SAVE THE DATE: Locarno OPEN DOORS

Special call for EAVE producers

SAVE THE DATE: Locarno OPEN DOORS 

OPEN DOORS 2014: ONE DIVERSE SIDE OF AFRICA

Dear EAVE producers,

EAVE is delighted to continue its partnership with OPEN DOORS taking place from August 8-12, 2014 during the Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16, 2014).

At the same time, the successful Locarno Industry Days will be organized again. EAVE producers (with special priority to producers interested in coproducing with the Sub-Saharan African region) have the unique possibility to participate in OPEN DOORS in order to meet the selected filmmakers and producers and to come and discover the Locarno film festival. The selected producers will be invited by the festival providing accreditation & accommodation during the event (4 nights).

In 2014 the OPEN DOORS section will focus on 25 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (mainly the English and Portuguese speaking regions): Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Around 12 projects will be selected and the directors and producers of the chosen projects will be present in Locarno and available for pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. 

The selection will be announced in Cannes and the project information will be available online in a protected area of the Locarno Film Festival's website www.pardo.ch.

Please confirm by March 31, 2014 by e-mail to eave@eave.org if you are interested in principle. Once the selection of projects has been made public, we will invite you to confirm your attendance.  

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!

Page published 20 February 2014.