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1717 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 22/08/2025.

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Three sisters are struggling to find their way into a future of their own. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film in Locarno.  

24/10/2011 | Films | Reviews

Summer Games picked as Switzerland’s Oscar entry

The Swiss entry in the nomination race for the 2012 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar has now been announced: it is Rolando Colla’s Swiss/Italian co-production Summer Games. The jury put together...  

30/09/2011 | Oscars 2012 | Switzerland

Best Intentions: Too subjective to attract large audiences?

One of the two Romanian productions in Locarno's main competition, Best Intentions is Adrian Sitaru's second feature (after Hooked, Venice Days 2008). It tells the story of Alex (Bogdan...  

10/08/2011 | Festivals | Switzerland

25 German (co)productions in Locarno

The 64th Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) is welcoming quite a few German titles, including three coproductions in competition: French director Mia Hansen-Love's Goodbye First Love (coprod....  

03/08/2011 | Festivals | Switzerland/Germany

French contingent heads to Locarno

Gallic production will be particularly in the spotlight at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday, August 3. Four films will indeed be shown in international...  

29/07/2011 | Festivals | Switzerland/France

New foundation for Swiss Francophone films

July 1 marked an important step in the development of Swiss cinema with the creation of the Swiss-French Film Foundation. Bringing together most of the state funding earmarked for French-language...  

27/07/2011 | Institutions | Switzerland

Locarno unveils very French line-up for 64th edition

France, Switzerland, USA, Romania and Japan: these are the five main countries represented at the Locarno International Film Festival, which will run from August 3-13. For its 64th edition – which...  

13/07/2011 | Festivals | Switzerland

Hansen-Love, Klotz and Ameur-Zaimèche in competition at Locarno

The arrival last year of Olivier Père (photo), the former Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selector, as artistic director of the Locarno International Film Festival seems to be a pulling point for...  

23/06/2011 | Festivals | Switzerland/France

Abel Ferrara to receive Locarno Leopard of Honor

New York filmmaker Abel Ferrara will be feted by the Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) this year with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The enfant terrible of American cinema will receive the...  

25/05/2011 | Festivals | Switzerland

Co-production treaty signed

Swiss federal advisor Didier Burkhalter and Luxembourg’s Minister for Communications and the Media François Biltgen signed a co-production agreement between the two countries in Cannes on Sunday....  

16/05/2011 | Institutions | Switzerland/Luxembourg

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