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US producer Stacey Sher to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival 2024 6o1k2g
Sher’s producer credits include ’Django Unchained’ and ’Erin Brockovich.’
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Locarno unveils projects and producers for 2024 Open Doors 4s4q13
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 1b4sr
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 m1tg
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 4074h
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) 2e2t72
Meditation on banality of evil premiered in Locarno.
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Locarno pays tribute to filmmaker Paolo Taviani, who has died aged 92 403c1r
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 69463
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 263j5i
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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Magnolia Pictures acquires Locarno comedy ‘Lousy Carter’ 6d1m5a
Comedy to open in February 2024.
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Locarno confirms Maja Hoffmann as festival president, downsizes board 4c2r56
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 5j2h2i
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 33729
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 2p2s1u
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 p4h3
’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 6v4m3b
’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 5x523h
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 265q3p
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 4o3c2
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 611q2b
Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.
