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Locarno features
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FeaturesFive African directors to watch in Locarno
Screen profiles the filmmakers chosen to screen their exciting short films in Locarno Open Doors.
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Features“Our cinema should assert its difference”: How a group of African producers are forging their own paths
The producers are taking part in Locarno’s Open Doors Producers programme.
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FeaturesOpen Doors is bringing together rising African talents to find strategies to boost local industries
Open Doors is the presitigious talent development programme of Locarno Film Festival.
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FeaturesLocarno Pro 2025 aims to match private film financiers with emerging talent
Locarno Pro head Markus Duffner reveals some of the highlights of the festival’s industry programme.
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Features"Films are a sign democracy exists," says Locarno director Giona A Nazzaro
Locarno’s artistic director Giona A Nazzaro tells Screen about the festival’s selection of more than 200 films that address changes in the cinematic language as well as the changing state of the world.
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FeaturesIn profile: Locarno’s 2025 Open Doors Projects
Six projects by filmmakers from African countries have been selected for the Open Doors Projects at Locarno’s Open Doors 2025.
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FeaturesWhy the role of festival manager has become more significant for a successful film launch
Competition for festival slots is becoming fiercer than ever as filmmakers look to secure distribution.
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FeaturesLocarno celebrates the golden age of Columbia Pictures
40 features and four shorts made by Columbia between 1929 and 1959 that will be screening during the festival.
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FeaturesLocarno’s First Look selection showcases vitality of Spanish film industry
Six works-in-progress from Spain are being presented to the international industry at Locarno Film Festival
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FeaturesOpen Doors preview: how Locarno is championing filmmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean
Locarno’s Open Doors launched in 2003 as a co-production platform, later becoming a development programme as well.
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FeaturesLocarno’s 2024 Open Doors Producers Lab to focus on industry sustainability
The participants of Open Doors’ Producers Lab will be encouraged to focus on strengthening collective work practices and moves towards a more sustainable industry.
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FeaturesLocarno 2024: Open Doors screenings guide
Invitation-only Screenings section hosts eight features and nine shorts by filmmakers from the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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FeaturesIn profile: the eight titles selected for Locarno’s 2024 Open Doors Projects Hub
Eight projects from Latin America and Caribbean territories have been invited.
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FeaturesLocarno 2024 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles
The festival runs August 7-17.
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FeaturesLocarno Pro 2024 preview: Spain in focus, Match Me! platform expands
“This year is mainly about consolidating our various activities,” explains Markus Duffner, now in his fourth year as head of Locarno’s industry platform.
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FeaturesLocarno festival director on 2024 highlights, helping arthouse titles reach “the largest audience possible”
Locarno’s artistic director Giona A Nazzaro says the festival is the perfect place for filmmakers who want to see how their films play with audiences.
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Features14 films to watch from the summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Bifan, Karlovy Vary, New York Asian Film Festival, Galway and Fantasia.
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FeaturesDirector Sofia Exarchou on her Sarajevo and Locarno title ‘Animal’: “I wanted it to look like a modern circus”
Greek filmmaker’s second feature is set in an island resort and follows a group of ‘animateurs’ who ensure guests have a good time.
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FeaturesLocarno's Open Doors Producers Lab participants can become "great creative producers"
The participants at this year’s Open Doors Producers’ Lab have the opportunity to bolster their careers and build international connections.