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Locarno co-pro lab Open Doors reveals South Asia focus
The expanded co-production lab will focus on eight South Asian countries over the next three years.
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Locarno to honor German actor Mario Adorf
Adorf, who has made more than 200 films with directors including Sam Peckinpah, Dario Argento and Luigi Comencini, will be honoured with the film festival’s Pardo Alla Carriera.
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Locarno to spotlight Poland
The festival’s works in progress sidebar (Aug 6-8) will this year be focusing on Polish cinema.
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S Korea's 'Right Now, Wrong Then' wins top prizes at Locarno
The Golden Leopard of Locarno Film Festival’s 68th edition went to Right Now, Wrong Then by South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo.
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Locarno round-up: Swiss films headed to Mexico, Brazil
Swiss cinema is to be put in the spotlight in Mexico and Brazil over the next two years.
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Michael Cimino tells Locarno audience "I’ll never stop"
The director of The Deer Hunter and Heaven’s Gate revealed that he often wonders “why I made the crazy, suicidal turn in the road that I did”.
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Locarno: Algeria wins trio at Open Doors
Algerian filmmakers were the big winners when the awards were handed out today (Tues) at Locarno’s Open Doors co-production lab, this year dedicated to the Maghreb region.
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Locarno: 'Sand Storm' wins First Look on Israel
Film about female empowement in a conservative Bedouin community wins showcase.
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Shanghai's CFI picks up Locarno title 'Kaili Blues'
Shanghai-based China Film International (CFI) has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues (Lu Bian Ye Can), which receives its world premiere in Locarno’s Cineasti del Presente section today (Aug 11).
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Locarno round-up: Film Republic takes Carte Blanche title
In other news: Doc Alliance winner revealed; Viennale boss signs to 2018; update to reports of Tunisian filmmakers pulling titles.
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Tunisian filmmakers exit Locarno in Israel protest
Tunisian filmmakers have withdrawn projects destined for Locarno’s Open Doors co-production lab in protest at the festival’s refusal to drop the Israeli focus in the Industry Days’ revamped First Look showcase.
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Locarno round-up: Swiss cinema goes international
Swiss filmmakers’ activities at home and abroad are to be given a welcome boost by the introduction of new financial instrument - the Film Standort Schweiz (FiSS) – and a new government decree for international cooperation.
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Locarno's Marco Solari slams corruption claims
Locarno Film Festival president Marco Solari has hit out claims that festival sponsors’ invitations to more than 80 Swiss politicians could be construed as corruption or trying to curry influence.
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Locarno to fete Office Kitano
Takeshi Kitano’s Office Kitano to receive Premio Raimondo Rezzonico award.
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Locarno's Open Doors gets new awards
MAD Solutions among backers of Maghreb films in Co-pro Lab lineup.
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Locarno to open with Demme's 'Flash'; 14 world premieres in main competition
World premieres for new films by Athina Rachel Tsangari, Hong Sangsoo, Ben Rivers; Southpaw, Trainwreck among Piazza Grande titles.
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Locarno secures Hong, Zulawski world premieres
New films from South Korean and Polish directors to play in international competition.