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93 articles available in total starting from 28/03/2025. Last article published on 19/11/2025.

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

Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

Interview: Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

“I think the sensitivity and emotions that are part of our work go beyond spoken language”

The Japanese director explains the reasons which prompted her to tell us the story of a French paediatric doctor working in Kobe, and why she chose Vicky Krieps for the role  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Yakushima’s Illusion

Review: Yakushima’s Illusion

Naomi Kawase brings together two thorny questions for Japanese society: organ transplants and the tens of thousands of people who mysteriously disappear every year  

15/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: The Plant from the Canaries

Review: The Plant from the Canaries

Ruan Lan-Xi’s first feature film is an elegant and ethereal portrait of a woman who seems to glide through the city she’s getting to know, like a skater across an icy lake  

15/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

Interview: Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

“It’s not just reality or just fiction; it’s that middle ground where both come together to create something that can’t be separated”

The Serbian-Romanian filmmaker talks about her fourth feature, which follows a self-aware young woman in her pursuit of happiness at a time of crisis  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: The Lake

Review: The Lake

The debut feature film by Jean-Luc Godard’s former director of photography Fabrice Aragno takes viewers on a fascinating, immersive cinematographic journey  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

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