As a grand conclusion to the One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema, Locarno Open Doors — the festival’s program to promote independent filmmaking — named the Philippines as a Spotlight Country. Multi-awarded filmmaker and animator Avid Liongoren won the Open Doors Development Support grant worth 14,000 Swiss francs for “Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah vs. The Amazonistas of Planet X.” The animated feature film, co-produced by Franck Priot of France, was included in the Locarno Open Doors Hub together with Isabel Sandoval’s “Tropical Gothic.” Sandoval and Liongoren got to meet with potential international collaborators through Open Doors Hub. “Filipiñana” by Rafael Manuel was featured in Locarno Open Doors Lab. Just like our Locarno Open Doors collaboration, expect more FDCP projects and programs that further Philippine Independent Cinema the world over.

Source: Manila Times August 15, 2020 16:17 UTC