The LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest – Screenplay Contest 2026 is a screenwriting competition organized by LUSCA Film Fest, a fantastic film festival held in Puerto Rico. The call is aimed at screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers interested in genres such as fantasy, science fiction, comedy, and bizarre cinema, including related subgenres. It accepts short film screenplays of up to 10 pages, written in Spanish and/or English, that are original, unpublished, and without previous production agreements.
The call opens on December 23, 2025. Submission deadlines are: Earlybird: February 1, 2026, Regular: June 20, 2026, Late: July 10, 2026, and Extended Late: July 31, 2026. The festival will take place from October 14 to 21, 2026.
This is a screenwriting competition, not a market, pitch, laboratory, or work in progress program. It focuses on short film screenplay projects within the fantastic genre. The competition establishes eligibility requirements for participants over 18 who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents residing in Puerto Rico, the United States, or U.S. territories.
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LUSCA Film Fest - Screenplay Contest
Women Work in Progress is an initiative of the Cerdanya Film Festival (Spain) aimed at female filmmakers under the age of 30 who lead audiovisual projects in post-production. The program provides mentoring, professional guidance, and the opportunity to present projects to industry experts, helping participants strengthen their projects and expand their opportunities for funding, distribution, and exhibition.
The call is open internationally and welcomes fiction, documentary, animation, series, and transmedia projects, provided they are in the post-production stage. Eligible formats include short films, feature films, and other audiovisual works covered by the program guidelines.
The submission deadline is April 15, 2026. Selected projects will participate in activities held during the Cerdanya Film Festival, taking place from August 1 to August 16, 2026, in Puigcerdà, Spain.
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FICC - Women WIP
BrLab Features 2026 es un laboratorio intensivo enfocado en el desarrollo de proyectos de largometraje de ficción, incluyendo animación e híbridos. La convocatoria está abierta a proyectos de América Latina, Portugal y España, aceptando postulaciones internacionales. Este espacio brinda asesorías, consultorías y talleres diseñados para fortalecer los proyectos en desarrollo y preparar a los equipos para la industria cinematográfica.
El periodo de postulación se extiende desde el 12 de noviembre hasta el 12 de diciembre de 2025, y el laboratorio se realizará de manera presencial del 7 al 14 de abril de 2026 en São Paulo, Brasil. La convocatoria está destinada exclusivamente a proyectos de largometraje; no se aceptan cortometrajes ni series. Este programa representa una oportunidad única para creadores que buscan acompañamiento profesional y desarrollo estratégico de sus proyectos, en un entorno colaborativo y de intercambio con expertos de la industria.
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BrLab Features
El BrLab Rough Cut 2026 es un laboratorio enfocado en la fase de montaje y posproducción de largometrajes de ficción y documental. Está dirigido a proyectos de América Latina y la Península Ibérica, por lo que acepta postulaciones internacionales, no limitándose únicamente a Brasil.
Las postulaciones para esta edición se abren el 12 de noviembre de 2025 y cierran el 12 de diciembre de 2025, permitiendo a los cineastas enviar sus materiales y proyectos en fase de montaje. La realización del laboratorio está programada del 11 al 14 de abril de 2026 en São Paulo, Brasil.
El BrLab Rough Cut se centra en brindar un espacio de laboratorio profesional, donde los participantes pueden trabajar en el montaje de sus largometrajes, recibir retroalimentación especializada y establecer contactos con profesionales de la industria audiovisual. Los proyectos elegibles son únicamente largometrajes ya en etapa de postproducción, de ficción o documental, que buscan perfeccionar su montaje y preparación final antes del estreno.
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BrLab Rough Cut
The call “Older Women Filmmakers… for Gender Justice” is aimed at women over 50 residing in Cuba who wish to create a short film with a gender and intersectional perspective. The initiative is led by the UNFPA in Cuba, the Havana International New Latin American Film Festival, and Proyecto Palomas.
A grant of 10,000 USD is offered for film production, along with technical guidance and creative support. The selected short film will be screened at the Havana International New Latin American Film Festival.
Projects can be fiction or documentary, up to 15 minutes in length, and should address themes such as gender justice, bodily autonomy, human rights, aging, and diversity. Applicants must submit a form, synopsis, full script, motivation letter, budget, production timeline, and CV.
The application deadline is November 18, 2025, with the final film due by October 30, 2026. The program aims to amplify the voices of older women in Cuban cinema, fostering diversity and fair representation in audiovisual media.
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Older Women Filmmakers in Cinema… for Gender Justice
