US in Progress

Call for Submissions 2026

ph. Henryk Mamica-Hüsken

In 2026 U.S. in Progress will be held from November 17 - 19th in Wroclaw, Poland. The program is organized within the framework of the American Film Festival in Wroclaw (November 17- 22nd). Projects can be sent until early September. 

Following the recent successes of the U.S. in Progress alumni – world premieres of Georgia Bernstein (Night Nurse, Sundance 2026), Millicent Hailes (Perfect, SXSW 2026), Doron Max Hagay (She Keeps Me Young, Tribeca 2026), Liz Sargent (Take Me Home, Sundance, Berlinale, Tribeca 2026) this year’s edition of the program announces its call for submissions. 

U.S. in Progress presents narrative feature projects in rough cut stages to European buyers, festival programmers, and Polish partner post-production companies. The pool of awards is worth over $100,000. The program objective is to inspire American producers to work with Poland and offers a unique opportunity to network, learn, exchange ideas and find partners. The deadline for submissions is September 5th.

U.S. in Progress regulations and requirements:

  • we are looking for fiction narrative projects in progress (rough cut stage)

  • produced in the U.S.

  • to reach at least 60 minutes of running time by November

  • minimum 20 minutes of footage needs to be provided with the submission

For more information check out www.usinprogress.pl.

To apply, please send in the following information in one email to usinprogress@nowehoryzonty.pl subject line: "USinP Submission - project title":

  1. Title (or working title)

  2. Synopsis (max 1000 words)

  3. Logline

  4. Production info:

    • Director (short bio max 200 words)

    • Producer (short bio max 200 words)

    • Production Company

    • Production Countries (if other than U.S.)

    • Talent

    • Production Budget

    • Secured Financing (%)

    • Project Status

  5. Screener link (only Features in post-production phase, minimum 20 minutes of footage, please!)

  6. Contact of a representative submitting:

    • name,

    • e-mail address,

    • phone number.

  7. Has the film previously been selected/ submitted for any labs/ markets/ film festivals.

  8. Where did you hear about U.S. in Progress

The international committee will announce the selected projects by early October.

Get ready to join us in Wroclaw and discover the region of Lower Silesia at U.S. in Progress! Please note: submissions for the American Film Festival (completed films) are now closed.

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