ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Producers from Europe*, Latin America, Canada, USA are eligible to apply  
• Projects can be live-action features, creative documentaries, short animated projects in development/financing stage with 10% of the total production budget already in place
• Projects must have international co-production potential

SUBMISSION  MATERIALS

>> live-action features & creative documentaries applications must include: 

• online application form 
• treatment in English (max 5-8 pages)
• financing plan/total production budget
• teaser/visuals/mood board of the submitted project (mandatory for documentaries only)
• previous work(s) of the director

>> short animation applications must include: 

• online application form 
• treatment in English (max 5-8 pages) or script
• financing plan/total production budget
• teaser/animation test/visuals/art design/moodboard of the submitted project (if available)

SUBMISSION FEES

Early bird fee: € 0 (no fee) – from 16 September until 10 October, 23:59 CET
Last minute fee: € 20 – from 11 until 20 October, 23:59 CET**
With the recent steady growth of submissions, this contribution allows us to maintain the usual standards and timing of our reviewing and selection process.

SUBMISSION FORM
In order to submit your application and the required materials you need to create your own account and fill in the online form following this link.

early bird submission deadline: October 10, 2025
last minute submission deadline: October 20, 2025

Please note that there won’t be any extension of the deadlines!

AWARDS
All selected projects will compete for two main cash prizes: the Film Center Serbia Development Award and the CICLIC WEMW Award (granted by the French Centre-Val de Loire Region). Thanks to the WEMW network of partners, the Co-Production Forum will also feature a series of other major awards, including EAVE Producers Workshop Scholarship, the Pop Up Film Residency Award, the Marché du Film Producers Network Badges,  the DAE Talent Development Prize, GoGo2025 Residency Award and the CEE Animation Award.

CONTACTS
For any further info about the WEMW CO-PRODUCTION FORUM please write to: projects@wemw.it

* 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

**The submission fee will be waived for all Ukrainian selected participants