Locarno features
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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.
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FeaturesLocarno’s 2023 Open Doors platform spotlights talent from Latin America and the Caribbean
For the second year of three, Open Doors is fostering collaboration between filmmakers from underrepresented countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and building bridges for them with Europe.
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FeaturesLocarno 2023: Open Doors screenings guide
Features and short-format films celebrating a diverse range of filmmaking talent from South America are being showcased in Open Doors Screenings.
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FeaturesIn profile: the eight titles selected for Locarno’s 2023 Open Doors Projects Hub
Eight projects attending Open Doors from Latin America and Caribbean territories are looking to secure international partners through the Projects’ Hub.
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FeaturesLocarno 2023 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles
Screen profiles the Piazza Grande and International Competition titles selected for Locarno’s 2023 edition, which runs August 2-12.
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FeaturesLocarno head Giona A Nazzaro talks film-loving childhood, highlights from 2023 edition
Growing up passionate about film, Giona A Nazzaro’s broad tastes embraced George A Romero and early John Woo as well as Pasolini, Fassbinder and Bergman. As director of Locarno Film Festival, he has found his people, he tells Screen.
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Features17 films to watch from the summer festivals
Screen tracks the films from the summer festivals with strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews.