March 15 – 17, 2026

Works in Progress is a presentation of upcoming films from the Central European region for producers and representatives of international film festivals, industry platforms, and sales agents. The pitching session is followed by pre-scheduled individual meetings.

This year, 17 projects in various stages of development/production will be presented – a mixture of fiction, documentary, and animated films, both features and shorts.

Projects are up for seven awards. International jury will hand the Best Febio Pitch Award worth €1000. Jury members are: Cecilia Barrionuevo (Doclisboa), Ewa Szabłowska (New Horizons IFF Wroclaw), and Sofia Tocar (Square Eyes). Partner awards include Cineuropa Work in Progress Award, which offers coverage of the awarded project throughout the various stages of development and distribution by Cineuropa; TATINO FILMS Award, which offers a consultancy according to project's needs as part of Slovak Pop Up programme; MIDPOINT Consulting Award, which provides an in-depth script consultancy with a MIDPOINT Institute expert; Krakow Film Festival and DocLab Poland Award, an invitation to Krakow Film Festival’s CEDOC Co-Production Market, DAE Talent Encouragement Award, which offers a one-off consultation and free membership to the Documentary Association of Europe for one year for the producer and director of the project; and Jihlava New Visions Market Award, an invitation to Ji.hlava New Vision Market.

Slovak and international professionals with Industry accreditation are welcomed to attend.