Frist 15 Oktober 2025
Auszeichnung 3,400€
The Guadalajara Construye call is aimed at Ibero-American fiction feature films in post-production (work in progress). Its goal is to support project completion through presentations to industry professionals, including producers, distributors, sales agents, service companies, funding organizations, and festival representatives.
Submissions opened on August 21, 2025, and close on October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM (Central Mexico time). Eligible films must run between 70 and 120 minutes, with English subtitles and, if the original language is not Spanish, Spanish subtitles as well. A video file in MP4 format meeting technical specifications is required.
Selected projects will be screened during the festival, included in the Industry digital catalog, receive free accreditation for two representatives, and may have three nights of accommodation. They may also be considered for the festival’s official selection once completed.
Travel and meals are the responsibility of participants. Films submitted in previous editions are not eligible, and only projects in the finishing stage will be accepted. The event will take place from April 17 to 25, 2026, as part of the 41st Guadalajara International Film Festival.
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Guadalajara Builds - WIP - FICG
The 48 takes place on different weekends in different cities throughout the year. In each city local Film Teams—from beginners to pro's--compete to make a short film in only a weekend! Do you and your friends have what it takes to make a film on the fly?
It all begins with the Friday night Kickoff event when you and teams in your city draw genres out of a hat and receive the required elements for your film.
Then it is off to the races—writing, shooting and editing and doing whatever it takes to submit your short film on Sunday night.
The big payoff is seeing your masterpiece in the big screen at a local theater. Every film, both on-time and late, will screen. There is nothing better than seeing your film with an audience and seeing firsthand how they react to your movie.
At the city awards event, the winning films—as determined by local judges—are announced. More than a dozen awards are given—from Best Acting to Best Directing to the top prize: Best Film.
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The 48 Hour Film Project
A place where the new Colombian cinema is born…
The Laboratory is a consolidated academic event that is renewed every year. It has a panel of national and international experts, aimed at strengthening the development of projects, from an accurate professional and updated vision of cinematographic reality.
Every year FICTION FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE PROJECTS are selected to provide screenwriters, directors and producers with a vital and enriching experience that will strengthen their projects and motivate them to carry them out.
The group of participants will have all the bases to argue their project, present an excellent pitch to the jury, and function properly in similar scenarios, at a national and international level.
They are days of concentrated work, group workshops and personalized tutoring, with experts in development, script, production, pitch, exhibition and distribution.
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Script Pitch - Ópera Leiva
LABORATORY OF PRIMARY FICTION OPERAS
Dialogue meeting around construction and production for first and foremost projects
second films in the fiction genre, which are in the development stage.
REGIONAL DOCUMENTARY LABORATORY
Introduction workshop to free creation (short films, feature films, episodic series, u
others) of the documentary genre aimed mainly at the audiovisual sector of the regions
of Ñuble, Maule and Biobío.
NEW MEDIA LABORATORY
Experimentation workshop for the development of New Media projects.
The objective is for the participating artists to find solutions and improvements.
technological for the development of their projects, analyze the possibilities within the
market they face and test prototypes of their works before groups of people, to
draw results and conclusions that help improve the user experience.
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Industry Meeting and XR experiences in Ñuble
The MAFF call is open to feature film projects in development from production companies based in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Eligible genres include fiction, documentary, or animation with a minimum runtime of 70 minutes and at least 20% secured financing. Short films and series are not eligible.
Projects must have legal production backing, including rights agreements with writers. Preference is given to directors with no more than three previous works. For co-productions, documentation must reflect the participation percentages between countries.
Application is free and open until November 12, 2025. Selected projects will be announced during Ventana Sur. Attendance at the event is mandatory for producers and/or directors.
Pitch sessions will be held in English. Selected teams must authorize promotional use of their materials. If awarded, the film must include the MAFF – Festival de Málaga logo in its credits. Any breach of rules or false documentation may result in disqualification and a five-year ban.
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Málaga - MAFF
