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Jessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival 1v3p4m
Leading Austrian filmmaker returns to Swiss festival having won its short film prize back in 1997.
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Jane Campion to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival 5b361s
Filmmaker to receive festival’s award for outstanding achievement in cinema.
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Juno Films acquires US, multiple territories on Aleksander Sokurov’s ‘Fairytale’ (exclusive) 2j202x
Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.
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Locarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92 1c456c
Paolo Taviani, along with brother Vittorio, directed Palme d’Or winner ’Padre Padrone’ and Golden Bear winner ’Caesar Must Die’.
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Ted Hope, Beki Probst and Bobby Allen Locarno’s new industry advisory board 5u3b5v
Board is led by Nadia Dresti and aims to help festival navigate shifts in the indie cinema landscape
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Locarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Spain 3f193k
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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Magnolia Pictures acquires Locarno comedy ‘Lousy Carter’ 1w1v4k
Comedy to open in February 2024.
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Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board 3u4v2t
Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.
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Features14 films to watch from the summer festivals 133z2j
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 721i3f
Locarno’s controversial Golden Leopard winner takes a trip through Tehran’s night-time underbelly
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ReviewsDouble prize winner at Locarno is an aquatic, magical realist tale from Singapore
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Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard 6m2f48
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” u675c
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 3wi71
Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural
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Locarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch 1k6tw
issions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.
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Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro addresses the drop in films by female directors in festival’s line-up 6o3735
Fewer films by female directors were selected for this year’s programme
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Projects from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua among big winners at Locarno’s Open Doors 315p1z
’Three Bullets’ by Génesis Valenzuela wins three prizes, with Gloria Carrión’s ’Pantasma’ also honoured.
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‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras’ ‘Savages!’ ed by Valais’ new rebate scheme 3m6o2t
’Savages!’ is one of three projects to secure funding from Swiss canton’s cash rebate scheme.
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Locarno round-up: Swiss broadcaster SRG boosts film funding; Cinéconomie industry alliance launched 1753a
A digest of key Swiss industry news announced during the Locarno Film Festival.
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Reviews‘Family Portrait’: Locarno Review 6x6p5x
US artist Lucy Kerr makes her debut with an unnerving Texas drama starring Deragh Campbell
