A short film festival dedicated to rural life, featuring two sections: Rural Life (with rural themes or locations) and Cameros (with 30% of the footage shot in the Cameros region of La Rioja).
Scadenza 21 luglio 2026
Premio 5,800€
The PÖFF Goes to Cannes 2026 call targets fiction feature films in late production or post-production. Selected projects will be showcased at the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival, providing opportunities to connect with sales agents, distributors, and festival programmers worldwide.
The application deadline is February 20, 2026, and the selected projects will be presented on May 15, 2026. This is an international call, open to fiction projects from any country, but documentaries and animation are not accepted.
Projects must submit 1 to 3 scene extracts with English subtitles, accompanied by a short pitch. The focus is on fiction feature films, within the Work in Progress and international market area, offering visibility and potential financing or distribution at a global level.
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PÖFF Goes to Cannes
The New Nordic Work-in-Progress 2026 call is part of the Stockfish Film & Industry Festival in Reykjavík, Iceland, and targets Nordic audiovisual projects in development. The application deadline is January 15, 2026, and public presentations and pitch sessions will take place during Industry Days on March 28, 2026. This program is exclusively for independent productions whose main producers are based in Nordic countries, meaning it does not accept submissions from outside this region. It welcomes feature-length documentaries or fiction films and TV series (documentary or fiction), focused on emerging talent with their first project. The area is a Work in Progress platform that offers visibility, pitch training, and industry networking. Participation is free and includes assistance with accommodation and flights for selected projects.
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STOCKFISH - WIP
IsLABentura Canarias 2026 is an international script development lab held in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is aimed at feature film and television series projects in fiction, documentary, and animation, provided they are written in Spanish and have a narrative or thematic connection to the Canary Islands.
The call is open to writers of any nationality, therefore accepting international submissions. Applications open on January 13, 2026, and close on February 22, 2026, which is the final deadline to submit projects.
The lab takes place from April to October 2026, combining one-on-one mentoring, intensive training, and industry-focused activities. The program includes a welcome week in Tenerife (April 20–26), a training week in La Gomera (July 20–26), and a final pitch session with awards in Gran Canaria (October 19–25, 2026). IsLABentura focuses on strengthening projects creatively and preparing them for the audiovisual market.
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isLABentura Screenwriting Laboratory
The Creepy Van Films – Macabro FICH 2025–2026 Feature Film Screenplay Competition is a Mexican call focused on the development of feature-length screenplays within the horror genre, including fantasy and science fiction. It is aimed at screenwriters with original projects in development.
The call is open to Mexican nationals and foreign residents who can prove at least two years of legal residence in Mexico, meaning it does not accept unrestricted international submissions. The only format accepted is a feature film screenplay, with an estimated running time of 80 to 120 minutes.
The competition includes a professional pitching and evaluation process, with final results announced during the Macabro International Horror Film Festival (FICH) 2026, taking place from August 13 to August 23, 2026.
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Creepy Van Films – Macabro FICH
The 7th Fiction Projects Lab at the Alicante International Film Festival is a program designed to support the development of fiction projects, including feature films and TV series. Open to screenwriters, directors, and producers, the lab provides a platform for participants to refine their projects, create effective presentation dossiers, and receive feedback from industry professionals. The lab also facilitates networking with producers and platforms. The event will take place from May 19 to 23, 2025, and the application deadline for projects is April 25, 2025.
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Fest Alicante | 7th Fiction Projects Lab
