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Deadline 31 May 2026
Prize 2,250€
The Pitch Showcase at the Cerdanya Film Festival 2025 is a call for emerging audiovisual projects in development (fiction, animation, or documentary; feature films, short films, series, and transmedia). It will take place on August 2, 2025, in Puigcerdà, as part of the festival running from July 28 to August 17.
Participants will have the opportunity to present their projects in 30-minute one-on-one sessions with interested producers and optionally in a 5-minute open pitch followed by a Q&A session. Additionally, they will receive personalized mentorship from professionals affiliated with Anonymous Content, Warner Bros. Discovery, RTVE, El Terrat, Filmax, TCM, and Movistar+.
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FICC - Pitch SHOWCASE
The Cinekid Script LAB open call launches in March 2025 for writers of children’s feature films or series. A cohort of 12–15 is selected to participate in a six‑month programme (October 2025–March 2026), working on an enhanced script draft with one‑on‑one coaching, workshops at the Cinekid Festival (Amsterdam) and Berlinale (Berlin), plus networking events.
Minimum materials: treatment, character descriptions, motivation letter, link to previous work.
Fees: open‑call writers cover their own participation fees; scholarships are available for writers from “low‑capacity” EU countries. A nomination route also exists, with costs covered by international partners.
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Cinekid Script LAB
VIVABOOK Lab 2025 is a screenplay lab for adapting children’s literary works (picture books, comics, or novels) into shorts, feature films, or series (animation or live action). Eligible applicants are Spain-based screenwriters with at least two accredited shorts, one feature script, or a broadcast series. Submissions must be in Catalan, Spanish, Occitan, or co-official languages, and include a bio-filmography, up to three adaptation proposals (600 words each), a motivation letter, and rights authorization if needed. Applications close on June 12, 2025 (23:59 GMT+1). Selected projects receive a €3,000 grant. The program runs in Barcelona from September 2025 to February 2026 and combines masterclasses, individual/group mentoring, and a public pitch.
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VIVABOOK Lab
FICBUEU Residency is an intensive short film development program held from October 15–21, 2025, on Ons Island (Galicia, Spain). It targets filmmakers with early-stage projects and a first draft script (max. 30 pages). All genres and styles are welcome, with a focus on strong authorial voices.
The call is international, though 60% of slots are reserved for Galician creators and women are encouraged to apply. Fluency in Spanish is required; scripts must be in or translated into Spanish.
Selected participants receive mentoring, specialized training, and support to strengthen project quality and feasibility.
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FICBUEU Residency
The RAW 2025 call offers two residency modalities: Creative Residency for filmmakers and Critical Residency for critics and theorists of documentary cinema. Both are part of an integrated program that includes phases such as the ARCHÉ→WORK lab (Doclisboa), residencies in Lisbon, the Doc’s Kingdom seminar (Odemira), and the MÁRGENES/WORK lab (Madrid). The Creative Residency targets documentary feature projects in development, production, or post-production, providing workshops, mentorship, and spaces to advance audiovisual creation. The Critical Residency supports young critics developing research or writing projects on nonfiction cinema, offering tutoring, festival immersion, and specialized guidance. The call is unified for both modalities, with specific forms and requirements, taking place between October and November 2025 in various venues in Portugal and Spain. The program aims to strengthen Ibero-American documentary cinema through training, exchange, and creative support.
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RAW RESIDENCIES - ARCHÉ WORK
