C EU Soon
Submissions to C EU Soon 2026 are open!
You can submit your film from now until July 17, 2026 (5:00 PM CEST).
The final selection will be announced by mid-September.
C EU Soon is a curated work-in-progress program spotlighting up to twelve films (live action and animation) in the late stages of production or post-production.
Presented in an exclusive session for sales agents, distributors, producers, and festival programmers, the initiative is designed to support the completion of selected films and strengthen their international distribution potential.
From this year, C EU Soon will also be open to animated films!
The call is open to narrative feature-length live action films and animation feature-length films with a minimum duration of 70’ with international market potential and primarily intended for theatrical release.
For animation feature film it is intended any cinematographic work of a fictional narrative nature containing animation for the 70% of its length.
Documentaries are not eligible for this call, for Italian documentaries in progress please see the call Italians Doc IT Better.
Up to twelve European films—at an advanced stage of production or post-production—will be collected through a public call and selected by an international committee.
These projects will be presented in a session open to sales agents, buyers, and other accredited MIA professionals.
The C EU Soon presentation opens with a screening of clips from each selected film, accompanied by a pitch from the producer and/or director, followed by one-on-one meetings.
The selected films compete for the Screen International Award: a special press coverage about the winning film, supporting it from the final stages of production to its release or debut in the festivals circuit.
Before submitting your film, we recommend that you carefully read the C EU Soon Guidelines and review the eligibility criteria.
When submitting your project, in addition to the film info (such as title, shooting format, status, language/subtitles, expected length, genre, director, producer, year and country/ies of production, cast & credits, target audience, animation technique, head of animation) please have the following information ready:
- Logline and Synopsis.
- Long synopsis or treatment (max 8 pp.).
- Director’s profile.
- Director’s filmography (titles, year of production and a brief Festival/Awards history for each title)
- A link (Vimeo, WeTransfer, etc.) containing excerpts, scenes, or sequences from the film for the selection committee (minimum length: 10 minutes; maximum length: 30 minutes). If the original version is not in English, the submitted footage must be subtitled in English. Promotional trailers and teasers are not eligible.
- For animation films: the submitted material may include rough cuts or mood boards, unfinished animation, temporary compositing, storyboard sequences, animatics, provided that the narrative structure and a substantial portion of the final visual material are already clearly identifiable. Materials should be subtitled in English.
- a link with previous films or shorts by the director in the original language with English subtitles. Non-expirable links are preferred. However, if the video is only available for a limited time, please ensure that the link does not expire before September 11th, 2026.
- A film still (JPEG or TIFF format, high resolution, minimum 300 DPI, horizontal format).
- Any other English-language material that will contribute to a better understanding of the filmmaker’s work and/or of the film would be welcome.
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Among the titles presented in the C EU Soon past editions:
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis (Cannes Film Festival 2026-Un Certain Régard), RUNNER by Laura García Alonso (Festival de Málaga 2026 and BCN Film Fest 2026), JOIN ME FOR BREAKFAST by Iván Morales (Málaga Film Festival 2025, Best Film and Audience Award), IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner (Berlinale Forum 2025, Teddy and CICAE awards), RAINY SUMMER DAYS by Espurnes Collective (Málaga Film Festival 2025), BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner & Milena Czernovsky, MATRIA by Álvaro Gago (recipient of the Screen International Buyer’s choice Award at MIA 2022, selected at Berlinale|Panorama 2023); BEAUTIFUL BEINGS by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (Berlinale Panorama, awarded the Europa Cinemas Label); SISTERS by Linda Olte; VICTIM by Michal Blaško (Mostra d’Arte cinematografica di Venezia-Orizzonti 2022); TIME OUT by Eve Duchemin; THE PENULTIMATE by Jonas Kærup Hjort (in competition at Tallin Black Night Film Festival and ex-aequo recipient of the Screen International Buyer’s choice Award at MIA 2020); DARK HEART OF THE FOREST by Serge Mirzabekiantz (ex-aequo recipient of the Screen International Buyer’s choice Award at MIA 2020); STEPNE by Maryna Vroda (Locarno International Film Festival 2023, awarded with Best Director and the FIPRESCI Prize); THE DRUMMER by Kote Kalandadze; APPLES by Christos Nikou (Opening film at Venezia Orizzonti 2020); WHY NOT YOU (ex Hochwald) by Evi Romen (Torino Film Festival); A PERFECTLY NORMAL FAMILY by Malou Reymann (VPRO Big Screen Award, IFF Rotterdam 2020); THE HUMAN PART by Juha Lehtola (Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2018).
