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Scadenza 17 luglio 2026
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The Ventana Sur – Animation! 2025 call is a platform for Latin American animation projects in development or pre‑production, offering opportunities to pitch to industry professionals and engage in market meetings. Submission is open from August 18 to September 15, 2025, with selected projects announced on October 30, 2025. The event takes place December 1–5, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Ventana Sur audiovisual market, which brings together buyers, distributors, and professionals from around the world. This call accepts animated feature films and series, including hybrid formats (live action + animation) provided at least 50 % of the content is animated. It is primarily aimed at Latin American producers and creators, though international co‑productions are encouraged. Selected projects will take part in pitching sessions before international juries and industry representatives, with opportunities for awards and access to professional training and international circulation.
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Animation! - VENTANA SUR
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
Ventana Sur Docs is a call dedicated exclusively to feature-length documentary films, held within the Ventana Sur Río de la Plata 2025 market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is aimed at Latin American projects or international co-productions with a majority Latin American involvement and a clear interest in international co-production. Series and other formats are not eligible.
The call includes two main sections: Pitch, intended for documentary projects in development, and Work in Progress, aimed at projects in an advanced editing stage with an expected completion date by March 2026. Both sections are designed to connect filmmakers with producers, funders, sales agents, and international programmers.
The application period opens on August 26, 2025, and closes on September 25, 2025, with selected projects announced on October 15, 2025. Ventana Sur Docs will take place as part of the Ventana Sur market from December 1 to December 5, 2025, in Buenos Aires.
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DOCS - VENTANA SUR
The 48th São Paulo International Film Festival introduces the first edition of its Works-in-Progress (WIP) program, targeting Brazilian feature films in advanced stages of post-production. The call is open to fiction, documentary, or animation projects in final phases such as editing, color correction, or sound mixing.
The WIP program aims to provide a platform where filmmakers can showcase their projects to key audiovisual industry professionals, including distributors, festival programmers, and international sales agents. This initiative facilitates the completion, distribution, and promotion of films, enhancing their chances for screening at festivals and international markets.
Applicants must submit technical and artistic sheets, synopses, a film excerpt between 5 and 20 minutes, and optionally, a letter of intent and distribution plan. The submission deadline was July 15, 2025.
During the event, held from October 22 to 25, 2025, selected projects will be presented in exclusive sessions and may compete for awards supporting film completion. This call offers a valuable opportunity for Brazilian filmmakers to advance their works on the international stage.
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Mostra WIP
The SSIFF – Lau Haizetara 2026 Documentary Co-Production Forum, held within the San Sebastián Film Festival, is an international industry call focused on documentary projects in development seeking co-production and financing opportunities. It is organized by EPE-IBAIA in collaboration with the San Sebastián Film Festival and takes place in San Sebastián, Spain.
The application deadline is June 27, 2026, and the forum will be held from September 21 to 23, 2026, during the San Sebastián Film Festival.
This is an international call, open to independent production companies with documentary projects in development, particularly those aiming for European co-production.
The call is dedicated exclusively to the documentary genre, targeting projects at an early or mid-development stage within a professional industry context.
Its focus is a co-production forum and pitching platform (work-in-development stage), where selected projects take part in training workshops, pitching sessions, and one-to-one meetings with potential funders and industry experts.
The accepted format is documentary projects in development, mainly feature-length documentaries, with flexibility depending on the project’s scope.
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SSIFF - Lau Haizetara
