The VdR\u2013Development Lab is supported by policy implemented by the SDC, the Swiss Agency of Development and Cooperation<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAbout VdR\u2013Development Lab\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe VdR\u2013Development Lab is designed to stimulate the creative documentary sector in regions where independent filmmaking is particularly challenged and help new projects reach the international market.<\/p>\nThe programme offers selected directors and producers the opportunity to be tutored through the development phase in order to more easily reach and access the international market. The lab takes place online from March until November 2026, with a four-day intensive workshop plus mentoring taking place during the VdR\u2013Industry days in April 2026.<\/p>\nThe lab selects four projects annually, providing each project:<\/p>\n\nA grant of 2\u2019000 CHF<\/strong> to support the development phase for research, development of the treatment or script or production of promotional material (such as the production of a teaser).<\/li>\nPaid travel and accommodation<\/strong> for the director and producer to attend Visions du R\u00e9el to participate in the VdR\u2013Industry programme.<\/li>\nA four-day tailored lab<\/strong>\u00a0for the director that takes place during the festival.<\/li>\nMentorship and personal guidance<\/strong> throughout the duration of the program with industry professionals.<\/li>\nAdditional follow-up sessions and masterclasses<\/strong> to take place throughout 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo find out if you are eligible, please see the list of eligible countries that can apply for this programme here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tKey dates \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\t\nSubmissions open 8 August 2025<\/span><\/li>\nSubmissions close 6 November 2025<\/span><\/li>\nFinal Selection of projects December 2025<\/span><\/li>\nInduction Meeting March 2026<\/li>\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 19-22 April 2026<\/li>\nAdditional dates to be determined with selected teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tEligibility criteria\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\t\nAll directors attached to the project must have the nationality of a country listed here<\/strong><\/a> (as per the guidelines set out by the SDC).<\/li>\nThe Festival welcomes projects with or without a main producer attached, however the main producer must be based in a country included in the same eligible country list here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\nProjects should be planned as a feature length film with a. duration of over 60 minutes. (Short films, series and interactive projects are not eligible.)<\/li>\nApplications must be accompanied by visual material of the project. It can be a teaser, selected scenes or research material. A link to at least one previous work is also requested.<\/li>\nProjects must be in the early to mid-development stage with a fully fleshed-out story, ideally with an early draft of a treatment and some scenes already shot.<\/li>\nProjects that have entered production or completed shooting are not eligible.<\/li>\nProjects do not need to have financing attached at the time of submission.<\/li>\nDirectors must have completed a minimum of one short film.<\/li>\nIf selected, the director is expected to participate in the lab in English, with costs covered by Visions du R\u00e9el. In some cases, travel support will also be provided to the producer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA complete list of the rules and regulations can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSubmitting to VdR\u2013Development Lab\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tTo apply, please complete our online submission form here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\nThere is no fee to submit<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\nAll submission forms must be filled out in English including additional written materials. Audiovisual materials should include English subtitles if in another language.<\/li>\nIncomplete submissions or submissions entered after the deadline may not be accepted. However, Visions du R\u00e9el will work hard to ensure that you can submit updated materials up until the time your project is assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The VdR\u2013Development Lab is designed to stimulate the creative documentary sector in regions where independent filmmaking is particularly challenged and help new projects reach the international market.<\/p>\n
The programme offers selected directors and producers the opportunity to be tutored through the development phase in order to more easily reach and access the international market. The lab takes place online from March until November 2026, with a four-day intensive workshop plus mentoring taking place during the VdR\u2013Industry days in April 2026.<\/p>\n
The lab selects four projects annually, providing each project:<\/p>\n
To find out if you are eligible, please see the list of eligible countries that can apply for this programme here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tKey dates \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\t\nSubmissions open 8 August 2025<\/span><\/li>\nSubmissions close 6 November 2025<\/span><\/li>\nFinal Selection of projects December 2025<\/span><\/li>\nInduction Meeting March 2026<\/li>\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 19-22 April 2026<\/li>\nAdditional dates to be determined with selected teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tEligibility criteria\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\t\nAll directors attached to the project must have the nationality of a country listed here<\/strong><\/a> (as per the guidelines set out by the SDC).<\/li>\nThe Festival welcomes projects with or without a main producer attached, however the main producer must be based in a country included in the same eligible country list here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\nProjects should be planned as a feature length film with a. duration of over 60 minutes. (Short films, series and interactive projects are not eligible.)<\/li>\nApplications must be accompanied by visual material of the project. It can be a teaser, selected scenes or research material. A link to at least one previous work is also requested.<\/li>\nProjects must be in the early to mid-development stage with a fully fleshed-out story, ideally with an early draft of a treatment and some scenes already shot.<\/li>\nProjects that have entered production or completed shooting are not eligible.<\/li>\nProjects do not need to have financing attached at the time of submission.<\/li>\nDirectors must have completed a minimum of one short film.<\/li>\nIf selected, the director is expected to participate in the lab in English, with costs covered by Visions du R\u00e9el. In some cases, travel support will also be provided to the producer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA complete list of the rules and regulations can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSubmitting to VdR\u2013Development Lab\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tTo apply, please complete our online submission form here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\nThere is no fee to submit<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\nAll submission forms must be filled out in English including additional written materials. Audiovisual materials should include English subtitles if in another language.<\/li>\nIncomplete submissions or submissions entered after the deadline may not be accepted. However, Visions du R\u00e9el will work hard to ensure that you can submit updated materials up until the time your project is assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Please note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tKey dates \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\t\nSubmissions open 8 August 2025<\/span><\/li>\nSubmissions close 6 November 2025<\/span><\/li>\nFinal Selection of projects December 2025<\/span><\/li>\nInduction Meeting March 2026<\/li>\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 19-22 April 2026<\/li>\nAdditional dates to be determined with selected teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tEligibility criteria\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\t\nAll directors attached to the project must have the nationality of a country listed here<\/strong><\/a> (as per the guidelines set out by the SDC).