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NewsLocarno dedicates 2011 to Vincente Minelli and gets more funding
This year’s Locarno Film Festival (Aug 3-13) will dedicate its retrospective to the work of the American director Vincente Minnelli.
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NewsFrench sales company picks up Golden Leopard winner; Lubitsch retrospective to tour
French sales agent/theatrical distributor Capricci Films has taken on international sales for Winter Vacation by China’s Li Hongqi, which won Locarno’s Golden Leopard at the weekend. Plus other touring news from Locarno.
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NewsChina's Winter Vacation lights up Locarno summer
Locarno’s top award, the Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro), has been awarded by the international jury headed by Singaporean film-maker Eric Choo to Li Hongqi for his third feature Winter Vacation.
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NewsOlivier Père says his first Locarno exceeds expectations
Ahead of the awards ceremony at the Piazza Grande on Saturday evening, Olivier Père is very enthusiastic about his first outing as Locarno’s artistic director.
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NewsUzbekistan, Kazakhstan projects take top awards at Locarno's Open Doors
Films from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were the winners at the end of this year’s Open Doors event in Locarno, which was dedicated to projects from Central Asia.
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NewsFiGa Films sells Aardvark to Spain, with strong interest elsewhere
International sales agent FiGa Films has sold Kitao Sakurai’s Argentinian-US film Aardvark, a Locarno selection, to Madrid-based distributor Aquelarre.
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Swiss government suggests creation of new film funding body by 2012
Changes are afoot in Swiss cinema to reorganize the national film funding system from 2012.Also, Nyon festival announces changes.
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NewsLocarno to honour Francesco Rosi
The 87 year old Italian director is to receive a career achievement award at the festival.
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m-appeal's new label takes on LaBruce's L.A. Zombie
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has taken on Bruce LaBruce’s L.A. Zombie ahead of its international premiere in Locarno.
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FiGa takes on Locarno premiere Aardvark
Los Angeles-based sales company FiGa Films has taken on international sales of two titles that will be showing in Locarno.
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NewsStrong presence for German productions for Pere’s first Locarno competition
German cinema has a high profile Olivier Pere’s first outing as artistic director of the Locarno International Film Festival this year.
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NewsChiara Mastroianni to be honoured at Locarno
The French actress will receive the festival’s Excellence Award on 6th August.
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Locarno announces early competition titles
The line-up will feature Daniel Gaglianone’s Pietro and Bruce LaBruce’s Zombie.
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NewsLocarno to show Cyrus, present tribute to John C. Reilly
Locarno will host the European premiere of Jay and Mark Duplass’ Cyrus at a Piazza Grande screening on August 7.
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China’s Jia Zhang-ke youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour
China’s Jia Zhang-ke is to become the youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour at the forthcoming edition in August.
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Locarno plans first Industry Days
The Locarno film festival has announced its first Industry Days programme, to run August 7-9.
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New features by Ismailova and Vakkasova among Open Doors Central Asia selection
Locarno Film Festival’s co-production event Open Doors Factory selects 12 projects from 114 applications.
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NewsEric Khoo, Eduardo Antin, Lisandro Alonso to lead Locarno juries
Singaporean film-maker Eric Khoo (My Magic) will be president of the five-person International Competition jury.
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NewsPere promises flexibility in Piazza Grande line-up
Locarno Film Festival’s new artistic director Olivier Pere will be more flexible in his programming for the nightly open-air programme on the town’s Piazza Grande.
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NewsLocarno unmoved by Sarajevo date change
The Locarno International Film Festival is not flustered by the Sarajevo Film Festival’s decision to bring its 16th edition forward a week to July 23-31, according to Locarno’s industry office chief Nadia Dresti.