary projects in four categories: feature films in pre-production, feature films in post-production, short films by Indigenous women filmmakers in pre-production, and short films by Indigenous women filmmakers in post-production. All eligible applicants will participate in industry training activities, while selected projects will advance to a pitch session with audiovisual industry professionals. Participation is free of charge, and the application deadline is July 15, 2026. The Clúster MIA will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from August 12–19, 2026, as part of the 13th edition of FICDEH.Clúster MIA – Women in the Audiovisual Industry, organized by the International Human Rights Film Festival of Colombia (FICDEH), is launching its fourth edition for Colombian women directors and foreign women directors residing in Colombia. The call welcomes fiction and documentary projects in four categories: feature films in pre-production, feature films in post-production, short films by Indigenous women filmmakers in pre-production, and short films by Indigenous women filmmakers in post-production. All eligible applicants will participate in industry training activities, while selected projects will advance to a pitch session with audiovisual industry professionals. Participation is free of charge, and the application deadline is July 15, 2026. The Clúster MIA will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from August 12–19, 2026, as part of the 13th edition of FICDEH.
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Clúster MIA
LAB DISTRIBUYE is an initiative of FICVIÑA Industry 2026 in Chile, focused on strengthening distribution and circulation strategies for short films. The program operates as a specialized laboratory that supports audiovisual projects through professional guidance and tools aimed at improving their opportunities within festivals and international markets.
The call is open to Chilean fiction and documentary short films, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes, that are in an advanced post-production stage or completed according to the requirements established by the rules. It belongs to the Industry / Laboratory area and accepts national projects.
Applications will be open from July 17 to August 20, 2026. The activity will take place as part of FICVIÑA 2026, from November 24 to 29, 2026, in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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FICVIÑA - Distribution