Mentoring Acció>Cinema Pendent

Cinema Pendent 2025

Cinema Pendent General Terms and Conditions

Call for Projects for Mentoring Acció>Cinema Pendent

This programme is aimed at international cooperation professionals seeking guidance in making, producing and distributing films, as well as at audiovisual professionals looking to work with cooperation agencies or on issues related to global conflicts and inequalities, by offering support for collaborative processes between both groups.

We will select four projects addressing social issues related to North-South inequality and promoting a fairer world. Both short and feature films are eligible, including documentary and fiction works. Projects may be at the development, production or editing phase.

Programme objectives:

To forge ties between filmmakers and international solidarity organisations, and to mentor and support the development of ongoing projects.
To create participatory spaces for reflection and learning that foster critical and engaged citizens committed to the Global South and hone the use of filmmaking as a tool to combat human rights violations.
To help improve the thematic and technical quality of audiovisual productions that explore issues affecting the Global South, driven by professionals in both the cooperation and audiovisual sectors.
To bolster projects’ potential in the areas of promotion, distribution and screening.

Mentoring Acció>Cinema Pendent is an Acció>Cinema initiative by Catalunya Film Festivals, in collaboration with the Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament and the Departament de Cultura, and in alliance with Lafede.cat, that seeks to promote audiovisual creation as a powerful tool for educating critically minded citizens determined to make the world a better place.

The Selection Committee may also decide to consider this project for the following Cinema Pendent programmes:

L’Alternativa PRO also offers

Personalised Advice Sessions. Participants with shortlisted projects are called to meetings with experts in accordance with their particular needs, as identified by reading through their submitted project or following discussions of requirements. A carefully selected mix of accomplished screenwriters, consultants, producers, distributors, commissioners, editors, sales agents, festival programmers and institutional representatives will be invited as experts to ensure sessions are as productive as possible.
Professional Accreditation. Participants with shortlisted projects will be issued with professional accreditation to attend all festival screenings and l’Alternativa PRO activities.
Meeting Points. In addition to the specific activities for each project, l’Alternativa PRO also organises a series of lunches, social get-togethers and parties offering participants further opportunities to engage accredited professionals in conversation.
Project Follow-Up. Projects will receive ongoing support on social media and newsletters until they finally reach the big screen.
On-the-Spot Meetings. We also employ our in-depth knowledge of filmmakers’ careers and expectations to arrange on-the-spot meetings and help forge ties between industry experts and project participants.