Selected projects will compete for support in post-production services (conformity, color grading, sound mixing, DCP mastering, among others) and will be showcased in a private screening for national and international juries, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, and other industry professionals during the festival days.
Colombian short films (fiction, documentary, and/or essay) with a final cut or in an advanced editing state are eligible. Support in post-production services will be provided for one project.
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Work In Progress (WIP) Colombia / Short Film - FICCI
Selected projects will compete for support in post-production services (conformity, color grading, sound mixing, DCP mastering, among others) and will be showcased in a private screening for national and international juries, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, and other industry professionals during the festival days.
Ibero-American feature films (fiction, documentary, and/or essay) with a final cut or in an advanced editing state are eligible. Support in post-production services will be provided for one project.
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Work In Progress (WIP) Ibero-America - Feature Film - FICCI
The Ford Foundation has launched the JustFilms call to support documentary projects from around the world. The program funds feature-length documentaries of at least 50 minutes that focus on social justice and are under the creative control of the filmmakers. Applications are accepted for development, production, and post-production of direct content.
The call is international, allowing filmmakers from all countries to apply. Projects should convey narratives that inspire, challenge stereotypes, and contribute to transforming conditions of inequality and injustice. Short films, series, episodes, or emerging formats such as AR/VR or podcasts are not accepted.
The application deadline is December 30, 2025. Results will be announced approximately four months after the deadline, around April 2026, and funds will be disbursed between June and August 2026. No fixed production dates are set, as projects progress according to each recipient's production schedule.
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JustFilms – Ford Foundation
The American Film Market (AFM) 2026 will take place in Los Angeles, United States, from November 10 to 15, 2026. Registration for buyers and attendees opens on June 23, 2026; a general registration closing date for 2026 is not specified.
AFM is an international film industry market that brings together professionals from more than 80 countries and focuses on the development, financing, exhibition, acquisition, distribution, and licensing of films and projects. It accepts national and international participation. Its screenings accept films in all languages, including fiction and documentary, both completed and Work in Progress. The market includes films and projects at different stages of development, as well as presentations and promotional materials. It also includes professional activities related to networking, production, distribution, financing, and pitching.
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American Film Market
VdR–Pitching es una plataforma internacional dentro del festival Visions du Réel que apoya proyectos de largometraje documental en etapa avanzada de desarrollo. Su objetivo es conectar cineastas con profesionales de la industria para facilitar financiación, coproducción y distribución. La convocatoria está dirigida a proyectos de más de 60 minutos, con un enfoque creativo y potencial internacional. Pueden participar cineastas debutantes o experimentados, siempre que presenten proyectos inéditos y sin producción iniciada.
Los proyectos seleccionados participan en sesiones de pitch frente a expertos y reciben entrenamiento previo obligatorio. Se requiere documentación en inglés, incluyendo sinopsis, tratamiento, referencias visuales, presupuesto preliminar y CV del equipo. Se valora la innovación narrativa y la capacidad de proyectar el documental a nivel internacional.
Además, los proyectos pueden ser elegibles para premios de desarrollo, incluyendo el Eurimages Co‑Production Development Award, destinado a fomentar coproducciones internacionales. La convocatoria incluye fechas de inscripción, límites de envío y sesiones de presentación, con gastos de viaje y alojamiento a cargo del equipo participante, aunque pueden solicitarse apoyos parciales. VdR–Pitching representa una oportunidad única para dar visibilidad y apoyo profesional a documentales creativos en desarrollo.
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VdR–Pitching
