Locarno Unveils Southeast Asia-focused 2020 Open Doors Selection1 min read

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Award-winning Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya and Thai director Anucha Boonyawatana will be among the participants presenting new feature film projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.

The 18-year-old initiative, aimed at discovering and supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the second year of a three-year cycle devoted to the cinema of Southeast Asia and professionals operating in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia

This year’s edition will welcome eight projects for its Open Door Hub component and nine emerging producers for its Lab event, aimed at nurturing producers at the beginning of their careers.

It will take place with the framework of the special Locarno 2020 – For The Future of Films programme, which Locarno is currently constructing to replace its physical 73rd edition which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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