CommunicationPublished on 3 August 2021

Open Doors: culture driving sustainable development

In 2021 continues the collaboration of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation with Open Doors. This section of the Locarno Film Festival supports directors and films from Southeast Asia and Mongolia. A core message underlies this 19-year partnership: culture is a key driver of sustainable development. A look behind the scenes – from Bern to Locarno via Mongolia – with Open Doors alumna Uran Sainbileg.

Underlying the SDC's collaboration with Open Doors is the firm belief that the cultural sector is a powerful driver of social development. — © Locarno Film Festival

Culture promotes peace and economic development

After Open Doors we launched the first course for producers in Mongolia

Digital has strengthened inclusion, which is baked right into the very DNA of Open Doors