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  • Youth (Hard Times)
    Reviews

    ‘Youth (Hard Times)’: Locarno Review 2d188

    2024-09-02T16:21:00Z 63386c

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

  • Selected ParticipantsAwoua Keita Epse Diallo, Bethlehem Tesfu Estifanos, Duwayne Murphy, Mphumelelo Mnisi, Rehima Ibrahim, Tshiamo Malatji
    News

    Realness Institute unveils next cohort of Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy (exclusive) 202s6k

    2024-08-29T15:21:00Z

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

  • Toxic
    Reviews

    ‘Toxic’: Locarno Review q6d4s

    2024-08-17T14:58:00Z

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

  • Toxic
    News

    Lithuanian drama ‘Toxic’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard 136c3g

    2024-08-17T13:47:00Z

    Kurdwin Ayub’s Moon won the special jury prize.

  • Open Doors
    News

    Locarno’s Open Doors forced to “drastically” reduce activities from 2025 due to major budget cut 5n285z

    2024-08-14T15:39:00Z

    The Swiss government is redirecting cultural spending to a future Ukrainian reconstruction fund. 

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    News

    Locarno Open Doors doc ’The Beach Of Enchaquirados’ boarded for world sales (exclusive) 676q3x

    2024-08-13T13:53:00Z

    The Ecaudorian film was screened to industry as part of an invite-only showcase at Locarno’s Open Doors programme this month. 

  • El unico tiempo_still_1
    News

    Paraguay’s ‘Encina’ is the big winner at Locarno’s Open Doors 2024 n6j11

    2024-08-13T11:01:00Z

    Paz Encina’s film is about a couple living in exile and waiting for news of their disappeared son. 

  • A Sister's Tale
    Reviews

    ‘A Sister’s Tale’: Locarno Review l4h12

    2024-08-13T10:03:00Z

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

  • 'Rita'
    News

    First trailer for Paz Vega’s directing debut ‘Rita’ ahead of Locarno premiere (exclusive) h33i

    2024-08-13T08:46:00Z

    Vega also stars alongside Roberto Álamo.

  • A4D and First Look winners - credit Locarno Film Festival Ti-Press
    News

    Irene Bartolomé‘s experimental ‘Dream Of Another Summer’ leads Locarno Pro winners 721462

    2024-08-12T12:08:00Z

    Projects from Spain, and were among the first round of winners announced at the weekend in an awards ceremony at the Locarno Pro industry platform. 

  • Mexico 86
    Reviews

    ‘Mexico 86’: Locarno Review 343qv

    2024-08-10T21:00:00Z

    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
    Reviews

    ‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’: Locarno Review 4v83s

    2024-08-10T12:00:00Z

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

  • Fréwaka
    Reviews

    ’Fréwaka’: Locarno Review 1b135z

    2024-08-09T16:00:00Z

    Aislinn Clarke follows up The Devil’s Doorway with another atmospheric Irish horror 

  • Luce
    Reviews

    ‘Luce’: Locarno Review 5j3a2d

    2024-08-09T15:15:00Z

    A lonely leather worker takes extreme steps to forge a connection in this Northern Italy-set Locarno competition title

  • Stacey Sher
    News

    ‘Erin Brockovich’ producer Stacey Sher: ’This is a job of psychotic optimism’ 533c3g

    2024-08-09T14:03:00Z

    Leading US producer was speaking in Locarno where she received the Raimondo Rezzonico Award.

  • 'Youth (Spring'
    News

    Icarus Films, dGenerate Films acquire Wang Bing’s final ‘Youth’ instalments 12i36

    2024-08-08T22:42:00Z

    Films will premiere in Locarno, Venice.

  • Death Will Come
    Reviews

    ‘Death Will Come’: Locarno Review 73g49

    2024-08-08T15:15:00Z

    A female contract killer takes on a job for a prominent gangster in Christoph Hochhausler’s Brussels-set noir

  • StepIN 2024
    News

    Indie execs talk inflation challenges and ‘pale, male reviewers’ at Locarno 66q2d

    2024-08-08T13:54:00Z

    HanWay’s Katie Ellen, WME Independent’s Alex Walton and microFilm’s Ada Solomon were speaking at Locarno Pro’s StepIN think tank.

  • Mr Deeds Goes To Town
    Features

    Locarno celebrates the golden age of Columbia Pictures 5k3l1q

    2024-08-07T16:03:00Z

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

  • Mares update
    Features

    Locarno’s First Look selection showcases vitality of Spanish film industry 566d6p

    2024-08-07T08:39:00Z Sponsored by

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