14º Laboratorio de Creación de Series de Televisión 2027
Six television series projects are chosen for this free lab run by Fundación SGAE in the first half of 2027.
closes today
Fellowship or lab Buenos Aires, Argentina
Talents Buenos Aires 2027 (22nd edition)
Run by Universidad del Cine (UCINE), with Berlinale Talents and BAFICI
South American screenwriters and other film professionals with some festival, feature or film school experience can apply for five days of closed sessions held alongside BAFICI in April 2027. It is free, run with Berlinale Talents, and this year also takes applicants from Spain. A two-minute video of the applicant's own work weighs heavily in selection.
Final deadline Dec 15, 2026 (closes in 56 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Dec 15, 2026 | Free |
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Entry fee
- FreeFree; travel, lodging and health insurance are not covered
- Formats
- Any
- Language
- Spanish
- Where
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (in person)
- Who can apply
- Nationals or residents of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela or, new this year, Spain, working or studying in screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound, art direction, acting, criticism or programming. Applicants need a short selected or awarded at an international festival, work on a feature, or advanced film school study, fluent Spanish or English, and no earlier participation.
- Prizes
- No prizes. Selected participants receive a BAFICI accreditation and, for full attendance, a certificate.
What to send
- Also asked for
- A video of up to two minutes, made by the applicant, showing their creative work and role in a team (reels, teasers, ads and talking-head videos are refused; non-Spanish videos need Spanish subtitles). Critics and programmers send PDFs instead. Individual applications in Spanish through the Berlinale Talents platform.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
Five days of closed sessions linked to the 28th BAFICI in April 2027, a festival accreditation, a certificate for full attendance and invitation letters to help with travel funding.
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