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Latest news – Page 6
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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.
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NewsNeon’s Elissa Federoff on picking films with “social currency”, moving into production and development
Neon’s head of distribution discusses trends in theatrical at Locarno Pro.
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News‘Normal People’ star Daisy Edgar-Jones talks directing, producing ambitions
Speaking in Locarno, Edgar-Jones also expressed desire to work in UK indie film again.
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NewsLocarno Pro names winners of First Look works in progress section
Three German features in post win awards.
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NewsValais becomes first Swiss region to launch cash rebate scheme
Inaugural regional cash rebate has 100,000 CHF cap.
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News“Audience development is the biggest challenge”: Experts debate future of post-pandemic film industry at Locarno
50 international film industry execs attended think tank this week.
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NewsLocarno kicks off with Aaron Taylor-Johnson award; past artistic directors to join 75th anniversary celebrations
Johnson stars in David Leitch’s Bullet Train, which opened the festival.
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NewsDaisy Edgar-Jones to be honoured at Locarno Film festival
The ‘Normal People’ star will be presented with the award on August 6.
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NewsFirst trailer for Valentin Merz’s Locarno competition title ‘De Noche Los Gatos Son Pardos’ (exclusive)
Set during the shoot for a costume drama film in the countryside, events take an odd turn when the director suddenly disappears.
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NewsAaron Taylor-Johnson to receive Locarno’s Excellence Award
He will also introduce the festival’s opening film ’Bullet Train’.