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    LOCARNO OPEN DOORS TO CAUCASUS
    By Nick Vivarelli

    Variety Magazine
    Nov 27 2012

    Fest focuses on Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan

    ROME -- The Locarno Film Festival's Open Doors co-production mart
    will focus on films from Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan this year.

    The prominent Swiss fest dedicated to international indie cinema has
    recruited Russian and Euro-Asian cinema expert Joel Chapron, who is
    also a Unifrance collaborator, as consultant in selecting a dozen
    participating projects from these countries in the region known as
    South Caucasus, spanning Asia and Europe.

    Film industry in this area is growing. Countries participating at
    next year's Open doors have all submitted candidates for best foreign
    language at the 2013 Oscars.

    Purpose of the mart/workshop, which will run Aug. 10-13, is to help
    selected projects connect with co-production partners, especially
    European producers.

    Open Doors also assigns a prize worth 50,000 Swiss Francs ($54,000),
    and other smaller cash nods offered by Gaul's CNC and broadcaster ARTE.

    The format is being modified with one-on-one meetings to be scheduled
    in the morning and panels and presentations in the afternoon.

    Previous editions of Open Doors have focused on Central Asia, Greater
    China and, last year, Africa.

    Locarno will have its 66th edition Aug. 7-17.

    http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062677?refCatId=13




    From: A. Papazian
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