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Film Festival Awards Major Development Prizes

Updated 2026-08-09 17:25 UTC 1 source Positive

Florian Hoffmann’s film ‘Yazz’ won two major development prizes at the Locarno Pro Awards. The movie focuses on a teenager growing up in a UN compound in Central African Republic.

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Florian Hoffmann’s U.N. Compound Drama ‘Yazz’ Takes Main Alliance 4 Development Prizes at Locarno Pro Awards

Florian Hoffmann’s “Yazz,” about a teenager growing up in a UN compound in the Central African Republic, celebrated two major wins at this year’s Locarno Pro Awards for the Alliance 4 Development co-development platform for projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland Swiss-German-F

2026-08-09 17:15 UTC