Deadline 15 October 2026
Prize 4,400€
ComedyLab 2026 is a comedy project development lab organized by TorinoFilmLab in Italy. It is open to screenwriters and comedians worldwide, aiming to develop feature-length comedy projects through in-person and online workshops. All project materials must be submitted in English, which is also the working language of the workshops and activities.
The program runs from March to November 2026 and includes multiple sessions: a preliminary workshop in Turin at the end of February, workshops in Belgium and Poland in April and June, online sessions in September and October, and a final project presentation in Turin in November.
Applications are open internationally until December 12, 2025, and focus exclusively on feature-length comedy projects. Participants without a project can also join to collaborate on selected projects.
ComedyLab provides an opportunity to strengthen comedic writing skills, creative collaboration, and the professional development of projects within the audiovisual industry.
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ComedyLab - TFL
Talents Guadalajara 2027 is a film development and training program held in Mexico as part of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG 42). Applications open on August 10, 2026, and close on October 16, 2026. The festival will take place from March 6 to 13, 2027, in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
The call accepts national and international participants from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Spanish speakers in the United States, and EICTV graduates, according to the established requirements. It covers acting, directing, cinematography, costume design, animation, production, distribution, and film criticism. It includes six Studios, the Talent Press laboratory, and the Talent Project Market, focused on feature films in development. The latter accepts fiction or documentary projects and requires 20% of financing to be secured.
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Guadalajara Talent - FICG
Selected projects will compete for support in post-production services (conformity, color grading, sound mixing, DCP mastering, among others) and will be showcased in a private screening for national and international juries, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, and other industry professionals during the festival days.
Colombian feature films (fiction, documentary, and/or essay) with a final cut or in an advanced editing state are eligible. Support in post-production services will be provided for two projects.
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Work In Progress (WIP) Colombia / Feature Film - FICCI
Selected projects will compete for support in post-production services (conformity, color grading, sound mixing, DCP mastering, among others) and will be showcased in a private screening for national and international juries, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, and other industry professionals during the festival days.
Colombian short films (fiction, documentary, and/or essay) with a final cut or in an advanced editing state are eligible. Support in post-production services will be provided for one project.
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Work In Progress (WIP) Colombia / Short Film - FICCI
Selected projects will compete for support in post-production services (conformity, color grading, sound mixing, DCP mastering, among others) and will be showcased in a private screening for national and international juries, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, and other industry professionals during the festival days.
Ibero-American feature films (fiction, documentary, and/or essay) with a final cut or in an advanced editing state are eligible. Support in post-production services will be provided for one project.
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Work In Progress (WIP) Ibero-America - Feature Film - FICCI
