MIP CANCÚN 2025 is the leading content and co-production market for Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market, taking place November 18–21, 2025, at the Moon Palace Resort in Cancún. It targets audiovisual professionals including producers, buyers, distributors, platforms, and brands.
There are four participation options: Networking Pass, Content Market, Co-Production Market, and Meeting Pods. All formats include accommodation, meals, access to conferences, screenings, and a digital platform for 1-on-1 meetings.
Spots are limited, especially for those formats involving pre-scheduled meetings. While no official registration deadline has been announced, early registration is strongly recommended to ensure access to the matchmaking system, which launches in early November.
The 2025 edition will feature special programs such as the Creator Economy Track (with a keynote by YouTube), the Branded Content Program, and the Beyond the Stream Summit. The all-inclusive format fosters networking, global exposure, and effective deal-making in a single location.
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MIP CANCUN
MIPCOM 2025 is the world’s leading global market for entertainment content, taking place from October 13 to 16 in Cannes, France. It gathers executives, producers, distributors, and creators from across the globe to buy, sell, and co-produce television programs, series, documentaries, and digital formats. This edition focuses on the creator economy and the growing connection between traditional media and digital platforms. The event features keynote sessions, exclusive screenings, premieres, and networking opportunities aimed at fostering strategic collaborations. MIPCOM is recognized as a vital meeting point where global entertainment trends are discussed and shaped, providing participants with exceptional opportunities to expand their networks, secure deals, and explore innovations that will define the future of the audiovisual industry.
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MIPCOM - Cannes
The Queer Incubator: Santiago–Guadalajara, organized by SANFIC Industria and the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), is aimed at Latin American fiction feature film projects in the screenwriting stage with an artistic deck. Projects must be led in directing and screenwriting by professionals who identify as part of LGBTIQ+ communities or whose gender-diverse identities and expressions inform their creative experiences and perspectives.
The initiative operates as a project lab and incubator, offering group and individual mentoring with international professionals. It is open to productions and project representatives who originate from or reside in Latin American countries.
The final application deadline is September 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Santiago time. In-person activities will take place in Santiago, Chile, from November 2–6, 2027, and in Guadalajara, Mexico, from March 6–13, 2027.
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Incubadora Queer - Sanfic
The Storylines Lab is designed for narrative feature film projects at an early stage of development, from early concept to treatment stage. The lab is held virtually through online sessions and has a duration of two weeks.
The lab gives independent filmmakers from around the world the opportunity to work intensively on the creative development of their projects in an environment structured to foster professional collaboration and high-quality project development.
The lab is facilitated by a professional in the field with long-standing experience. In addition to the guidance provided by the facilitator through workshop sessions and one-on-one meetings, the lab offers the participants the opportunity to workshop their projects with other international filmmakers, be part of a community of like-minded artists, and access the Cine Qua Non Lab film professional network.
By the end of the lab, participants will have created a portfolio of:
Short treatment/Main story points
Character profiles
Synopsis
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Taller de Líneas Argumentales (English) - Cine Qua Non Lab
FantasoLab opened the call for the VII Ibero-American Fantastic Film Screenwriting Workshop on August 27, 2026, with a deadline of September 30, 2026, at 8:00 p.m., Colombia time (GMT-5). The selected projects will be announced on December 1, 2026. The workshop will be held virtually from January 14 to 23, 2027.
The call, organized from Colombia, accepts applications from screenwriters from any country, although priority is given to those with nationality or permanent residence in Ibero-America. It is exclusively aimed at fiction feature film projects in the writing stage belonging to the science fiction, fantasy, or horror genres, or incorporating narrative components from these genres.
The program operates as a screenwriting development workshop and laboratory. Up to 15 projects will be selected, and one or two screenwriters may participate per project. The work focuses on the treatment through personalized consultations, theoretical talks, and group sessions.
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FantasoLab - Screenwriting Workshop
