Locarno 2024
107 articles available in total starting from 22/01/2024. Last article published on 24/01/2025.
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: Laurynas Bareiša • Director of Drowning Dry
“I’m not preaching, because I’m aware of my own limitations, but I want to show what the reality is”
We met up with the Lithuanian director, whose second feature tells the story of two sisters trying to rebuild their lives after a terrible accident
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
