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1764 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 14/01/2026.

Review: Sidonie in Japan

Review: Sidonie in Japan

VENICE 2023: Following in the wake of Isabelle Huppert, Élise Girard imposes her own trademark aerial cinematography, travelling in Japan and exploring the contours and the echoes of reality  

01/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Andrés Peyrot  • Director of God Is A Woman

Interview: Andrés Peyrot • Director of God Is A Woman

"This combination of time periods and viewpoints would lead to a combination of different materials"

VENICE 2023: The Swiss filmmaker of Panamanian origin spoke to us about the adventure involved in making his documentary about the Kuna community and following in the tracks of a lost movie  

01/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Review: God Is a Woman

Review: God Is a Woman

VENICE 2023: Andrés Peyrot dives into the wake of a lost film shot in the heart of a Panamanian community by the Oscar-winning French documentary-maker Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau in the 1970s  

31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Dominic Sangma  • Director of Rapture

Interview: Dominic Sangma • Director of Rapture

“We need to stop, pause and see what's really happening behind the veil of fear”

The Indian director enlightens us on the ways of translating the past into a cinematic, fictional present  

17/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Hugues Hariche  • Director of Rivière

Interview: Hugues Hariche • Director of Rivière

“The idea was to start with this damaged character and see how she could escape from her situation through her encounters”

The Swiss-French director breaks down the inspiration for his intimate coming-of-age film, his approach to the aesthetics and what ice hockey means to him personally  

17/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Ricardo and Painting

Review: Ricardo and Painting

After bringing his ‘Trilogy of Evil’ to a close, Barbet Schroeder chooses to zoom in on the life of a gentle soul, a talented painter and one of his closest friends  

16/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Basil Da Cunha  • Director of Manga D’Terra

Interview: Basil Da Cunha • Director of Manga D’Terra

"I made a musical that pays homage to a type of music which does not get the recognition it deserves"

The Swiss-Portuguese director, whose film pays homage to the women of the Reboleira neighbourhood, talks to us with passion about the tight connection between life and cinema  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027

SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027

The Swiss pubcaster has also increased its annual budget by CHF 1.5 million  

14/08/2023 | Industry | Market | Switzerland

Critical Zone wins the Golden Leopard at Locarno

Critical Zone wins the Golden Leopard at Locarno

The biggest awards of the festival went to three courageous and radical directors: the Iranian Ali Ahmadzadeh, the Ukrainian Maryna Vroda and the Romanian Radu Jude  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Awards

Sylvain George  • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Interview: Sylvain George • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere

“At night, the rules don’t apply”

The French director dives into darkness in his film about a group of kids from Morocco, dreaming of escaping to Europe yet still stuck in Melilla  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

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