Prizes in various categories of up to €250. 25% off until 2 May!!
Deadline 18 May 2026
Prize 250€
Doklab Navarra 2025 is an intensive residency for emerging documentary filmmakers. It will take place from September 1 to 14, 2025 at the Olza Palace, near Pamplona, Spain. The program includes interdisciplinary workshops, masterclasses, personalized mentoring, and market simulations to boost internationally oriented documentary projects.
Over two weeks, participants will develop their projects in a rural, creative environment, guided by experts in storytelling, production, creativity, and distribution. The residency also promotes industry networking through meetings with platforms, festivals, and distributors.
Applications are open until June 1, 2025. Fees vary depending on room type: from €2,500 (quad) to €5,000 (single), covering accommodation, full board, and local transport.
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Doklab
The Cinenido 2025 call for the international screenwriting residency is open to screenwriters worldwide with audiovisual projects at any stage (fiction, documentary, film or TV, animation or live action). The residency will take place from July 28 to August 4, 2025, at El Molino de Lecrín Farm School (Granada, Spain).
The program stands out for its family-friendly approach: selected participants may attend with children under 14, who will enjoy creative and nature-based activities while parents develop their scripts. Between 10 and 12 screenwriters will be selected.
The application deadline is June 5, 2025, at 23:59 (Spain time). The fee is €1,490 per adult and €350 per child, covering training, lodging, and meals.
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CINENIDO
The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in collaboration with Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, announces the 3rd Film Project Development Lab for Indigenous and Afrodescendant Filmmakers in Mexico. 10 filmmakers will be selected with projects in development (fiction, documentary, animation, transmedia, or hybrid). The lab will take place October 8–12, 2025, in Morelia, with travel, lodging, and meals covered.
Eligibility: Mexican nationals or legal residents who identify as Indigenous or Afrodescendant, with a project in development (script or advanced treatment required).
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FICM – Workshop for Indigenous and Afrodescendant Filmmakers from Mexico
Push Lab 2025-2026 is a development lab for film projects in scriptwriting stages, aimed at directors or director/writer teams born or residing in Catalonia. The program offers creative and industry support, including a creative residency at Mas Flaquer (Cantallops) from October 20 to 26, 2025, followed by monthly sessions in Girona from November 2025 to February 2026. Six projects are selected, with specific spots for women, Girona residents, and Catalan-language projects. Each project receives a €3,000 grant. The application is free and open until July 12, 2025. The program concludes on March 11, 2026. Push Lab supports the development of feature films by providing tools to improve scripts and plan industrial development.
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Push Lab
The 11th edition of Producers Meet Producers (PMP) will take place on October 14, 2025, in Sitges. Organized by Productors Audiovisuals de Catalunya (PAC), the event aims to foster collaboration between emerging producers and established audiovisual professionals.
Applications are open until June 20, 2025. Each company may submit up to three projects. Selected participants will be notified by the end of July 2025.
To apply, producers must submit a production dossier in PDF format (max. 10 pages), including: project image, company logo and contact, technical sheet, synopsis, producer’s track record and biofilmography, statement of intent, and a brief explanation of why the producer is considered emerging. An optional video pitch may also be included.
Projects in Catalan original version or from producers with a fiscal base in Catalonia must include a signed Declaration of Responsibility.
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Producers Meet Producers (PMP)
