Locarno 2024 / Out of Competition
18 articles available in total starting from 10/07/2024. Last article published on 20/08/2024.
Interview: Edgar Pêra • Director of Telepathic Letters
“Lovecraft’s idea of alien gods that are indifferent to humanity mirrors the way AI can be seen”
The pioneering Portuguese filmmaker discusses blending the worlds of Fernando Pessoa and HP Lovecraft, surreal imagery and the implications of AI in the film industry
Interview: Marco Tullio Giordana • Director of The Life Apart
"It's connected to the imagination of children - they do see things that grown-ups don't see"
The Italian director, also awarded a special Leopard at the Swiss festival, talks us through his fine new film, a family melodrama that spirals into magic realism
Interview: Samir • Director of The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners
“A film can create playful and emotional connections to bring people's stories closer to others”
The Swiss director reveals his sources, and his visual and thematic approach to his film addressing the history of Italian migrants in Switzerland
Interview: Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz • Directors of Eight Postcards from Utopia, Sleep #2
“Cinema can incorporate all kinds of things and still remain cinema”
The director and the philosopher discuss their approaches to cinema, exploring the use of archival material, and the interplay between advertising and ideology
