Ixtar Curts, the Sant Bartomeu Short Film Festival, is the oldest short film festival in the Balearic Islands and is now in its 27th year with a new, expanded format. If you have a story to tell, now is your chance!
Frist 30 Juli 2026
WIP Latam 2026, part of the San Sebastián Film Festival industry program, is dedicated to Latin American film projects in the post-production stage. Its main goal is to support the completion and international circulation of feature films over 60 minutes, both fiction and documentary, mainly produced in Latin America.
The submission period runs from June 1 to July 1, 2026, while the event will take place on September 21–23, 2026, during the San Sebastián Film Festival in Spain.
Although based in Spain, the initiative has an international scope focused on Latin America, allowing participation from multiple countries as long as the production meets the regional requirement.
The program is strictly aimed at Work in Progress feature films in post-production, excluding short films and series.
Regarding eligibility, it accepts only feature-length films (over 60 minutes) in the final stages of editing or completion, whether fiction or documentary.
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SSIFF - Wip Latam
WIP Europa 2026 at the San Sebastián Film Festival is an industry-focused section designed to support the completion of European feature films in post-production. Its goal is to promote European cinema production and enhance the international circulation of selected projects among industry professionals. It is aimed at fiction or documentary feature films over 60 minutes with majority European production involvement.
The application period runs from June 1 to July 1, 2026, while the event will take place during the festival on September 21, 22, and 23, 2026 in San Sebastián, Spain. The call is open to international applicants as long as the project meets the requirement of being majority European, so it is not limited to national submissions.
This program falls under the Work in Progress (industry/market section) and is exclusively focused on feature films in post-production. It does not accept short films or series. Selected projects compete for industry awards that include post-production services, distribution support, and a cash prize.
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SSIFF - Wip Europe
The Creative Production Workshop (TPC Panama 2025) is an intensive lab for film projects in early development. It focuses on strengthening the producer–director team working on a first or second feature (fiction, documentary, or hybrid).
The workshop will take place July 28 – August 3, 2025 in Panama. Filmmakers from 14 Central American and Caribbean countries are eligible. Applications close on July 3, 2025. 14 scholarships are available, covering tuition, accommodation, meals, and local transport (not international flights).
The program offers masterclasses, one‑on‑one mentorships, and networking, with international experts like Cristina Gallego and Diana Bustamante. It is ideal for those seeking to boost their project’s creative and production strategy.
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Creative Production Workshop
Created by the Locarno Festival in 2014, Industry Academy is an intensive training program whose objective is to foster innovation in young professionals in the film industry, working specifically in the area of independent film circulation: online and traditional distribution , sales, film marketing, exhibition, festival programming, among others. The workshop acts as a shortcut for a new generation of professionals entering the independent film industry, encouraging their development and helping them better understand the challenges of the industry, as well as expand their networks. The objective of Locarno Industry Academy is also to build bridges of collaboration across different markets in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa and South Asia.
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Australab - Industry Academy
The Short Distribution Market is an initiative of the Cerdanya Film Festival aimed at connecting short film creators with distributors, festivals, and platforms. It is open to fiction, animation, and documentary projects, both national and international.
Selected participants will present their works in private sessions to industry professionals, with the goal of facilitating distribution and exhibition agreements. This market will take place during the festival's Industry Days, held from July 28 to August 17, 2025, in Puigcerdà, Catalonia.
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FICC - Short Distribution Market
