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1418 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 14/08/2023.

Basil Da Cunha  • Director of Manga D’Terra

Interview: Basil Da Cunha • Director of Manga D’Terra

"I made a musical that pays homage to a type of music which does not get the recognition it deserves"

The Swiss-Portuguese director, whose film pays homage to the women of the Reboleira neighbourhood, talks to us with passion about the tight connection between life and cinema  

14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027

SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027

The Swiss pubcaster has also increased its annual budget by CHF 1.5 million  

14/08 | Industry | Market | Switzerland

Critical Zone wins the Golden Leopard at Locarno

Critical Zone wins the Golden Leopard at Locarno

The biggest awards of the festival went to three courageous and radical directors: the Iranian Ali Ahmadzadeh, the Ukrainian Maryna Vroda and the Romanian Radu Jude  

14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Awards

Sylvain George  • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Interview: Sylvain George • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere

“At night, the rules don’t apply”

The French director dives into darkness in his film about a group of kids from Morocco, dreaming of escaping to Europe yet still stuck in Melilla  

14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Review: Rapture

Review: Rapture

Indian director Dominic Sangma explores fear and societal tensions in his sophomore feature and Locarno debut  

11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Of Living Without Illusion

Review: Of Living Without Illusion

Katharina Lüdin’s first feature examines the dangerous yet reassuring grey zone separating love from hate and affection from contempt  

10/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023

We take a closer look at some of the Caribbean and Latin American projects co-produced with European partners taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

09/08 | Locarno 2023 | Locarno Pro

Review: Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Review: Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Sylvain George sets his gaze on a group of young migrants on the border between the African continent and Europe, shining a light on a daily existence rife with persistence, hope and painful utopias  

09/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Locarno Pro announces its Open Doors winners, sees the triumph of Génesis Valenzuela’s Three Bullets

Locarno Pro announces its Open Doors winners, sees the triumph of Génesis Valenzuela’s Three Bullets

The Dominican-Spanish project, which revolves around the brutal murder of Lucrecia Pérez in 1992, has snagged three prizes  

08/08 | Locarno 2023 | Locarno Pro/Awards

Review: Rivière

Review: Rivière

Hugues Hariche’s debut feature depicts the monotonous yet turbulent lives of a group of teens trying to emancipate themselves from adults who no longer understand them  

07/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente

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