The Extremadura Film Residency is an international development lab for feature film projects in the development stage. The program is open to filmmakers from Spain, Extremadura, Portugal, and Ibero-America, accepting fiction, documentary, and animation projects. Over the course of one year, participants receive tailored mentoring, script and project development support, in-person residencies, online consultations, and access to industry activities, including participation in MAFIZ at the Málaga Film Festival and other professional events.
The 2026–2027 call for applications is open from July 1 to September 1, 2026. The residency program runs from November 2026 through November 2027, combining on-site sessions with online mentoring. The program is exclusively focused on feature-length projects in development and is designed to strengthen their creative vision while supporting financing, production planning, and international market positioning.
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Extremadura Film Residency
Som Cinema Lab/Pro is an initiative of the Som Cinema Festival aimed at screenwriters and directors from the Terres de Ponent region. Its goal is to support the development of short films in Catalan at the script stage, offering collaborative workshops to improve and refine selected projects.
The call is open from June 13 to September 5, 2025. The workshops will take place from October 22 to 26 during the main days of the festival. Projects must be fiction and written in Catalan. There is no specific genre, so dramas, comedies, thrillers, narrative animation, and other fiction styles are welcome.
Selected projects will receive professional mentoring and have the opportunity to screen their short film in future editions of the festival. The winner will participate in the Talent Meeting at the Galacticat Festival 2026, while finalists will attend the Animac Festival 2026. The initiative aims to promote local talent, strengthen Catalan audiovisual culture, and foster collaboration among participants.
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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
The 8th ZINEBI Networking Professional Forum 2025 is aimed at emerging filmmakers and production companies from Spain, including the Basque Country, with feature-length documentary projects of at least 60 minutes. Submissions are accepted in development or post-production, with a creative, author-driven approach to non-fiction.
Selected projects receive personalized mentorship, one-on-one sessions with industry professionals, and presentations to a specialized jury. Travel, accommodation, and per diem expenses are covered for one accredited person per project, providing visibility and professional support throughout the project’s development.
Three awards of €10,000 each will be granted: one for Basque projects, one for the rest of Spain, and one specifically for projects in development. Online follow-up sessions are also provided to support project completion and professional growth. The forum takes place within the framework of the festival’s 67th edition, including private screenings and networking opportunities with the national documentary industry.
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ZINEBI Networking
MAJORDOCSPITCH 2025 is an open call for non-fiction filmmakers with feature-length documentaries in development, work in progress, or rough cut stages. Up to five projects will be selected to take part in a preparation and presentation program held in Palma de Mallorca.
The program includes a rehearsal session for pitching in English with an international mentor, followed by the official presentation before a panel of festival programmers, distributors, and industry professionals. Each project will have 15 minutes to present and receive feedback, as well as one-to-one meetings with invited experts.
Applications are open until September 30, 2025, and require an English-subtitled teaser, a completed form, and a registration fee of €15. The festival provides accreditation, inclusion in its catalogue, and one night of accommodation.
Awards include participation in the Industry Days of the Beldocs 2026 festival, with accreditation and expenses covered, as well as distribution consultancy from DOCMA and a one-year free membership in this association. All selected projects must acknowledge their participation in MAJORDOCSPITCH 2025 in the film’s credits.
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MAJORDOCS PITCH
