Ixtar Curts, the Sant Bartomeu Short Film Festival, is the oldest short film festival in the Balearic Islands and is now in its 27th year with a new, expanded format. If you have a story to tell, now is your chance!
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The Film Financing Market (FFM) in Sitges is an audiovisual financing market held in Spain as part of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. Its main purpose is to connect producers with investors and support the financing and co-production of audiovisual projects.
The application period runs from mid-May to the end of June 2026, with no additional officially fixed internal cut-off dates specified in the public information. The market event takes place during October 2026 within the Sitges Film Festival.
It is an international call open to projects from any country, with a focus on global co-production and financing opportunities. It primarily accepts fiction projects in feature film and series formats, in development or production stages. The program focuses on project pitching, financing meetings, and professional networking with industry stakeholders.
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Film Financing Market (FFM) - Sitges
Sitges FanPitch – Catalunya Imaginària 2026 is an international pitching platform within the Sitges Film Festival (Spain), focused on the development of audiovisual projects in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres. The call opens on March 9, 2026, with a standard submission period until May 31, 2026, followed by an extended deadline until June 30, 2026 as the final cutoff date. Selected projects will be announced on September 1, 2026. The pitching event will take place in hybrid format on October 12–13, 2026 in Sitges, Catalonia.
The call is open internationally, allowing submissions from any country, provided projects are in development. It is aimed primarily at feature films and series, including documentary projects within the genre framework. The Catalunya Imaginària label ensures the inclusion of at least one Catalan-language project in the final selection. Accepted formats include feature-length projects and series in development, designed for international industry exposure, co-production, and financing opportunities. The program connects selected creators with producers, distributors, and industry professionals through pitching sessions and networking meetings.
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SITGES FANPITCH - SITGES
The WomanInFan – Sitges FanLab 2026 call, part of the Sitges Film Festival (Spain), is an international training and development residency focused on women creators working in fantasy genre cinema. The call opens on March 9, 2026, and the final submission deadline is June 30, 2026 (11:59 PM). Selected projects will be announced on September 1, 2026, and the program activities take place during the Sitges Film Festival from October 8 to October 18, 2026, including a dedicated residency within that period.
This initiative functions as a laboratory and industry training program, aimed at projects in early development stages. It focuses on fantasy genre content, including horror, science fiction, fantasy, and experimental cinema. It primarily accepts feature films and short films, along with other audiovisual projects in development, depending on the festival’s framework.
The call is international in scope, allowing submissions from different countries, although certain program strands may have specific eligibility conditions. Its main goal is to support project development through training, mentorship, and industry networking opportunities within the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival ecosystem.
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WomanInFan - SITGES
The Curt i ras 2026 call by L’Alternativa (CCCB, Barcelona) is a development program for early and mid-stage short film projects. It supports filmmakers working in fiction, non-fiction, animation, experimental, or hybrid formats through mentorship, feedback sessions, and industry development activities within the festival framework.
Applications are open until June 30, 2026, which is the final submission deadline. Selected projects will participate in the program activities during the festival, scheduled from November 12 to 22, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain.
The call is international, with no nationality restrictions, although selected participants must attend in person. It is exclusively aimed at short film projects at any stage of development, from writing to post-production.
The program belongs to the film industry / project development sector, including labs, pitching sessions, and professional networking. It accepts short films of all genres, including hybrid and experimental works.
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Short and Clear - L'Alternativa
The 2026 WIP Call (L’Alternativa PRO, CCCB Barcelona) is aimed at audiovisual projects in post-production. The application period runs from May 12 to June 30, 2026, while the program takes place during the festival from November 12 to November 22, 2026, with the WIP presentation scheduled around November 19, 2026.
It is based in Spain and is open to international submissions, with no nationality restrictions. It targets feature films, series, or new audiovisual formats in editing or post-production stages. Accepted genres include fiction, documentary, hybrid, animation, and experimental works.
The program belongs to the WIP (Work in Progress) and industry/market section, where selected projects are presented to festival programmers, distributors, and film industry professionals.
Accepted formats include feature films, series, and new formats, all in post-production, with a required 10–12 minute excerpt for presentation.
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WIP Screenings - L'Alternativa
