The CASA CINE 2026 writing residency is aimed at screenwriters and filmmakers working on their first or second feature film. The program is open internationally, welcoming participants from all nationalities, and focuses on fiction, creative documentary, or animation projects.
Applications for screenwriters and writer-directors are open from November 3 to December 3, 2025, while film score composers can apply from January 15 to February 15, 2026. The residency will take place from May 6 to 29, 2026, at the Château de la Napoule in France, coinciding with the Cannes Film Festival.
Participants receive intensive mentorship in film writing and music composition, with opportunities to present their projects to industry professionals. The residency focuses exclusively on feature films, excluding series and short films, and is designed to foster creative writing and composition within an international and collaborative environment.
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Writing Residency – CASA CINE
The CASA CINE 2026 music residency is aimed at film composers interested in developing feature film projects. The program is open internationally, welcoming participants from any nationality, and focuses on creating original soundtracks for fiction, documentary, or animation films.
Applications for composers are open from January 15 to February 15, 2026. The residency will take place from May 6 to 29, 2026 at the Château de la Napoule in France, coinciding with the Cannes Film Festival. During this period, selected participants will work intensively on their film compositions, receiving specialized mentorship and opportunities to collaborate with screenwriters and filmmakers.
The program is designed to strengthen cinematic composition skills within an international and creative environment, providing space for artistic development and project presentation to industry professionals. The residency focuses exclusively on feature films, excluding series and short films.
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Composers’ Residency – CASA CINE
The Monterrey International Film Festival (ficmonterrey) invites filmmakers to present their projects for the Work in Progress (WiP) program. This initiative aims to support Latin American and Latin American filmmakers in the US by providing crucial resources for films in post-production. The festival is dedicated to promoting diverse voices and stories within the film industry.
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FICMONTERREY - WIP
VS Fantastic! 2026, a section of Ventana Sur, will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 30 to December 4, 2026. The call includes VS Fantastic LAB and VS Fantastic Screening. Applications for LAB will be open from August 3 to September 3, 2026, while applications for Screening will be open from August 3 to September 14, 2026.
VS Fantastic LAB is aimed at feature film projects in development in the fantastic, horror, science fiction, fantasy genres and combinations with suspense, action, crime, and black comedy, among others, with majority or minority production from an Ibero-American country, including Italy. It includes a laboratory, pitch, mentoring, and one-to-one meetings. VS Fantastic Screening is aimed at Latin American fiction feature films in the fantastic, horror, thriller, or science fiction genres, in post-production or approaching their premiere.
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FANTASTIC! LAB – VENTANA SUR
In collaboration with the film project incubator RUTA CRÍTICA, the Puerto Rico Film Festival invites the community of PUERTO RICO filmmakers to PRFF PITCH'24, as part of its INDUSTRIA PRFF'24 efforts. In this edition we seek to give exposure to fiction feature films and documentary feature films in development, in front of international and national professionals from the Industry, for feedback and the possibility of collaboration, development or co-production.
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PRFF - PITCH
