Gathering under its wings the different initiatives and services that professionals have been accessing over the years, Locarno Pro aims to enhance and deepen connections between the diverse players circulating around films in the Festival.
Locarno Pro plays an active, 360° role in the support of auteur cinema: whether launching a new project or extending and optimizing existing services and initiatives, the goal is always to support sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, producers and filmmakers in their respective tasks, ranging from the conception to the release of independent arthouse films in different areas of the world.
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A space for exchange, discovery and new opportunities for the global film industry.
Locarno's Industry platform serves as an incubator for emerging professionals and talents and as launchpad for the selected alumni who have been able to achieve great career paths.
Discover a selection of projects that have achieved important accomplishments.
From 2025 until 2028, the Open Doors section is championing films, projects and talents from 42 countries of the African Continent.
Open Doors explores cinema in the focus region via a co-production platform, a producers’ Lab and a non-competitive screening section taking place during the Locarno Film Festival in August, plus year-round activities including Consultancy services and the knowledge-sharing platform ToolBox.
