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Director Talemwa Pius's project, 'A Vineyard for A Lobster,' which explores political and colonial allegories through snowfall in a Ugandan village, won a main award at Locarno Open Doors.
The Locarno Film Festival's Open Doors program has announced its 2026 award winners, with Talemwa Pius's 'A Vineyard for a Lobster' from Uganda and Mohammed Sheikh's 'Accept My Plea for a Burial' from Somalia clinching top cash prizes. Other winners include 'Too Much Music,' 'Chapa 100,' 'Spring Story,' and 'Yazz' across various Locarno Pro initiatives.