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Feature film incubator for new perspectives

Meet the Winners
Call for applications

A program to promote new film talent committed to risk and creative experimentation

Call open between April 2 and May 4, 2025

TAI INCUBA is the new incubator for feature film projects born in TAI

  • We support and promote four projects a year (fiction, documentary, and experimental films).
  • We help you move from your creation and development to your future production and distribution process on the international contemporary film circuit.
  • We support them with consulting, mentoring, space and material resources, as well as financial resources to promote their project in international film laboratories and markets.

Winners of the 1st Edition TAI INCUBA

The selection committee of TAI INCUBA—Feature Film Incubator for New Perspectives—has officially announced the winning projects for the 2025 call.

This first edition, with more than 160 entries, was distinguished by its extremely high level of artistic quality and the conception of each project's executive development. This was evident in both the fiction proposals and the documentary and experimental projects. Also notable was the high percentage of films that embrace hybridization and experimentation with new languages.

In the coming months, the selected projects will undergo an incubation process until the end of 2025, where they will be able to benefit from the support of prestigious filmmakers and professionals from the international film scene, such as Albert Serra, Lois Patiño, Valerie Delpierre, Robert Bahar, Jamie Weiss, Annamaría Scaramella, and Antonia Girardi.

Likewise, each project will be supported with resources, space, and funding for the conception and production of development materials, as well as for participation in international laboratories and forums that will support the growth and advancement of each film's financing and future production.



The projects selected for TAI INCUBA 2025 are:

Photo by Albert Serra

'Os Reis Imaxinarios', directed by Eire Cid

A Brava production, with the support of AGADIC, AGAG and Conecta LAB

'Os Reis Imaxinarios', directed by Eire Cid

A Brava production, with the support of AGADIC, AGAG and Conecta LAB

Synopsis

In a working-class neighborhood of Vigo, Rude, a tattooed, sensitive teenager navigating a fragile masculinity, grapples with the void left by the death of his best friend. While his group of friends crumbles due to guilt, secrets, and violence, Rude falls in love with Violeta, a girl who pushes him to face his pain head-on and question the world he inhabits. Between trap, fights, and poppers, Rude will have to choose between continuing to fit in or daring to change, even if that means being left alone.

Bio director

Eire Cid is a screenwriter, director, and PhD in Contemporary Communication and Information. She has worked in various formats and has received numerous awards in Galicia. She is currently developing the reality series "Nail Clue" (2025) with Brava for the Agalega digital platform, as well as her debut feature project, Os Reis Imaxinarios.

Bio producers

Brava is a production company founded by Cristela Torres (A Illa de Arousa, 1995) and Bea Villar (A Coruña, 1998). In just one year, it has established itself as a benchmark in the Galician audiovisual scene, standing out for its commitment to innovative content, emerging creators, and underrepresented voices. The production company is already a model for the fight for contemporary and diverse narratives, with a predominantly young and female team.

Photo by Alejandro del Pino

'But We'll Be Back', directed by Jose Provencio

A Creation Factory production, by Laura Martín

'But We'll Be Back', directed by Jose Provencio

A Creation Factory production, by Laura Martín

Synopsis

Carlos spends his weekends at a gay sauna with his friend Dani, although something has changed inside him lately. An unexpected encounter with his father there unleashes an internal conflict he can't share with anyone. While everything at home seems normal, Carlos is trapped between guilt, silence, and a reality that's beginning to unravel. Dani's disappearance compels him to return, even though he had promised not to. What he discovers will force him to look at his world and himself through different eyes.

Bio director

Jose Provencio is a filmmaker trained at the Rey Juan Carlos University and the School TAIWith her short film Te Vengo a Buscar (I'm Coming to Search), she participated in the Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival, the MAFIZ at the Málaga Film Festival, and LGBTQ+ festivals around the world. She has also participated in project development residencies, such as the renowned "Desde Otro Prisma" (From Another Prism), in collaboration with Notodofilmfest and Netflix. She is currently developing her first feature film, Pero volvemos (But We Return), with which she aims to establish her own voice in Spanish cinema.

