Locarno features – Page 2
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Locarno’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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Locarno 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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In 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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Locarno 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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Locarno 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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17 films to watch from the summer festivals
Screen tracks the films from the summer festivals with strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews.
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How film festivals are navigating the international boycott of Russia
Some festivals are looking to encourage dialogue between the warring countries.
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Russian director Alexander Sokurov on dictators and politicians, being ‘disliked’ by Cannes and festival boycotts
Director’s latest film ’Fairytale’ world premieres at Locarno Film Festival this weekend.
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Matt Dillon talks stepping into sales and distribution for ‘El Gran Fellove’
US actor-turned-filmmaker set to receive Locarno Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award.
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How Locarno is aiming to work with film professionals all year round
The programmes support sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, producers and filmmakers.
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In profile: the eight titles selected for Locarno’s 2022 Open Doors Projects Hub
The Open Doors Projects Hub showcases eight projects from Latin America and Caribbean territories, each of which are looking for international partners.
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Locarno’s Open Doors Producers Lab spotlights nine participants from underrepresented countries
Participants come Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru and Saint Lucia.
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How Locarno’s Open Doors platform will champion talent from Latin America and the Caribbean
Open Doors kicks off a three-year focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, while evolving its support of current and past participants.
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Locarno 2022 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles
Screen profiles the Piazza Grande and International Competition titles selected for Locarno’s 75th edition, which runs August 3-13.
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Locarno 2022: what to look out for in the industry programme
Including Locarno Pro and the StepIn think tank.
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"Every film has been picked out of love": Locarno artistic director talks 75th edition, standout titles
The festival opens with David Leitch’s ’Bullet Train’, starring Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock
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Locarno 2021: the eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub co-pro platform
The eight projects come from Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
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“A hybrid structure offers a democratic tool”: Locarno Pro head Markus Duffner on the future of markets
Locarno Pro’s incoming head Markus Duffner talks about assembling a hybrid edition.