Plataforma MX 2026 is a documentary project incubator run by DocsMX as part of DocsLab, focused on the development and strengthening of films in early stages. Its goal is to support filmmakers through regional workshops across Mexico, offering creative, narrative, and production guidance for documentary short and feature film projects in development. The program is mainly aimed at Mexican filmmakers or foreign residents in Mexico, while maintaining limited international openness.
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DocsMX - Plataforma Mx
Ib Platform is a space for training and creativity on the process of making films: the strategy, the narrative idea or impact campaign is part of a whole. The Ib Platform experience is an individual and collective networking process that catapults the international projection of projects and of the professionals who carry them out.
Since 2009 it has promoted emerging and senior talents who have projects in fiction, documentary, animation and audiovisual innovation (series, transmedia, virtual reality, augmented and immersive). Likewise, it promotes possibilities of co-production and strategic alliances between the various participants, strengthening the exchange for the productive and cultural development of the region.
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DocsMX - DocsLab
BrLab Audience Design 2026 es un laboratorio especializado en el desarrollo estratégico de audiencias para largometrajes de ficción y documental. La convocatoria está abierta a proyectos de América Latina y la Península Ibérica, aceptando postulaciones internacionales.
Las inscripciones estarán abiertas hasta el 12 de diciembre de 2025, y el taller principal se realizará de forma presencial en São Paulo, Brasil, del 7 al 14 de abril de 2026, con actividades preparatorias online en febrero y marzo. El laboratorio se centra en la planificación estratégica de audiencias para proyectos en desarrollo, no en pitches ni mercados tradicionales.
Se aceptan únicamente largometrajes, incluyendo live action, animación o proyectos híbridos. Este espacio brinda herramientas y asesoría especializada para fortalecer la conexión entre el proyecto y su público potencial, fomentando estrategias de difusión y promoción efectivas.
BrLab Audience Design ofrece una oportunidad única para cineastas interesados en optimizar la recepción de sus obras, ampliar su público y fortalecer la presencia de sus proyectos en el ámbito internacional.
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BrLab Audience Design
Syncro Lab 2025 is the training and development call of the Syncro Film Fest, aimed at people over 18 years old residing in Argentina. It is a short film script competition open to fiction, non-fiction, or hybrid projects, with a maximum length of 20 pages (PDF format, Courier 12, single spacing).
Submissions are open from February 3 to May 7, 2025, with an entry fee of ARS 7,000. Up to 10 scripts will be selected, and their authors will take part in group mentoring and development sessions during the festival, which will be held June 16–19, 2025 in Buenos Aires.
A jury will choose one winning script, which will receive ARS 500,000, plus professional post‑production services (5.1 mix, color grading, DCP and export deliveries), distribution by Hablemos de Langostas, and support for material delivery. Technical prizes must be used within one year.
Syncro Lab is an excellent opportunity to boost your short film project and connect with the independent film industry.
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Syncro Lab
The Cine en Construcción 45 program will take place on March 26 and 27, 2026 in Toulouse, as part of the Professional Platform of the Cinélatino Festival. This initiative supports Latin American films in post-production, helping them finalize, circulate internationally, and present their work to industry professionals.
Applications are open until January 28, 2026. Six projects will be selected by a dedicated committee, focusing on innovative and diverse works. The main goal of Cine en Construcción is to promote selected feature films to international festivals and markets, fostering connections and collaborations between filmmakers and producers.
The call accepts only feature-length films in fiction, animation, experimental, or hybrid formats, targeting Latin American filmmakers. Since 2002, this program has served as a launchpad for emerging films to reach audiences and strengthen their professional journey, highlighting cultural diversity and fresh perspectives in Latin American cinema.
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