The program  

Each year, the Open Doors Producers Lab selects eight-nine producers or directors-producers, who are invited to Locarno to attend a personalized program focused on the role of the creative producer, providing them with tools to best approach the project development stage and to work with international film professionals, while increasing their entrepreneurial skills.

The training program combines group discussions, screenings, individual consultancy meetings and networking opportunities with industry decision makers and Festival guests. The program will take place in two phases: at first, online during the month of July between the 19th and the 29th, then onsite from 7 to 14 of August, in the framework of Locarno Film Festival and Locarno Pro.

The intention is to offer a professional platform to the invited participants to discuss the specificities of the regional and international marketplace through discussions and sharing of information, experiences and practices as mutual inspiration.

The ultimate goal of the Open Doors Producers' Lab is to contribute to the development of a more collaborative worldwide film community without borders, while making the independent scene stronger and more sustainable locally, regionally and globally.

Any questions? Please Please refer to our FAQs or contact us directly at opendoors@locarnofestival.ch.