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SEMILLERU Lab has opened applications for its 2026 development and post-production programmes, with short films eligible for two €4,000 awards alongside mentoring, subtitling, DCP and legal support.

MusicAtlas has opened applications for the Fall 2026 Robin Film Grant, offering one filmmaker US$1,000 towards commercial music licensing while expanding the programme to more than US$5,000 in combined awards and support for selected independent film projects.

ASTANA – Astana is emerging as a platform for exploring how artificial intelligence could reshape the industry, with the Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026) bringing AI-generated films from 125 countries to Kazakhstan. The festival received more than 8,000 applications with 25 selected for the final stage in Astana. 

SEMILLERU Lab has opened the call for its 2026 edition, aimed at film projects in the development and post-production stages. Applications are free of charge and will remain open from September 30 to October 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CET.

AI company, Soho AI, has made Garden Studios’ campus in Park Royal its new headquarters.

The Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival opened in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi province, on Thursday, bringing filmmakers and movie lovers together for its milestone 10th edition.

The Vancouver Short Film Festival is accepting Canadian and British Columbia short films for its 16th edition, taking place from 28–30 May 2027 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

10 September 2026UPDATED 10 September 2026 •ENTERTAINMENT Arts & Entertainment Desk

BERLIN: Registrations are open for the 11th European Arthouse Cinema Day (EACD) on 22 November 2026, a unique international initiative by CICAE, bringing hundreds of independent cinemas together on one day to celebrate European cinema in its diversity, strengthen the arthouse network and the role of cinemas as spaces for dialogue and democracy, and advocate…

In partnership with Polar Studios, Arden Colectivo, U-ECHO Training Center, CoecytJal and FILMAJALISCO, UdeG is offering a digital animation and special effects course for 40 people