The FantasoLab 2026 Fantastic Genre Short Film Laboratory opens applications from January 22 to February 20, 2026. This is a training‑focused lab designed for creators of fantastic genre short films — including science fiction, fantasy, and horror — who want to develop their projects through workshops, mentorship, and work sessions. The emphasis is on short films in development, between 7 and 15 minutes, with a first draft script ready at the time of submission.
The main laboratory activities will take place from April 6 to April 11, 2026, with preliminary sessions and individual work from late March to early April. Although based in Colombia, the call accepts international applications, especially from Ibero‑American creators, with priority given to Colombian talent. This initiative is not primarily a competition or market but a creative development environment to support and strengthen fantastic short film projects.
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Lab Cortos - Fantasolab
Málaga Short Corner, organized by the Málaga Film Festival and MAFIZ, is a platform dedicated to the international promotion, dissemination, and distribution of Spanish short films. Applications for its fifth edition opened on September 15, 2026, with November 23, 2026, listed as the deadline on the submission platform, although the regulations indicate December 21, 2026. The event will take place from March 1 to 4, 2027, in Málaga, Spain.
The call is exclusively open to Spanish short films or co-productions with Spain, with a maximum running time of 30 minutes. It accepts fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, and other genres, including Work in Progress films at the final-cut stage. Priority is given to films with international distribution potential, international premieres, and works that have not previously participated in other international markets. Short films must include English subtitles.Málaga Short Corner, organized by the Málaga Film Festival and MAFIZ, is a platform dedicated to the international promotion, dissemination, and distribution of Spanish short films. Applications for its fifth edition opened on September 15, 2026, with November 23, 2026, listed as the deadline on the submission platform, although the regulations indicate December 21, 2026. The event will take place from March 1 to 4, 2027, in Málaga, Spain.
The call is exclusively open to Spanish short films or co-productions with Spain, with a maximum running time of 30 minutes. It accepts fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, and other genres, including Work in Progress films at the final-cut stage. Priority is given to films with international distribution potential, international premieres, and works that have not previously participated in other international markets. Short films must include English subtitles.
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Málaga Short Corner
For the first time, the Fantboi - Sant Boi de Llobregat's International Fantastic Film Festival- is organizing its own feature film and short film project pitch competition.
As such, Fantboi-Future is the pitch-competition event focused on horror, science-fiction or fantastic feature films and short films in development.
The initiative maintains its objective of discovering the best genre projects out there, and connecting them with leading companies in the industry and professionals in the sector. The event will take place on Saturday, June 10.
In total, five projects will be selected. Those responsible for the selected projects will have the opportunity to make a sales pitch and then be able to talk with the professionals and producers in attendance, in a relaxed atmosphere, perfect for growing your ideas.
All the selected projects will have the option to acquire a free guest accreditation for the present edition of the Festival- which would allow them to attend all Fantboi sessions.
BASES FANTBOI-FUTURE 2023
REQUIREMENTS
The candidate projects to present:
- Screenplay
- Dossier with synopsis of the project, filmic references, production advantages,…
- Video pitch of a maximum duration of 3 minutes from the director of the project, or a teaser (which must be uploaded on the film's page in Festhome, as if it were a short film).
- Proposal for the film/short's poster.
awards
The projects that end up selected in Fantboi-Future will compete for the following prizes:
FEATURE FILM/SHORT CATEGORY
Presenting your project in front of industry professionals
Guest accreditation for the Fantboi
Festival Merchandise Pack
Advice on the pre-production process by professionals in the sector
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT
The winning projects, and in the event that the corresponding long or short film is carried out, commit to adding the Fantboi-Future logo to it.
DATES
Monday, October 31: start of the call.
Monday, April 10: end of call.
Sunday April 30: announcement of the selected project/s.
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Contact: fantboi.future@fantboi.com
El Instituto Sundance tiene varias convocatorias abiertas o próximas para 2025‑2026 dirigidas a artistas y proyectos independientes. Entre las fechas más recientes: el 2026 Episodic Lab cierra postulaciones el 9 de noviembre de 2025, la Merata Mita Fellowship el 3 de noviembre de 2025, la Graton Fellowship el 8 de diciembre de 2025, y el Native Lab acepta hasta el 22 de diciembre de 2025. La Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship tiene como fecha límite de postulación el 12 de febrero de 2026 y el Feature Film Producers Track culmina el 11 o 12 de febrero de 2026. Además, el Ignite Challenge está abierto hasta el 1 de julio de 2026. Estas convocatorias corresponden a distintos programas de apoyo, desde laboratorios y becas para cineastas emergentes hasta competencias y mentores en narrativa audiovisual. Los programas son principalmente internacionales, aunque algunos, como el Native Lab y la Graton Fellowship, tienen criterios específicos de elegibilidad comunitaria o geográfica. También existen ventanas de envíos para proyectos de cine y episodios del propio Festival de Cine Sundance 2026, cuyas fechas de proyección serán entre 22 de enero y 1 de febrero de 2026.
DIFERENTES FECHAS PARA ACTIVIDADES
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Instituto Sundance
The Industry Academy Latin America 2026, organized by Locarno Pro, will hold two new editions in Chile and Mexico, bringing together emerging film industry professionals from across the Ibero-American region. The program is designed to strengthen the skills of participants working in fields such as distribution, international sales, exhibition, festival programming, marketing, and the circulation of independent cinema through an intensive training and networking experience.
The call is open to international applicants from the Ibero-American region and does not accept film projects or completed works, as it is focused on the professional development of industry participants. The application deadline is August 2, 2026. The Chile edition will take place from November 2–5, 2026, while the Mexico edition will be held from November 5–8, 2026.
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Locarno Industry Academy América Latina: Chile/México
