Blood Window – WIP 2026 is a call held in Mexico, aimed at filmmakers, producers, and creative teams from Mexico and Ibero-America. It focuses on fiction feature films of at least 65 minutes that are in an advanced stage of post-production.
The call accepts horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, and other subgenres and expressions of contemporary fantastic cinema. It operates as a Work in Progress (WIP) and industry platform, where selected projects can be presented to industry professionals and access support intended for their completion.
For the 2026 edition, the submission deadline is August 5, 2026. The exact opening date is not specified. Blood Window – WIP 2026 activities will take place from October 12 to 15, 2026.
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Blood Window
Ikusmira Berriak 2026 is an audiovisual project residency and development program of the San Sebastián Festival in Spain. The call is open to filmmakers from the Basque Country, Spain, and other countries, so it accepts national and international applications. Registration for the 2026 edition is open from July 1 to September 1, 2026.
The Ikusmira Berriak activity within the Festival takes place on September 21, 22, and 23, 2026. The program focuses on the support and development of audiovisual projects. The verified 2026 information does not specify particular genres such as fiction, documentary, animation, or experimental, nor a specific classification of formats such as short film, feature film, or series.
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SSIFF - Ikusmira Berriak
The Extremadura Film Residency is an international development lab for feature film projects in the development stage. The program is open to filmmakers from Spain, Extremadura, Portugal, and Ibero-America, accepting fiction, documentary, and animation projects. Over the course of one year, participants receive tailored mentoring, script and project development support, in-person residencies, online consultations, and access to industry activities, including participation in MAFIZ at the Málaga Film Festival and other professional events.
The 2026–2027 call for applications is open from July 1 to September 1, 2026. The residency program runs from November 2026 through November 2027, combining on-site sessions with online mentoring. The program is exclusively focused on feature-length projects in development and is designed to strengthen their creative vision while supporting financing, production planning, and international market positioning.
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Extremadura Film Residency
MIANIMA 5th Edition is a mentorship program focused on the incubation, development, and promotion of animation projects led by women from the Ibero-American region. Over a four-month period, selected participants receive masterclasses and personalized mentoring to strengthen their projects across key areas of the animation industry.
The call for applications is open from July 27 to September 2, 2026. The program will run from September 2026 through January 2027, concluding with the MIANIMA Pitch Day and the MIA Market in Madrid, where participants will present their projects, compete for awards, and take part in one-to-one meetings with leading animation industry professionals.
The program welcomes international applications from women across the Ibero-American community and accepts animated short films, feature films, and series, as well as MIANIMA Lite, a category created for student-led animation projects.
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MIANIMA 5th edition
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
