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The data presented on this page refers to the Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films edition and are related to The Films After Tomorrow, Pardi di domani and Open Doors Screenings (features and short films). 

Gender evaluation

The method of calculation considers the total number of female and male directors. In the case of co-productions, all the directors were counted, without distinguishing whether the directing was predominantly female or male.

The Films After Tomorrow

The Films After Tomorrow is the initiative of Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films whose goal is to support filmmakers who have had to halt their projects because of the global pandemic COVID-19.  Out of more than 500 submitted projects, the Locarno Film Festival has selected twenty feature film projects, ten of which are international and ten Swiss. 

Number of submitted projects 

Total: 545

International: 504 

Swiss: 41, which is just below 50% of the total average annual production in Switzerland; these break down as follows: 

Swiss German region: 18 (43.9%) 
Swiss French region: 18 (43.9%) 
Swiss Italian region: 5 (12.2%)

Number of selected projects

Total: 20 

International: 10 

Swiss: 10 

Countries of production of submitted projects

87 (101 including co-productions) 

Countries of production of selected projects

International projects: 6 (11 including co-productions)

Swiss projects: 1 (8 including co-productions)

Number of submitted projects per continent or geographical area

(for co-productions, only the primary country is taken into account)

Europe: 234
South America: 163
Asia: 76
North America: 32
Africa: 21
Middle East: 19
Australia: 0

Gender evaluation

Direction / international projects submitted:
161 women, 377 men

Direction / Swiss projects submitted:
13 women, 34 men

Direction / international projects selected:
5 women, 6 men

Direction / Swiss projects selected:
2 women, 9 men

Production / international projects selected:
13 women, 12 men

Production / Swiss projects selected:
10 women, 12 men

Pardi di domani

Pardi di domani is the Locarno Film Festival section dedicated to short films by emerging directors from all over the world. Out of more than 2,200 entries, the Locarno Film Festival has selected 43 short films, 31 of which are international and 12 Swiss.

Number of selected short films

Total: 43

International: 31

Swiss: 12

Countries of production  of selected short films

Total: 35

International competition: 26 (31 including co-productions) 

Swiss competition: 4 (7 including co-productions) 

Number of selected short films per continent or geographical area (for co-productions, only the primary country is taken into account)  

Europe: 22
Asia: 9
Africa: 5
North America: 3
Middle East: 3
South America: 1
Australia: 1

Gender Evaluation

Direction / international short films selected:
11 women, 21 men 

Direction / Swiss short films selected:
6 women, 9 men 

Production / international short films selected:
22 women, 27 men, 1 non defined 

Production / Swiss short films selected:
6 women, 8 men 

Open Doors Screenings (feature and short films)

The Open Doors Screenings present a selection of shorts and feature films that are particularly representative of independent cinema in a specific area of the South and East of the world. This edition of the Open Doors Screenings focuses on films from Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar in the context of the three-year cycle (2019-2021) dedicated to South-East Asia and Mongolia. The section includes titles from 1973 to 2019.

Number of selected films

Total: 20

Feature films: 10

Short films: 10

Countries of production of selected feature films 

Total: 4 (5 including co-productions)

Countries of production of selected short films 

Total: 4 (6 including co-productions)

Gender evaluation

Direction / feature films selected: 4 women, 7 men

Direction / short films selected: 2 women, 8 men

Production / feature films selected: 4 women, 3 men

Production / short films selected: 5 women, 9 men

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The Films After Tomorrow

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Number of selected projects

Countries of production of submitted projects

Countries of production of selected projects

Number of submitted projects per continent or geographical area

Gender evaluation

Pardi di domani

Number of selected short films

Countries of production  of selected short films

Number of selected short films per continent or geographical area (for co-productions, only the primary country is taken into account)

Gender Evaluation

Open Doors Screenings (feature and short films)

Number of selected films

Countries of production of selected feature films

Countries of production of selected short films

Gender evaluation

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The Films After Tomorrow

Number of submitted projects

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Countries of production of selected projects

Number of submitted projects per continent or geographical area

Gender evaluation

Pardi di domani

Number of selected short films

Countries of production of selected short films

Number of selected short films per continent or geographical area (for co-productions, only the primary country is taken into account)

Gender Evaluation

Open Doors Screenings (feature and short films)

Number of selected films

Countries of production of selected feature films

Countries of production of selected short films

Gender evaluation

Number of submitted projects 

Countries of production  of selected short films

Number of selected short films per continent or geographical area (for co-productions, only the primary country is taken into account)  

Countries of production of selected feature films 

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