Open Doors winners announced at Locarno Fest 6g612o
One region, eight countries, twenty-two films.One section: Open Doors. Once again the Locarno Festival looked at a region where the light of cinema struggles to shine. The spotlight was on South Asia, with projects to develop, filmographies to and ideas to share. Consider it done. At Locarno70 as well. The names of prizewinners for the Open Doors Hub coproduction platform and the Open Doors Lab producer-training workshop were announced today. The prizes, both cash and in the form...
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Winners announced for 2017 Open Doors Hub and Lab 1s451q
The names of prizewinners for the Open Doors Hub coproduction platform and the Open Doors Lab producer-training workshop were announced today, 8 August. The 2017 session was the second in the three-year cycle dedicated by Open Doors to exploring eight countries in Southern Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The prizes, both cash and in the form of tangible assistance, have been awarded to projects and participants in the international pla...
HIGHLIGHTS from 70th Locarno Festival – DAY 8 ! 322m2k
1. Carlo Chatrian He is an icon of his country, who even when appearing in international productions is still able to embody the spirit of India. She is an actress who was banned by her country but who has never stopped representing its culture and speaking for the women of the world. The Song of Scorpions marks the meeting of Irrfan Khan and Golshifteh Farahani. 2. After the triptych of wonders that was Courgette–Elle–Toni Erdmann, what’s next for Michel M...
HIGHLIGHTS from 70th Locarno Festival – DAY 7 ! 4k5l5a
Carlo Chatrian Film after film, Wang Bing is creating a personal homage to his people, whether workers or prisoners in labour camps, the mentally ill in a house with circular balconies or women confined to bed, emigrants or resisters. Mrs. Fang is the latest touching volet of this particular human comedy. 2. The search for a gunshot fired many years ago. The search for the roots of a hate that continues unabated. Somewhere between detective and traveler, in Did You...
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HIGHLIGHTS from 70th Locarno Festival – DAY 6 ! 4h506r
Chien by Samuel Benchetrit - Piazza Grande 07 | 08 | 2017 21 Pictures Todd Haynes - Pardo d'Onore Manor 07 | 08 | 2017 11 Pictures ...
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Amori che non sanno stare al mondo by sca… 06 | 08 | 2017 30 Pictures What Happened to Monday? by Tommy Wirkola - Piazza… 06 | 08 | 2017 17 Pictures ...
HIGHLIGHTS from 70th Locarno Festival – DAY 4 ! 225h4d
VENUES 05 | 08 | 2017 6 Pictures Mathieu Kassovitz - Excellence Award Moet &… 05 | 08 | 2017 11 Pictures Sparrin...
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Drei Zinnen by Jan Zabeil 04 | 08 | 2017 11 Pictures Laissez bronzer les cadavre by H��l��ne Cattet,… 04 | 08 | 2017 9 Pictures ...
HIGHLIGHTS from 70th Locarno Festival – DAY 2 ! 6p2w4c
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HIGHLIGHTS from 70th Locarno Festival – DAY 1 ! 5y3042
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Locarno First Look Award 2017 to films in post-production 5w6r1i
The seventh edition of First Look – the Locarno Festival initiative aiming to showcase films in post-production – has presented six works in progress from Baltic Countries. Each one was introduced by its producer to various world sales agents and festival programmers attending the Industry Days. The jury for First Look 2017, comprising Charles Tesson (Semaine de la Critique’s Artistic Director), Jenn Murphy (Afi Fest's Se...
Locarno Industry Report: StepIn r166l
Summary from Variety correspondent Nick Vivarelli A group of 50 prominent European independent film industry execs assembled Thursday for the Locarno Festival’s StepIn think tank to discuss the timely topic of “The Theatrical Experience and the Future of Auteur Cinema in the Age of Global Streaming Platforms and Social Networks.” Judging from the attendees reaction, it was a huge success: "We are extremely proud of the high...
Pardo d’onore Manor for Todd Haynes 5p4m4g
On Monday 7th August the Festival will pay homage to U.S. director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes. His latest film Wonderstruck will be screened in company with Poison, one of the featured titles in Locarno70, the sidebar dedicated to celebrating the Festival’s 70th anniversary. The Locarno Festival offers tribute with the Pardo d’onore Manor to American director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes. At the 1991 Locarno Festival there were 19 movies contend...
Locarno Festival, a 360° experience xu3e
Locarno Festival, a 360° experience Five days of free screenings, concerts and Dj sets will herald the inception of the 70th edition of the Locarno Festival and will accompany it beyond its closing date. This year, the 360° offering of this event is thus enhanced, creating an increasingly involving and rich experience thanks to two novel places, a garden in the heart of the Old Town and a new place to meet a...
Locarno Talks la Mobiliare: the visionary power of words 5p1m6
Locarno Talks What happens when people try to shape the future? This is the underlying question for the concept behind Locarno Talks, a new platform for discussion and exchange set up by the Locarno Festival together with its Main partner la Mobiliare and featuring guests from the world of politics, economics and the arts. For the first run of the event, which will be held from 6 thr...
Pardo d’onore Manor for Jean-Marie Straub 1x6cq
Pardo d’onore Manor for Jean-Marie Straub Born in in 1933, with a career that stretches back over sixty years and that plowed a distinct furrow across the field of 20th century cinema. The Pardo d’onore Manor of the 70th Locarno Festival will be given to Jean Marie Straub on August the 11th 2017. Benchmark auteur for generations of moviegoers and directors, Straub spent much of his lifetime with his partner in art and life, Danièle Huillet (1936 – 2006) ...
Adrien Brody to receive 2017 Leopard Club Award 565m3v
The 70th Locarno Festival will pay tribute to Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody. The American star will receive the 2017 Leopard Club Award in Piazza Grande on 4 August. In bestowing the Leopard Club Award on Adrien Brody, the Locarno Festival will recognize one of the most brilliant figures in American film, an Academy Award winner at the age of only 29. Brody gained a lasting place in the collective imagi...
Olivier Assayas, Yousry Nasrallah and Sabine Azéma will be the jury presidents at the 70th Locarno Festival. 3kt3g
Assayas, Nasrallah, Azéma The President of the International Competition jury will be French film critic, screenwriter and director Olivier Assayas, who already made his mark at the Festival in 2014 with the acclaimed Sils Maria, starring Juliette Binoche. Being one of the most highly regarded contemporary filmmakers, Assayas has made several full-length features, ranging across a variety of subjects, places and genres. As an auteur for whom fo...
5th StepIn event in Locarno focuses on digital future of film 391m5b
StepIn Networking / © Locarno Festival Locarno highlights the growing impact of streaming platforms on arthouse cinema and movie theatres. The ongoing digital revolution in creating and consuming audiovisual content challenges the industry more than ever. Platforms like Netflix and Amazon have altered all previous models of production and – especially – distribution. Is this transformation disruptive? Does it present an opportunity or a thr...
Nastassja Kinski to be guest of honor at Locarno 1fl6f
Nastassja Kinski / © Keystone Nastassja Kinski will be guest of honor at the 70th Locarno Festival. For the occasion the German actress will be presenting Cat People, Paul Schrader’s remake of the horror classic by French director Jacques Tourneur, dedicatee of this year’s Retrospective at Locarno. From the outset of her career, Nastassja Kinski has appeared in films that have become part of cinema history. She was a muse for director...
