The Industry Academy Brasil is an intensive training program created by the Locarno Film Festival in 2014, designed to foster innovation among young professionals in the film industry, focusing on areas such as distribution, sales, film marketing, exhibition, and festival programming. This program is aimed at young professionals with the goal of providing them with strategic tools to enhance their skills and strengthen their presence in the international film market.
The program takes place within the framework of BrLab, a renowned event in Brazil dedicated to the training, development, and support of the audiovisual industry in Latin America. BrLab is a key space for cinema professionals seeking to improve their projects, gain knowledge about the global industry, and strengthen their network of contacts. During the program, participants have the opportunity to engage in workshops, mentoring sessions, and networking activities, focusing on key aspects such as the internationalization and distribution of film projects, as well as financing and marketing strategy.
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Industry Academy Brasil
The BrLab Audience Design 2025 is an in-person workshop taking place from October 1 to 7, 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil. It is open to feature film projects in development (fiction, documentary, animation, or hybrids) with confirmed director and producer, and a work-in-progress script. The workshop helps filmmakers design tailored audience strategies, from narrative to distribution and communication, with guidance from international experts. Applications are open until June 17, 2025, and projects from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Italy are eligible. Ibermedia scholarships are available, covering airfare, accommodation, and meals for selected project representatives. Participation offers networking opportunities, valuable feedback, and access to international industry contacts and markets.
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BrLab Audience Design
AFTER es un programa de desarrollo de cortometrajes creado para apoyar a los cineastas emergentes de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid que han pasado por la ECAM (Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid). Este programa se centra en la creación de los primeros proyectos cinematográficos de los participantes, ya sea como directores, guionistas o productores, para darles el impulso necesario en las primeras etapas de su carrera profesional.
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ECAM After
CineMart, the 43rd edition of IFFR Pro’s co-production market, will take place during the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam from January 29 to February 8, 2026. For the first time, it introduces CineMart x HBF, highlighting projects supported by the Hubert Bals Fund. The call is open for feature-length and immersive projects in development seeking co-production and financing partners. There is a tiered fee structure: early (€25 excl. VAT) until July 7, 2025; standard (€35) until August 21; late (€55) until the final deadline on August 27, 2025. Projects must be debuting at Rotterdam, viable, and led by a director-producer team. Feature films need a minimum 60‑minute runtime, full script available during CineMart, at least secured national or third‑party funding, budgets under €6M, and international coproduction potential. Immersive works (VR/AR/MR/360°) should be in development, with ≥25 % of the budget secured, created by experienced immersive artists, new to the market, with full documentation in English. Deadline: August 27, 2025.
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Rotterdam - Cinemart
MECAS (Mercado del Cine Casi Hecho) es un evento anual que se celebra en el marco del Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Su objetivo es promover la internacionalización de proyectos cinematográficos en etapas avanzadas de postproducción o con un primer corte, facilitando el contacto entre cineastas y profesionales de la industria.
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MECAS (Mercado del cine casi hecho)
