CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE 6TH USINA DE GUIONES BREVES EN BERLIN hosted by María Meira
Do you have an idea for a short film? Do you want to develop it into a unique writing experience alongside emerging Spanish-speaking authors and with professional advice?
The Usina de guiones breves in Berlin is opening its sixth call for entries and we would like to invite you to participate in this new edition that fills us with joy.
Lead by María Meira, a multi-award-winning screenwriter with more than twenty years of experience in the international film industry, our program offers you an inspiring experience of audiovisual writing in Spanish that seeks to bring together and enhance the richness of contemporary Spanish-speaking perspectives and voices in Berlin.
In collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes in Berlin, the Usina provides a platform for creation and reflection to work intensively and personally on the development of script projects over a period of six months, also adding an exchange experience in the city of Berlin.
A maximum of 9 selected projects are developed from their embryonic phase to extract their greatest potential with the aim of obtaining a quality script capable of becoming a short film of between 10 and 20 minutes in length.
The Usina has two stages:
- VIRTUAL STAGE – between May and August 2025 – with individual advice and online group master classes, where advanced-level content and tools for creating film fiction are provided to participants.
- IN-PERSON STAGE – in September 2025 – consists of a two-day intensive in-person workshop at the Instituto Cervantes in Berlin.
In October, participants receive a final online group master class by Catalina Flórez from urua Films, where communication tools are provided for each project.
At the end of the program, an international jury made up of three renowned personalities from the Berlin film and cultural sector will award one of the resulting scripts, which will receive advice for the development of the short film.
Deadline for submission: From the 15th of March until the 15th of April 2025
Registration fee (if selected to participate in the programme): €465
ugbb 2025 Bases y condiciones Here
Contact: contacto@usinaguionesberlin.com
Learn more about La Usina in the Berlin press:
Revista Desbandada | 5. Edición de la Usina de guiones breves
La vida de nosotros | Entrevista con María MeiraDeutsche Welle | Usina de cine latinoamericano en Berlín