MERCADOC.0 is an initiative by the Festival de Málaga and Culturia that will take place from March 18 to 21, 2025, as part of MAFIZ, the industry section of the festival. The event aims to foster innovation in Ibero-American documentaries by focusing on artistic, financial, and new business models development.
MERCADOC.0 offers training and personalized advice to directors and producers, while facilitating opportunities for international co-productions, distribution, and global business exploration. The event will select up to 12 projects (6 from Latin America and 6 from Spain and Portugal) in various documentary genres such as author documentaries, social media documentaries, docu-reality, and investigative documentaries.
The initiative also provides a platform to connect with industry professionals and increase the visibility of Ibero-American documentaries on a global scale.
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MERCADOC.0
Syncro Lab 2025 is the training and development call of the Syncro Film Fest, aimed at people over 18 years old residing in Argentina. It is a short film script competition open to fiction, non-fiction, or hybrid projects, with a maximum length of 20 pages (PDF format, Courier 12, single spacing).
Submissions are open from February 3 to May 7, 2025, with an entry fee of ARS 7,000. Up to 10 scripts will be selected, and their authors will take part in group mentoring and development sessions during the festival, which will be held June 16–19, 2025 in Buenos Aires.
A jury will choose one winning script, which will receive ARS 500,000, plus professional post‑production services (5.1 mix, color grading, DCP and export deliveries), distribution by Hablemos de Langostas, and support for material delivery. Technical prizes must be used within one year.
Syncro Lab is an excellent opportunity to boost your short film project and connect with the independent film industry.
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Syncro Lab
Films in Progress 42 will take place on March 30 and 31, 2023 at the start of Cinélatino's professional platform, Rencontres de Toulouse. It is a pioneer device in the accompaniment of Latin American films in the post-production stage.
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TOULOUSE - CINE EN CONSTRUCCIÓN
The Iberseries & Platino Industria Showrunners Workshop is a specialized training aimed at professionals with experience or education in creation, writing, directing, or audiovisual production. Its goal is to develop skills for managing and producing Spanish-language series, with practical training and personalized mentoring. Up to 9 finalist projects are selected, presented by one or two participants who hold or are authorized to present the rights of their projects.
The fifth edition will take place from September 30 to October 3, 2025, at Matadero Madrid. The application deadline is June 5, 2025. During the workshop, participants receive intensive training, expert talks, and one-on-one meetings with audiovisual industry executives.
To participate, you need a Spanish-language project and accreditation by Iberseries & Platino Industria. More information and full terms are available on the official website.
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Showrunners Workshop - Iberseries & Platino Industry
Corte Final is a section of the Documenta Madrid Festival dedicated to presenting documentaries in post-production. The initiative aims to help documentary projects advance in their final stages by providing a platform where filmmakers can showcase their works-in-progress to a professional audience and receive advice to enhance and complete their projects.
In Corte Final, selected documentaries are shown in an incomplete version, and the project teams have the opportunity to interact with producers, distributors, festival programmers, and other industry professionals to receive feedback and, in some cases, secure distribution or co-production agreements.
It serves as a key platform for filmmakers looking to finalize and launch their documentary projects into the international market, connecting them with experts and potential collaborators who can assist them in the final stages of production and distribution.
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Final Cut - Documenta Madrid Festival
