1. WORKS IN PROGRESS
—extended deadline: November 10
Last Stop Trieste will select documentary projects in a stage of fine-cut, previously developed or presented in one of our partners platform: Ex-Oriente Film Workshop, BDC Discoveries, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, Baltic Sea Docs, ZagrebDox PRO and WEMW Co-Production Forum. All selected docs will be in the running for the HBO Europe Award.
This Is IT, works in progress section run in partnership with L’Atelier - Milano Film Network, will focus on feature films and hybrid works with a strong visual and artistic approach produced or co-produced by Italian producers, or coming from any of the East & West 2026 spotlight territories: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Austria, Germany, Switzerland. All selected films will compete for the Laser Film Award.
2. EAVE SLATE
—extended deadline: November 10
EAVE Slate will select 8 European companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will combine the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification.
3. INSPIRATIONAL LABS
—extended deadline: November 10
European, Latin American and Canadian producers will also be able to apply to our Inspirational Labs, a series of initiatives meant to stimulate selected participants to develop new content and explore new business models:
AMAZING INTELLIGENCE, finding a way between human ability and AI efficiency
in partnership with ACE Producers
ANIMA SPIRIT, a journey into the exciting and complex world of animated film production
in partnership with CEE Animation Workshop
COLD OPEN, a hands-on workshop if you’re interested in moving into drama series contents
in partnership with MIDPOINT Institute
DOCS MEET SERIES, a key to produce high-end creative docuseries within an international perspective
in partnership with EURODOC
GENRE RULES, an extensive guide to the inner workings of genre cinema
in partnership with the Fantastic Film Forum of the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
IMPACT ZONE, a co-creation workshop to make your film an impactful change in society
in partnership with ESoDoc
SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP, well-being and success for women in film
in partnership with International Screen Institute
UNLOCKING CAPITAL, empowering producers to work with private investors
in partnership with Investors Circle - Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes
4. FILMS X GAMES CONNECTION HUB
—extended deadline: November 10
After two successful editions of the Video Games Production Inspirational Lab, WEMW and SpielFabrique join forces again to expand the programme and launch the Films x Games Connection Hub, a brand-new initiative designed to enhance the connections between the film and game sectors.
The programme is targeting up to 10 A/V producers with a game project in development who are keen to learn how the game sector works and better understand how to position, finance and distribute a game. Besides group work and individual consultations with international experts, the programme will include a matchmaking session with a group of dynamic game developers & studios from different European countries, aimed at exploring new opportunities of collaboration at project development level.
CO-PRODUCTION FORUM
—submissions now closed
WORKS IN PROGRESS
—extended deadline: November 10
EAVE SLATE
—extended deadline: November 10
INSPIRATIONAL LABS
—extended deadline: November 10
FILMS X GAMES CONNECTION HUB
—extended deadline: November 10
MIDPOINT SHORTS
* Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
WEMW 2026 is organised by the FVG Audiovisual Fund, in collaboration with the Trieste Film Festival and EAVE, and thanks to the precious and constant support of Creative Europe MEDIA, MIC - Direzione Generale per il Cinema, CEI – Central European Initiative, Catalan Films, Film Center Serbia, CICLIC - Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The 2026 East & West Focus is made possible thanks to the support of FFA - German Federal Film Board, German Films, Austrian Films, Swiss Films, Estonian Film Institute, Lithuanian Film Center, National Film Centre of Latvia in cooperation with ABA - Film in Austria, Cine Tirol Film Commission, Cinéforom, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Hessenfilm&Medien, kreativland.tirol, MEDIA Desk Suisse, MFG Baden-Württemberg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Switzerland Film Commission and Zürcher Filmstiftung.
Inspirational Labs & Film x Games Connection Hub partners: ACE Producers, CEE Animation Workshop, ESoDoc, EURODOC, Fantastic Film Forum of the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, International Screen Institute, Investors Circle - Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, MIDPOINT Institute, SpielFabrique.
Inspirational Labs supporters: Albanian National Center of Cinematography, ACAU - Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual del Uruguay, CNC Moldovan National Film Center, Cyprus Cinema Office, Film Center of Montenegro, Film Commission Vallée d’Aoste, Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission, Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center, ICAA - Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute, IDM Film & Music Commission Südtirol, North Macedonia Film Agency, Polish Film Institute, Projecto Paradiso, RE-ACT, Toscana Film Commission, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds.
