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1859 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 14/09/2026.

Review: Mother Mara

Review: Mother Mara

A romance blossoms between a grieving middle-aged woman and her son’s friend in Mirjana Karanović’s second directorial effort  

22/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Out of Competition

Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

Interview: Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

“The location was like a canvas that allowed me to explore creativity unhindered”

The Swiss-Cape Verdean director unpicks her coming-of-age story set on the shores of Cape Verde and explains how the landscape inspired her  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Toxic wins the Golden Leopard at Locarno

Toxic wins the Golden Leopard at Locarno

The festival has elevated two courageous Lithuanian directors, Saulė Bliuvaitė and Laurynas Bareiša, to the highest podium, along with the equally radical Kurdish-Austrian director Kurdwin Ayub  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Awards

REPORT: Swiss Films Previews @ Locarno Pro 2024

REPORT: Swiss Films Previews @ Locarno Pro 2024

Swiss Films presents five previews of feature films expected between the end of 2024 and early 2025  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Locarno Pro

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

Samir • Director of The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners

Interview: Samir • Director of The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners

“A film can create playful and emotional connections to bring people's stories closer to others”

The Swiss director reveals his sources, and his visual and thematic approach to his film addressing the history of Italian migrants in Switzerland  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of 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

Willy Hans • Director of Skill Issue

Interview: Willy Hans • Director of Skill Issue

“I like working with actors in this age group because their approach is very intuitive”

We met with the German director whose feature film follows a group of young people drifting through a hot summer’s day  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Hanami

Review: Hanami

Diving deep into the ocean of immigration, Denise Fernandes' feature creates its own unique realistic yet magical universe  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

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

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