The Meet Them! program is an initiative by the Industry Department of the San Sebastián International Film Festival, aimed at bringing together audiovisual professionals from various regions. Its goal is to provide direct access to the festival, expand networking opportunities, and promote collaboration on film projects. Producers, directors, and other professionals with projects in development, pre-production, or production are selected, primarily feature films and documentaries with international co-production potential. The call is launched through local or national entities, which manage registration and participant selection. Selected participants join networking activities, presentations, and meetings during the festival. Applications typically require submitting a project technical sheet, dossier, CV, and motivation letter by the established deadline. It is a unique opportunity to connect with the global film industry and boost project visibility and funding.
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SSIFF - Meet Them!
Cortolabs is a training space and audiovisual creation laboratory for short films with an environmental focus or theme, which EUNIC Peru, a local cluster of the Network of National Institutes of Culture of the European Union-EUNIC, will carry out in 2024 within the framework of its CineLabs program, in collaboration with the EU Delegation in Peru and the Lima European Film Festival.
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CortoLabs - CCELima
Pulsar Santa Fe 2026 is an audiovisual industry market organized by the Government of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It will take place from September 2 to 5, 2026, in Rosario. The call for entries is open from July 3 to July 20, 2026.
The market welcomes fiction, documentary and animation projects at different stages of development, post-production and circulation, as well as production companies. Its industry program includes a Competitive Pitch, Work in Progress (WIP), Projects in Circulation, business meetings and an Audience Lab, creating opportunities for co-production, financing, distribution and international networking.
Eligible applicants include individuals and companies based in the Argentine provinces of Santa Fe, Córdoba, Entre Ríos and Misiones, as well as Uruguayan citizens or residents. Depending on the section, the call accepts feature films, short films and series, including projects in development, works in post-production and recently completed productions.
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Pulsar Santa Fe - Audiovisual Market
València Film Afers 2026 is the international co-production forum of Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani, created to foster partnerships among audiovisual professionals from Mediterranean countries. The program is aimed at feature-length projects in development in the fields of fiction, documentary, and animation, offering opportunities to strengthen financing and international co-production through public pitching sessions, one-on-one meetings with potential partners, and networking activities.
The call for projects was open until June 30, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (CET), while the forum will take place from November 8 to 11, 2026, in Valencia, Spain, as part of the 41st edition of Mostra de València. This is an international call open to projects from Mediterranean countries. Selected teams, including both the producer and director, will be invited to attend the forum, present their projects, and connect with industry professionals and potential co-production partners.
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València Film Afers
The Stockfish Writers Lab – The Whale is a screenwriting lab focused on narrative fiction projects for film and television. It is open to writers of any nationality who wish to develop feature films or series, providing professional mentorship, writing workshops, and pitch sessions in front of producers and commissioning editors.
Applications open on November 11, 2025, with an earlybird deadline on December 8, 2025, and a regular deadline on February 1, 2026. The lab will take place from March 22 to 25, 2026 in Reykjavík, Iceland, as part of the Stockfish Film Festival.
The program is designed for projects aiming to develop feature-length screenplays or TV pilots/series. Documentary projects or other non-narrative formats are not accepted. Selected participants will refine their stories with guidance from international mentors and gain valuable networking opportunities with industry professionals.
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STOCKFISH - WRITERS LAB
