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Sitges FanPitch 2025 is an international pitching competition for feature films and series in horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. The call is open from March 10 to June 30, 2025, with a registration fee of €50 until May 31 and €60 until June 30. Projects must submit a script, English dossier, a maximum 3-minute videopitch, poster, and signed commitment documents. Special consideration is given to projects in Catalan. Winners will receive prizes including travel grants for international festivals, residencies, and cash awards for series. Selected series projects can participate in the Showrunners LAB with individual mentoring. The event will take place on October 12-13, 2025, in a hybrid format, within the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.
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FanPitch - SITGES
The Audiovisual Laboratory: Industry in Focus call is aimed at creative duos (director and producer) who identify as women, trans, or non-binary in Argentina. They seek feature film or series projects in development, either fiction or documentary. Projects must be original and have one or two previous works premiered or exhibited.
Applications are open until July 31, 2025. Eight projects will be selected to participate in virtual mentoring from August to October. The process concludes with a final pitch event in Buenos Aires, with travel and accommodation covered for those outside the AMBA area.
The two winning projects will receive financial support of 10 million Argentine pesos to advance their development. The call aims to promote diversity, inclusion, and professionalization in Argentina’s audiovisual industry, fostering gender equity and new voices.
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Audiovisual Laboratory: Industry in Focus
The ÍCARO Market 2025 call, part of the Ícaro International Film Festival in Guatemala, invites Spanish-speaking filmmakers from any country to submit projects in development seeking co‑production. Eligible formats include feature films (fiction or documentary), animation, hybrid projects, and series.
Submissions were open from June 15 to August 15, 2025 through an online form. From all entries, 12 projects are selected to receive mentoring and pitch training in a virtual phase held October 18–25, 2025. These projects are then showcased in the in‑person phase, November 24–29, 2025 in Guatemala City, during the Ícaro Festival, to producers and industry professionals to build co‑production partnerships.
The call is international, aiming to strengthen Spanish‑language cinema through networking, incentives, and professional opportunities.
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CUTTING-EDGE INCUBATOR
The International Co-Production Meeting (EIC) 2025 at Festival Ícaro invites Spanish-speaking directors and producers worldwide to submit feature film projects (fiction, documentary, animation) or series in development.
Applications are open from June 1 to July 31, 2025. Selected projects will first join a virtual stage (October 18–25) with mentoring, masterclasses, and pitch training. They will then attend the in‑person stage in Guatemala (November 24–29) during Festival Ícaro, featuring mentorships, pitching sessions, and one‑on‑one meetings with potential international co‑producers.
Up to 12 projects will be chosen, represented by their director and/or producer. Applicants must submit a full dossier, a video pitch (max 5 minutes), CV, motivation letter, budget, and financing plan.
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International Co‑production Meeting
The CineLab Chile call is an initiative by the Chilean Film Academy in partnership with Netflix to support the development of feature films directed by women or individuals with female gender experience. It is aimed at emerging filmmakers with projects in the first or second stage of development.
Up to eight projects will be selected to receive mentorship, masterclasses, and support to enhance their scripts and production. The call is open until August 20, 2025, with activities starting in October, including virtual sessions and in-person meetings in December, covering expenses for two members per project.
Projects must be fiction feature films with no narrative genre restrictions. Applications are made exclusively through the official site cinelab.cl, where guidelines and forms are available. The program promotes gender equity in the Chilean audiovisual industry by supporting the training and development of emerging filmmakers.
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CineLab
