Proyecciones WIP is a call for Cine Pendiente 2025 addressed to directors, screenwriters, and producers of feature films, series, or new formats in post-production. Four projects will be selected to present a 10 to 12-minute excerpt to a professional audience made up of festival programmers, exhibitors, distributors, producers, international sales agents, and buyers. The screenings will take place at the CCCB as part of the L’Alternativa PRO program. Selected projects will receive a grant of 300 euros to cover expenses related to the mandatory stay during the event, contingent on full participation of the team in the program. To be eligible, feature films must have a minimum 40-minute cut for the selection committee’s evaluation, while series or new formats must have at least one pilot episode. The excerpt presented must include subtitles in Catalan or Spanish and English if the original language is different.
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WIP Screenings - L'Alternativa
Laboratory focused on cinematographic projects of a marked authorial nature in line with the programming and philosophy of FICX, which is committed to new perspectives and ways of making films.
The program is aimed at emerging filmmakers and residents in the Spanish State. It consists of two modalities.
Modality 2: Aimed at projects in the production or post-production phase.
SEMILLERU LABORATORY - Production or Post-productiona
The Mentoring Projects call of Cine Pendiente 2025 will select five directors, screenwriters, and producers with nonfiction and/or experimental feature film projects in the writing phase. The one-year program includes group and individual sessions with industry professionals, coordinated by Gabriela Iacob, offering intensive work on projects with mentorship from renowned experts.
A complete script is not required, but an eight-page treatment is necessary to participate. The program covers scriptwriting, dossier presentation, financing strategies, contract drafting, distribution channels, and audience design. Meetings will start in person during the Alternativa festival and continue online.
At the end, each selected project will receive a €2,000 grant to cover expenses related to attendance at Alternativa PRO, document writing and translation, and other program-related costs. The grant depends on full participation in the program.
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Mentoring Projects - L'Alternativa
Laboratory focused on cinematographic projects of a marked authorial nature in line with the programming and philosophy of FICX, which is committed to new perspectives and ways of making films.
The program is aimed at emerging filmmakers and residents in the Spanish State. It consists of two modalities.
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SEMILLERU LAB - Development
Cine Pendiente 2025 introduces EXTREMLAB, a call to select five audiovisual projects (shorts, feature films, or series, including fiction, documentary, or experimental) created by students from various regions and linked to film schools. Aimed at emerging creators and producers, the program fosters collaboration through training, one-on-one meetings, and professional development during the 32nd edition of Alternativa. Selected projects will take part in a ten-day creative residency at Badajoz Cine Fest and later present themselves at MAFIZ, the professional section of the Málaga Film Festival. EXTREMLAB aims to balance the territorial distribution of the audiovisual sector and nurture responsible, sustainable, and competitive filmmakers. Each project receives a €3,000 grant to cover participation expenses. The initiative is organized by Novena Nube, responsible for Alternativa PRO since 2010, with the option to modify the program before final selection.
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EXTREMLAB - L'Alternativa
