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ShorTS Development & Pitching Training

Italy


International
Project language:  English  Italian 

Work in Progress
Laboratory
Market



Submissions
17
days
Deadline
16 February 2026



Start date: Sunday 01 March 2026
End date: Sunday 31 May 2026

Accepts the following projects:


Short Films
Documentary
Experimental
Fantastic
Fiction
Has submission fees
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Cyprus  Croatia  Slovenia  Greece  Israel  Italy  Kosovo  Lebanon  North Macedonia  Malta  Montenegro  Romania  Serbia  Turkey 


The workshop is dedicated to directors and scriptwriters with a project in an early stage of development – initial idea, synopsis, short treatment – for a short film of any kind (animation, documentary, experimental and fiction) from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey.


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ShorTS Development Pitching Training


 

Mercado de Sheffield DocFest

United Kingdom


International
Project language:  English 

Pitch
Completed Projects
Market



Submissions
2
mths
Deadline
10 April 2026



Start date: Friday 12 June 2026
End date: Wednesday 17 June 2026

Accepts the following projects:


Scripts
Feature Films
Series
Documentary
Has submission fees


Sheffield DocFest es el principal festival de documentales del Reino Unido y uno de los mercados más influyentes del mundo para proyectos documentales. Defendemos y presentamos la amplitud de la forma documental (cine, televisión, inmersión y arte) en la vibrante ciudad de Sheffield cada junio. Ofrecemos a los creadores y al público un lugar para la inspiración, el debate, el desarrollo, el aprendizaje y el desafío. Nuestra programación representa nuestros valores fundamentales: creatividad, empatía, libertad, inclusión e internacionalismo.


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Mercado de Sheffield DocFest



 

FEST — Pitching Forum

Portugal


International
Project language:  English  Portuguese 

Submissions
2
mths
Deadline
06 April 2026



Start date: Saturday 20 June 2026
End date: Sunday 28 June 2026

Accepts the following projects:


Scripts
Feature Films
Short Films
Series
Animation
Documentary
Fiction
Has submission fees


The Projects Submission call for the FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival in Portugal (Espinho) invites film projects to its Pitching Forum 2026. Submissions are open from December 18, 2025 to April 6, 2026, with Early Bird, regular, and late fee periods. The main event takes place during the festival, running June 20–28, 2026, with training sessions from June 23–25 and final pitch presentations on June 26–27, 2026. This call accepts international submissions with no country restrictions and is open to projects of all genres and filmmaking techniques (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental). The focus area is a Pitching Forum for development, funding, and co-production, where selected projects are presented to industry professionals. Accepted formats include feature films, short films, and series at various stages from development to post-production, organized in categories such as Feature Gems, Work In Progress, Make It Short, and Series, according to the participation guidelines.


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FEST — Pitching Forum


 

IDFAcademy

Netherlands


International
Project language:  English 

Pitch
Completed Projects
Market



Submissions

Coming Soon
01 July 2026



Start date: Thursday 12 November 2026
End date: Sunday 15 November 2026

Accepts the following projects:


Scripts
Feature Films
Series
Documentary
Has submission fees


IDFAcademy es un programa intensivo de cuatro días dentro del Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Ámsterdam (IDFA), dirigido a directores y productores en su primera o segunda película documental de largometraje. Está diseñado para cineastas que ya han demostrado talento a nivel nacional y buscan internacionalizar su carrera. El programa ofrece charlas con reconocidos cineastas, mesas redondas, estudios de caso y eventos de networking que abordan las tendencias y retos del mercado documental global.

Los participantes deben completar un formulario con su biografía, filmografía, motivación y objetivos de aprendizaje. Es opcional incluir proyectos en curso o muestras audiovisuales. IDFAcademy no es un laboratorio tradicional de desarrollo de proyectos, sino un espacio formativo y de encuentro profesional.

La convocatoria está abierta hasta el 1 de agosto de 2025, y el programa se realizará del 13 al 16 de noviembre de 2025 en Ámsterdam. Se seleccionarán alrededor de 100 participantes de todo el mundo.


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IDFAcademy



 

IBERMEDIA PROGRAM - CO-DEVELOPMENT OF FEATURE FILMS

Spain


International
Project language:  Spanish 

Completed Projects



Submissions
1
mth
Deadline
24 March 2026



Start date: Thursday 01 October 2026
End date: Saturday 31 October 2026

Accepts the following projects:


Feature Films
Animation
Documentary
Fiction
Region: Latin America & Caribbean  Spain  Italy  Portugal 


Ibermedia promotes the development of feature film projects aimed at the market, particularly the Ibero-American market. To be eligible for this aid, the participation of independent companies from at least two member countries of the fund is necessary, except in the cases of companies from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (where projects developed by one or more national production companies may also participate).


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IBERMEDIA PROGRAM - CO-DEVELOPMENT OF FEATURE FILMS