The 2026 Ibero-American Screenwriting Residency, organized by Fundación Algo en Común in Colombia, is a creative development program aimed at Ibero-American screenwriters with fiction feature film projects in development. The call is open to participants from Ibero-American countries, including Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Puerto Rico.
Applications will be open until July 12, 2026. The in-person residency will take place from September 28 to October 23, 2026, in Cali, Colombia, followed by a virtual project acceleration program from October 19 to November 6, 2026, and a Production Meeting during November 2026.
The program is a screenwriting residency and film development laboratory that provides script mentoring, creative support, and industry networking opportunities. It accepts fiction feature film projects with at least a first written draft of the screenplay.
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Ibero-American Script Residency - Something in Common
The Slow Cinema Workshop-Residency is a training initiative within the Ibizacinefest, focused on contemplative and slow-paced filmmaking. Its goal is to help participants develop a personal vision, encourage mindful observation, and explore alternative narrative approaches beyond conventional cinematic pacing. Attendees will learn about framing, composition, camera movement, and cinematic language, while producing their own audiovisual piece, such as a city portrait or self-portrait.
The 2026 edition will take place from February 20 to 28, and is aimed at students and professionals in film, art, photography, and audiovisual fields, as well as anyone interested in experimental and reflective cinema. The workshop includes accommodation, meals, transfers, festival accreditation, and public screening of participants’ works, with a maximum of 15 participants and a total cost of 580 €. The program combines practical and theoretical learning, fostering experimentation and the development of a personal filmmaking style in the inspiring environment of Ibiza.
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SLOW CINEMA WORKSHOP-RESIDENCY - IBIZACINEFEST
LABEAN 2026, the third edition of the Basque Short Film Market, will take place in Spain from December 11 to 12, 2026. The call for applications will be open from October 16 to November 16, 2026, until 11:59 p.m.
It is exclusively open to national applications, with a director or production company based in Spain. It accepts fiction, documentary, and animation short film projects in development, with scripts of no more than 15 pages, written in Spanish or Basque and intended to be filmed in the Basque Country. Projects that have already begun pre-production or filming are not eligible.
The market includes pitch sessions, project development, and meetings with audiovisual industry professionals.
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LABEAN – Short Film Projects & Pitching Session
ShorTS Development Training 2026 is an international short film project development laboratory organized in Italy. It is aimed at filmmakers from selected European and Mediterranean countries and accepts fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental film projects.
The program focuses on projects in the early stages of development, submitted as an idea, synopsis, or short treatment. Its objective is to strengthen film proposals through specialized training, project development, and the preparation of dossiers for pitching sessions.
Activities are scheduled between January and May 2026, with exact start and end dates not specified. The opening and closing application dates for the 2026 edition are not included because they took place during the previous year.
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ShorTS Development Pitching Training
BIDEAN 2026 – Work in Progress (WIP) is part of the 3rd Basque Short Film Market ESTEKA, which will take place from December 11 to 12, 2026, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. Applications will be open from October 16 to November 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
The call is exclusively open to directors and producers over 18 years of age who habitually reside in Spain. Fiction, documentary, and animation short films that have completed filming and are at an advanced stage of editing or postproduction, but are not yet finished, are eligible.
BIDEAN operates as a Work in Progress section within an audiovisual market, offering a private screening of projects in development for industry professionals. The WIP session will take place on December 12, 2026.
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BIDEAN - Work In Progress
