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  • Jessica Hausner
    News

    Jessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival 1v3p4m

    2024-05-16T11:40:00Z 6b1068

    Leading Austrian filmmaker returns to Swiss festival having won its short film prize back in 1997.

  • Jane Campion
    News

    Jane Campion to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival 5b361s

    2024-04-24T07:45:00Z

    Filmmaker to receive festival’s award for outstanding achievement in cinema.

  • Fairytale
    News

    Juno Films acquires US, multiple territories on Aleksander Sokurov’s ‘Fairytale’ (exclusive) 2j202x

    2024-04-15T23:25:00Z

    Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.

  • Paolo Taviani
    News

    Locarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92 1c456c

    2024-03-01T15:38:00Z

    Paolo Taviani, along with brother Vittorio, directed Palme d’Or winner ’Padre Padrone’ and Golden Bear winner ’Caesar Must Die’.

  • Locarno Festival Piazza Grande
    News

    Ted Hope, Beki Probst and Bobby Allen Locarno’s new industry advisory board 5u3b5v

    2024-02-19T13:34:00Z

    Board is led by Nadia Dresti and aims to help festival navigate shifts in the indie cinema landscape

  • Markus Duffner
    News

    Locarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Spain 3f193k

    2024-02-16T10:00:00Z

    Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.

  • Lousy Carter
    News

    Magnolia Pictures acquires Locarno comedy ‘Lousy Carter’ 1w1v4k

    2023-10-13T18:39:00Z

    Comedy to open in February 2024.

  • Maja Hoffman
    News

    Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board 3u4v2t

    2023-09-20T13:54:00Z

    Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.

  • Summer fest titles
    Features

    14 films to watch from the summer festivals 133z2j

    2023-09-07T13:39:00Z

    Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Bifan, Karlovy Vary, New York Asian Film Festival, Galway and Fantasia.

  • Critical Zone
    Reviews

    ‘Critical Zone’: Locarno Review 721i3f

    2023-08-14T09:17:00Z

    Locarno’s controversial Golden Leopard winner takes a trip through Tehran’s night-time underbelly

  • Dreaming & Dying
    Reviews

    2023-08-14T09:08:00Z

    Double prize winner at Locarno is an aquatic, magical realist tale from Singapore

  • Critical Zone
    News

    Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard 6m2f48

    2023-08-12T13:43:00Z

    Director was prevented from travelling to the festival in person by Iranian authorities.

  • Sofia Exarchou
    Features

    Director Sofia Exarchou on her Sarajevo and Locarno title ‘Animal’: “I wanted it to look like a modern circus” u675c

    2023-08-11T05:00:00Z

    Greek filmmaker’s second feature is set in an island resort and follows a group of ‘animateurs’ who ensure guests have a good time.

  • First Case
    Reviews

    ‘First Case’: Locarno Review 3wi71

    2023-08-10T20:00:00Z

    Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural  

  • Piazza_Grande - © Locarno Film Festival Massimo Pedrazzini
    News

    Locarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch 1k6tw

    2023-08-10T13:31:00Z

    issions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.

  • Giona A Nazzaro_LFF76GionaAN_46-ed
    News

    Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro addresses the drop in films by female directors in festival’s line-up 6o3735

    2023-08-09T10:33:00Z

    Fewer films by female directors were selected for this year’s programme

  • Three Bullets
    News

    Projects from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua among big winners at Locarno’s Open Doors 315p1z

    2023-08-08T14:21:00Z

    ’Three Bullets’ by Génesis Valenzuela wins three prizes, with Gloria Carrión’s ’Pantasma’ also honoured.

  • My-Life-as-a-Courgette
    News

    ‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras’ ‘Savages!’ ed by Valais’ new rebate scheme 3m6o2t

    2023-08-08T09:13:00Z

    ’Savages!’ is one of three projects to secure funding from Swiss canton’s cash rebate scheme.

  • Ricardo and Painting
    News

    Locarno round-up: Swiss broadcaster SRG boosts film funding; Cinéconomie industry alliance launched 1753a

    2023-08-07T14:07:00Z

    A digest of key Swiss industry news announced during the Locarno Film Festival.

  • FamilyPortrait4_©Conjuring Productions,  Insufficient Funds, NSF
    Reviews

    ‘Family Portrait’: Locarno Review 6x6p5x

    2023-08-07T13:57:00Z

    US artist Lucy Kerr makes her debut with an unnerving Texas drama starring Deragh Campbell