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Sanfic Industria and Guadalajara Film Fest launch joint Latin American Queer Incubator
The two-stage mentorship initiative will select six fiction film projects led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters for development programs in Chile and Mexico.
The short version
- Sanfic Industria and the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), alongside its Premios Maguey sidebar, have established a joint Queer Incubator for Latin American cinema.
- The program will select six Latin American fiction projects in the script development stage to undergo two rounds of in-person mentorship.
- Selected participants will attend sessions in Santiago, Chile, in November 2026, followed by a second phase and award presentation in Guadalajara, Mexico, in March 2027.
- Applications for the initiative are open until September 16, 2026.
Key facts
- The Queer Incubator Santiago–Guadalajara will select six Latin American fiction projects currently in the script development phase.[Variety]
- The program is open to Latin American projects led by LGBTQ+ directors, screenwriters, or film professionals with dissident gender identities.[Variety]
- Mentorship activities are split into two stages: the first in Santiago, Chile, from November 2–6, 2026, and the second in Guadalajara, Mexico, from March 6–13, 2027.[Variety]
- The deadline for submission to the program is September 16, 2026.[Variety]