African filmmakers dominate Locarno’s Open Doors 2026: six projects from ten countries, plus producer and director labs, running 5-10 August.
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Key Facts
—The stage: Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s programme for under-represented film regions, runs 5-10 August in year two of a four-year focus on 42 African countries.
—The projects: Six features in development were selected, involving ten countries from Ghana to Somalia, Djibouti, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
—The standout: Ghana’s “Too Much Music”, by Aseye Fiagbe, is a documentary portrait of keyboard prodigy Kiki Gyan, who joined the band Osibisa as a teenager.
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