Locarno 2025: Open Doors Celebrates Africa, Spotlighting Emerging Filmmakers
Open Doors’ ultimate goal is to foster a more collaborative, borderless global film community while strengthening the sustainability of independent cinema.
Since 2003, this initiative has supported filmmakers in regions where independent production faces significant challenges, building bridges across continents. Through its public and professional programs, Open Doors creates a nurturing space for talent at every stage of their creative journey—a forum where free expression fuels debate and reinvents contemporary cinema. (…)