Locarno 2025
93 articles available in total starting from 28/03/2025. Last article published on 19/11/2025.
Interview: Jacqueline Zünd • Director of Don’t Let the Sun
“In this film, I discovered what it really means to work with actors, and I found it liberating”
The Swiss director discusses her debut fiction feature, a fusion of climate dystopia and human connection, influenced by her documentary background
Interview: Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines
“Branko’s character embodies a disobedient part of the human experience that resists being boxed in”
The Yugoslavia-born and Berlin-based director breaks down his third feature, which navigates between genres, identities, and both urban and natural spaces
Interview: Ben Rivers • Director of Mare’s Nest
“I wanted to make a film that has that unease beneath it because that’s the world we live in”
The British filmmaker talks about fusing Don DeLillo’s play with a child’s perspective, and how the film’s shifting styles reflect its protagonist’s journey and the director’s own process
