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NewsLocarno to fete Italian cinematographer Dante Spinotti
Swiss festival will screen Michael Mann’s The Insider and Heat for which Spinotti was Oscar-nominated.
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NewsLocarno to honour ‘Star Wars’, 'RoboCop’, ‘Jurassic Park’ VFX maestro Phil Tippett
The festival will also world premiere Tippett’s long-awaited personal project Mad God.
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NewsLocarno to honour Gale Anne Hurd with producer prize
Previous recipients include Jeremy Thomas, Christine Vachon and David Linde.
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NewsLocarno Pro’s First Look strand to focus on Switzerland
The works-in-progress showcase marks its 10th edition this year.
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NewsLocarno launches shorts and medium-length competition for established directors
The new competitive section will launch at 74th edition in August.
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NewsLocarno retrospective to celebrate Italian director Alberto Lattuada
It will replace the Kinuyo Tanaka retrospective planned by former director Lili Hinstin.
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NewsLocarno unveils new industry head for 2021
2021 edition of Locarno Pro is scheduled to run August 5-10.
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NewsLocarno unveils new selection committees for 2021 edition
Selection committees have been handpicked by the newly appointed artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro.
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News“I don’t believe in cinema being white and heterosexual”: new Locarno artistic director talks 2021 plans
Giona Nazzaro signals determination to hold a physical edition of the festival next August.
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NewsLili Hinstin steps down as artistic director of Locarno Film Festival
French festival professional was appointed to the role in 2018.
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NewsVenice Film Festival’s Covid-era 77th edition kicks off against the odds
Tilda Swinton was feted with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
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NewsVenice, Cannes stand together as Euro festivals unite in face of Covid-19
Venice chief Alberto Barbera addresses rumours of stalled collaboration plans with Cannes.
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NewsLucrecia Martel’s ‘Chocobar’ takes top prize at Locarno’s 2020 edition
The festival awarded cash prizes to projects that have stalled at various stages of production due to Covid-19.
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NewsMongolia-France coproduction ‘Ze’ leads Locarno’s Open Doors winners
Prizes were given via an awards ceremony on Zoom and YouTube.
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NewsKelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ to open Locarno’s hybrid 2020 edition
Jean-Marie Straub’s short film La France Contre Les Robots to close festival; juries unveiled.
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NewsLocarno Special 2020: digital edition
Features include an interview with artistic director Lili Hinstin, who explains how she is protecting the festival’s future in an unusual year.
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NewsLocarno’s Open Doors to showcase early films of Brillante Mendoza, Isabel Sandoval and Mouly Surya
Screening of Brillante Mendoza’s The Masseur marks centenary of cinema in the Philippines
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NewsLocarno unveils plans for slimline onsite physical programme
Most the festival will unfold in an online iteration after physical edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsLucrecia Martel, Lav Diaz films selected for Locarno’s Covid-19-era initiative
The special event was created to support feature films that have stalled at various stages of production due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsLocarno Open Doors launches year-round support programme
This new initiative is being overseen by Zsuzsi Bankuti, former head of acquisitions at The Match Factory.