Deadline 15 October 2026
Prize 4,400€
VS Series is a section of Ventana Sur 2026 aimed at Latin American fiction and documentary series projects in an advanced stage of development, submitted by Latin American production companies or developed as co-productions with Latin America. Projects must consist of episodes of 20 minutes or more.
The initiative operates as a space for acceleration, international networking, and market opportunities, offering selected projects opportunities to meet with decision-makers, network, receive support, and participate in individual meetings.
For the 2026 edition, the application opening date is not specified, and the deadline is September 16, 2026. Ventana Sur 2026 will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 30 to December 4, 2026.VS Series is a section of Ventana Sur 2026 aimed at Latin American fiction and documentary series projects in an advanced stage of development, submitted by Latin American production companies or developed as co-productions with Latin America. Projects must consist of episodes of 20 minutes or more.
The initiative operates as a space for acceleration, international networking, and market opportunities, offering selected projects opportunities to meet with decision-makers, network, receive support, and participate in individual meetings.
For the 2026 edition, the application opening date is not specified, and the deadline is September 16, 2026. Ventana Sur 2026 will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 30 to December 4, 2026.
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Series – VENTANA SUR
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
