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88 articles available in total starting from 28/03/2025. Last article published on 27/08/2025.

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Margherita Spampinato • Director of Sweetheart

Interview: Margherita Spampinato • Director of Sweetheart

“My film expresses the need we have to listen to each other, be together and be connected”

The debuting Italian director talks to us about the meeting-clash between two generations in her film set in Sicily  

27/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

REPORT: Swiss Films Previews @ Locarno Pro 2025

REPORT: Swiss Films Previews @ Locarno Pro 2025

At Locarno, Swiss Films presented previews of six features scheduled for release between late 2025 and early 2026, ranging from fictionalised biography to social critique  

22/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

Review: In the Penal Colony

Review: In the Penal Colony

Gaetano Crivaro, Silvia Perra, Ferruccio Goia and Alberto Diana take us into the isolated daily life of four places in Sardinia where the last penal colonies of Europe remain active  

21/08 | Locarno 2025 | Semaine de la Critique

Kukla • Director of Fantasy

Interview: Kukla • Director of Fantasy

“I’ve always thought of Fantasy as someone who brings with her a gentle kind of disruption”

The Slovenian director chats to us about her feature-length follow-up to her award-winning short Sisters and about revisiting her trio of girls  

19/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Olivia

Review: Olivia

The debut feature by Argentinian filmmaker Sofía Petersen, about a woman losing her father, is too enigmatic for its own good  

19/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Fabrice Aragno • Director of The Lake

Interview: Fabrice Aragno • Director of The Lake

“What I learned from Godard is to trust in the moment and allow things to unfold”

The Swiss filmmaker breaks down the influence of painters and how his spontaneous approach reflects the raw, unpredictable environment in which his feature was created  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

Interview: Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

“With the Sony Ericsson, I could film people without taking something away from them”

The director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? discusses the intricacies of making a road movie with pixelated images  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Elder Son

Review: Elder Son

Cecilia Kang's triptych of a Korean-Argentinian family, inspired by her own experiences, introduces some fascinating themes filled with heart, but the emotional impact doesn’t land  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Hair, Paper, Water…

Review: Hair, Paper, Water…

Nicolas Graux and Trương Minh Quý co-direct a pensively beautiful documentary miniature focusing on an elderly Vietnamese lady and her large extended family  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Locarno’s Golden Leopard goes to Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Locarno’s Golden Leopard goes to Two Seasons, Two Strangers

The festival has rewarded the sheer poetry of Sho Miyake, whose film featured on the podium alongside Tales of the Wounded Land, White Snail, God Will Not Help and Dry Leaf  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Awards

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