The Research & Development Grant from Chicken & Egg Films is aimed at filmmakers who identify as women or gender-expansive, including cis women, trans, non-binary, two-spirit, and agender individuals. The program supports feature-length documentary projects in early research or development stages, providing funding and guidance to strengthen narrative and creative planning.
Applications are open from December 3, 2025, to February 4, 2026, with an early-bird deadline on January 7, 2026. Results will be announced in mid-July 2026, and project development will run from July 2026 to May 2027.
The grant is open internationally, accepting filmmakers from around the world, except those in countries under U.S. sanctions. Only feature-length documentaries in research or development are eligible; short films, series, and projects in advanced production are not accepted. This program offers a valuable opportunity to nurture projects from their conception with an inclusive and global approach.
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Research & Development Grant - Chicken & Egg Films
The Latin American Screenwriting Development Group #2 – Marieta is an international script development lab organized in Brazil and held entirely online. The call is open to screenwriters from Latin America, either by nationality or by having resided in the region for at least five years.
The program focuses on the development of feature-length projects, both fiction and documentary, at different stages of the writing process. It operates as a creative laboratory, offering weekly sessions aimed at strengthening the screenplay and supporting each author’s creative journey.
Projects must be submitted in Spanish, which is the main working language of the group, although advanced portuñol is accepted. The initiative is not intended for completed films or market-oriented activities, but rather for in-depth development processes.
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Latin American Script Development Group
ECAM FORUM was created to promote audiovisual production, foster emerging Spanish talent, and internationalize audiovisual projects and companies.
It is a co-production forum aiming to become an essential platform for the advancement of the Spanish audiovisual sector, bridging the national and international audiovisual industries, and connecting top talent with a significant delegation of international audiovisual industry representatives.
A carefully selected range of audiovisual projects in various categories (feature films in development, feature films in postproduction, short films, and series) share workspace with decision-makers from the international audiovisual world through presentations, screenings, meeting agendas, one-to-one sessions, scheduled encounters, seminars, conferences, and industry rendezvous.
In its first edition, ECAM FORUM attracted programmers from festivals such as Berlinale, Cannes Quinzaine, Locarno, Rotterdam, Toronto, San Sebastián, Sundance, Marrakesh, Zurich, the New York Film Festival, and Series Mania, sales agents like Coproduction Office, Goodfellas, Mk2, Films Boutique, or Alpha Violet, markets such as Les Arcs, MIA Market, MAFIZ, BAM Bogotá, or Cinemart, and leading independent production companies from France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, the USA, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Greece, Argentina, Uruguay, among others.
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ECAM Forum
Docs in Progress 2026 is a call organized by DocsValència Espai de No Ficció, aimed at documentary feature films currently in the editing stage. The program is designed for projects in first or second rough cut, with an approximate duration between 50 and 90 minutes, and that are not yet completed.
The call takes place in Spain, in the city of Valencia, and functions as a Work in Progress or laboratory initiative, focusing on narrative, creative, and editing analysis of selected projects. Only non-fiction documentary projects are eligible.
Applications are limited to projects linked to the Valencian Community. Projects may apply if the director or producer can demonstrate at least three years of residence in the region, or, in the case of co-productions, if there is a minimum of 20% Valencian ownership.
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Docs in Progress - DocsValència
MERCADOC.0 is an initiative by the Festival de Málaga and Culturia that will take place from March 18 to 21, 2025, as part of MAFIZ, the industry section of the festival. The event aims to foster innovation in Ibero-American documentaries by focusing on artistic, financial, and new business models development.
MERCADOC.0 offers training and personalized advice to directors and producers, while facilitating opportunities for international co-productions, distribution, and global business exploration. The event will select up to 12 projects (6 from Latin America and 6 from Spain and Portugal) in various documentary genres such as author documentaries, social media documentaries, docu-reality, and investigative documentaries.
The initiative also provides a platform to connect with industry professionals and increase the visibility of Ibero-American documentaries on a global scale.
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MERCADOC.0
