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US producer Stacey Sher to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival 2024 135n3i
Sher’s producer credits include ’Django Unchained’ and ’Erin Brockovich.’
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Locarno unveils projects and producers for 2024 Open Doors 4n6z22
Rotterdam winning filmmaker Paz Encina among this year’s participants.
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Locarno to honour ‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras 4p3l1q
Swiss animator will present his latest film Sauvages at the festival.
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Jessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival 5x6j24
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 6a543w
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) 3qo45
Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.
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Locarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92 6g5n5q
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 4e16t
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 4x183p
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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Magnolia Pictures acquires Locarno comedy ‘Lousy Carter’ 341du
Comedy to open in February 2024.
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Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board 4fv5y
Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.
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Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard 6t611g
Director was prevented from travelling to the festival in person by Iranian authorities.
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Locarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch 10m6
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 49d70
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 2o4h6s
’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 a1sp
’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 443q2n
A digest of key Swiss industry news announced during the Locarno Film Festival.
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“The independent film model doesn’t exist [anymore]”, says former IFC Films president Arianna Bocco at Locarno 5c3xk
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 3y735c
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 5z4369
Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.
