Six feature projects + six producers selected for the first edition of Locarno’s new Africa-focused cycle (2025–2028).
Selected Projects + Teams:
• “Les Bilokos” — Erickey Bahati & Giresse Kassonga (DR Congo)
• “Journal Intime d’une Femme-Chèvre” (“Diary of a Goat Woman”) — Azata Soro & Nameita Lica Toure (Ivory Coast/Burkina Faso)
• “The Fortunate” — Habtamu Gebrehiwot & Nahusenay Dereje (Ethiopia)
• “Kachifo (Till the Morning Comes)” — Dika Ofoma & Blessing Uzzi (Nigeria)
• “Lutteurs” (“Fighters”) — Alassane Sy & Jules Dieng (Senegal/France)
• “Black Snake” — Naishe Nyamubaya & Sue-Ellen Chitunya (Zimbabwe)
Open Doors Producers 2025:
• Kamy Lara (Angola)
• Moustapha Sawadogo (Burkina Faso)
• Leul Shoaferaw (Ethiopia)
• June Wairegi (Kenya)
• Yannick Mizero Kabano (Rwanda)
• Kudakwashe Miss Maradzika (Zimbabwe)
📅 Awards to be announced August 12 during #Locarno78
📍Interviews coming for Premium subscribers + Akoroko will be on the ground covering the launch: https://akoroko.com/localpricing/