Call of the Venice Gap-Financing Market 2026
The call is now open to European and international projects (Fiction and documentary feature films, and immersive projects).
EXTENDED DEADLINE: MAY 8 (23:59 CET)
La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce that the new call for the Venice Gap-Financing Market opens on Monday February 2nd; the deadline for submitting projects is April 30th 2026.
The thirteenth edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market will be held from 4th to 6th of September 2026, as part of the Venice Production Bridge of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2 – 12 September 2026) directed by Alberto Barbera.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market is a platform for selected projects that aims to support European and international producers to secure financing for their projects (Fiction, Documentaries, Immersive Projects) through one-to-one meetings with potential and pertinent international professionals (producers, sales agents, distributors, financiers, broadcasters and funds). All the invited professionals are decision-makers.
This call is open to European and International projects for the following categories:
- Fiction and Documentary Feature Films: up to 27/33 feature films and international narrative or creative feature documentaries, including 3 Biennale College Cinema Projects, from all over the world will be selected. There is no genre limitation and animation feature films are welcome;
- Immersive Projects: up to 10/12 immersive projects from all over the world will be selected.
The 3-day event (4 - 6 September 2026) will present up to 45 selected European and International projects and Immersive Projects developed through the Biennale College Immersive.
