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Jessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival ox5p
Leading Austrian filmmaker returns to Swiss festival having won its short film prize back in 1997.
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Jane Campion to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival 2s2p1u
Filmmaker to receive festival’s award for outstanding achievement in cinema.
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Juno Films acquires US, multiple territories on Aleksander Sokurov’s ‘Fairytale’ (exclusive) 6b5t1v
Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.
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Locarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92 2u6dc
Paolo Taviani, along with brother Vittorio, directed Palme d’Or winner ’Padre Padrone’ and Golden Bear winner ’Caesar Must Die’.
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Ted Hope, Beki Probst and Bobby Allen Locarno’s new industry advisory board 2n30r
Board is led by Nadia Dresti and aims to help festival navigate shifts in the indie cinema landscape
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Locarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Spain k1m24
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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Magnolia Pictures acquires Locarno comedy ‘Lousy Carter’ 5g4w1z
Comedy to open in February 2024.
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Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board 104z5z
Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.
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Features14 films to watch from the summer festivals 1n186c
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 583c1o
Locarno’s controversial Golden Leopard winner takes a trip through Tehran’s night-time underbelly
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ReviewsDouble prize winner at Locarno is an aquatic, magical realist tale from Singapore
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Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard 6m6r52
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” 681i46
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 5y3s1h
Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural
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Locarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch 4y635
issions 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 134w1h
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 2k1i2q
’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!’ ed by Valais’ new rebate scheme 5m1x3s
’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 4j2d5g
A digest of key Swiss industry news announced during the Locarno Film Festival.
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Reviews‘Family Portrait’: Locarno Review 5x4u1r
US artist Lucy Kerr makes her debut with an unnerving Texas drama starring Deragh Campbell
