PITCH LAB – DOC.LAB Coimbra 2026 is a development and pitching lab for feature-length documentaries, taking place in Coimbra, Portugal, from March 16 to 20, 2026. It targets projects in the development stage that already have a teaser, offering filmmakers the opportunity to present their ideas to industry professionals and receive specialized feedback.
The call is open to international submissions, allowing filmmakers from any country to participate. Projects must be documentaries, with the main focus on pitching, while participants also work on structuring and strengthening their projects during the lab.
The application deadline is January 23, 2026. Interested applicants are required to submit their project dossier and teaser according to the program’s specifications. This lab provides an ideal platform for filmmakers seeking support, visibility, and professional connections for their feature-length documentary projects in development.
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PITCH LAB – DOC.LAB Coimbra
La Red Colaborativa Bolivia Lab te invita a participar en el Rally de Pitch de Coproducción Internacional – Online, un evento dentro del XVI Bolivia Lab 2024. Prepárate para sumergirte en un espacio dedicado a impulsar la colaboración entre realizadores y productores de todo el mundo, con el objetivo de conectar proyectos en desarrollo intermedio con potenciales socios co-productores en ficción y documental.
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Bolivia Lab - Rally de Pitch
CineLab 2026 es un laboratorio de formación, fortalecimiento y desarrollo de proyectos de largometraje organizado en Chile. La convocatoria está dirigida a personas chilenas y extranjeras residentes en Chile, basadas fuera de la Provincia de Santiago, incluyendo otras provincias de la Región Metropolitana. Recibe proyectos de ficción, animación, documental y géneros mixtos, correspondientes al primer o segundo largometraje del director o directora, en fase avanzada de desarrollo y con guion escrito o, en el caso de documental, tratamiento documental.
Las postulaciones están abiertas desde el 13 de agosto hasta el 10 de septiembre de 2026 a las 15:00 horas de Santiago de Chile. Las fechas exactas de inicio y término del programa no están especificadas. La información disponible indica una primera sección presencial en noviembre de 2026, asesorías virtuales entre octubre de 2026 y marzo de 2027, y una segunda sección presencial en enero de 2027.
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CineLab
The Stockfish Writers Lab – The Whale is a screenwriting lab focused on narrative fiction projects for film and television. It is open to writers of any nationality who wish to develop feature films or series, providing professional mentorship, writing workshops, and pitch sessions in front of producers and commissioning editors.
Applications open on November 11, 2025, with an earlybird deadline on December 8, 2025, and a regular deadline on February 1, 2026. The lab will take place from March 22 to 25, 2026 in Reykjavík, Iceland, as part of the Stockfish Film Festival.
The program is designed for projects aiming to develop feature-length screenplays or TV pilots/series. Documentary projects or other non-narrative formats are not accepted. Selected participants will refine their stories with guidance from international mentors and gain valuable networking opportunities with industry professionals.
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STOCKFISH - WRITERS LAB
The LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest – Screenplay Contest 2026 is a screenwriting competition organized by LUSCA Film Fest, a fantastic film festival held in Puerto Rico. The call is aimed at screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers interested in genres such as fantasy, science fiction, comedy, and bizarre cinema, including related subgenres. It accepts short film screenplays of up to 10 pages, written in Spanish and/or English, that are original, unpublished, and without previous production agreements.
The call opens on December 23, 2025. Submission deadlines are: Earlybird: February 1, 2026, Regular: June 20, 2026, Late: July 10, 2026, and Extended Late: July 31, 2026. The festival will take place from October 14 to 21, 2026.
This is a screenwriting competition, not a market, pitch, laboratory, or work in progress program. It focuses on short film screenplay projects within the fantastic genre. The competition establishes eligibility requirements for participants over 18 who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents residing in Puerto Rico, the United States, or U.S. territories.
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LUSCA Film Fest - Screenplay Contest
