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
El Taller de Revisión de Guion brinda la oportunidad a cineastas independientes de todo el mundo de trabajar de manera intensiva en sus guiones de largometraje de ficción en un entorno pensado para fomentar la colaboración profesional y el desarrollo de guiones de alta calidad. El Taller de Revisión de Guion consiste en un taller-residencia de dos semanas de duración y un módulo de seguimiento en línea de dos días.
Los facilitadores y las facilitadoras del taller son profesionales con amplia experiencia. Además del asesoramiento para el desarrollo de los guiones impartido en sesiones de trabajo grupales e individuales, los participantes disponen de tiempo para la escritura. El taller brinda a cada participante la oportunidad de discutir su proyecto con un grupo de cineastas internacionales, formar parte de una comunidad de artistas con sensibilidades similares y acceder a la red de cineastas de Cine Qua Non Lab.
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Taller de Revisión de Guion (English) - Cine Qua Non Lab
The Dream Makers Contest – Challenge #3 2026 is an international call organized by ESCAC (Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya) together with its partner institutions, aimed at supporting emerging filmmakers and promoting the creation and production of new cinematic projects. The contest focuses on fiction short film projects and will select one winning proposal for production.
Applications will be open from August 24 to August 31, 2026. The finalist projects will be announced during the 2026 Sitges Film Festival, while the winning project will be revealed at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in February 2027. The production of the winning short film is scheduled to take place between May and July 2027.
The call is open to international applicants and exclusively accepts fiction short films. It does not include documentaries, animation, feature films, or series. The program is a short film production contest rather than a pitch, laboratory, market, or work in progress initiative.
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The Dream Makers
La Meseta Distribution 2026 is an industry laboratory organized by SEMINCI in Spain to strengthen the distribution and communication strategies of independent feature films before their commercial release. The program is intended for teams composed of an independent distributor based in Spain and a film publicity agency or press representative, or a distributor with an in-house communications department.
The call for applications is open from July 24 to September 14, 2026. Selected projects will take part in online mentoring sessions throughout October 2026 and will present their distribution campaigns in person during the 71st SEMINCI, taking place in Valladolid from October 23 to 31, 2026.
The laboratory accepts feature films in fiction, documentary, and animation, with a minimum running time of 60 minutes. Its main objective is to help participants design effective theatrical release strategies. The call is open exclusively to independent distributors established in Spain.La Meseta Distribution 2026 is an industry laboratory organized by SEMINCI in Spain to strengthen the distribution and communication strategies of independent feature films before their commercial release. The program is intended for teams composed of an independent distributor based in Spain and a film publicity agency or press representative, or a distributor with an in-house communications department.
The call for applications is open from July 24 to September 14, 2026. Selected projects will take part in online mentoring sessions throughout October 2026 and will present their distribution campaigns in person during the 71st SEMINCI, taking place in Valladolid from October 23 to 31, 2026.
The laboratory accepts feature films in fiction, documentary, and animation, with a minimum running time of 60 minutes. Its main objective is to help participants design effective theatrical release strategies. The call is open exclusively to independent distributors established in Spain.
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La Meseta - Seminci
The 2026 Ibero-American Screenwriting Residency, organized by Fundación Algo en Común in Colombia, is a creative development program aimed at Ibero-American screenwriters with fiction feature film projects in development. The call is open to participants from Ibero-American countries, including Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Puerto Rico.
Applications will be open until July 12, 2026. The in-person residency will take place from September 28 to October 23, 2026, in Cali, Colombia, followed by a virtual project acceleration program from October 19 to November 6, 2026, and a Production Meeting during November 2026.
The program is a screenwriting residency and film development laboratory that provides script mentoring, creative support, and industry networking opportunities. It accepts fiction feature film projects with at least a first written draft of the screenplay.
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Ibero-American Script Residency - Something in Common
