Deadline 15 October 2026
Prize 4,400€
The 2026 Linterna Lab First Series Development Residency is an in-person residency in Mexico for Spanish-speaking screenwriters and writers of any nationality who wish to develop series projects. The call is open from its publication date, whose exact date is not specified, until September 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (Mexico City time). The residency will take place from November 23 to December 2, 2026, in a Pueblo Mágico in Mexico.
Only fiction series projects are accepted, including animated series, while documentaries are not accepted. The program offers two tracks: Initial Development, for projects that do not yet have a developed pilot, and Advanced Development, for projects with a written pilot or at an advanced stage of development. The residency’s central work will focus on the development, restructuring, or rewriting of the series pilot.
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Linterna Lab – Residency
he ABCGuionistas Short Screenplay International Contest opens its eighth edition with the collaboration of Altamedia Studios, Instituto del Cine Madrid (Madrid Film Institute), in addition to the brands Marca de Autor and Un Verano de Guion.
The contest has the purpose of promoting the creation of short screenplays in Spanish and the visibility of their authors. It is opened for novel and professional screenwriters of any country seeking to show their storytelling talent, winning exposure and getting rewarded for writing.
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VIII International Competition Short Film Script Abcscriptwriters
Within the framework of the 11th Antofagasta/Chile International Film Festival, ANTOFACINE, the third edition of AntofaLAB, a project laboratory whose objective is to promote productions made in the northern zone of Chile (Antofagasta, Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Atacama, Coquimbo), and in the bordering countries of northern Chile (Peru, Bolivia and Argentina).
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ANTOFALAB
We promote national and international audiovisual creators in the realization of their projects. It is an experience that is developed with laboratories, meetings and dialogues, within the framework of our eight sections: Script Consulting, BioBioLab, SeriesLab, Documentary Internship, CorteFinalLab, Emerging Animation, Lab Distribution and Business Tables. Those selected will receive mentoring and advice from experts with recognized international experience in the industry.
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ENCUENTROS - BiobioCine
FantasoLab opened the call for the VII Ibero-American Fantastic Film Screenwriting Workshop on August 27, 2026, with a deadline of September 30, 2026, at 8:00 p.m., Colombia time (GMT-5). The selected projects will be announced on December 1, 2026. The workshop will be held virtually from January 14 to 23, 2027.
The call, organized from Colombia, accepts applications from screenwriters from any country, although priority is given to those with nationality or permanent residence in Ibero-America. It is exclusively aimed at fiction feature film projects in the writing stage belonging to the science fiction, fantasy, or horror genres, or incorporating narrative components from these genres.
The program operates as a screenwriting development workshop and laboratory. Up to 15 projects will be selected, and one or two screenwriters may participate per project. The work focuses on the treatment through personalized consultations, theoretical talks, and group sessions.
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FantasoLab - Screenwriting Workshop
