Its aim is to bring together the best of international rural auteur cinema, promoting the discovery and dissemination of its unique stories and scenarios.
Prazo de entrega 10 Agosto 2025
Prémio 9,000€
The Residència de Guions is a development lab for feature film scripts (including animation) and documentaries in Catalan or Spanish, with a strong cultural connection to Catalonia. It is open to screenwriters of any nationality. The 2025 call was open from January 30 to March 3. Selected projects receive a €12,600 grant to focus on script development between September 2025 and May 2026. Participants work with expert mentors, receive training, foster collaboration among authors, and connect with the Catalan and international film industry. Application is free. The aim is to enhance the quality and international reach of Catalan cinema by supporting emerging talent.
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THE RESIDENCE
The Cine Horizontes screenwriting residency in Marseille invites screenwriters, dialoguers, and directors from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries living in Europe to submit feature-length projects, either fiction or documentary. Projects must be original, unpublished, and free of producer commitments; adaptations must have rights acquisition proof.
The residency runs from September 26 to October 17, 2025, offering accommodation, a stipend of approximately €1,000, and up to €400 travel reimbursement. The winner will present their project at the Marseille Spanish Film Festival and participate in professional meetings.
Applicants must send their project in PDF format by email and post by June 14, 2025. Selection focuses on originality and narrative quality. Only one project per applicant is allowed. The winner must commit to residing in Marseille during the residency.
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Cine Horizontes - Screenwriting Residency
The 24 Risas por Segundo International Comedy Film Festival and Escribe Cine invite Mexican screenwriters to submit original comedy scripts, regardless of experience or residence. Submissions can be short films (max. 15 pages) or feature-length (max. 100 pages). Free registration runs from April 23 to 30, 2025; afterwards, a fee applies. The submission deadline is June 20, 2025. Winners will be announced on August 2, 2025. Selected projects receive mentoring, workshops, and awards for the best scripts. Participants must send two PDFs: the script (anonymous) and another with personal info, synopsis, biography, and legal documents.
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National Comedy Screenwriting Contest
Terra#LAB, organized by the Novos Cinemas Festival in Pontevedra, is a development lab for emerging filmmakers with first or second feature projects in writing, development, or pre-production stages. The call is open internationally, selecting at least seven projects, prioritizing Galician works and ensuring at least 50% female authorship.
The lab offers personalized mentoring, professionalization tools, project promotion, and a travel grant. Terra#LAB will take place from December 8 to 12, 2025, in Pontevedra, Galicia.
Projects should be fiction or documentary feature films in advanced development, without production started. Originality, artistic quality, and viability are key evaluation criteria. Participation requires acceptance of the rules and the commitment to include the Terra#LAB logo in the credits if the project is completed.
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TERRA#LAB
Curta Roteiros – 1er Concurso de Guiones de Cortometrajes busca premiar guiones inéditos escritos en portugués y pensados para el cine independiente. Pueden participar escritores profesionales o aficionados de cualquier país, siempre que el guion no haya sido producido, publicado, ni escrito en coautoría o con ayuda de inteligencia artificial.
Las inscripciones estarán abiertas del 5 de junio al 5 de julio de 2025, mediante formulario (30 BRL) o Festhome (8 USD). El guion debe tener un máximo de 30 páginas, estar en formato PDF, fuente Courier New 12, e incluir portada.
Los criterios de evaluación incluyen: originalidad, estructura, coherencia, personajes, escritura, viabilidad técnica e impacto emocional/social. Se anunciarán finalistas el 25 de julio y ganadores el 1 de agosto durante el festival Curta Cine Sumaré.
Los premios incluyen certificados, laureles y montos simbólicos (120, 50 y 30 reales) entregados vía PIX. Se pueden otorgar menciones honoríficas.
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Curta Roteiros - Concurso de Guiones para Cortometrajes
