ESTELAB 2026 is the eighth edition of the Co-Production Laboratory between Latin America and Europe. It will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from November 24 to 28, 2026, with in-person and virtual participation. The opening date of the call is not specified, and applications close on October 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m., Colombia time.
The call is aimed at fiction and documentary feature film projects in development, with an advanced version of the treatment and a projected filming date no earlier than 2027. Projects must be submitted by a producer-director team linked to the project. The laboratory will select a maximum of 10 projects and is focused on developing and strengthening their international co-production possibilities, with special attention to connections between Latin America and Europe.
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ESTELAB CREA
The 5th Short Film Screenwriting Competition 2026, organized by Detour.uy in Uruguay, supports the writing and production of short-form audiovisual works. The call is open to applicants over 18 who are Uruguayan citizens or residents. Foreign applicants may participate only if they can demonstrate more than five years of residence in Uruguay and hold a valid Uruguayan identity card.
The competition accepts short-film scripts in any genre, with a maximum length of 12 pages, excluding the cover page. It falls within the project development and production support area and is best classified as a screenwriting competition or laboratory. It is not intended for completed films or projects at the Work in Progress stage.
Applications will be accepted from May 7 until August 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Finalists will be announced on October 10, 2026, and the winning project will be revealed on October 17, 2026.
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Montevideo Cine LAB - Screenplay Contest
MAFF (Málaga Festival Fund & Co Production Event), organized by MAFIZ as part of the Málaga Film Festival (Spain), is a co-production market aimed at feature-length fiction, documentary, and animation projects in an advanced stage of development. The call is open to production companies from Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries, fostering international co-production, financing opportunities, mentoring, and networking with industry professionals. Short films, TV series, web series, TV movies, and journalistic reports are not eligible. The 2026 call for projects is open from July 15 to October 22, 2026, and the event will take place March 2–5, 2027, in Málaga, Spain.
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Málaga - MAFF
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
Starting from 2003, Open Doors has been championing filmmaking from regions where independent cinema is especially challenging, building bridges for collaboration across regions, countries and continents. Through Open Doors' public and professional programs, we aim to provide a space where talents find support in every step of their creative and professional journey and where discussion and reinvention of today’s cinema can happen among free voices.
The ultimate goal of the Open Doors is to contribute to the development of a more collaborative worldwide film community without borders, while making the independent scene stronger and more sustainable.
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Locarno Open Doors
