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Deadline 31 May 2026
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The Málaga Film Festival announces the RTVE Talent Award Festival de Málaga / Málaga Short Corner, aimed at fiction short film script projects. The call is open to registered production companies in Spain and seeks to support the creation of new short films up to 30 minutes in length.
Applications are open until February 2, 2026. Selected projects will have the opportunity to be presented at the Málaga Short Corner (MAFIZ) during the festival’s industry and market section, taking place from March 10 to 12, 2026. This platform allows creators to pitch their projects to a jury and industry professionals, enhancing visibility and potential production or distribution support.
The award focuses exclusively on fiction short films and does not accept international submissions outside Spain. The call emphasizes both artistic quality and professional development potential, providing a platform for emerging talent within the Spanish audiovisual landscape.
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Project Space - IDFA
Hatching Ravens is the main international call of the BIF Market, the industry platform of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, dedicated to supporting genre film projects in development and post-production.
For the 2026 edition, the call opens on December 1, 2025, and closes on February 2, 2026. The market will take place onsite in Brussels from April 13 to April 17, 2026, with additional online activities.
The call is open to international submissions and targets feature-length fiction projects within genre cinema, including horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, dark comedy and genre animation. Projects may be at mid or advanced development stages or early post-production.
Hatching Ravens operates as a Work in Progress and market platform, offering pitch sessions, one-to-one meetings and networking opportunities with producers, funds, sales agents and festivals, positioning itself as a key gateway for international genre projects.
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Hatching Ravens - BIF Market
The Belgian Fantastic Pitchbox is a call organized by the BIF Market in Belgium, focused on the development of fiction feature-length genre film projects. The call is national only, open exclusively to creators based in Belgium, and does not accept international submissions.
Eligible projects must belong to the genre cinema field, including fantasy, horror, thriller, science fiction, surrealism, black comedy, and crime, and must be in the development stage. The initiative is structured as a pitch program, complemented by training sessions and professional mentoring prior to the final presentation.
The application period opens on December 22, 2025, and closes on February 2, 2026, which is the final deadline to apply. Pitch training sessions take place on March 2 and March 6, 2026, while the final pitch event is held on April 17, 2026, as part of BIF Market 2026, which runs from April 13 to April 17, 2026.
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Belgian Fantastic Pitchbox - BIF Market
La convocatoria Research & Development Grant de Chicken & Egg Films está dirigida a cineastas que se identifiquen como mujeres o de género expansivo, incluyendo cis mujeres, trans, no binarias, dos‑espíritu y agénero. El programa busca apoyar proyectos documentales de largometraje en etapa temprana de investigación o desarrollo, proporcionando financiamiento y acompañamiento para fortalecer la narrativa y la planificación creativa.
La postulación estará abierta desde el 3 de diciembre de 2025 hasta el 4 de febrero de 2026, con una fase early-bird hasta el 7 de enero de 2026. Los resultados se notificarán a mediados de julio de 2026, y el período de desarrollo del proyecto se extenderá de julio de 2026 a mayo de 2027.
La convocatoria es internacional, permitiendo la participación de cineastas de todo el mundo, excepto de aquellos residentes en países bajo sanciones de Estados Unidos. Solo se aceptan documentales de largometraje en investigación o desarrollo, no incluyendo cortometrajes, series ni proyectos en producción avanzada. Este programa ofrece una oportunidad valiosa para fortalecer proyectos desde su concepción, con un enfoque inclusivo y global.
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Research & Development Grant - Chicken & Egg Films
INDUSTRY: IBIZACINEFEST PITCHING-SPANISH PROJECTS
The Ibizacinefest Pitching selects 4 documentary and fiction feature film projects of Spanish production, which will be presented online to our advisor Ángela Bosch.
INDUSTRY: IBIZA SHORT FILM SCRIPT FESTIVAL
The theme of the scripts is completely free and can belong to any genre.
All submitted works must be original. In the event that the contestant uses a novel, story or text by another author as the basis for the script, the contestant must include the corresponding authorization from the author of the original work in their registration.
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GuIón cortometraje
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MERCADO
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