Terra#LAB, organized by the Novos Cinemas Festival in Pontevedra, is a development lab for emerging filmmakers with first or second feature projects in writing, development, or pre-production stages. The call is open internationally, selecting at least seven projects, prioritizing Galician works and ensuring at least 50% female authorship.
The lab offers personalized mentoring, professionalization tools, project promotion, and a travel grant. Terra#LAB will take place from December 8 to 12, 2025, in Pontevedra, Galicia.
Projects should be fiction or documentary feature films in advanced development, without production started. Originality, artistic quality, and viability are key evaluation criteria. Participation requires acceptance of the rules and the commitment to include the Terra#LAB logo in the credits if the project is completed.
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TERRA#LAB
Vanguardia 2025 is an international film project incubator organized from Guatemala by Casa Comal, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala, and the Ícaro International Film Festival. It is aimed at Spanish-speaking producers, screenwriters, and directors with early-stage feature film projects (fiction, documentary, or animation). Training will be conducted virtually between July and August 2025, offering masterclasses and mentoring to strengthen project development, financing, and pitching skills. Participants will receive over 15 hours of training and have the opportunity to present a final pitch. One project will be selected to join the International Coproduction Meeting (EIC) at the Ícaro Market 2025. Registration is free, but participation costs $300 USD per selected project. Partial or full financial aid is available for eligible projects. The call is open until July 8, 2025, and results will be announced on July 11.
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CUTTING-EDGE INCUBATOR
The JIIFF Lab 2026 call is aimed at director-producer duos from Ibero-America developing a fiction feature project. The lab will take place from January 27 to 31, 2026 in José Ignacio, Uruguay, as part of the Working JIIFF industry program.
Participants will receive personalized mentoring from international experts in areas such as directing, screenwriting, editing, and audience design, along with networking opportunities and a final project pitch before a jury.
Projects must be in development, with a maximum budget of US$ 1,500,000 and at least 25% secured financing. Directors and producers must meet minimum experience requirements in short or feature films and festival participation, as well as residency in Ibero-America.
Awards include the Fondo Pfeffer del Sur, offering US$ 50,000 for project development, and the Musitelli Award, providing US$ 50,000 in filming equipment in Uruguay. Submission deadlines are October 31 and December 12, 2025.
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JIIFF LAB
The Residència de Guions is a development lab for feature film scripts (including animation) and documentaries in Catalan or Spanish, with a strong cultural connection to Catalonia. It is open to screenwriters of any nationality. The 2025 call was open from January 30 to March 3. Selected projects receive a €12,600 grant to focus on script development between September 2025 and May 2026. Participants work with expert mentors, receive training, foster collaboration among authors, and connect with the Catalan and international film industry. Application is free. The aim is to enhance the quality and international reach of Catalan cinema by supporting emerging talent.
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THE RESIDENCE
The SGAE Foundation and the Sitges Festival are launching the first Josefina Molina Award for the best fantastic feature-length script written by women members of SGAE, to promote female visibility in the fantasy genre. The winner will receive €10,000. Eligible entries are original feature-length scripts in Spanish by female SGAE members of any nationality. The submission deadline is July 14, 2025, with materials to be emailed to iarmanda@fundacionsgae.org, including the script, registration form, synopsis, motivation, and proof of membership. The award will be announced during the 58th Sitges Festival, October 9–19, 2025, under the WomanInFan program. The prize honors Josefina Molina, a pioneer of Spanish fantastic cinema.
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Josefina Molina Award