Bio producer

Laura Martín García She has over five years of experience in film and theater. She combines her work as a playwright with her work in sales and executive production of feature films in development. She has also served as head and production director on various audiovisual projects, including Origin by Karlos Gil (Reina Sofía Museum collection) and A Man Called Like the Most Beautiful Month by Andrea Gandarillas (ArteSantander 2024).

Photo by Valerie Delpierre

'My name is Erik Satie, like everyone else', directed by Joana Carro

A production by Esnatu Zinema, with the support of Meditalents and Novos Cinemas

'My name is Erik Satie, like everyone else', directed by Joana Carro

A production by Esnatu Zinema, with the support of Meditalents and Novos Cinemas

Synopsis

A Spanish woman travels to Uruguay in search of her absent father, whom she last saw 12 years ago. While she musters up the courage to call him, she decides to hire a cult French actor to replace him.

Bio director

Joana Carro (Lisbon) works between writing, film, editing, and visual arts. She holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication and Comparative Literature and a Master's degree in Contemporary Culture. She is one of Fulgencio Pimentel's editors and has curated festivals such as Libros Mutantes. She translates books and co-wrote El libro del futuro (The Book of the Future). Her work has been recognized with various awards, including the Gràffica and the National Prize from the Ministry of Culture. She has participated in residencies at Cité des Arts and LABoral.

Bio producer

Jaione Camborda (Donostia-San Sebastián) is an executive producer and filmmaker. Her most recent work includes directing and executive producing O Corno (2023), winner of the Concha d'Or at San Sebastián, a co-production with Belgium and Portugal, supported by Eurimages, Ibermedia, ICAA, RTVE, and Movistar. She also directed and produced Arima (2019), which won awards at the Seville and Márgenes festivals, and produced Victor Hugo Seoane's feature film Verengo (2018), which has also enjoyed extensive international acclaim.
Photo by Valerie Delpierre

'Nostos. Beneath the Silence,' directed by Emiliano Reyes and Jesús G. Nuño de la Rosa

'Nostos. Beneath the Silence,' directed by Emiliano Reyes and Jesús G. Nuño de la Rosa

Synopsis

Migration through intimate testimonies and sequences generated by Artificial Intelligence. It doesn't show reality, but rather what is remembered: dreamlike images, blurred, distorted by time and emotion. Each story reveals a part of uprooting: departure, journey, loss, nostalgia.

Bio directors/producers

Jesús G. Nuño de la Rosa (Spain) and Emiliano Reyes Colina (Mexico) are a creative duo that combines artistic sensitivity, emotional focus, and a commitment to hybrid narratives. AI is part of their visual language, not only as a technique but also as a conceptual extension.
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Who is it for?

TAI INCUBA bets on new film talents whose gaze does not hesitate to take risks and explore aesthetics and narratives with which to connect with the public of the 21st century.

It is aimed at Producers, directors, screenwriters and creators from any background, both in the field of fiction like from the cinema documentary y experimental, with the aim of positioning itself in the international circuit of contemporary cinema.

Any questions about TAI Incuba do not hesitate to contact: tai.incuba@taiarts.com

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Program allocation

The selected projects will receive support and resources valued at a total of between 15.000€ y 20.000€ in the concept of:

  • Advice, mentoring with prestigious professionals, participation in workshops and master classes.
  • Provision of resources, equipment, and facilities (rehearsal rooms, studio sets, post-production and multimedia rooms) for the production of promotional materials (teasers, dossiers, brochures, etc.).
  • Specific funding of between €6.000 and €8.000 for the costs of producing promotional materials and for attending and participating in international laboratories, forums, and markets.

advisors

The 1st Edition of TAI INCUBA will have the support and advice of filmmakers and professionals of international prestige such as Albert Serra, Lois Patiño, Valerie Delpierre or Robert Bahar, among others.

Photo by Albert Serra

Albert serra

Director, producer and screenwriter

Albert serra

Director, producer and screenwriter

Albert Serra is considered today one of the most important figures in contemporary cinema on an international scale.

