We open our call for filmmakers and producers Latin Americans and/or based in Latin America who currently
have a short film or feature film project in development documentary, fiction, experimental or animation in the native language of the Peru or Latin America.
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Originario Lab
FILMA BIOBÍO 2026 is an intensive filmmaking call held within BIOBÍO CONECTA, the industry and market section of the Lebu International Film Festival. The program invites national and international creative teams to develop and produce an original short film during the festival, using locations in the Biobío Region as a central narrative and visual element.
Selected projects must complete shooting and final editing between May 22 and May 28, 2026, including mandatory scenes filmed in both Lebu and Concepción. The call is open to fiction and documentary short films with a final duration between 5 and 10 minutes.
Each team may include up to three members. The organization provides festival accreditation, shared accommodation, and meals for selected participants. Final works must be screened before the jury on May 29 as part of the festival program.
FILMA BIOBÍO aims to encourage audiovisual creation under extreme production conditions, promote decentralized filmmaking, and highlight the cinematic potential of the region.
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BIOBIO CONNECT - FILMA
The XXIII National Cinematographic Script Contest GIFF 2025 is open to Mexican screenwriters and foreigners with at least three years of residency in Mexico. Participants can submit scripts in two categories: fiction feature films (minimum 80 pages) and fiction short films (maximum 15 pages). Scripts must be original, written in Spanish, accompanied by a synopsis, and registered for copyright.
Up to five finalists per category will be awarded cash prizes, equipment, and services, along with script consultations and opportunities to pitch their projects to producers and investors during the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), held from July 25 to 31, 2025. The submission period was from March 26 to April 29, 2025. More information at giff.mx.
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XXIII NATIONAL SCRIPT CONTEST - GIFF
Laboratories and short courses.
Online Latin American and face-to-face modality (ask for exhibitor country).
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The Film Incubator
-Development of short films.
-Film script.
-Directing actors in movies.
-Film script laboratory.
-The creation of a video clip.
-The art of film editing.
-Series writing.
-Documentary film laboratory
-In search of one's own voice in documentary film.
-The creative process of art direction.
-Sound Design and Editing.
The Curt Creixent 2025 Pitch Call for Script Projects is open to filmmakers developing a short film script. Eligible applicants must be born, registered, or have a production company based in the Valencian Community. Up to 6 projects will be selected to participate in a professional pitch session, including mentoring and one-to-one meetings with industry professionals.
Applicants must submit an application form, a project dossier (synopsis, treatment, artistic intentions, budget, and production plan), the creator’s bio, and proof of connection to the Valencian Community. Projects must still be in the writing stage and not yet filmed.
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Curt Creixent - Pitch
