Applications for the Open Doors Hub 2022 are now open!
Film directors and producers from the following 22 countries are eligible to submit their feature film projects for consideration:
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Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua;
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Caribbean Islands: Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;
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South America: Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
For more details on the submission, online registration process and requested documentation, please consult our rules and regulations
Submission is completed through two mandatory steps:
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Fill in the online entry form (EFO)
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The full documentation must be collected in one single PDF file and uploaded following the instructions provided at the end of the online entry form (EFO), with particular attention to the maximum size of the file that can be uploaded.
We advise that you complete step 1 as early as possible in order to register in the Festival database. Final documentation can be uploaded in a second time, but imperatively before the official deadline for application: January 17th, 2022, 23:59 CEST.
The program
At the Open Doors co-production Hub (4-9 August 2022), the selected project-holders will be introduced to European and/or international professionals with the aim to encourage collaborations in terms of co-production, funding and distribution, or professional training.
Besides the professional meetings, the program alternates pitching coaching, group discussions and networking activities with industry decision makers and Festival guests.
On the last day in Locarno, a professional jury grants either development or production support to a few winning projects, such as the Open Doors Grant amounting to CHF 50,000, the CNC development prize of 8'000 Euros, the Arte Kino Fondation Prize of 6'000 Euros, and more.
