Mongolian filmmaker Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir’s “Ze” won the top prize at the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors co-production forum, which featured eight projects from Southeast Asia and Mongolia l…
co-production forum, which featured eight projects from Southeast Asia and Mongolia looking for international partners.
“Ze” also won the Open Doors – Moulin d’Andé CECI Award, with the jury calling Purev-Ochir “a young filmmaker who has been able to mobilize people and energy around a project with great and intense conviction. Her new short is a demonstration of her talent and her unusual and personal regard on the world.” The award consists of a three-week screenwriting residency enabling further development of her project.
Two other Open Doors grants were awarded for development support. The first went to “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,” by An Pham Thien , which the jury heralded as “a unique artistic vision pushing the boundaries of cinema into a new direction. We want to encourage this project for its unusual ambition to bring together different moods and forms of narration.”
The ARTE Kino International Prize went to “Oasis of Now,” by Chee Sum Chia , which the jury described as “a first feature by a promising young director whose shorts attest already to an undeniable talent. We were touched by the personal dimension of the subject he’s writing on, and fully convinced by his artistic vision. We also believe that the universal and contemporary themes of migration and identity will reach an international audience.” The award consists of a cash prize of €6,000 .
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