OPEN CALL: EAVE SLATE 2026

This innovative programme, run by When East Meets West in close partnership with EAVE, will select up to 8 European companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will offer them consultancies on how to build a successful company slate and strategic company planning, together with business-to-business exchanges with key players from different industry sectors.

The programme combines the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification. The main goal is to define realistic short-, mid- and long-term strategies for their companies and how to pick the right projects to include in their company slates.

The EAVE Slate will take place in Trieste (Italy), during WEMW from 16th to 19th January 2026. All participants selected will be granted physical access to the market venue.

The call for applications for EAVE Slate 2026 is now open!

• Deadline: 5 November, 2025 23.59 CET
• Fee: EUR 450

>>> Check further details on eligibility, submission criteria, fee waivers and scholarships on the application page.

Please contact inspiration@wemw.it for further info.

EAVE SLATE INFO SESSION

If you wish to get more info about the Inspirational Labs and the EAVE Slate, please join the INFO SESSION on October 1 from 15.00 to 16.00 (CET timezone).
To confirm your attendance please fill in this registration form no later than September 26.

EAVE SLATE is organised in partnership with When East Meets West, the co-production platform of Trieste Film Festival.

EAVE SLATE is one of the “EAVE Boosters”: short concise & intensive workshops to boost your skills and companies, developing new innovative business models (EAVE SLATE) and new digital skills following the latest tech advancements (EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER). Both non project-based workshops respond to the needs of a changing industry that requires new skills and business models.