WE BELIEVE IN CINEMA WITH DUENDE.
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Deadline 31 May 2026
Prize 2,250€
KVIFF Talents is a development program supported by the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival that nurtures audiovisual concepts and projects. Applications for the 2026 cycle are open from January 14 to February 16, 2026. The program takes place mainly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and is open only to applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of those countries. There are two streams: Feature Pool, focused on feature film concepts in early development, and Creative Pool, which accepts projects of any format or genre, including short films, series, animation, documentary, and multimedia concepts. Accepted formats include shorts, features, series, and animation of any narrative style. Selected projects gain creative support, mentorship from industry professionals, and opportunities to present to producers and investors during the festival. Additional benefits may include creative residencies and support for developing proofs of concept. The program emphasizes project development rather than a traditional market pitch. It culminates in presentations and ongoing development toward future production opportunities.
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KVIFF Talents
Málaga Talent 2026 is an international program for training and developing audiovisual talent, part of the industry area of the Málaga Festival. It is aimed at young filmmakers from Europe and Latin America with projects in development. The program offers mentorship, specialized workshops, and networking activities to strengthen professional skills and help consolidate creative projects.
The call accepts projects of all formats and genres, including short films, feature films, series, fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental works. Completed works are not required; creativity and development potential are prioritized.
Twenty participants will be selected, who must be under 28 years old, with intermediate to advanced Spanish or English skills, and prior experience in areas such as directing, screenwriting, production, editing, cinematography, or sound. Projects must also have institutional or industry backing from the participant’s home country.
The on-site program will take place from March 4 to March 14, 2026, in Málaga, Spain. Although applications are not yet open, the deadline is expected to be February 1, 2026, so applicants should prepare their projects and documentation in advance. Málaga Talent offers a unique opportunity to advance innovative audiovisual projects and connect with industry professionals.
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Málaga - TALENT
For the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival – FICCI, the new talents of the film industry are a central focus of interest.
From this perspective, FICCI 64, with the support of Ibermedia, opens the call for La Residencia FICCI as a program of screenwriting aimed at directors and/or screenwriters from Ibero-America and Italy who have verified experience in short films and are developing their first or second feature-length fiction film.
The objective of La Residencia FICCI is to support participants in the initial phase of writing their feature-length screenplays in order to consolidate their artistic and conceptual proposals. In order to nourish the development stage of the projects, participants will also receive complementary inputs during LA RESIDENCIA FICCI on topics such as audience analysis, financing, marketing possibilities, distribution and circulation of the films, as well as other related topics.
FICCI invites the participation of emerging talents who are immersed in the deep exploration of cinema as an art, whose interest consists in reaching art to its contours, imagining new (or antique) ways and routes of relating to the world. Therefore, FICCI is interested in the multiplicity of ways of understanding and imagining filmmaking.
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The Residency - FICCI
