Three African Projects Share Locarno Open Doors Main Prize, $61,000 Total

Three African film projects split Locarno's Open Doors main prize of 50,000 CHF ($61,000) on 10 August 2026. Talemwa Pius's 'A Vineyard For A Lobster' (Uganda) and Mohammed Sheikh's 'Accept My Plea for Burial' (Djibouti-Somalia-Qatar co-production) each took 20,000 CHF ($24,000); Aseye Fiagbe's 'Too Much Music' (Ghana) received 10,000 CHF ($12,000). The prize was sponsored by Switzerland's Visions Sud Est fund (Deadline).