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US producer Stacey Sher to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival 2024 2g5g61
Sher’s producer credits include ’Django Unchained’ and ’Erin Brockovich.’
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Locarno unveils projects and producers for 2024 Open Doors 4g4c4f
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 i1w3n
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 1j3i39
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 24o64
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) 696t1k
Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.
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Locarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92 3ta2x
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 65573t
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 512mo
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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Magnolia Pictures acquires Locarno comedy ‘Lousy Carter’ 6t3e47
Comedy to open in February 2024.
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Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board 4x575z
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 5q491z
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 k1i4k
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 3h5z3g
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 2i6b5h
’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 4k61p
’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 6y385b
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 e3wh
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 n4m8
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 2pxj
Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.
