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Venice Film Festival’s Covid-era 77th edition kicks off against the odds 5t4g1
Tilda Swinton was feted with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
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Venice, Cannes stand together as Euro festivals unite in face of Covid-19 t3843
Venice chief Alberto Barbera addresses rumours of stalled collaboration plans with Cannes.
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Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Chocobar’ takes top prize at Locarno’s 2020 edition 393a6q
The festival awarded cash prizes to projects that have stalled at various stages of production due to Covid-19.
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Mongolia- coproduction ‘Ze’ leads Locarno’s Open Doors winners 3zl1n
Prizes were given via an awards ceremony on Zoom and YouTube.
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Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ to open Locarno’s hybrid 2020 edition 2w2673
Jean-Marie Straub’s short film La Contre Les Robots to close festival; juries unveiled.
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NewsLocarno Special 2020: digital edition 69402u
Features include an interview with artistic director Lili Hinstin, who explains how she is protecting the festival’s future in an unusual year.
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Locarno’s Open Doors to showcase early films of Brillante Mendoza, Isabel Sandoval and Mouly Surya 5k2j3y
Screening of Brillante Mendoza’s The Masseur marks centenary of cinema in the Philippines
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Locarno unveils plans for slimline onsite physical programme 3k5c1j
Most the festival will unfold in an online iteration after physical edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lucrecia Martel, Lav Diaz films selected for Locarno’s Covid-19-era initiative 5y16k
The special event was created to feature films that have stalled at various stages of production due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Locarno Open Doors launches year-round programme p3mq
This new initiative is being overseen by Zsuzsi Bankuti, former head of acquisitions at The Match Factory.
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Locarno unveils Southeast Asia-focused 2020 Open Doors selection 6c4423
This year’s edition will welcome eight projects for its Open Door Hub component and nine emerging producers for its Lab event.
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Cannes parallel section ACID unveils 2020 line-up 1va62
Selection aims to connect works by emerging directors with distributors and audiences.
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Locarno Pro launches new digital market platform for library titles 5m611n
The initiative aims to connect library rightsholders with digital platforms.
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Locarno moves Leopards of Tomorrow shorts online as part of digital iteration 314s4u
The Leopards of Tomorrow section marks its 30th anniversary this year.
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Locarno reveals details of its new The Films After Tomorrow awards 3u1x1t
Submission process to run from May 12 to 27, selection to be announced June 25.
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NewsLocarno chief Lili Hinstin talks completely new 2020 iteration 423u5f
“We looked at what would be helpful for the films and their creators.”
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Locarno Film Festival cancels 2020 edition, creates special prizes for stalled films a603r
The physical festival will be replaced with a new format called “Locarno 2020 - For the Future of Films”.
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News“No doubt” Sarajevo Film Festival will take place despite virus crisis but Jerusalem postpones 575i4n
Uncertainty remains over this year’s Locarno and Karlovy Vary film festivals.
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Swiss producer and Locarno stalwart Tiziana Soudani dies 3a2z6m
Credits included ‘Happy As Lazarro’ and ‘Bread And Tulips’.
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Locarno to fete Japan’s Kinuyo Tanaka in first retrospective devoted to female filmmaker 56203n
Pioneering filmmaker and actress was second woman to direct a feature in history of Japanese cinema.
