Eleven projects from
Commenting on the selectionmade from 50 projects entered from
This year, Open Doors willdo more than just provide a networking platform for the projects. For the firsttime, thanks to further funding from the Swiss Foreign Ministry's Agency forDevelopment and Cooperation (DEZA), two grants - each worth $40,343 (50,000Swiss Francs) - will be awarded towards the development and production ofprojects at the close of the workshop. The decision as to which projects willreceive the awards will be made by the LocarnoFestival together with the Swiss-based fund Visions SudEst.
Moreover, another $12,617 (Euros10,000) will be awarded to a project in the development phase thanks to a newcooperation between Open Doors and
The projects selected forOpen Doors 2006 are:
3 Days to Forever, dir: Riri Riza,prod co: Miles Films
Jermal, dir:
The Photograph, dir: Nan Achnas, prod co: Triximages
The Dog Man Chronicle, dir: James Lee, prod co: Doghouse 73 Pictures
Jakun, dir: SawTeong Hin, prod co: RealFilms
Living Quietly,dir: Tan Chi Mui,prod co: Da Huang Pictures
132, dir: Royston Tan, prod co: Zhao WeiFilms
Maid ToOrder, dir: Djinn,prod co: Vacantfilms
Pleasure Factory, dir: Ekachai Uekrongtham, prod co: Spice Apple Films
Armful, dir: Wisit Sasantieng, prod co: One Ton Cinema
The
This is the fourth year that
Festival organisers saidthat Open Doors will turn its attention in 2007 to the near and Middle East (
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