The Storylines Lab is designed for narrative feature film projects at an early stage of development, from early concept to treatment stage. The lab is held virtually through online sessions and has a duration of two weeks.
The lab gives independent filmmakers from around the world the opportunity to work intensively on the creative development of their projects in an environment structured to foster professional collaboration and high-quality project development.
The lab is facilitated by a professional in the field with long-standing experience. In addition to the guidance provided by the facilitator through workshop sessions and one-on-one meetings, the lab offers the participants the opportunity to workshop their projects with other international filmmakers, be part of a community of like-minded artists, and access the Cine Qua Non Lab film professional network.
By the end of the lab, participants will have created a portfolio of:
Short treatment/Main story points
Character profiles
Synopsis
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Taller de Líneas Argumentales (English) - Cine Qua Non Lab
The Storyline Development Workshop is a virtual lab focused on the creative development of early-stage fiction feature film projects, from the initial idea to narrative treatment. The application period for the 2026 edition is open until November 1, 2025. The workshop runs from February 1 to April 5, 2026, with an additional follow-up session in April/May 2026. The program is organized from Mexico and accepts international applications from filmmakers around the world. It focuses solely on narrative fiction and belongs to the laboratory / creative development category. The accepted format is fiction feature films, with virtual group and individual sessions designed to develop each project’s treatment, character profiles, and synopsis.
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Storylines Lab (Spanish) - Cine Qua Non Lab
LINKEAD@S 2025 is a call launched by FIDBA (Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival) for early-stage documentary feature projects from Latin America. The initiative supports emerging ideas through mentoring, labs, masterclasses, and professional networking. Activities will take place in person in Buenos Aires from October 6–11, 2025.
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Link - LINKEAD@S
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 Coral Postproduction Award at the 46th Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is aimed at feature-length fiction, documentary, or animated films with Latin American or Caribbean themes that are in the postproduction phase. Its goal is to support the completion of works through technical resources and specialized services.
The call for submissions is open from May 5 to August 15, 2025. Projects must have been produced in 2024 or 2025, not have participated in international festivals held in Cuba, nor have been publicly disseminated on digital platforms.
Applicants must complete the registration form available on the festival's official website: habanafilmfestival.com. Submission requirements include a rough cut of the film and a project dossier containing a synopsis, treatment, director's statement, biographies of the director and producer, detailed postproduction plan, budget, and financing plan.
Selected projects will receive postproduction service packages provided by collaborating companies. In previous editions, companies such as Aracne DC and Arte Sonora have offered image and sound editing services, including Dolby mixing and specialized technical advice.
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CORAL AWARD FOR POSTPRODUCTION - LA HABANA
