Woody Allen to Open San Sebastian, Lucrecia Martel and More Set for Locarno
Festival season continues to take shape with new projects from Allen, Martel, Lav Diaz, and more.
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Europe’s Biggest Summer Film Festivals Are Reinventing Themselves
With major programming announcements coming next week, Cannes, Locarno, and Karlovy Vary are adopting radical new approaches to the programming process.
Locarno Film Festival Cancels 2020 Edition and Won’t Go Virtual
A special initiative titled “Locarno 2020 — For the Future of Films” is being launched to support directors whose films have been blocked by the pandemic.
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Three Locarno Standouts Consider the Beauty and Torment of Being a Teenager
A trio of Locarno films offer a multi-faceted look at the isolation of being a teenager, and the independent spirit required to survive it.
Could Artificial Intelligence Spell the End of Independent Filmmaking?
A new kind of AI technology can identify elements that might make a film perform better at the box office. But as creator Sami Arpa explains, the creative process is still key good to good movies.
A Fragmented Reality: How a Vital New Documentary Rejects Clear Readings of the Syrian Revolution
Maya Khoury’s “Fi al-thawra” is powerful and necessary for the way that it disrupts traditional Western readings of the Syrian Revolution.
As the Festival World Evolves, Locarno Finds Itself Through Marriage of the Mainstream and the Risky
The 72nd edition of the lauded fall festival offered a wide-ranging program from brand-new Artistic Director Lili Hinstin, one that continued a mission of deeply curated picks.
‘A Girl Missing’ Review: A Nurse Grows Sick of Revenge in Fukada Kōji’s’ Slow-Burning Thriller
A nurse tries to get revenge on her own bad luck in a frustratingly fractured new thriller from “Harmonium” director Fukada Kōji.
‘Vitalina Varela’ Review: Another Ravishing, Masterful Vision From Pedro Costa
Costa’s latest vision of Cape Verdean immigrants — a highlight from this year’s Locarno Film Festival — is another lyrical vision of somber people confronting their past.
Catherine Breillat Says Abdellatif Kechiche Spent ‘Way Too Long’ Shooting ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Sex Scenes
French provocateur Breillat currently heads the Locarno Film Festival jury.
Love in Fractured Times: New Films Speak to the Power of Memory as a Means of Survival
In this essay from the Locarno Critics Academy, several new films grapple with the power of old memories.
Locarno Filmmakers Academy 2018: Meet Some of the World’s Most Exciting New Filmmakers
In this contribution from the Locarno Critics Academy, a look at several young filmmakers workshopping their films at the festival this year.
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