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Open Doors 2021

South East Asia and Mongolia (Year 3)

In 2021, Open Doors wraps its three-year focus on Southeast Asian and Mongolian cinema, with its main Festival initiatives – the co-production platform Hub, the producers’ Lab and the non-competitive section Open Doors Screenings – hand in hand with its year-round programs.

Open Doors Hub selection

The co-production platform Open Doors Hub selected 8 feature-length projects looking for international collaborations.

Selected projects

9 Temples to Heaven

Thailand

Director
Sompot Chidgasornpongse

Producers
Kissada Kamyoung & Apichatpong Weerasethakul

A Useful Ghost

Thailand

Director
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke

Producers
Cattleya Paosrijaroen and Soros Sukhum

Don't Cry Butterflies

Vietnam/Singapore

Director
Linh Duong

Producer
Si En Tan

Our Son

Indonesia

Director
Luhki Herwanayogi

Producer
Iqbal Hamdan

Sam

the Philippines

Director
E del Mundo

Producer
Pamela Reyes

The Beer Girl in Yangon

Myanmar / the Philippines / Indonesia

Director
Sein Lyan Tun

Producer
John Badalu

The Water Garden

Mongolia

Director
Ikhbayar Urchuud

Producer
Nomintuya Baasankhuu

Who Created Human Beings

Vietnam / Singapore

Director
Le Binh Giang

Producer
Le Quynh Anh

Open Doors Lab selection

The Open Doors Lab selected 9 upcoming creative producers / filmmakers-producers, aiming to access the international market.

Ines Sothea

Freelance producer - Cambodia

Gugi Gumilang

Studio Rumah Kedua - Indonesia

Benji Lim

Kinovisuals - Malaysia

Bat-Amgalan Lkhagvajav

Media Crackers LLC - Mongolia

Myo Thar Khin

Only One But Rat - Myanmar

Lin Sun Oo

Tagu Films - Myanmar

Stelle Laguda

KT House Productions - the Philippines

Pom Bunsermvicha

Vertical Films - Thailand

Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang

Lagi Limited - Vietnam

Open Doors Screenings talents

The Open Doors Screenings present a selection of contemporary productions from the region, bringing both young and more established talents to Locarno.

Selected film talents - Features

Alyx Ayn Arumpac

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Aswang#the Philippines, France, Norway, Germany, Qatar, Denmark

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Manta Ray#Thailand, France, China

Mattie Do

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Bor mi vanh chark (The Long Walk)#Laos, Spain, Singapore

Maung Sun

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Money Has Four Legs#Myanmar

Bui Kim Quy

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Nguoi truyen giong (The Inseminator)#Vietnam, Germany

Bat-Amgalan Lkhagvajav, Ian Allardyce

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Od ba Gegee (They Sing up on the Hill)#Mongolia, UK

Kamila Andini

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Sekala niskala (The Seen and Unseen)#Indonesia

Keat Aun Chong

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: The Story of Southern Islet#Malaysia

Lomorpich Rithy

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Young Love#Cambodia

Selected film talents - Shorts

Monica Vanesa Tedja

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Dear to Me#Germany, Indonesia

Pom Bunsermvicha, Parinee Buthrasri

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: E-po#Thailand

Sonny Calvento

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss#the Philippines

Udval Altangerel

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: FALGSC#Mongolia, USA

Myo Thar Khin

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Luu ngal chay kya (Age of Youth)#Myanmar

Minh Thy Pham Hoang, Nghia Vu Minh

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: May nhung khong mua (Live in Cloud Cuckoo Land)#Vietnam

Cris Bringas

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Next Picture#the Philippines

Audrie Yeo Sui Luan

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Posterity#Malaysia

Jakkrapan Sriwichai

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Reincarnated Light#Thailand

Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Shiluus (Mountain Cat)#Mongolia, United Kingdom

Polen Ly

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Side by Side#Cambodia

Sreylin Meas

Featured in the Open Doors Screenings: Soben California (California Dreaming)#Cambodia

Discover more

Open Doors Brochure 2021

Download the full details of the Open Doors Hub and Lab selection

Open Doors Screenings 2021

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Open Doors Awards 2021