I. Projects must be submitted by production companies based in Latin America, Spain, or Portugal, registered with the Cinematography Institute or similar organizations in their home country, whether these are guilds or recognized bodies
II. There must be a clear contractual link with the screenwriter confirming the transfer of exploitation rights
III. Projects must have the nationality of their country of origin
IV. If the project is an international co-production, a contract or memo deal must be provided, showing the percentage of participation of each country
V. Projects must be in the development stage. Projects in the shooting or post-production phase will not be accepted
VI. Projects can be submitted online free of charge via the
registration form, available from January 30 on the website:
https://mercadoc.culturia.es/
VII. Materials/information should be submitted in the official languages of MERCADOC.0, Spanish and Portuguese. Forms may be submitted in both languages
VIII. The producer must confirm via a digital signature on the registration form that they are the owner of all submitted materials/information and have full rights and authority to submit the materials/information requested by MERCADOC.0
IX. Materials/information submitted will be treated confidentially by the organizing entities, evaluation team, and selection professionals
X. The selection of projects will be made by experts with recognized professional experience. The jury's decision is final. Organizing entities reserve the right to publicly disclose evaluations
XI. Once the expert committee evaluates the projects, selected participants will be confidentially informed and will confirm their participation, after which the selection will be made public on the organizers' website and social media
XII. For selected projects, the participation of the producer and/or director in MERCADOC.0 is mandatory. If this is not met, the organizers reserve the right to cancel the project's participation. It would be favorable for the project if both producer and director were involved
XIII. Once participation is confirmed, the producer commits to submitting any additional requested materials/information in Spanish and English by the deadlines set by the organizers
XIV. Organizers have the right to use materials/information from selected projects for dissemination and promotion in both national and international media and channels
XV. As an international event, presentations should be made in English to accommodate European producers who will be attending to meet the selected projects
XVI. In case of selection:
- The project's producer must participate throughout the whole of MERCADOC.0. If not, the project will be disqualified
- If selected, the producer agrees that the project's details and contact information will be published in the MERCADOC.0 catalog
The project submission period will be open from January 30 to February 14, 2025.
