Open Call MÁRGENES WORK
OPEN CALL
CALL FOR ENTRIES IS NOW OPEN
MÁRGENES/WORK is a creative and professional program aimed to offer support and guidance to emerging filmmakers and producers from the Iberoamerican region working on independent films with a strong artistic vision.
The tenth edition of the lab will take place between November 26 and 30, 2024 at La Casa Encendida in Madrid.
The program targets emerging filmmakers and producers from Spain, Portugal and Latin America residing in Spain with projects at any stage (development, production, editing, post-production), regardless of genre or subject matter.
MÁRGENES/WORK offers a space for professionalization and creative backing to strengthen the creative and professional fabric of Spanish and Latin American cinema, with particular attention to those proposals that explore innovative aesthetic and narrative paths and non-traditional production models.
Participants will work with a team of outstanding international professionals, who will offer their advice from a wide range of perspectives, delving into creative, technical, production and distribution aspects, thus fostering the creative potential of the selected projects and, at the same time, finding the best ways to promote their realization, completion and access to the market.
AWARDS
With the aim of promoting the creation and completion of the projects, La Casa Encendida Award to Audiovisual Creation will be granted, endowed with 4,000 euros.
With the aim of promoting the creation and completion of the projects, La Casa Encendida Award to Audiovisual Creation will be granted, endowed with 4,000 euros.
SUBMISSIONS
The registration period will remain open until June 8, 2024 (23:59 GMT+2).
Submissions are free and can be done through the online registration form.
The registration period will remain open until June 8, 2024 (23:59 GMT+2).
Submissions are free and can be done through the online registration form.
REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTED DOCUMENTS
Before registering, carefully read the rules and regulations. To apply implies the acceptance of the rules and the fulfillment of the requirements.
The following documentation must be submitted.
For projects at development and production stage:
• Duly completed online registration form.
• Dossier of maximum 15 pages including in a single PDF:
- Synopsis.
- Treatment (max 5 pages).
- Estimated budget.
- Director's notes and a statement of intent as to why the project is to be carried out.
- Biofilmography of the director.
- Motivation letter explaining why the project is being presented to MÁRGENES/WORK (max. 500 words).
- Current status of the project and needs.
- Other relevant information (if applicable): resume and notes of the production company, technical-artistic file and resume of the team, links
Before registering, carefully read the rules and regulations. To apply implies the acceptance of the rules and the fulfillment of the requirements.
The following documentation must be submitted.
For projects at development and production stage:
• Duly completed online registration form.
• Dossier of maximum 15 pages including in a single PDF:
- Synopsis.
- Treatment (max 5 pages).
- Estimated budget.
- Director's notes and a statement of intent as to why the project is to be carried out.
- Biofilmography of the director.
- Motivation letter explaining why the project is being presented to MÁRGENES/WORK (max. 500 words).
- Current status of the project and needs.
- Other relevant information (if applicable): resume and notes of the production company, technical-artistic file and resume of the team, links
to previous works, teaser, images, references or moodboard, business plan, schedule and work plan (max. 5 pages).
For projects at editing and post-production stage:
• Duly completed online registration form including the link to view the film.
• Film cut (rough cut, first cut, final cut or working copy) with a minimum length of 30 minutes and a maximum length of 100 minutes. The
For projects at editing and post-production stage:
• Duly completed online registration form including the link to view the film.
• Film cut (rough cut, first cut, final cut or working copy) with a minimum length of 30 minutes and a maximum length of 100 minutes. The
following are not accepted: trailers, teasers or scene compilations. In case the original language is not Spanish, a subtitled cut in this
language must be submitted.
• Dossier of maximum 10 pages including in a single PDF:
- Synopsis.
- Approximate duration.
- Technical-artistic specifications.
- Budget.
- Director's and (if applicable) producer's notes.
- Biofilmography of the director and (if applicable) of the producer.
- Motivation letter explaining why the project is being presented to MARGINS/WORK (max. 500 words).
- Current status of the project and needs.
- Link to previous works (if applicable)
• Dossier of maximum 10 pages including in a single PDF:
- Synopsis.
- Approximate duration.
- Technical-artistic specifications.
- Budget.
- Director's and (if applicable) producer's notes.
- Biofilmography of the director and (if applicable) of the producer.
- Motivation letter explaining why the project is being presented to MARGINS/WORK (max. 500 words).
- Current status of the project and needs.
- Link to previous works (if applicable)
CONTACT AND QUESTIONS
All queries and communications should be made only and exclusively through the e-mail work@margenes.org.
Before, we recommend to consult our FAQS.
All queries and communications should be made only and exclusively through the e-mail work@margenes.org.
Before, we recommend to consult our FAQS.
