Locarno International Film Festival 5n2ea

Latest news 1wh6h

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Realness Institute unveils next cohort of Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy (exclusive) 1tb1o

It is the third edition of the training programme for African film and TV professionals.

Toxic

Lithuanian drama ‘Toxic’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard 5q586k

Kurdwin Ayub’s Moon won the special jury prize.

Locarno features 3f651o

  • Mr Deeds Goes To Town

    Locarno celebrates the golden age of Columbia Pictures 4q6j5l

    40 features and four shorts made by Columbia between 1929 and 1959 that will be screening during the festival.

  • Mares update

    Locarno’s First Look selection showcases vitality of Spanish film industry 3y1g5g

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    Six works-in-progress from Spain are being presented to the international industry at Locarno Film Festival

  • Zsuzsi Bánkuti

    Open Doors preview: how Locarno is championing filmmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean 24602s

    Locarno’s Open Doors launched in 2003 as a co-production platform, later becoming a development programme as well.

Locarno Reviews 711n2t

Youth (Hard Times)

‘Youth (Hard Times)’: Locarno Review bo6a

The second in Wang Bing’s documentary trilogy returns to the young migrant workers who populate the factories of China’s Xisheng Road

Toxic

‘Toxic’: Locarno Review 1g1m15

Golden Leopard-winner hones in on teenage girls and what they’ll do to get out of their dead-end town

A Sister's Tale

‘A Sister’s Tale’: Locarno Review 5j272w

Iranian documentarian Leila Amini follows her sister over seven years as she attempts to make it as a singer in Tehran

Mexico 86

‘Mexico 86’: Locarno Review 5c5h4z

Bérénice Béjo stars as a Guatemalan activist exiled to Mexico who must rebuild her relationship with her 10-year-old son

The Sparrow In The Chimney

‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’: Locarno Review 3o442v

A family celebration proves a melting pot for sisterly tension in the final part of Ramon and Silvan Zurcher’s animal trilogy