Ixtar Curts, the Sant Bartomeu Short Film Festival, is the oldest short film festival in the Balearic Islands and is now in its 27th year with a new, expanded format. If you have a story to tell, now is your chance!
Deadline 30 July 2026
Ventana Sur Docs is a call dedicated exclusively to feature-length documentary films, held within the Ventana Sur Río de la Plata 2025 market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is aimed at Latin American projects or international co-productions with a majority Latin American involvement and a clear interest in international co-production. Series and other formats are not eligible.
The call includes two main sections: Pitch, intended for documentary projects in development, and Work in Progress, aimed at projects in an advanced editing stage with an expected completion date by March 2026. Both sections are designed to connect filmmakers with producers, funders, sales agents, and international programmers.
The application period opens on August 26, 2025, and closes on September 25, 2025, with selected projects announced on October 15, 2025. Ventana Sur Docs will take place as part of the Ventana Sur market from December 1 to December 5, 2025, in Buenos Aires.
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DOCS - VENTANA SUR
The 48th São Paulo International Film Festival introduces the first edition of its Works-in-Progress (WIP) program, targeting Brazilian feature films in advanced stages of post-production. The call is open to fiction, documentary, or animation projects in final phases such as editing, color correction, or sound mixing.
The WIP program aims to provide a platform where filmmakers can showcase their projects to key audiovisual industry professionals, including distributors, festival programmers, and international sales agents. This initiative facilitates the completion, distribution, and promotion of films, enhancing their chances for screening at festivals and international markets.
Applicants must submit technical and artistic sheets, synopses, a film excerpt between 5 and 20 minutes, and optionally, a letter of intent and distribution plan. The submission deadline was July 15, 2025.
During the event, held from October 22 to 25, 2025, selected projects will be presented in exclusive sessions and may compete for awards supporting film completion. This call offers a valuable opportunity for Brazilian filmmakers to advance their works on the international stage.
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Mostra WIP
The SSIFF – Lau Haizetara 2026 Documentary Co-Production Forum, held within the San Sebastián Film Festival, is an international industry call focused on documentary projects in development seeking co-production and financing opportunities. It is organized by EPE-IBAIA in collaboration with the San Sebastián Film Festival and takes place in San Sebastián, Spain.
The application deadline is June 27, 2026, and the forum will be held from September 21 to 23, 2026, during the San Sebastián Film Festival.
This is an international call, open to independent production companies with documentary projects in development, particularly those aiming for European co-production.
The call is dedicated exclusively to the documentary genre, targeting projects at an early or mid-development stage within a professional industry context.
Its focus is a co-production forum and pitching platform (work-in-development stage), where selected projects take part in training workshops, pitching sessions, and one-to-one meetings with potential funders and industry experts.
The accepted format is documentary projects in development, mainly feature-length documentaries, with flexibility depending on the project’s scope.
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SSIFF - Lau Haizetara
WIP Latam 2026, part of the San Sebastián Film Festival industry program, is dedicated to Latin American film projects in the post-production stage. Its main goal is to support the completion and international circulation of feature films over 60 minutes, both fiction and documentary, mainly produced in Latin America.
The submission period runs from June 1 to July 1, 2026, while the event will take place on September 21–23, 2026, during the San Sebastián Film Festival in Spain.
Although based in Spain, the initiative has an international scope focused on Latin America, allowing participation from multiple countries as long as the production meets the regional requirement.
The program is strictly aimed at Work in Progress feature films in post-production, excluding short films and series.
Regarding eligibility, it accepts only feature-length films (over 60 minutes) in the final stages of editing or completion, whether fiction or documentary.
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SSIFF - Wip Latam
WIP Europa 2026 at the San Sebastián Film Festival is an industry-focused section designed to support the completion of European feature films in post-production. Its goal is to promote European cinema production and enhance the international circulation of selected projects among industry professionals. It is aimed at fiction or documentary feature films over 60 minutes with majority European production involvement.
The application period runs from June 1 to July 1, 2026, while the event will take place during the festival on September 21, 22, and 23, 2026 in San Sebastián, Spain. The call is open to international applicants as long as the project meets the requirement of being majority European, so it is not limited to national submissions.
This program falls under the Work in Progress (industry/market section) and is exclusively focused on feature films in post-production. It does not accept short films or series. Selected projects compete for industry awards that include post-production services, distribution support, and a cash prize.
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SSIFF - Wip Europe
