Lili Hinstin, former artistic director of Locarno, dies aged 48
“She was a passionate cinephile, scholar, and curator,” said the festival.
Locarno to focus 2026 retrospective programme on infamous Hollywood blacklist
”It is the timeliest one I have worked on in my life,” said curator Ehsan Khoshbakht.
17 film festivals receive official ‘A’-list classification as part of major FIAPF revamp
EXCLUSIVE: Annecy, Busan and Clermont-Ferrand are among those now with an ‘A’ classification.
Top film festival directors rally in defence of Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle
Letter is signed by leading festival directors including Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux, Locarno’s Giona A. Nazzaro and Sundance’s Eugene Hernandez.
Locarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Uruguay
Six Uruguayan films in post-production will be showcased in partnership with Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual del Uruguay.
Sophy Romvari’s Locarno, Toronto winner ‘Blue Heron’ acquired for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: Film won Locarno’s First Feature award and Toronto’s Canadian Discovery prize.
Pathé launches sales on Abdellatif Kechiche’s ‘Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due’
Pathé will launch sales at AFM for the third instalment in Abdellatif Kechiche’s coming-of-age saga after the film world premiered at Locarno.
20 films to watch from the 2025 summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Transilvania, Munich and Fantasia.
Julie Pacino on confronting childhood trauma through her feature debut ‘I Live Here Now’
‘I Live Here Now’ is playing at Edinburgh, following its a festival run including Fantasia and Locarno.
“Investors want to feel connected to a film”: Abbout Productions on raising financing from the Lebanese diaspora
Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine have steered a slew of films to A-list festivals despite the meltdown of Lebanon’s economy.
