“Open Doors, The Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro-Organized Co-Production Platform and Talent Development Program for FilmMakers from Regions Where Artistic Expression Isa. Edition this year with a focus on the African Continent. On Thursday, Six Projects in Development and Six Producers Selected to Participate Were Unveiled. Following”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Following A Three-Year Cycle Dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean, The Program is Now Offering A Platform for Emerging Voices from Africa Thouhh. It Provides Training, Mentoring, and Networking Opportunities, Along Public Screenings and Events During the 2025 Edition of Locarno Pro, Taking Place in The Swiss Town Aug. 7-12 Durying the Festival.
HERE IS A LOOK AT SIX PROJECTS IN DNEVLOPMENT SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CO-PRODUCTION TRACK:
Congolese Veteran Documentary Les bilokos (Bilokos)Directed by erickey bahati and proteduced by Giresse kassonga for gikas films;
Documentary-Animation Hybrid Journal Intime d’nee femme-chèvre (Diary of a goat Woman)a co-reproduction Between the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, Represented by Director Azata Soro and Producer nameita Lica Toure (Tsk Films);
Ethiopian Project The FortunateA Dark Comedy by Director Habtamu Gebrehiwot and Producer Nahusenay Dereje (MTF Multimedia);
Nigerian Reincarnation Romance Kachifo (Till The Morning Comes) by Director Dika Ofoma and Producer Blecessing Uzzi (Bluhouse Studios);
Lutteurs (Fighters)A Senegalese Wrestling Family Drama Director Alasane Sy and Producer Jules Dieng (Thiely Films);
Zimbabwean Supernatural Mystery Black Snake by Director Naishe Nyamubaya and Producer Sue-Ellenlen Chitunya (263 Reels Productions).
The Participants of the Open Doors Producers Program, A Career-Building Initiative for Creative Producers, Are Kamy Lara (Angola), Moustapha Sawadogo (Burkina Faso), Leul Shoferaw (Ethiopia), June Wairegi (Kenya); (Zimbabwe).
SAID YANIS Gaye, The New Head of Studies at Open Doors: “The Inception of the New Cycle of Open Doors is An Exciting Marker Years to come. Careers Blossom.
Open Doors Head Zsuzi Bánkuti Added: “As We Wenter a New Cycle Focused On the African Continent, Open Doors Reaffirms ITS Commitment to Supporting Filmmakers Working in Cons. Onthen Challeged Range of Perspectives Represented Is Striking – Each Project Brings A Distinct Voice That Challenges Narrative Convention. ”
On aug. 12, A Panel of Professional Jury Members Will Grant Financial and In-Kind Awards to Selected Winning Projects.