All Locarno articles
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News
Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board
Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.
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Features
14 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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Reviews
‘Critical Zone’: Locarno Review
Locarno’s controversial Golden Leopard winner takes a trip through Tehran’s night-time underbelly
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Reviews
‘Dreaming & Dying’: Locarno Review
Double prize winner at Locarno is an aquatic, magical realist tale from Singapore
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News
Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Director was prevented from travelling to the festival in person by Iranian authorities.
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Features
Director 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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Reviews
‘First Case’: Locarno Review
Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural France
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News
Locarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch
Admissions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.
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Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro addresses the drop in films by female directors in festival’s line-up
Fewer films by female directors were selected for this year’s programme
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Projects from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua among big winners at Locarno’s Open Doors
’Three Bullets’ by Génesis Valenzuela wins three prizes, with Gloria Carrión’s ’Pantasma’ also honoured.
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‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras’ ‘Savages!’ supported by Valais’ new rebate scheme
’Savages!’ is one of three projects to secure funding from Swiss canton’s cash rebate scheme.
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Locarno round-up: Swiss broadcaster SRG boosts film funding; Cinéconomie industry alliance launched
A digest of key Swiss industry news announced during the Locarno Film Festival.
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Reviews
‘Family Portrait’: Locarno Review
US artist Lucy Kerr makes her debut with an unnerving Texas drama starring Deragh Campbell
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News
“The independent film model doesn’t exist [anymore]”, says former IFC Films president Arianna Bocco at Locarno
Bocco was speaking as part of Locarno Pro’s annual think tank StepIn
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UK documentary makers win First Look prizes at Locarno Pro
Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson’s ’Mother Vera’ and Sarah Lewis’ ’No Ifs Or Buts’ honoured in festival’s works-in-progress section.
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Reviews
‘Falling Stars’: Locarno Review
A witch’s curse and a Wiccan revival form the basis of this US indie thriller, premiering on the Piazza Grande
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News
Switzerland’s ‘Thunder’ kicks off 2024 Oscars best international film submissions
Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.
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Reviews
‘Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World’: Locarno Review
Radu Jude’s latest follows a beleagured Bucharest production assistant casting for a safety at work video
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Reviews
‘Animal’: Locarno Review
A troupe of entertainers at an all-inclusive Greek island resort dig into a new season in Sofia Exarchou’s follow-up to ‘Park’