FID Lab

The FIDLab is a workspace and networking platform dedicated to film projects selected through an international call for entries. Each year, FIDLab selects approximately a dozen projects from an international call for entries, encompassing various formats such as fiction, documentary, animation, and series, at different stages of production—writing, development, or post-production. Designed as a project accelerator, FIDLab offers filmmakers the opportunity for dynamic encounters with producers, support funding, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, television representatives, and more. A veritable talent spotlight and a showcase for diversity, it has now become an internationally recognised label.

The 18th edition of FIDLab will take place on 9 and 10 July, at the heart of FIDMarseille (7–12 July 2026).

La Casa de Velázquez, an artistic creation and research centre based in Madrid will offer a two-month residency to the award winning director.

Prize awarded by Commune Image, a film hub offering, among other services, post-production facilities. This prize consists of 8 weeks of editing worth €4 000 for a project produced or co-produced by a European production company.

The VOD platform DAFilms will offer an in-kind package of distribution, marketing and promotion including graphic design and video editing services to one of the selected projects (a first or second feature film). The award also covers a worldwide release on DAFilms for two years.

The GMEM (Marseille National Centre for Musical Creation) provides access to its recording studios (recording suite and booth) and/or editing and mixing facilities, with the support of GMEM’s technical staff. Depending on their project, the laureate will be able to complete an electroacoustic musical work, record music, and/or edit and mix the soundtrack.

This year, ECAM, School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid, presents the Impulso ECAM prize providing the winner with online tailored advice to strengthen and refine their project. It also includes an invitation for the producer to participate in the ECAM Forum 2027, with accreditation and accommodation covered.

The Jacob Burns Film Center offers a 2 to 4-week creative residency for the selected project, particularly suited to the editing phase. The award includes travel and accommodation for two people, access to an editing suite, and access to professional workspaces.

This prize consists of the provision of seven 16mm reels supplied by Kodak and their development by Transperfect, which also offers a preferential rate to all the selected projects.

An award provided by Label 42 Studio, a laboratory and post-production studios in Marseille, which will offer either 1 week of color grading on a cinema projector or 1 week of Dolby Atmos mixing (excluding technician) worth a total of €10 000.

Prize awarded by the subtitling company Sublimages, which will provide translation, adaptation, localization and subtitling services for the awarded film into English, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese.

Prize awarded by the post-production company Vidéo de Poche, which will provide color grading work (7 days of studio without technician) and the creation of a DCP, worth a total of €11 000. A preferential rate for DCP creation is also offered to all the selected projects.

One of the FIDLab selected projects will be invited to be part of the 2026 edition of the Porto/Post/Doc
Co-production Meetings (November 25 & 26)

Since 2019, FIDLab has presented an annual focus on a specific country, highlighting key production companies within the contemporary film landscape. Following Bulgaria, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, and Poland, this year’s edition places Germany in the spotlight.

This focus offers an opportunity to explore a territory through its recent production and its industry. In this context, three German production companies are invited to take part in FIDLab to present their current projects and participate in professional meetings at the heart of FIDLab. It also provides an opportunity to build new connections and strengthen collaborations with the institutions that support the development of this event.

This year, the focus is organised with the valuable support of German Films, the national organisation responsible for promoting German cinema internationally, which works to enhance the visibility of German film and foster exchanges between indus-try professionals worldwide. The Goethe-Institut in Marseille and the German Consulate in Marseille also support the presence of the producers’ delegation.