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
Plataforma VLC 2026 is the industry and professional development section of DocsValència Espai de No Ficció, focused on supporting documentary projects. The call is aimed at Valencian filmmakers and producers, as well as international applicants who can prove at least one year of fiscal residence in the Valencian Community. Non-fiction projects of any theme, narrative approach, and length are eligible, including short films, feature-length documentaries, and transmedia projects at different stages of development.
The submission period runs from January 19 until February 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm, which is the final deadline. Plataforma VLC is divided into two tracks: Incubator, for early-stage projects, and One Step from Internationalization, for projects in advanced development or production.
Activities will begin with an online welcome session on April 16, 2026, followed by in-person activities in Valencia from May 18 to May 22, 2026, including workshops, a pitching session, and one-to-one meetings with international documentary industry professionals.
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VLC Platform – DocsValència
IDFA Project Space – Rough Cut is an international lab designed for filmmakers with feature-length documentary projects in advanced edit (rough cut) stage. The program runs from June to September 2026, starting with online modules, followed by a one-week in-person session in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and concluding with further online follow-up sessions. Aimed at strengthening films in a critical editing phase, the lab offers tailored mentoring, creative feedback, and professional development to refine the cut and support strategies toward completion and festival presentation.
The call is open to applicants worldwide and focuses exclusively on creative documentary feature films in rough cut. Shorts and series are not accepted. The application deadline is February 1, 2026, the final date to submit projects to this IDFA Project Space – Rough Cut line.
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Project Space – Development & Production - IDFA
