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!
Deadline 30 July 2026
The Film Financing Market (FFM) in Sitges is an audiovisual financing market held in Spain as part of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. Its main purpose is to connect producers with investors and support the financing and co-production of audiovisual projects.
The application period runs from mid-May to the end of June 2026, with no additional officially fixed internal cut-off dates specified in the public information. The market event takes place during October 2026 within the Sitges Film Festival.
It is an international call open to projects from any country, with a focus on global co-production and financing opportunities. It primarily accepts fiction projects in feature film and series formats, in development or production stages. The program focuses on project pitching, financing meetings, and professional networking with industry stakeholders.
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Film Financing Market (FFM) - Sitges
The Galician Freaky Film Festival (GFFF), based in Spain, hosts an international call aimed at the development of short films within the fantastic genre. The initiative supports original projects in horror, science fiction, and other “freak”-related subgenres, specifically targeting works that are still in development and not yet produced.
The call is open to participants of any nationality, including individuals, production companies, film schools, and similar entities. Selected projects will take part in a pitching session, where they must present and defend their proposals before a professional jury during the festival.
The submission deadline is May 11, 2026, and the festival — including the pitching event — will take place from September 18 to 26, 2026.
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GFFF - Freak Pitch
FICC Industria is the professional section of the Centelles en Curt festival in Spain, focused on the exhibition and circulation of short films within an audiovisual industry and networking environment. The call is open to international submissions and accepts fiction, documentary, and animation projects. The accepted format is exclusively short films.
The submission period opened on March 4, 2026, and the final deadline is June 22, 2026. The event will take place from July 10 to July 12, 2026, in Centelles, Barcelona. The platform is designed as a professional meeting space for filmmakers, industry professionals, and audiovisual agents, with a stronger emphasis on networking and exhibition rather than laboratory or work-in-progress activities.
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Centelles in Short FICC Industry
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
Sitges FanPitch – Catalunya Imaginària 2026 is an international pitching platform within the Sitges Film Festival (Spain), focused on the development of audiovisual projects in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres. The call opens on March 9, 2026, with a standard submission period until May 31, 2026, followed by an extended deadline until June 30, 2026 as the final cutoff date. Selected projects will be announced on September 1, 2026. The pitching event will take place in hybrid format on October 12–13, 2026 in Sitges, Catalonia.
The call is open internationally, allowing submissions from any country, provided projects are in development. It is aimed primarily at feature films and series, including documentary projects within the genre framework. The Catalunya Imaginària label ensures the inclusion of at least one Catalan-language project in the final selection. Accepted formats include feature-length projects and series in development, designed for international industry exposure, co-production, and financing opportunities. The program connects selected creators with producers, distributors, and industry professionals through pitching sessions and networking meetings.
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SITGES FANPITCH - SITGES
