Tactile Terrains proposes a gathering where the body and the territory are not metaphors but living matter. This edition of Cinema Paralleles unfolds as camp-laboratory inviting filmmakers, artists, and thinkers to walk, sense, and create through a direct connection with the landscape and with each other. In a time of hyper-abstract connectivity, we return to the ground. To the tactile. To the primal gestures of inhabiting, observing, recording, and intervening. We are drawn to cinema made with the skin.

The Camp-Lab will take place at the Pecka Visitor Center, a renowned eco-center nestled in a pristine natural environment. This retreat prioritizes creation in harmony with nature,emphasizing sustainability and mindful artistic development.

We invite emerging filmmakers and artists from the Western Balkan region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro) with first or second feature projects (documentary and media art) to submit their works at any stage of development.

Selected participants will benefit from an all-inclusive experience covering:

• Accommodation for 3 nights at the Pecka Visitor Center.

• All meals during the retreat.

• Intensive mentorship sessions with acclaimed international and local directors, scholars, and producers.

• Specialized training workshops.

• Co-writing support for project dossiers.

• Development of pitch decks and financing strategies.

• Access to crucial information on EU funds and other international institutions for the cultural and creative sector.

Please note: While the festival covers all on-site expenses as listed above, transportation to Banja Luka is the responsibility of the selected participants.

Eligibility & Submission Guidelines:

• Open to emerging filmmakers and artists from Western Balkan countries as listed above.

• Projects must be first or second feature-length documentary or media art projects, at any stage of development.

• Required materials: Project synopsis, director's statement, treatment, estimated budget (draft), and key team member bios.

• Submission Fee: FREE.

• Submission Deadline: July 18, 2025.