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NewsLocarno: filmmakers call to drop Israel focus
Ken Loach, Simone Bitton, Walter Bernstein, Annemarie Jacir and Elia Suleiman among signatories of petition; Locarno Film Festival issues statement.
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Carte Blanche to focus on Israel
Locarno’s initiative dedicated to films in post-production to highlight five-seven projects.
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Walter Murch to receive Locarno honour
Triple Oscar-winner to be honoured with the Vision Award.
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Locarno launches Carte Blanche Extra
New initiative is a continuation of its post-production showcase.
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Locarno opens doors to northern Africa
The 13th edition of Locarno’s Open Doors co-production forum to focus on four countries in the Maghreb.
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Filipino drama wins top Locarno prize
Locarno’s Golden Leopard has been awarded to Filipino director Lav Diaz’s five-and-a-half-hour epic From What Is Before .
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Carlo Chatrian talks Locarno highlights
Locarno director talks highlights and UK presence at the festival and looks to 2015.
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Locarno in Robin Williams tribute
The film festival will screen the late actor’s 2002 drama, One Hour Photo.
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Euro-China initiative to launch
European and Chinese producers joining forces to better position films in each other’s markets.
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Locarno's Open Doors names winners
I Am Not a Witch and The Train of Salt and Sugar both pick up two prizes each at the Locarno Film Festival’s co-production lab.
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Roman Polanski cancels Locarno visit
Roman Polanski has cancelled his visit to the Locarno Film Festival following opposition from some local politicians and media.
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Greenaway plans second Eisenstein film
Peter Greenaway is to return to the legendary Russian film director Sergey Eisenstein for a second feature, The Eisenstein Handshakes , this time to be located in Switzerland, after the Mexican-set Eisenstein in Guanajato .
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Hopefuls wins Locarno's Carte Blanche
Cash prize will help complete Ives Rosenfeld’s debut feature about young friends who dream of being footballers.
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Locarno's Step In presents ideas for multi-platform world
Roundtable industry discussions yield ideas such as a global database of film availability and pan-European VOD technical standards.
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Swiss film industry in funding call
LOCARNO : Swiss film industry calls for additional $22m (CHF 20m) injection of funding; swift deal on Creative Europe recedes.
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Film Republic takes El Tiempo Nublado
LOCARNO : Film Republic has secured world rights to Paraguayan-Swiss co-production El Tiempo Nublado by Arami Ullon.
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Switzerland to launch film production incentive
LOCARNO : From mid-2016, the Swiss government will be introducing a film production incentive worth 20% on local spend.
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Swiss filmmakers in diversity call
Young Swiss filmmakers are calling for greater diversity in Swiss fiction production and the introduction of a new funding instrument to support up-and-coming directors.
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Cinema Guild takes Princess Of France
The distributor has picked up US rights to Matías Piñeiro’s follow-up to Viola that is set to premiere in Locarno on August 7.
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Europa Distribution panel looks at TV
Speakers at Locarno workshop to include TrustNordisk’s Susan Wendt and ARTE’s Karen Byot.
