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NewsLocarno unveils 2023 line-up including premieres from Radu Jude, Lav Diaz and Sofia Exarchou
International competition features 16 world premieres.
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NewsRealness selects nine African women for Locarno-linked industry development academy (exclusive)
The Locarno Southern Africa Industry Academy will run during FAME Week Africa in September.
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NewsLocarno to close with European premiere of Noora Niasari’s ‘Shayda’
Film won the Audience Award at Sundance this year.
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NewsLocarno Pro unveils 11 projects selected for Alliance 4 Development
Includes projects by Lorenz Merz, Ann Oren and Sara Fattahi.
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NewsLocarno to honour director Tsai Ming-liang with Pardo Alla Carriera award
Festival to pay tribute to work of the Taiwanese director.
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NewsLocarno unveils projects, producers for 2023 Open Doors
Directors Paz Fábrega and Gloria Carrión among those presenting projects.
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NewsFrench actor Lambert Wilson named jury president for Locarno 2023
Locarno Film Festival runs August 2-12.
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NewsFrench producer Marianne Slot to be honoured at Locarno 2023
The producer of ‘Women at War’ and ‘Dancer in the Dark’ will receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Award
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NewsLocarno Pro’s 2023 First Look strand to focus on UK
Six UK projects will be chosen in partnership with the British Film Institute.
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NewsIntramovies sells North American and German rights to folk horror ‘Nightsiren’ (exclusive)
Tereza Nvotova’s second feature won Locarno’s Filmmakers of the Present competition.
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NewsLocarno prize-winner ‘De Noche Los Gatos Son Pardos’ scores UK, Australia deals (exclusive)
Italian sales outfit The Open Reel also racked up further deals on its slate.
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NewsLocarno, San Sebastian title ‘Piaffe’ scores North American theatrical deal (exclusive)
Rediance has sold the film to Oscilloscope.
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NewsLocarno to adopt gender-neutral acting awards from 2023
The two main competitions will present two acting awards each.
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NewsBrazil’s ‘Rule 34’ wins top prize at Locarno Film Festival
Julia Murat’s film is second from Brazil to win festival’s top honour.
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NewsLocarno appoints head of Open Doors programme
Zsuzsi Bánkuti was interim head of this year’s Open Doors event.
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NewsFirst trailer for Alessandro Comodin’s Locarno title ‘Gigi La Legge’ (exclusive)
The docufiction follows a policeman investigating a string of local suicides
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NewsJason Blum says ‘Get Out’ would win the best picture Oscar today
Blumhouse producer discusses Warner Discovery move and the value of a festival launch to his films.
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NewsProjects from Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela triumph at Locarno’s Open Doors
Filmmakers Marcel Beltrán, Yashira Jordán and Michael Labarca among prize-winners at Latin American and Caribbean focused event.
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NewsLocarno briefs: Pitching Day projects; Swiss festivals collaborate; co-development fund launched
A round up of stories from Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsSquare Eyes boards Sorayos Prapapan’s Locarno title ‘Arnold Is A Model Student’ (exclusive)
Thai-language feature received its world premiere at the film festival in Switzerland.