All Locarno articles – Page 4
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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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NewsIranian 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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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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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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NewsLocarno 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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NewsLocarno 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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NewsProjects 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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News‘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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NewsLocarno 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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NewsUK 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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NewsSwitzerland’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’
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Reviews‘The Falling Star’: Locarno Review
Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s typically-quirky comedy plays out in a Belgian beer bar
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NewsSoul Food Films to handle sales on Locarno premiere ‘The Guardians Of The Formula’ (exclusive)
Dragan Bjelogrlić’s tale of secret nuclear experiments in Cold War Yugoslavia to be repped by Belgrade-based sales firm.
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