The scripts in development category aims to encourage and support fiction feature film projects in development and give new projects the opportunity to emerge. Promote the development and production of feature films that are made within the independent framework.
Fiction projects from Latin America and other regions, such as Europe, in development that have a treatment or the first version of the script may participate. The projects must be accompanied by a dossier that contains all the project information.
Requirements: Send the script of your feature film or the treatment of your project. Along with the dossier that must include: Logline, Technical sheet, Synopsis, Director photo, Director biofilmography, Director motivation, Producer photo, Producer biofilmography, Producer motivation, Stills of the project, Personal data.
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Festival de Cine MDM - Guion en desarrollo
The main objective is to promote direct contact between Latin American series projects and those from the rest of the world in the development stage with professionals from the audiovisual industry, producers and platforms and other people responsible for the creation of episodic content from all over the world.
A maximum of 10 projects will be selected. Projects must have the bible of their project developed and the pilot chapter of their series. Projects that have the teaser of their project can also participate. The maximum duration of the pilot chapters must be 50 minutes.
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MDM Film Festival - Pilot Chapter
The International “Cinema Povero” Film Festival is open to everybody: rich film-makers, poor film-makers of any gender or religion all welcome provided they have developed a beautiful, original idea on a limited budget
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CINEMA POVERO - GUIÓN
Cinema Campus 2026 is a short film development lab held in Rute, Córdoba, Spain. The call is aimed at filmmakers developing short film screenplays, with a primary focus on fiction projects while also accepting documentaries. The program offers professional training, one-on-one mentoring, script development sessions, and a final pitch to industry professionals to help selected projects advance toward production.
The program is open to both national and international applicants, with no nationality restrictions. Eight projects will be selected to participate in online sessions from April 30 to May 6, 2026, followed by the on-site program from May 22 to 24, 2026. The winning project will receive support for production and distribution. The application deadline is April 22, 2026.Cinema Campus 2026 is a short film development lab held in Rute, Córdoba, Spain. The call is aimed at filmmakers developing short film screenplays, with a primary focus on fiction projects while also accepting documentaries. The program offers professional training, one-on-one mentoring, script development sessions, and a final pitch to industry professionals to help selected projects advance toward production.
The program is open to both national and international applicants, with no nationality restrictions. Eight projects will be selected to participate in online sessions from April 30 to May 6, 2026, followed by the on-site program from May 22 to 24, 2026. The winning project will receive support for production and distribution. The application deadline is April 22, 2026.
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Cinema Campus
El WMMINTL Script Competition 2026 es un concurso internacional de guiones de cortometraje organizado dentro del ecosistema de We Make Movies. La convocatoria cierra el 21 de junio de 2026 y forma parte de un festival que se realiza del 7 al 10 de noviembre de 2026. Está abierto a participantes de cualquier país, sin restricciones nacionales, y se enfoca exclusivamente en proyectos de ficción.
El concurso está dirigido a guiones de cortometraje con un máximo de 30 páginas. Las obras seleccionadas pasan por un proceso de evaluación que culmina con la elección de cinco finalistas, cuyos guiones son interpretados en lecturas en vivo durante el festival. De estos finalistas se seleccionan ganadores en el marco del evento.
El área corresponde a un concurso de guiones (script competition) dentro del circuito de cine independiente, con un formato de showcase de industria basado en lecturas performativas.
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WMMINTL - Concurso de guiones
