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REPORT: Locarno 2025

Cineuropa is covering the 78th Locarno Film Festival live with reviews, interviews, news...

REPORT: Locarno 2025

60 articles available in total starting from 28/03/2025. Last article published on 13/08/2025.

Tamara Stepanyan • Director of In the Land of Arto

Interview: Tamara Stepanyan • Director of In the Land of Arto

“I wanted to recall trauma gently, without actually showing the war”

The Armenian-French director discusses her first fiction feature, sharing insights on the casting process and on how she weaves real-life elements into fiction  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2025

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2025

We take a closer look at four African projects being co-produced with European partners – or seeking them – which are taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

Review: In the Land of Arto

Review: In the Land of Arto

Armenian-French director Tamara Stepanyan’s enigmatic first fiction feature slowly unveils the mysteries behind the death of a man whose hidden past sheds light on a painful present  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for Locarno competition entry Solomamma

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for Locarno competition entry Solomamma

Janicke Askevold’s drama explores the emotional terrain of single motherhood, looking at questions of identity and human connection  

06/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

Interview: Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

“Today, Locarno is an indispensable observatory to understand where contemporary cinema is at”

The artistic director of the Swiss gathering talked to us about this year’s programme and about the importance of building an offering that adequately reflects the complexity of this historical moment  

05/08 | Locarno 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Locarno Competition entry Sorella di Clausura

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Locarno Competition entry Sorella di Clausura

The new film by Ivana Mladenović is an empathetic parody of romantic melodramas set on the outskirts of the Balkans during the 2008 crisis  

05/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Kids title The Badgers

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Kids title The Badgers

Paul Magnus Lundø’s pic follows 11-year-old Berny who moves in with his foster mother and dreams of becoming a legacy scout like his father  

04/08 | Locarno 2025

Latvia to step into the spotlight at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival

Latvia to step into the spotlight at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival

Some of the Baltic country’s most prominent producers — including Matīss Kaža, Alise Ģelze and Guntis Trekteris — will present their latest projects at the Swiss gathering  

01/08 | Locarno 2025/Sponsored

Locarno completes the selection of its competition

Locarno completes the selection of its competition

Many European films are competing for the Golden Leopard, with debut features cohabitating with works by established directors such as Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche and Naomi Kawase  

29/07 | Locarno 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for Locarno Semaine de la Critique documentary Green Light

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for Locarno Semaine de la Critique documentary Green Light

Pavel Cuzuioc’s film offers rare insights into the ethical, emotional but also very practical complexities of assisted suicide  

28/07 | Locarno 2025 | Semaine de la Critique

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