[Tuesday, November 11 – Friday, November 14 · Antiguo Hospital de Santa María La Rica, Alcalá de Henares]
CANTERA – ALCALÁ SHORT FILM LAB
CANTERA is the professional laboratory launched by the Alcalá Film Office and ALCINE to support emerging talent and the production of first professional short films.
Registration required (until October 24) and for selected projects only.
PROGRAM
Tuesday 11 · Auditorium, Santa María La Rica
10:45 – Welcome coffee and group photo
11:00 – Screenwriting mentoring · Blanca Escoda
14:00 – Working lunch on production · Carlo D’Ursi
15:00 – Production mentoring · Carlo D’Ursi
17:00 – End of session
Optional: 5:30 p.m. – ALCINE Talks with Enrique Buleo (Corral de Comedias)
Wednesday 12 · Auditorium, Santa María La Rica
11:00 – Talk: Enrique Buleo (How to Move Your Project, Dossiers, etc.)
11:30 – RTVE Haz Presentation · Online training tools
11:45 – Talk: Gustavo Cotta (Pitching and Project Presentation)
Optional: 5:30 p.m. – ALCINE Talks with Pantomima Full (Corral de Comedias)
Thursday 13 · Auditorium, Santa María La Rica
Independent work session for participating teams
Optional: 5:30 p.m. – ALCINE Talks · Audiovisual Marketing (Corral de Comedias)
Friday 14 · ALCINÉfilo Space and Auditorium, Santa María La Rica
11:00 – Press Conference and group photo
11:30 – Meeting with Producers · Madrid en Corto
- Eva Bodas: ¿Por qué lloran las chicas? - Madrid en Corto 2025
- Guillermo Benet: Los inocentes - Madrid en Corto 2018
- Andrea Gautier: Hydra y Perros muerden - Madrid en Corto 2025
En conversación con Rafa Alberola (ECAM industria), Laura Matías (responsable de talento ECAM) y Antonio Miguel Arenas (Madrid En Corto)
12:30 – Coffee break
12:45 – Final Pitch presentations
Hosted by: Pedro Toro · Supported by: Diane Malherbe
Format: 5 min presentation + 5 min Q&A
With the jury, producers, sponsors and industry guests
13:45 – Cantera Closing and group photo
SPEAKERS / MENTORS
Blanca Escoda
Screenwriter, analyst, and script consultant, founder of Decoding Stories. She trained with script doctor Miguel Machalski and at The Script Factory in London under Lucy Scher. She has worked as a tutor and advisor for Creative Europe, Filmarket Hub, Filmax, and the TV Series Lab Hamburg, as well as serving as a jury member for film festivals and development funding commissions. She combines teaching with co-writing a feature film with director Laura Sisteró, selected for the SGAE and Dones Visuals script labs.
Carlo D’Ursi
Producer and founder of Potenza Producciones, with which he has produced Goya-nominated short films such as Evanescente and Ciao Bambina, and feature films distributed on platforms including Netflix, RTVE, and HBO. Since June 2023, he has been President of the Madrid Audiovisual Association (AMA), promoting the internationalization of Madrid-based projects and strengthening the region’s production ecosystem.
Enrique Buleo
Multidisciplinary filmmaker born in Villanueva de la Jara (Cuenca). After gaining recognition with short films such as Las Visitantes, his debut feature Bodegón con fantasmas was developed in prestigious international labs including Torino Filmmaker Lab, La Incubadora (ECAM), and When East Meets West. Selected for the Official Section of the Sitges Film Festival 2024, the film confirms his unique style that blends black comedy, realism, and La Mancha’s surreal charm.
Gustavo Cotta
Director and screenwriter with an extensive international career in both Latin America and Europe. Based in Madrid, he develops fiction projects for television and streaming platforms. He combines his creative work with teaching at RTVE Formación, the Mario Bolaño School, and the Centro de Arte Vocal in Buenos Aires.
HAZ RTVE
HAZ RTVE is the advanced digital training platform of the Instituto RTVE, part of the Spain Audiovisual Hub initiative. It offers online courses for audiovisual professionals and students, focused on specialization and employability in the audiovisual sector.
