One of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. Qualifier for the Oscar® and the Goya® awards; and FIAPF recognised.
Deadline 14 September 2025
Prize 91,000€
Weird Market 2025 is an international event taking place in Valencia from September 30 to October 5, focused on animation, video games, transmedia, comics, and board games. Its aim is to increase the visibility of emerging creative projects and promote European co-productions.
The call for projects is open to European projects at any production stage: pre-production, production, or completed. Accepted formats include animated feature films and shorts, series, web series, video games (including VR), innovative transmedia projects, comics, and board games.
Selected projects will be featured in the event’s official catalog, reaching thousands of industry professionals, and some will be presented during Weird Market, creating networking, collaboration, and funding opportunities. A recruitment session with companies seeking talent in animation and video games is also included.
Weird Market combines project presentations, conferences, and networking activities to boost the European creative industry, providing a unique space to showcase ideas, build contacts, and explore new opportunities for international collaboration.
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Weird Market
The Methos Media Special Call 2025 was organized by Iberseries & Platino Industria to support audiovisual projects from Ibero-America with cultural and family values and strong international potential.
It targeted filmmakers, producers, and creators of fiction, documentary, and animation, in series or feature film formats, who were in an advanced stage of development and had at least 30% confirmed financing.
Up to 20 projects were selected to participate in one-on-one meetings with Methos Media representatives during the fifth edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria, held from September 30 to October 3, 2025, in Madrid.
The main goal was to provide strategic contacts and development opportunities for promising projects, fostering the production of high-quality content with international reach. The call aimed to enhance the visibility of Ibero-American talent and promote partnerships that enable the realization and distribution of their projects.
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Methos Media - Iberseries & Platino Industria
The Extremadura Film Residency 2025-2026 is a filmmaking development program aimed at feature film projects in the script and audience strategy phase. It is open to filmmakers from Extremadura, Spain, Portugal, and Ibero-America, selecting a total of 15 projects: 5 from Extremadura, 5 from Spain, and 5 from Ibero-America.
The residency offers personalized mentorship, masterclasses with international experts, networking opportunities, and the chance to present projects at markets and festivals such as MAFIZ and the Extremadura & Ibero-American Film Week.
The program includes on-site workshops in Guadalupe (Cáceres) from November 24–30, 2025, and in Talavera la Real (Badajoz) from March 16–19, 2026. Participants will have the opportunity to showcase their projects at cultural and industry events throughout the program.
The call for applications is open until August 26, 2025, and interested candidates should submit their projects via the official website. This residency offers a unique chance for professional development and international exposure for selected projects.
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Extremadura Film Residency
The Extremadura Film Market 2025 is a professional event for filmmakers, producers, and audiovisual industry professionals focused on co-production, distribution, and internationalization of projects. It is open to feature-length projects in development of any genre, connecting participants with financiers, distributors, broadcasters, and platforms from Spain, Ibero-America, and Europe.
The market features project pitchings, one-to-one meetings, masterclasses, and networking sessions, offering direct opportunities to present projects to professionals and establish strategic collaborations. Projects with socially relevant themes or international appeal are especially valued.
Held in Cáceres, Spain, this market provides a unique platform to advance audiovisual projects, strengthen professional networks, and open doors to co-productions and funding opportunities.
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Extremadura Film Market
Franzi Shorts is an international short film script competition. The winning script will be fully produced in Copenhagen by Franzi Films, in collaboration with Simple Rent. Writers worldwide can submit a 5–30-minute script or a story treatment. All genres are welcome.
Ten finalists will receive personalized feedback in a creative call. One winner will move into full production, with development support, travel to the shoot or premiere, and festival submissions included.
Participants agree to grant production and distribution rights if selected. Deadline to apply: September 15. Winner announced: September 30, 2025.
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Franzi Shorts: Screenplay Competition