Among the animated films presented in previous editions of Anyshow, the MIA International Showcase launched in 2022: THE VIOLINIST by Ervin Han and Raúl García (Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026), CHICKEN FOR LINDA! by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach (ACID Cannes, Cristal for best feature film at Annecy 2023 and recipient of the César Prix for Best Animated Film in 2024), SAUVAGE! By Claude Barras (Cannes, Annecy, Locarno 2024) ROCK BOTTOM by María Trénor (Annecy 2024).
Among the titles presented in the What’s Next Italy past editions:
ROSSOSPERANZA by Annarita Zambrano (Locarno International Film Festival 2023), PATAGONIA by Simone Bozzelli (Locarno International Film Festival 2023), EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale (Mostra d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia, Orizzonti 2023), MARGINI by Niccolò Falsetti (International Film Critics’ Week, Venice 2022), CALCINCULO by Chiara Bellosi (Berlinale 2022), DELTA by Michele Vannucci (Locarno Film Festival 2022), IL PATAFFIO by Francesco Lagi (Locarno Film Festival 2022), PIOVE by Paolo Strippoli (Fantastic Fest Austin 2022, Sitges), PROFETI by Alessio Cremonini, SETTEMBRE by Giulia Steigerwalt (Best directorial debut and Best actress prize for Barbara Ronchi, David di Donatello 2023), VETRO by Domenico Croce (Bif&st 2022), LEONORA ADDIO by Paolo Taviani (Berlinale 2022), LA STANZA by Stefano Lodovichi, BROTHERHOOD by Francesco Montagner (Locarno Film Festival 2021), FREAKS OUT by Gabriele Mainetti (Venezia 2021 and International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021), I PREDATORI by Pietro Castellitto (Best screenplay award at Venezia Orizzonti 2020), SPACCAPIETRE by Gianluca e Massimiliano De Serio (Venice Days 2020), THE BOOK OF VISION by Carlo S. Hintermann (International Critics Week, Venice 2020) FAITH by Valentina Pedicini (IDFA 2019 in Competition, CPH:DOX 2020 Greatest Hits, Berlinale 2020) YAYA E LENNIE – THE WALKING LIBERTY by Alessandro Rak (Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022; Locarno Film Festival 2021: Piazza Grande), BANGLA by Phaim Bhuiyan (International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019), FLESH OUT by Michela Occhipinti (Berlinale 2019-Panorama; Tribeca Film Festival 2019), IL MIO CORPO VI SEPPELLIRÀ by Giovanni La Pàrola, TUTTO IL MIO FOLLE AMORE (ex VOLARE) by Gabriele Salvatores (Mostra d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia 2019: Fuori Concorso); SEMBRA MIO FIGLIO by Costanza Quatriglio (Locarno 2018), DAUGHTER OF MINE by Laura Bispuri (Berlinale 2018, Competition), LIKE ME BACK by L. Guerra Seràgnoli (Locarno Film Festival 2018), LOVE AND BULLETS by Manetti Bros. (Venezia 74, 5 David di Donatello Awards) NICO, 1988 by Susanna Nicchiarelli (Best film at Venezia Orizzonti 2017, Rotterdam Film Festival 2018, Göteborg Film Festival 2018, 4 David di Donatello Awards), STORIES OF LOVE THAT CANNOT BELONG TO THIS WORLD by Francesca Comencini (Locarno Film Festival and Torino Film Festival 2017) L’INTRUSA by Leonardo Di Costanzo (Cannes- Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2017) LOOK UP by Fulvio Risuleo (Alice nella città 2017, Rotterdam Film Festival 2018) UGLY NASTY PEOPLE by Cosimo Gomez (Venezia 74, Orizzonti), LITTLE TITO by Paola Randi (Torino Film Festival 2017) THERE IS A LIGHT by Fabio Mollo (Globi d’oro 2017 Best actress award to Isabella Aragonese).
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