FILMA BIOBÍO 2026 is an intensive filmmaking call held within BIOBÍO CONECTA, the industry and market section of the Lebu International Film Festival. The program invites national and international creative teams to develop and produce an original short film during the festival, using locations in the Biobío Region as a central narrative and visual element.
Selected projects must complete shooting and final editing between May 22 and May 28, 2026, including mandatory scenes filmed in both Lebu and Concepción. The call is open to fiction and documentary short films with a final duration between 5 and 10 minutes.
Each team may include up to three members. The organization provides festival accreditation, shared accommodation, and meals for selected participants. Final works must be screened before the jury on May 29 as part of the festival program.
FILMA BIOBÍO aims to encourage audiovisual creation under extreme production conditions, promote decentralized filmmaking, and highlight the cinematic potential of the region.
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BIOBIO CONNECT - FILMA
Cine Qua Non Residency is a writing retreat specifically designed for alumni of Cine Qua Non Lab. The program aims to connect alumni from different generations of Cine Qua Non Lab and offer them the opportunity to work intensively on the development of their narrative feature screenplays in Mexico, in a structured environment that fosters professional collaboration.
Cine Qua Non Residency is a supported writing retreat that gives Cine Qua Non Lab alumni the opportunity to experience — or return to — the Cine Qua Non Lab facilities in Mexico and develop their scripts in a protected writing environment, with the support of international peers from various Lab generations and the guidance of an on-site mentor to help generate ideas. The retreat lasts 10 days.
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Cine Qua Non Retreat (Spanish)
The Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), based in Mexico, offers a Screenplay Competition primarily aimed at national authors or residents in the country. The submission period ran from March 17, 2026, until April 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The festival itself will take place from July 24 to August 2, 2026.
This call focuses on fiction projects with open themes and is structured as a screenplay competition, aligned with pitch and development formats. It accepts both short film and feature film scripts, allowing a range of projects in the writing stage to participate.
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NATIONAL SCRIPT CONTEST - GIFF
LINKEAD@S 2025 is a call launched by FIDBA (Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival) for early-stage documentary feature projects from Latin America. The initiative supports emerging ideas through mentoring, labs, masterclasses, and professional networking. Activities will take place in person in Buenos Aires from October 6–11, 2025.
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Link - LINKEAD@S
ECM+LAB 2026 es el 10.º Encuentro de Coproducción del Mercosur, realizado en el marco del FAM 30 años en Florianópolis, Brasil. Esta edición especial amplía su alcance a Iberoamérica y está orientada a fortalecer alianzas, estrategias de financiamiento y oportunidades de coproducción para proyectos audiovisuales en desarrollo.
La convocatoria estuvo abierta del 31 de marzo al 10 de mayo de 2026, considerando la prórroga del plazo original. El encuentro se llevará a cabo de manera presencial del 4 al 6 de septiembre de 2026, dentro de las actividades del festival FAM, que se desarrollará del 3 al 9 de septiembre de 2026.
La iniciativa acepta postulaciones internacionales de países del Mercosur, Iberoamérica, España, Portugal y otros territorios asociados. Está dirigida a proyectos de largometraje de ficción, documental e híbrido.
El programa combina actividades de laboratorio y mercado, ofreciendo espacios de capacitación, asesorías, networking y reuniones de coproducción. Además, algunos proyectos seleccionados pueden acceder a apoyos para su participación presencial, consolidando al ECM+LAB como una plataforma relevante para el desarrollo y la internacionalización de proyectos audiovisuales.
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ECM + LAB (Industry)
