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The Locarno Film Festival has announced the line-up for the 23rd edition of its Open Doors program, which will focus on filmmakers from countries in Africa.

Six projects in development have been selected to participate in the co-production platform, Open Doors Projects. The titles are listed below:

Congolese documentary Les Bilokos (Bilokos) directed by Erickey Bahati and produced by Giresse Kassonga for Gikas Films; Documentary-animation hybrid Journal Intime d’une Femme-Chèvre (Diary of a Goat Woman), a co-production between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, represented by director Azata Soro and producer Nameita Lica Toure (Les Studios Indigo) Ethiopian The Fortunate, a dark comedy by director Habtamu Gebrehiwot and producer Nahusenay Dereje (Mtf Multimedia) Nigerian reincarnation romance Kachifo (Till The Morning Comes) by Dika Ofoma (director) and Blessing Uzzi Lutteurs (Fighters), a Senegalese wrestling family drama by director Alassane Sy and producer Jules Dieng (Thiely Films) Zimbabwean supernatural...

Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s co-production platform and talent development programme, has unveiled the projects and producers taking part in its 23rd edition, which this year is focused on the African continent.

The Open Doors programme, which runs during the festival’s industry strand Locarno Pro from August 7-12, is dedicated to emerging voices from Africa for its upcoming four editions after a three-year cycle focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Six projects in development have been selected for co-production platform Open Doors Projects. They are:

Congolese army veteran documentary Bilokos (Les Bilokos) directed by Erickey Bahati...

Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s co-production platform and talent development programme, has unveiled the projects and producers taking part in its 23rd edition, which this year is focused on the African continent.

The Open Doors programme, which runs during the festival’s industry strand Locarno Pro from August 7-12, is dedicated to emerging voices from Africa for its upcoming four editions after a three-year cycle focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Six projects in development have been selected for co-production platform Open Doors Projects. They are:

Congolese army veteran documentary Bilokos (Les Bilokos) directed by Erickey Bahati...

Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro-organized co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, is gearing up for its 23rd 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 a three-year cycle dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean, the program is now offering a platform for emerging voices from Africa through its Projects, Producers, and Directors programs. 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 during the festival.

Here is a look at the six projects in development selected to participate in the co-production track:

Congolese veteran documentary Les Bilokos (Bilokos), directed by Erickey Bahati and produced by Giresse Kassonga for Gikas Films;

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