Locarno Open Doors Program Unveils 2026 Awards, Ugandan and Somali Films Win Top Prizes
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.
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Locarno Open Doors: Talemwa Pius’ ‘A Vineyard for a Lobster’ and Mohammed Sheikh’s ‘Accept My Plea for a Burial’ Win Top Prizes at Festival’s Africa Industry Focus
Ugandan Talemwa Pius’ striking magic realist fable “A Vineyard for a Lobster” and “Accept My Plea for a Burial,” a Somalia set critique of ancient custom, emerged triumphant at Locarno’s 2026 Open Doors, winning its two biggest cash prizes. Neither prize comes as a surprise. Picturing a miraculous snowfall in a drought-ridden Ugandan village, in […]
By John Hopewell
Read full article →And the Winners Are… Locarno Open Doors Program Unveils 2026 Awards
'A Vineyard for A Lobster,' 'Accept My Plea for Burial,' 'Too Much Music' and 'Chapa 100' are among the winners of the co-production platform and talent development program's second year of an Africa focus.
By Georg Szalai
Read full article →Locarno Pro & Open Doors Winners: ‘A Vineyard For A Lobster’, ‘Accept My Plea For Burial’, ‘Spring Story’ & ‘Yazz’ Clinch Top Prizes
The Locarno Film Festival has unveiled the winners of the project and incubator initiatives gathered under its Locarno Pro umbrella and spanning First Look, Alliance 4 Development, and Open Doors For Open Doors, Talemwa Pius’s A Vineyard For A Lobster (Uganda), Mohammed Sheikh’s Accept My Plea for Burial (Somalia) and Aseye Fiagbe’s Too Much Music (Ghana) shared 50,000 […]
By Melanie Goodfellow
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