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Locarno 2024 / Competition

40 articles available in total starting from 22/02/2024. Last article published on 20/08/2024.

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Pia Marais • Director of Transamazonia

Interview: Pia Marais • Director of Transamazonia

“I like female characters who, a bit like Hitchcock’s, are hiding something underneath”

The South African-born director tells us about how she grappled with the paradoxes of the Amazon rainforest and her love for ambiguous female characters  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Fire of Wind

Review: Fire of Wind

The first feature by Marta Mateus, a wonderful form of cinematic reminiscence, shines bright in the race for the Golden Leopard  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Ramon and Silvan Zürcher • Director and producer of The Sparrow in the Chimney

Interview: Ramon and Silvan Zürcher • Director and producer of The Sparrow in the Chimney

"We often associate destruction with something negative, but sometimes it’s necessary for something healthy to take root"

The Swiss duo expand on their artistic universe, their passion for still-life, and cinema as a means for experimenting with alternative family ties  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Moon

Interview: Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Moon

“You can find a sister in another country, find common ground and help each other, no matter where you come from”

With her new film, shot in Jordan, the Austrian filmmaker tells a cross-border story of women's solidarity  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Youth (Hard Times)

Review: Youth (Hard Times)

Wang Bing immerses viewers in the unrelenting world of China's migrant labourers, offering an intimate and unvarnished portrayal of a generation's struggle for survival  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Sara Fgaier • Director of Weightless

Interview: Sara Fgaier • Director of Weightless

"The possibility of radically changing your life after a loss has to do with memory"

The experienced editor and producer tells us about her debut feature as director and the connection between memories and cinema  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Virgil Vernier • Director of 100,000,000,000,000

Interview: Virgil Vernier • Director of 100,000,000,000,000

"I think it’s invaluable that films can open a window onto something unknown"

The French filmmaker explains his fascinating work which is anchored in the timeless modernity of Monaco, and clarifies his rather unique approach to fiction  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Ben Rivers • Director of Bogancloch

Interview: Ben Rivers • Director of Bogancloch

"Oftentimes, you look at cinema and it's all about content, or all about the form, but I want them to work together in order to create a universe"

The British filmmaker tells us about his interest in repetition, as evidenced in his latest film, and his editing process  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Tato Kotetishvili • Director of Holy Electricity

Interview: Tato Kotetishvili • Director of Holy Electricity

"As my background is in cinematography, it was hard to let someone else shoot it"

The Georgian cinematographer-turned-director talks about his feature directorial debut, a production for which he wears multiple hats, serving as director, screenwriter, producer and DoP  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Mar Coll • Director of Salve Maria

Interview: Mar Coll • Director of Salve Maria

"We wanted to make a moving film, instead of being critical or distant"

The Catalan filmmaker discusses her newest film, a genre-bending look at postpartum depression and the irrational aspects of motherhood  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

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