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Locarno 2024


107 articles available in total starting from 22/01/2024. Last article published on 24/01/2025.

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: Fario

Review: Fario

In her debut feature, Lucie Prost follows the adventures of a young man confronted with trauma that he can’t overcome, with repressed emotions that burn inside like poison  

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

Review: Foul Evil Deeds

Review: Foul Evil Deeds

British director Richard Hunter’s debut feature film speaks of evil deeds carried out by random people, painting a unique portrait of human beings who are trying to fight their demons  

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

Review: Dragon Dilatation

Review: Dragon Dilatation

Bertrand Mandico’s seductive feature film catapults us into a utopian world where desire and decadence duet with utmost elegance, like two ballerinas about to take to the stage  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

Iva Radivojević • Director of When the Phone Rang

Interview: Iva Radivojević • Director of When the Phone Rang

“I couldn’t imagine this film in a digital format”

The Yugoslavian-born director recalls the collapse of her native country in her newest film  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz • Directors of Eight Postcards from Utopia, Sleep #2

Interview: Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz • Directors of Eight Postcards from Utopia, Sleep #2

“Cinema can incorporate all kinds of things and still remain cinema”

The director and the philosopher discuss their approaches to cinema, exploring the use of archival material, and the interplay between advertising and ideology  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

Review: Listen to the Voices

Review: Listen to the Voices

With his debut feature, Maxime Jean-Baptiste delivers an intimate and poignant film that fills in the missing images of French Guiana, in a free form  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del presente

Bruno Deville • Director of Endangered Species

Interview: Bruno Deville • Director of Endangered Species

“We're human beings in crisis, in a world in crisis, and we're all looking for meaning”

The Swiss-based Belgian director discusses climate change and midlife crises, and how they relate to his new six-episode series  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

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