The work focuses on clarifying the internal logic of a project, identifying where key choices carry long-term consequences, and shaping development paths that can sustain both creative intent and institutional trajectories without flattening authorship. Engagements take place within international labs as well as through independent collaborations, and often extend across multiple drafts or stages of development.
EXTINT works with writer-directors individually and in group settings, and is trusted by institutions that require sustained, ongoing involvement.
What the work involves
EXTINT engages with projects at moments when they are still malleable, and when early decisions will determine how they move through labs, funding contexts, and markets.
The work typically addresses:
- narrative and structural clarity
- character dynamics and point of view
- articulation of the project’s core stakes
- navigation of development pressure without diluting authorship
Each engagement responds to the specific demands of the project and the context in which it is developing.
In group settings, the work draws on a writers’ room dynamic. Each filmmaker develops their own project while engaging closely with the work of the others. The collective process brings different perspectives into each project, but more importantly allows new ideas and possibilities to emerge through discussion. Analysing other projects also sharpens the ability to recognise structural, character and narrative problems in one’s own work.
Selected consulting projects
- I’ll Be Gone in June (dir. Katharina Rivilis) — consulted through MFI Script 2 Film; selected for Cannes 2026 – Un Certain Regard
- Pray to the Thunder (dir. Ananth Subramanian) — script consulting through Cine Qua Non Lab’s Storylines Lab; subsequently selected for Cannes Critics’ Week – Next Step and the Festival de Cannes Résidence.
- La Finca (dir. Sofía Camargo) — consulted at Cine Qua Non Lab Storylines Lab; received SFFILM Artist Development funding
- Niño de Vidrio (dir. Gerardo Maravilla) — consulted at Cine Qua Non Lab Storylines Lab; winner of the BendFilm Basecamp Pitch Competition
- Las Cigarras (wr. Luciano Garabello) — consulted at Cine Qua Non Lab Lineas Argumentales Lab; awarded the Accésit at the 2026 Premio DAMA de Guion Lola Salvador
- Like There Is No Tomorrow (dir. Tess Quatri) — consulted at Cine Qua Non Lab Storylines Lab; presented at Nordic Film Market
- La Yoli (dir. Sandra Reina) — consulted at Coofilm; selected for MFI Script2Film and Academia de Cine Campus de Verano
- Melodía para el fin del mundo (wr. Eva Montoya) — consulted at Coofilm; awarded Best Script for Change at Another Way Film Festival
- Alegre y Olé (dir. Clara Santaolaya) — consulted during development; subsequently financed and produced, currently in post-production
