The IBF Europe – Minority Co‑production call by the IDFA Bertha Fund targets creative international documentary projects. Projects must involve at least one European producer and one non-European co-producer, and the director can be from any eligible country. All nonfiction documentary genres are accepted, typically in cinematic format with a minimum duration of 60 minutes.
The next application deadlines are April 1, 2026, and January 15, 2027. Selected projects receive funding in three installments: the first payment (50 %) after contract signing, the second (30 %) upon submission of the rough cut or offline final cut, and the third (20 %) after completion of the film and submission of the final financial report. The first payment is expected between July and October 2026, while the remaining funds depend on the project’s progress, with final delivery required by December 1, 2027.
This fund supports international collaboration, encouraging high-quality documentary productions and fostering cultural exchange between European and non-European producers.
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IBF Europe - IDFA
La 48ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo presenta la primera edición de su programa Works-in-Progress (WIP), dirigido a largometrajes brasileños en etapa avanzada de postproducción. La convocatoria está abierta para proyectos de ficción, documental o animación que se encuentren en fases finales como edición, corrección de color o mezcla de sonido.
El programa WIP tiene como objetivo brindar una plataforma donde cineastas puedan mostrar sus proyectos a profesionales clave de la industria audiovisual, incluyendo distribuidores, programadores de festivales y agentes de ventas internacionales. Esta iniciativa facilita la finalización, distribución y promoción de los filmes, ampliando sus oportunidades de exhibición en festivales y mercados internacionales.
Los participantes deben presentar una ficha técnica y artística, sinopsis, un trecho del filme de entre 5 y 20 minutos, y opcionalmente, una carta de intenciones y plan de distribución. La inscripción estuvo abierta hasta el 15 de julio de 2025.
Durante el evento, que se realizará del 22 al 25 de octubre de 2025, los proyectos seleccionados serán presentados en sesiones exclusivas y podrán competir por premios que apoyan la finalización de sus filmes. Esta convocatoria representa una gran oportunidad para cineastas brasileños que buscan impulsar sus obras en el panorama internacional.
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Mostra WIP
The 48 takes place on different weekends in different cities throughout the year. In each city local Film Teams—from beginners to pro's--compete to make a short film in only a weekend! Do you and your friends have what it takes to make a film on the fly?
It all begins with the Friday night Kickoff event when you and teams in your city draw genres out of a hat and receive the required elements for your film.
Then it is off to the races—writing, shooting and editing and doing whatever it takes to submit your short film on Sunday night.
The big payoff is seeing your masterpiece in the big screen at a local theater. Every film, both on-time and late, will screen. There is nothing better than seeing your film with an audience and seeing firsthand how they react to your movie.
At the city awards event, the winning films—as determined by local judges—are announced. More than a dozen awards are given—from Best Acting to Best Directing to the top prize: Best Film.
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The 48 Hour Film Project
The Ñuble National Film Festival presents the Confluencias 2026 call, aimed at strengthening the region’s cultural identity and promoting Chilean cinema. Filmmakers from across the country are invited to participate in various sections and industry labs.
The call includes three industry initiatives: the First Feature Lab for fiction projects in early feature stages; the Regional Documentary Lab, for those developing documentary projects at different production stages; and the New Media and Extended Realities Lab, focused on immersive, interactive, or transmedia projects.
All industry activities will take place in person at the Municipal Cultural Center of Chillán from January 13 to 17, 2026. Additionally, there will be a Virtual Reality room open to the public to experience lab projects. Registration for participation is open until November 2, 2025.
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XR Industry and Experiences Meeting in Ñuble
Starting from 2003, Open Doors has been championing filmmaking from regions where independent cinema is especially challenging, building bridges for collaboration across regions, countries and continents. Through Open Doors' public and professional programs, we aim to provide a space where talents find support in every step of their creative and professional journey and where discussion and reinvention of today’s cinema can happen among free voices.
The ultimate goal of the Open Doors is to contribute to the development of a more collaborative worldwide film community without borders, while making the independent scene stronger and more sustainable.
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Locarno Open Doors
