Locarno Film Festival’s new artistic director Olivier Pere will be more flexible in his programming for the nightly open-air programme on the town’s Piazza Grande.
He told Screen: “I think we can be more open and repeat one of the big films from a festival like Cannes or Edinburgh.”
Meanwhile, the festival stressed the International and Filmmakers of the Present competitions will include world or international premieres.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Belgium’s Maja Ajmia Zellama.
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Croatian director Čejen Černić Čanak’s film is a story of forbidden love.
UPDATE: Audience award winner revealed; Good Manners, Winter Brothers also among winners.
Turkish casting director one of 16 nominated for prize.
Read Screen International’s special Locarno supplement here.
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