Alliance 4 Development (A4D), an initiative assisting projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland to test their potential on the international market and support creative and productive collaborations from the earliest stages of development, is accepting project submissions from 13 March to 17 April 2025 at 15:00.
A4D is an initiative from the Locarno Film Festival in collaboration with DGCA-MiC (Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture, Italy), Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse (Switzerland), CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, France), FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt, Germany) and OFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut, Austria).
The A4D programme is scheduled from 8 to 10 August 2025 at Locarno Pro, a sidebar of the Locarno Film Festival.
The aim of A4D is to encourage co-development and long-term collaborations between the 5 countries. Link to the A4D web page here: Locarno Pro – Alliance 4 Development.
Applications must be submitted via the Locarno Film Festival platform (link here) as specified in the regulations. The application form and materials must be submitted in English.