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마감 17 7월 2026
수상내역 5,000€
The Creative Production Workshop (TPC Panama 2025) is an intensive lab for film projects in early development. It focuses on strengthening the producer–director team working on a first or second feature (fiction, documentary, or hybrid).
The workshop will take place July 28 – August 3, 2025 in Panama. Filmmakers from 14 Central American and Caribbean countries are eligible. Applications close on July 3, 2025. 14 scholarships are available, covering tuition, accommodation, meals, and local transport (not international flights).
The program offers masterclasses, one‑on‑one mentorships, and networking, with international experts like Cristina Gallego and Diana Bustamante. It is ideal for those seeking to boost their project’s creative and production strategy.
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Creative Production Workshop
Created by the Locarno Festival in 2014, Industry Academy is an intensive training program whose objective is to foster innovation in young professionals in the film industry, working specifically in the area of independent film circulation: online and traditional distribution , sales, film marketing, exhibition, festival programming, among others. The workshop acts as a shortcut for a new generation of professionals entering the independent film industry, encouraging their development and helping them better understand the challenges of the industry, as well as expand their networks. The objective of Locarno Industry Academy is also to build bridges of collaboration across different markets in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa and South Asia.
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Australab - Industry Academy
The Short Distribution Market is an initiative of the Cerdanya Film Festival aimed at connecting short film creators with distributors, festivals, and platforms. It is open to fiction, animation, and documentary projects, both national and international.
Selected participants will present their works in private sessions to industry professionals, with the goal of facilitating distribution and exhibition agreements. This market will take place during the festival's Industry Days, held from July 28 to August 17, 2025, in Puigcerdà, Catalonia.
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FICC - Short Distribution Market
The Pitch Showcase at the Cerdanya Film Festival 2025 is a call for emerging audiovisual projects in development (fiction, animation, or documentary; feature films, short films, series, and transmedia). It will take place on August 2, 2025, in Puigcerdà, as part of the festival running from July 28 to August 17.
Participants will have the opportunity to present their projects in 30-minute one-on-one sessions with interested producers and optionally in a 5-minute open pitch followed by a Q&A session. Additionally, they will receive personalized mentorship from professionals affiliated with Anonymous Content, Warner Bros. Discovery, RTVE, El Terrat, Filmax, TCM, and Movistar+.
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FICC - Pitch SHOWCASE
The ABYCINE LANZA – AMNISTÍA INTERNACIONAL 2025 call supports the production of a short film focused on human rights. It is open to production companies, professionals, and amateurs, with at least one co-producer legally established in Spain. The short film must be in development or pre-production stage, up to 30 minutes long, and in any genre or format.
Projects should address themes such as freedom of expression, women’s rights, migration, climate justice, or armed conflict. The award includes €5,000 in production support and up to €2,000 for promotional activities.
Selected projects will be showcased at Abycine Lanza 2025, and the winning short will premiere in Abycine Cortos 2026, a Goya-qualifying section. Applications are open until June 30, 2025.
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ABYCINE LAUNCHES – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
