Ventana Sur Proyecta Unveils 12 Projects for 2026 Forum

The 12 projects selected for the 2026 Ventana Sur Proyecta co-production forum were announced on October 13, 2026, according to Variety. All of the projects come from first- and second-time directors.

Among the titles is 'Give Me Shelter,' which was confirmed on Tuesday by the San Sebastián Festival. The festival partners on Proyecta with the Cannes Festival's Marché du Film and Ventana Sur. The film is from Rei Pictures and marks the feature debut of director Nicolás Pérez Veiga.

Maeve Jinkings is set to star in 'Cabildo 71,' while Natalia Oreiro is set to star in 'The Other Mountain.'

Other projects in the lineup include 'The Absence,' produced by Julio Chavezmontes' Piano, and 'Rabbits,' the first new Colombian director title from Ocúltimo. 'Los Mejores Días' is set up at Juan Pablo Miller's Tarea Fina, and 'Portrait Huaco' is the second feature from Melina León and has boarded Luxbox and Amore Cine.

Background

Rei Pictures is behind Lucrecia Martel's Venice-selected 'Our Land,' Argentine Oscar submission 'Kill the Jockey,' and Cannes Un Certain Regard winner 'The Settlers.' Pérez Veiga had a prize-laden advertising career, including seven Cannes Lions and an International Emmy nomination for 'Out There,' and directed 'Ringo, Glory and Death.' Piano is a Mexico City-based producer and co-producer on movies from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Ruben Östlund, Lucrecia Martel, and Leos Carax. Ocúltimo is co-founded by Simón Mesa Soto, director of 'A Poet,' a Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner.