The Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) 2026 opens the Rough Shorts call, a post-production editing lab for short films. Applications are open until February 23, 2026, with selected projects announced between April 20 and 22. The lab activities will take place from April to June, culminating in the projects’ participation in the BAM from July 6 to 10, 2026.
The call is open to Colombian individuals or legal entities, including directors and producers, and does not accept international submissions. It accepts short films in fiction, documentary, animation, hybrid, or experimental formats, with a duration between 7 and 25 minutes and a completed first narrative cut.
Rough Shorts is part of BAM’s Market Strengthening and Intelligence Path, providing selected projects with specialized guidance in editing, development, and screening preparation. The initiative aims to enhance the final quality of the short films and support their trajectory in international festivals and markets.
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Rough Shorts - BAM
In Vitro BOGOSHORTS Film Market (BFM) 2026 is a project development lab within the Bogotá Short Film Festival – BOGOSHORTS, created to support emerging Colombian filmmakers. The program helps first-time filmmakers develop and produce their debut short films through professional mentoring, specialized guidance and a package of production support for the selected project.
The call is open to teams composed of a director, screenwriter and producer who are Colombian nationals and residents of Bogotá. It accepts fiction, documentary and experimental short film projects with a maximum running time of 10 minutes that are in the development stage and intended to be produced in Bogotá. The lab will take place from December 1–8, 2026, during the 24th edition of BOGOSHORTS.
Applications are open from April 9 to August 6, 2026, and the selected projects will be announced on October 23, 2026.
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In Vitro BOGOSHORTS Film Market
Dear participants, Grupo Cultura Natalina, invites you to participate in the 1st version of FEST_LAB: Natales en Corto, an initiative financed with resources from the Regional Government of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, FNDR
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Call for Filmmakers to participate with Scripts in the film laboratory.
Fest_Lab - Magallanes
Call for Filmmakers to participate in the film laboratory.
Fest_Lab - Magallanes
Calls for Local Films for screening of Magellanic films.
Fest_Lab - Magallanes
Incubadora BOGOSHORTS Film Market (BFM) 2026 is an industry platform within the Bogotá Short Film Festival – BOGOSHORTS, designed to support Ibero-American short film and web miniseries projects in development, pre-production, production, post-production or distribution. The call is open to teams composed of a director and producer, who will participate in professional meetings aimed at fostering co-production opportunities, financing, strategic partnerships and project circulation.
The program accepts fiction, documentary and animation projects, creating a specialized environment where filmmakers connect with audiovisual companies and industry professionals. Incubadora BFM will take place from December 1–8, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia, as part of the 10th BOGOSHORTS Film Market.
Applications are open from April 9 to August 6, 2026, and the selected projects will be announced on October 23, 2026.
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Incubadora BOGOSHORTS Film Market
Berlinale Talents 2026 is a professional development program of the Berlin International Film Festival, taking place from February 13 to 18, 2026. Applications are open until September 3, 2025, for filmmakers and creators with proven experience in feature films, short films, series, or telefilms, across genres like fiction, documentary, hybrids, or virtual reality. Projects must be in advanced development stages and have had festival presence or recognized distribution. Selected participants will join workshops, mentoring, and labs to enhance their careers and expand their international network. Applications are submitted online by completing a professional profile and presenting a project. There is no application fee, but travel and accommodation costs are the participant’s responsibility.
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Berlinale Talents
