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Paolo Taviani

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

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 join Locarno’s new industry advisory board

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

Critical Zone

‘Critical Zone’: Locarno Review

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

Dreaming & Dying

‘Dreaming & Dying’: Locarno Review

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

First Case

‘First Case’: Locarno Review

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

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‘Family Portrait’: Locarno Review

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