<\/li>\nThe Festival welcomes projects with or without a main producer attached, however the main producer must be based in a country included in the same eligible country list here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\nProjects should be planned as a feature length film with a. duration of over 60 minutes. (Short films, series and interactive projects are not eligible.)<\/li>\nApplications must be accompanied by visual material of the project. It can be a teaser, selected scenes or research material. A link to at least one previous work is also requested.<\/li>\nProjects must be in the early to mid-development stage with a fully fleshed-out story, ideally with an early draft of a treatment and some scenes already shot.<\/li>\nProjects that have entered production or completed shooting are not eligible.<\/li>\nProjects do not need to have financing attached at the time of submission.<\/li>\nDirectors must have completed a minimum of one short film.<\/li>\nIf selected, the director is expected to participate in the lab in English, with costs covered by Visions du R\u00e9el. In some cases, travel support will also be provided to the producer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA complete list of the rules and regulations can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSubmitting to VdR\u2013Development Lab\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tTo apply, please complete our online submission form here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\nThere is no fee to submit<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\nAll submission forms must be filled out in English including additional written materials. Audiovisual materials should include English subtitles if in another language.<\/li>\nIncomplete submissions or submissions entered after the deadline may not be accepted. However, Visions du R\u00e9el will work hard to ensure that you can submit updated materials up until the time your project is assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A complete list of the rules and regulations can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSubmitting to VdR\u2013Development Lab\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tTo apply, please complete our online submission form here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\nThere is no fee to submit<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\nAll submission forms must be filled out in English including additional written materials. Audiovisual materials should include English subtitles if in another language.<\/li>\nIncomplete submissions or submissions entered after the deadline may not be accepted. However, Visions du R\u00e9el will work hard to ensure that you can submit updated materials up until the time your project is assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
To apply, please complete our online submission form here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\nThere is no fee to submit<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\nAll submission forms must be filled out in English including additional written materials. Audiovisual materials should include English subtitles if in another language.<\/li>\nIncomplete submissions or submissions entered after the deadline may not be accepted. However, Visions du R\u00e9el will work hard to ensure that you can submit updated materials up until the time your project is assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
There is no fee to submit<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\nAll submission forms must be filled out in English including additional written materials. Audiovisual materials should include English subtitles if in another language.<\/li>\nIncomplete submissions or submissions entered after the deadline may not be accepted. However, Visions du R\u00e9el will work hard to ensure that you can submit updated materials up until the time your project is assessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A full materials checklist for the VdR\u2013Development Lab can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSelection process\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tThe selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\nSelection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The selection process took place on a rolling basis until December 2025 and included an online interview with shortlisted candidates. The Head of Industry, together with an international selection committee, selected the projects for the VdR\u2013Industry activities.<\/p>\n
Selection criteria<\/em><\/p>\nThe main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\nThe artistic quality of the project including strong directorial vision.<\/li>\nInternational potential in terms of production and distribution.<\/li>\nThe strength of the submitted materials to demonstrate that the project is in development stage and that the director will benefit from participating.<\/li>\nThe previous work(s) of the directors and\/or producers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\nThe final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tParticipation process \t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n \t\t\n \t\t\t\n \t\t\tSelected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\nTravel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\nThe participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\nPlease note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the rules and regulations for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/a>Download a materials checklist for submitting to the VdR\u2013Development Lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The main criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n
To avoid any conflict of interest in the project selection process, members of the selection committee who are decision-makers in the development of a project may not take part in discussions concerning it.<\/p>\n
The final selected and unsuccessful projects were notified via email no later than mid-December 2025.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t \t\t
Selected projects will be asked to confirm their participation via email acceptance. Please note there is no fee to participate.<\/p>\n
Travel costs, hotel costs and meals for the director and in some cases the producer while attending the onsite component of the Lab in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\n
The participation of the director is compulsory for all sessions throughout the full program (including sessions online and on-site).<\/p>\n
Please note submissions for the 2026 edition are now closed.<\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u2192 Industry Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nVdR\u2013Development Lab 2026 Selected Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tAuguries, Dreams and Soils<\/span>\n\tLuciana Decker Orozco<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tA journey to love should be taken by train, and only train.<\/span>\n\tElahe Esmaili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tYOUTH (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tDaria Zhuravel<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tThis Is Not a Wasteland<\/span>\n\tSachin \u00a0<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tOf the Trees Unmoved (Finalist)<\/span>\n\tNino Benashvili<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n <\/a>\t\t\n\n\tIdentity Curls<\/span>\n\tNad\u00e8ge Butoyi<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nine-month intensive lab for the development of non-fiction projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":261842,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-160232","industry","type-industry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry\/160232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/industry"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visionsdureel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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