All Locarno articles – Page 2
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FeaturesLocarno celebrates the golden age of Columbia Pictures
40 features and four shorts made by Columbia between 1929 and 1959 that will be screening during the festival.
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FeaturesLocarno’s First Look selection showcases vitality of Spanish film industry
Six works-in-progress from Spain are being presented to the international industry at Locarno Film Festival
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FeaturesOpen Doors preview: how Locarno is championing filmmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean
Locarno’s Open Doors launched in 2003 as a co-production platform, later becoming a development programme as well.
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FeaturesLocarno’s 2024 Open Doors Producers Lab to focus on industry sustainability
The participants of Open Doors’ Producers Lab will be encouraged to focus on strengthening collective work practices and moves towards a more sustainable industry.
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FeaturesLocarno 2024: Open Doors screenings guide
Invitation-only Screenings section hosts eight features and nine shorts by filmmakers from the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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FeaturesIn profile: the eight titles selected for Locarno’s 2024 Open Doors Projects Hub
Eight projects from Latin America and Caribbean territories have been invited.
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NewsLevelK boards Locarno-bound family title ‘Block 5’ (exclusive)
‘Block 5’ will play in the Kids Screenings section at Locarno.
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FeaturesLocarno 2024 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles
The festival runs August 7-17.
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FeaturesLocarno Pro 2024 preview: Spain in focus, Match Me! platform expands
“This year is mainly about consolidating our various activities,” explains Markus Duffner, now in his fourth year as head of Locarno’s industry platform.
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FeaturesLocarno festival director on 2024 highlights, helping arthouse titles reach “the largest audience possible”
Locarno’s artistic director Giona A Nazzaro says the festival is the perfect place for filmmakers who want to see how their films play with audiences.
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NewsLocarno special 2024: digital edition
Browse Screen’s Locarno Film Festival special issue, which previews this year’s competition and international line-ups, and explores the Open Doors industry strand.
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NewsSix Spanish titles selected for Locarno Pro’s work-in-progress section First Look
Spain is the country in focus for the upcoming 13th edition of First Look.
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NewsMubi and Locarno partner on award for debut features
The Mubi award – debut feature is worth 10,000 Swiss Francs ($11,300).
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NewsPayal Kapadia, Tim Blake Nelson join Locarno film festival jury
Italian actor Luca Marinelli and Belgian producer Diana Elbaum also join International Competition jury.
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NewsAlfonso Cuarón to receive lifetime achievement award from Locarno
Mexican filmmaker will receive the award on August 11 in Locarno’s Piazza Grande
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NewsFestival favourite ’Reinas’ sells around the world for The Yellow Affair (exclusive)
The film has sold to the US and across Europe.
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NewsLocarno unveils 2024 line-up including premieres from Hong Sangsoo, Wang Bing and Ben Rivers
Other directors world premiering out of competition include Radu Jude, Fabrice du Welz, Aislinn Clarke and Bertrand Mandico.
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NewsSofia Exarchou’s ‘Animal’ leads winners at Greece’s Iris Awards
Film won seven prizes in total at awards ceremony which also saw Willem Dafoe take best actor prize for Inside.
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NewsLocarno to honour Indian star Shah Rukh Khan with Pardo Alla Carriera award
Award will pay tribute to actor’s career in Indian cinema.
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NewsUS producer Stacey Sher to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival 2024
Sher’s producer credits include ’Django Unchained’ and ’Erin Brockovich.’