Ventana Sur 2026’s VS Docs is an industry platform dedicated to documentary and non-fiction, aimed at Latin American documentary feature films or co-productions with majority Latin American production. It includes projects in development for Pitch and projects at an advanced editing or post-production stage for Work in Progress (WIP).
The opening date for 2026 submissions is not specified. The submission deadline is September 5, 2026. Ventana Sur 2026 will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 30 to December 4, 2026.
VS Docs includes pitch activities, screenings, one-to-one meetings, and networking aimed at connecting selected projects with international audiovisual industry professionals.
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DOCS - VENTANA SUR
Ventana Sur – Primer Corte & Copia Final 2026 will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 30 to December 4, 2026. The call for both sections closes on September 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Uruguay time; the opening date is not specified.
Primer Corte is aimed at Latin American fiction feature films in post-production and seeks to create opportunities for their completion, circulation, and access to the international market. Copia Final selects fiction feature films at an advanced stage of post-production or nearing completion, aimed at securing an international premiere and a sales agent. The call has an international scope within Latin America and is focused on fiction feature films.
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First Cut & Final Copy – VENTANA SUR
Som Cinema Lab/Pro 2026 is a training and professional laboratory aimed at screenwriters and directors from the province of Lleida or Terres de Ponent, Spain. The call will be open from June 14 to September 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Four short-film scripts written in Catalan will be selected. Projects must have at least a completed, sequenced, and dialogued first version, be unpublished, and not have been filmed. The script may have a maximum of 20 pages. No specific film genre is specified.
The program aims to improve scripts through working sessions and provide tools to present and defend projects before production companies. Finalists must participate in all Lab/Pro activities and selected Som Cinema 2026 activities. The festival will take place in Lleida from October 21 to 25, 2026, but the exact dates of the Lab/Pro within that period are not specified.
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Som Cinema Lab/Pro
CIIF Market 2026 (Canary Islands International Film Market) will take place from October 26 to 30, 2026, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. It is an international co-production market designed to connect audiovisual projects with producers, distributors, sales agents, funding organizations, and investors through pitching sessions, one-on-one meetings, and networking activities.
The call is open to international submissions and welcomes fiction and documentary projects, as well as transmedia, crossmedia, and multiplatform proposals whose main component is a cinematic work. Eligible formats include feature films, series, miniseries, and docuseries in development.
The submission period runs from July 8 to September 6, 2026, with September 6, 2026, as the final application deadline.
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CIIF Market
VS-CORTOS Finalización 2026 is Ventana Sur’s industry platform dedicated to Latin American short films. The call accepts Latin American short films in an advanced stage of post-production (picture lock) or completed, with a world premiere available. The opening date for 2026 submissions is not specified; the deadline is September 6, 2026. Ventana Sur 2026 will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 30 to December 4, 2026.
The program is aimed at strengthening the distribution strategy and international positioning of the selected works through specialized mentoring, screenings for accredited professionals, individual meetings with programmers, distributors and sales agents, panels, networking, and awards. The call is international within Latin America. No specific film genres are specified for the 2026 edition.
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Cortos – VENTANA SUR
