The 2025 Conexões Gramado Film Market call is open to audiovisual professionals and companies interested in participating in business rounds, panels, workshops, and showcases during the Gramado Film Festival. Projects accepted include feature films, short films, series, documentaries, animation, extended reality (VR/AR), and narrative video games, whether in development or completed. Applicants must register in advance, submitting a dossier with synopsis, project status, financing needs, and audiovisual materials like teasers or trailers if available. Participation in panels and workshops is free with prior registration and does not require a project submission. The university short film showcase call is open until early July, while business round registrations usually close by late July. The event promotes coproduction, distribution, and commercialization in Brazil and internationally, integrating new technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality. For more information and registration, interested parties can contact the organizers at conexoes@festivaldegramado.net.
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Connections Gramado Film Market
The Sentiero Film Factory – Film Pitch is an international short film screenplay competition open to directors and screenwriters from any country. Participants can submit original screenplays of up to 20 pages in Italian or English, with no genre or style restrictions. Selected projects will have the opportunity to present a live pitch during the festival, which will take place from September 18 to 26, 2026, in Florence, Italy. Participation in the live pitch is mandatory to be eligible for awards.
The submission deadline is June 1, 2026, for all materials. This section of the festival allows creators to present their projects to producers and industry professionals, providing opportunities for development and funding. The Film Pitch focuses on direct interaction between creators and experts, fostering networking and international visibility for short film projects.
In summary, it is an ideal platform for filmmakers seeking professional support, international exposure, and the chance to turn their screenplay into a tangible audiovisual project.
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Sentiero Film Factory - FILM PITCH
Welcome to the 1st annual B!TCHFEST: An International Women’s & LGBTQIA+ Film Festival & Screenplay Contest with a groundbreaking in-person event for both Filmmakers and Screenwriters in the heart of Los Angeles. At B!tchFest we’re not just breaking glass ceilings; we’re shattering them into a million pieces by unleashing the Power of Female and LGBTQIA+ Voices in Film and Television!
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B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
La convocatoria de Ventana Madrid 2025 está abierta del 4 de julio al 21 de agosto de 2025 para productoras audiovisuales con sede en la Comunidad de Madrid. Pueden participar empresas consolidadas con al menos dos obras en los últimos cinco años o productoras emergentes con menos de cinco años de actividad.
Se buscan proyectos audiovisuales en desarrollo (largometrajes, series, documentales u otros formatos narrativos) con potencial internacional, que requieran coproducción o financiación. Cada empresa debe enviar un dossier en PDF (máx. 5 GB) y material audiovisual opcional a través del formulario online disponible en la web oficial.
Serán seleccionadas hasta 20 productoras para participar en el mercado, que se celebrará en Madrid del 20 al 22 de octubre de 2025. Los seleccionados tendrán una agenda personalizada de reuniones B2B, acceso a espacios de networking y visibilidad ante agentes nacionales e internacionales. La inscripción es gratuita.
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Ventana Madrid
La III Convocatoria de la Residencia Fantástica WomanInFan – Sitges FanLab 2025 está dirigida a mujeres cineastas residentes en Europa que desarrollen un largometraje de ficción de género fantástico. La residencia se celebrará durante el Festival de Sitges (9–19 octubre 2025) e incluye alojamiento, dietas, desplazamiento, acceso completo a actividades de Industria, mentorías y formación especializada. Las participantes deben presentar un proyecto en desarrollo acompañado de guion, videopitch, dossier, carta de motivación, CV y al menos un cortometraje fantástico anterior o reel profesional. La inscripción estándar está abierta hasta el 31 de mayo (50 €) y el plazo ampliado hasta el 30 de junio (60 €). La convocatoria busca impulsar la presencia de mujeres en el cine fantástico europeo mediante acompañamiento profesional y visibilidad en un entorno internacional. El proyecto seleccionado se anunciará el 9 de septiembre de 2025. Inscripciones disponibles a través de Festhome, FilmFreeway e Incoproduction.
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WomanInFan Residencia - SITGES