His films have been recognized and awarded by top-tier festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival. Since his debut, Honor of Cavalleria, which premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and was considered one of the best films of the year by the prestigious French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, Albert Serra has continually reinvented cinematic language with increasingly personal films such as Història de la meva mort in 2013 (awarded the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival) or, more recently, Pacification (2022), which competed in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival and was chosen as the Best Film of the year, again by Cahiers du Cinéma.

His latest film, Tardes de Soledad, won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival last year.
Photo by Alejandro del Pino

Lois patiño

Filmmaker and visual artist

Lois patiño

Filmmaker and visual artist

Lois Patiño is one of the most recognized figures in the current avant-garde cinema scene. Her audiovisual works, in feature-length and video installation formats, explore cultural and anthropological aspects through intimate and contemplative approaches, with a visual and pictorial sensibility. Her work has been exhibited and awarded at international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, Toronto, and Rotterdam.

Her films and video installations have also been shown at contemporary art centers such as MoMA, the Centre Pompidou, and MACBA, and at fairs such as ARCO, Estampa, Paris Photo, and the Aichi Triennale in Japan. In 2016, Harvard University awarded her the Robert Fulton III Fellowship, intended for emerging filmmakers "with an independent spirit, who explore diverse cultures with a profound aesthetic sensibility."

The reflection on death and the relationship with the afterlife in diverse cultures is present in several of his projects, such as his feature film 'Samsara' (2023, Special Jury Prize at the Berlinale) or 'Lúa vermella' (2020, Berlinale Forum).
Photo by Valerie Delpierre

Valerie Delpierre

Producer and executive producer

Valerie Delpierre

Producer and executive producer

Valérie Delpierre is one of the most active and recognized producers, both nationally and internationally, in her commitment to personal and innovative cinema.

In 2006, she founded the production company Inicia Films, where filmmakers of the stature of Carla Simón (Verano 1993, 2017 - Best First Film at the Berlinale and Goya Award for Best New Director) have found a space to flourish; Pilar Palomero (Las niñas, 2020 - winner of four Goya Awards, including Best Film; and Los Destellos, 2024 - Silver Shell for Best Performance at the San Sebastián Film Festival), Víctor Iriarte (Foremost by Night, 2023, which premiered at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice and won the Feroz Arrebato Award for Fiction) and Klaudia Reynicke (Reinas, 2024 - premiered at Sundance, Grand Prize in the Generation section of the Berlinale and audience award at the Locarno Film Festival).

His career is notable both for his international reach and for his attention to the sensitivity and talent of each filmmaker he works with.
Photo by Valerie Delpierre

Robert Bahar

Producer and director

Robert Bahar

Producer and director

Robert Bahar is an American producer and director specializing in the development and production of socially impactful documentary films with international reach. Along with Almudena Carracedo, he produced and directed the multi-award-winning "The Silence of Others" (2018), recognized at the Berlin Film Festival with the Panorama Audience Award, the Goya Award for Best Documentary Feature, the Grand Jury Prize at Sheffield Doc/Fest, and its Oscar shortlisting. He also produced "Made in LA" (2007), which won an Emmy Award.

His latest film as producer and director, "No está sola" (2024), received the DuPont-Columbia Award in New York and a Goya nomination for Best Documentary Feature, among other accolades. He has also been honored as a Creative Capital Fellow and a Sundance Documentary Fellow.

Project requirements

  1. They can be presented filmmakers (directors and producers) of any nationality and origin who reside in Spain during the months of development of the incubation program.
  2. The project must be presented by a creative team made up of at least a director and a producer.

    In the case of documentary or experimental projects, the option of being presented by a single person as director-producer may be considered.
  3. Projects must be first or second feature-length fiction films from the applicant director (they may have produced more than two documentary films previously).
  4. They can be presented projects that have already benefited from other programs incubation and development such as laboratories, residencies or international workshops.
  5. The projects They do not need to have confirmed financing neither for development nor for production.
  6. For feature-length fiction projects, it will be necessary to submit a fully developed version of the script (latest version available). In the case of documentary and/or experimental feature films, a treatment developed for the project.
  7. Projects submitted must be found in development phase (without having been filmed).

    In the case of documentary or experimental projects, projects that have already addressed the topic will be accepted. initial stages of filming or editing of raw materials.
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