German director and voiceover enthusiast Werner Herzog will receive this year's Locarno International Film Festival's Pardo d'onore, the festival announced Wednesday.
Read More »Our Locarno Critics Academy, done in conjunction with the Film Society of Lincoln Center, is back for 2013.
Read More »The game of musical chairs on the global film festival circuit continues as Olivier Père leaves his role as artistic director at the Festival del film Locarno after three years. He's moving on to become the General Director of Arte France Cinema. This means he is no longer a candidate for the New Yo...
Read More »Many of the American indies on display at Locarno featured characters stumbling through life like George Romero creatures.
Read More »Japan and Mexico joined forces this year at the Locarno Film Festival
Read More »On the small but expanding world of African independent cinema.
Read More »Thanks to director/writer/producer Johnnie To, the commercial cinema of Hong Kong has entered a golden age. Since forming Milkyway Image Ltd. in 1996, To has helped produce over fifty films, and has directed or co-directed over half of them himself. While other Hong Kong filmmakers were being e...
Read More »On the ominous and uncomfortable visions of Marco Ferreri and Ornella Muti.
Read More »The director of "Uncle Boonmee" on upcoming projects, his cinematic inspiration, and how it feels to be the president of the jury at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival.
Read More »Is this documentary about Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" a work of criticism, or a critique of criticism?
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