All Switzerland articles – Page 3
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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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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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Mike Hodges’ ‘All At Sea’ among six UK films selected for Locarno Pro’s First Look strand
Late director’s semi-autobiographical doc will be showcased alongside five other UK films.
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Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh under pressure to pull ‘Critical Zone’ from Locarno’s main competition
Locarno’s artistic director calls for Iranian director to be able to travel to the festival with his film.
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Maja Hoffman set to become president of Locarno Film Festival
Luma Foundation founder to replace long-serving president Marco Solari.
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‘Rose’ starring Sandra Huller, among buzzy Euro co-pros to receive German fund backing
Recipients also include ‘Made In EU’ the new film by Bulgaria’s Stephan Komanderev.
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Charlotte Wells, Zar Amir Ebrahimi join Locarno film festival jury
The pair join jury president French actor Lambert Wilson in the international competition strand
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Locarno Film Festival to honour Stellan Skarsgård
He will receive the Leopard Club award at next month’s festival.
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Locarno unveils 2023 line-up including premieres from Radu Jude, Lav Diaz and Sofia Exarchou
International competition features 16 world premieres.
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Locarno to close with European premiere of Noora Niasari’s ‘Shayda’
Film won the Audience Award at Sundance this year.
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Locarno to honour director Tsai Ming-liang with Pardo Alla Carriera award
Festival to pay tribute to work of the Taiwanese director.
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Locarno unveils projects, producers for 2023 Open Doors
Directors Paz Fábrega and Gloria Carrión among those presenting projects.
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Zurich Film Festival takes over running of city’s six screen Kosmos cinema
Venue used by the festival closed last year amid bankruptcy.
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Jonathan Glazer’s hot Cannes title ’The Zone Of Interest’ secures major territory deals for A24
Holocaust drama has emerged as likely awards contender at Cannes and for 2024 awards season.
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Reviews
‘Marguerite’s Theorem’: Cannes Review
Ella Rumpf plays a maths PhD student who finds life - and love - outside her textbook existence
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’Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’: Cannes Review
An independent middle-aged woman reaches a crisis point in this endearingly-acted Georgia-set romantic drama
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M-Appeal scores key territory deals for Cannes ACID romantic drama ‘Let Me Go’ (exclusive)
Jeanne Balibar stars in Swiss film directed by Maxime Rappaz.
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‘While The Green Grass Grows’: Visions Du Reel Review
Grand Prix winner at Visions du Reel is part of an epic, personal project from director Peter Mettler
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Visions du Réel awards top prize to ‘While The Green Grass Grows’
The Swiss documentary festival runs April 21-April 30.
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“There cannot be just one narration style for a planet like this,” says Lucrecia Martel
The Argentinian filmmaker has been working on her docu-drama ‘Chocobar’ for 12 years.