All Locarno articles – Page 3
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NewsLocarno unveils projects and producers for 2024 Open Doors
Rotterdam winning filmmaker Paz Encina among this year’s participants.
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NewsLocarno to honour ‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras
Swiss animator will present his latest film Sauvages at the festival.
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NewsJessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival
Leading Austrian filmmaker returns to Swiss festival having won its short film prize back in 1997.
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NewsJane Campion to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival
Filmmaker to receive festival’s award for outstanding achievement in cinema.
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NewsJuno Films acquires US, multiple territories on Aleksander Sokurov’s ‘Fairytale’ (exclusive)
Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.
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NewsLocarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92
Paolo Taviani, along with brother Vittorio, directed Palme d’Or winner ’Padre Padrone’ and Golden Bear winner ’Caesar Must Die’.
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NewsTed Hope, Beki Probst and Bobby Allen join Locarno’s new industry advisory board
Board is led by Nadia Dresti and aims to help festival navigate shifts in the indie cinema landscape
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NewsLocarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Spain
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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NewsLocarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board
Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.
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Features14 films to watch from the summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Bifan, Karlovy Vary, New York Asian Film Festival, Galway and Fantasia.
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Reviews‘Critical Zone’: Locarno Review
Locarno’s controversial Golden Leopard winner takes a trip through Tehran’s night-time underbelly
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Reviews‘Dreaming & Dying’: Locarno Review
Double prize winner at Locarno is an aquatic, magical realist tale from Singapore
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NewsIranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Director was prevented from travelling to the festival in person by Iranian authorities.
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FeaturesDirector Sofia Exarchou on her Sarajevo and Locarno title ‘Animal’: “I wanted it to look like a modern circus”
Greek filmmaker’s second feature is set in an island resort and follows a group of ‘animateurs’ who ensure guests have a good time.
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Reviews‘First Case’: Locarno Review
Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural France
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NewsLocarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch
Admissions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.
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NewsLocarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro addresses the drop in films by female directors in festival’s line-up
Fewer films by female directors were selected for this year’s programme
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NewsProjects from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua among big winners at Locarno’s Open Doors
’Three Bullets’ by Génesis Valenzuela wins three prizes, with Gloria Carrión’s ’Pantasma’ also honoured.
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News‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras’ ‘Savages!’ supported by Valais’ new rebate scheme
’Savages!’ is one of three projects to secure funding from Swiss canton’s cash rebate scheme.