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All Eyes On Locarno

2008-08-12T15:08:00+01:00

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As the 61st Locarno film festival continues through Aug 16, Screen keeps track of all the latest news and critical response to the films debuting in the Piazza Grande. Stay tuned for the latest updates.

Locarno 2008 headlines
Locarno deals: Finecut goes Drinking, Autre Homme sells to India

Max & Co producers declare bankruptcy after megaflop
Chile, Dominican Republic/Mexico take awards at Locarno Open Doors
Panov's War Is Over is first production out of Europe's Babylon
Wide Management picks up Lionel Baier's Un Autre Homme
Swiss television increases its support for film industry by $2.3m

Goran Paskaljevic to shoot Honeymoon from October
M-Appeal takes on sales for Locarno title Yuri's Day
Media Luna picks up Locarno competition title Autumn
Swiss cinema continues decline in first half of 2008
Maire's replacement search to start after Locarno festival ends
Intramovies takes on Bondi's Locarno premiere Black Sea

Locarno 2008 Reviews
Lezione 21, Dir: Alessandro Baricco (Italy)
Autumn (Sonbahar),Dir: Ozcan Alper (Turkey)
La Fille de Monaco (The Girl From Monaco), Dir: Anne Fontaine (France)
The Possibility Of An Island, Dir: Michel Houellebecq (France)
Berlin Calling, Dir: Hannes Stoehr (Germany)

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