Festival de Málaga ,in collaboration with Abycine Lanza, is holding a new edition of Málaga Work in Progress as part of the joint project 'El Impulso' (The Impulse), emphasising its commitment to the diversity of identities and languages in the Ibero-American sphere and with the aim of continuing to work to strengthen the projects of creators from Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
The next edition of Málaga Work in Progress will take place on 10, 11, 12 and 13 March 2026 as part of the 29th edition of the Festival de Málaga.
Projects may be registered until 15 January 2026.
Málaga Work in Progress is organised by Malaga City Council and Festival de Málaga in collaboration with the ICAA (Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Visual Arts), CAACI (Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities), IBERMEDIA, FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) and Abycine Lanza.
The objectives of Málaga Work in Progress are to contribute to:
- Promoting financing for films by introducing them to leading industry professionals.
- Encouraging their dissemination and promotion.
- Supporting the completion of films in post-production - Making their international distribution feasible.
Málaga Work in Progress consists of two different actions, tailored to the needs of the participating films and their makers. Both designed to promote the completion of fiction and documentary feature films at the advanced or first cut stage, seeking incentives for the post-production process and their international distribution.
. Málaga WIP España - El Impulso with six participating Spanish titles.
. Málaga WIP Iberoamerica with six Iberoamerican titles (Latin America and Portugal) participating.
Audiovisual works must be registered as such with the Institute of Cinematography or similar bodies in their country of origin, whether these are trade bodies or others recognised as such.
Selected films will be screened for professionals participating in Mafiz and Festival de Málaga, sales agents, international distributors, festival programmers, international funds and producers.
Terms and Conditions
For Registration:
- Fill in the form on the Mafiz website
- Check the box indicating which of the two WIP sections you wish to participate in.
- You must have a link to view the film with a password, which will be requested in the registration form mentioned in the previous point.
- The registered short film must last more than 60 minutes. Ideally no more than 90 minutes, but this is not a requirement.
To complete registration, the form available on our website must be filled out in full.
