Ixtar Curts, the Sant Bartomeu Short Film Festival, is the oldest short film festival in the Balearic Islands and is now in its 27th year with a new, expanded format. If you have a story to tell, now is your chance!
Крайний срок 30 Июль 2026
Corte en Progreso 2026 – Ícaro Industry is an international call based in Guatemala that aims to support feature-length fiction, documentary, and animation projects in their final post-production stage. The program is designed for projects with a first cut completed, providing specialized mentorship in editing, post-production, and distribution, as well as opportunities to connect with professionals from the film industry.
The call for applications will be open from April 19 to May 19, 2026. Directors, producers, and editors from around the world may apply, provided they are Spanish-speaking. Selected projects will participate in a virtual stage from July 18 to 20, 2026, including individual professional consultations, followed by an in-person stage from November 23 to 28, 2026, during the XXIX Ícaro International Film Festival in Central America, featuring private screenings, public pitches, industry meetings, and market activities.
The call is focused exclusively on feature-length projects in post-production seeking completion and stronger distribution opportunities.
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ÍCARO - Edit in Progress
LabGuion 2026 is an international screenwriting lab focused on the development of fiction feature film scripts written in Spanish. The call is based in Colombia and is open to both national and international applicants from across Ibero-America. The program takes place on-site in Santa Fe de Antioquia and is designed to support projects in development through intensive training and personalized mentoring processes.
The application period opens on February 1, 2026, and closes on March 31, 2026, which is the final deadline for submissions. The lab will be held from October 12 to October 29, 2026, organized in two working cohorts. LabGuion positions itself as a professional development space aimed at strengthening fiction screenplays and supporting emerging and established screenwriters in the creative growth of their projects.
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SCRIPT LAB - CINEFILIA
The PÖFF Goes to Cannes 2026 call targets fiction feature films in late production or post-production. Selected projects will be showcased at the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival, providing opportunities to connect with sales agents, distributors, and festival programmers worldwide.
The application deadline is February 20, 2026, and the selected projects will be presented on May 15, 2026. This is an international call, open to fiction projects from any country, but documentaries and animation are not accepted.
Projects must submit 1 to 3 scene extracts with English subtitles, accompanied by a short pitch. The focus is on fiction feature films, within the Work in Progress and international market area, offering visibility and potential financing or distribution at a global level.
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PÖFF Goes to Cannes
The New Nordic Work-in-Progress 2026 call is part of the Stockfish Film & Industry Festival in Reykjavík, Iceland, and targets Nordic audiovisual projects in development. The application deadline is January 15, 2026, and public presentations and pitch sessions will take place during Industry Days on March 28, 2026. This program is exclusively for independent productions whose main producers are based in Nordic countries, meaning it does not accept submissions from outside this region. It welcomes feature-length documentaries or fiction films and TV series (documentary or fiction), focused on emerging talent with their first project. The area is a Work in Progress platform that offers visibility, pitch training, and industry networking. Participation is free and includes assistance with accommodation and flights for selected projects.
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STOCKFISH - WIP
IsLABentura Canarias 2026 is an international script development lab held in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is aimed at feature film and television series projects in fiction, documentary, and animation, provided they are written in Spanish and have a narrative or thematic connection to the Canary Islands.
The call is open to writers of any nationality, therefore accepting international submissions. Applications open on January 13, 2026, and close on February 22, 2026, which is the final deadline to submit projects.
The lab takes place from April to October 2026, combining one-on-one mentoring, intensive training, and industry-focused activities. The program includes a welcome week in Tenerife (April 20–26), a training week in La Gomera (July 20–26), and a final pitch session with awards in Gran Canaria (October 19–25, 2026). IsLABentura focuses on strengthening projects creatively and preparing them for the audiovisual market.
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isLABentura Screenwriting Laboratory
