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Prazo de entrega 31 Maio 2026
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The IbizaCineFest 2026 Screenplay Competition is open to original short film scripts, written in Spanish or English, with a maximum length of 15 pages, excluding cover and synopsis. Scripts of any genre are accepted, provided they follow professional cinematic formatting; graphic or technical scripts are not allowed.
Submissions are open until January 20, 2026, with early, standard, late, and extended deadlines. The competition is international, welcoming authors of all nationalities. Scripts must be submitted in PDF format, including title, author contact information, and a synopsis of up to 15 lines.
The festival will take place from February 20 to March 1, 2026, in Ibiza, Spain. From all submissions, five finalists will be selected to present a pitch of up to five minutes. The jury will choose the winner and may grant up to two special mentions.
The main prize consists of €1,000 in production support for the short film and participation in the next edition of the festival. All finalists will receive a fee waiver when submitting their completed short film.
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Script Competition - IBIZACINEFEST
Animac Incubator is the project development platform of the Animac 2026 festival, held in Lleida, Spain, from February 19 to 22, 2026. The submission deadline for animation projects to pitch in front of industry professionals is January 20, 2026, and the call is international, accepting entries from any country. This platform is designed for animation projects in development (pre-production, production, or post-production) to be presented in pitch format with the aim of receiving expert feedback and growth opportunities. Animac Incubator is not focused on finished works; instead, it supports projects under development and does not specify traditional finished formats (such as short film, feature film, or series). Instead, it welcomes animation project proposals of any final format as long as they are in a developmental stage suitable for pitching. This call is ideal for creators and production teams seeking to advance their projects before completion.
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Animac Incubator
The 10th Scriptwriting Contest of the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival is open to both national and international screenwriters who wish to participate in a short film-focused competition. Participants can submit scripts in fiction, animation, or documentary, with a maximum length of 20 pages, written in Spanish or Valencian.
The submission period runs from November 17, 2025, to January 19, 2026, while the festival will take place from April 18 to 25, 2026, in Benidorm, Spain. Each author may submit up to three scripts, with a registration fee that varies depending on the number of submissions.
This contest is not a pitch, lab, or market; it is a pure scriptwriting competition judged by audiovisual industry professionals, whose decision is final. The main prize amounts to 1,500 euros, along with a trophy and official recognition in the credits of the future short film. The contest offers an opportunity to showcase original projects and connect with the professional short film industry.
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Screenwriting Contest - SkylineFest
The Malaga Festival is calling for aid for audiovisual creation for the eleventh consecutive year with the aim of encouraging and energizing audiovisual creation in Malaga. These grants are aimed at projects for the making of action, animation or documentary short films with a maximum duration of 30 minutes and free themes.
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Audiovisual Creation Grants - Málaga
PITCH LAB – DOC.LAB Coimbra 2026 es un laboratorio de desarrollo y pitch de documentales de largometraje que se llevará a cabo en Coimbra, Portugal, del 16 al 20 de marzo de 2026. Está dirigido a proyectos en etapa de desarrollo que cuenten con un teaser, ofreciendo a los cineastas la oportunidad de presentar sus ideas frente a profesionales de la industria y recibir retroalimentación especializada.
La convocatoria está abierta a postulaciones internacionales, permitiendo que cineastas de cualquier país participen. Los proyectos deben ser documentales y el enfoque principal es el pitch, aunque los participantes también pueden trabajar en la estructuración y fortalecimiento de sus proyectos durante el laboratorio.
La fecha límite de postulación es el 23 de enero de 2026. Los interesados deben enviar su dossier y teaser, cumpliendo con los requisitos establecidos por el programa. Este laboratorio representa una plataforma ideal para quienes buscan apoyo, visibilidad y conexiones profesionales para sus proyectos documentales en desarrollo.
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PITCH LAB – DOC.LAB Coimbra
