● Preferably projects by directors with production companies or independent directors, who are making up to their third feature film, whether fiction, documentary, animation or hybrid, are eligible.
● Exceptionally, projects by directors with a track record of more than three films may also be submitted, who need enter with production companies that have made up to three feature films.
● Legal entities incorporated in production companies in Spain, Portugal and any Latin American country may register.
● A maximum of two projects may be submitted by the same company.
● It is preferable that projects have secured funding for production not only from own contributions or capitalisation.
● The registered projects must attach to the online platform the relevant background information for the advanced development stage of audiovisual projects: script, dossier, business plan, etc.
● Registration must be completed via the online form available on our website from 15 July 2026: www.mafiz.es (
https://mafiz.es/es/evento/maff/form) and must include the documents specified therein.
The deadline for submitting projects is 22 October 2026.
Participating projects need to comply with the provisions of the regulations underpinning this call for proposals.
DETAILS OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR SELECTION:
•Registration form.
•Director’s rationale and visual and artistic portfolio.
•Production notes.
•Filmography of the director.
•Filmography of the production company.
•Co-production strategy.
•Distribution, marketing and audiences proposal
•Detailed production budget (by completing the form available on the webite).
•Funding plan (by completing the form available on the website).
•Confirmation letters of secured financing.
•Clarification of the chain of rights. The script must be signed by the people responsible for directing, producing and writing the project.
•Teaser, short films or the director’s previous work.
•Advanced script (or treatment of up to 20 pages in the case of a documentary).
All documents must be attached as a single .pdf file and must be named with the title of the project and the country.
Language: the official languages of MAFF are Spanish and Portuguese. Documentation may be submitted in one of the two languages.
Approximately 15 projects selected from all those submitted through the call for proposals will be worked on.
In order to achieve this number of selected projects, the projects will undergo two stages:
Stage 1: Eligibility.
Proposals will be checked for compliance with the requirements set out in the regulations underpinning the call.
Priority will be given to projects that have not been presented in other similar calls for proposals in other festivals and/or markets.
Stage 2: Assessment.
The selection committee is made up of audiovisual experts of recognised prestige from both Europe and Latin America.
Eligible projects will be assessed by this team of experts, who are also part of the LEARNING & TRAINING team. Both the production and financing structure, as well as the artistic content of the proposal will be assessed.
The main goal of the selection of projects will be to promote the artistic and creative talent of the participating directors. The capacity and potential of the project to access the international market will be taken into account.
