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

Review: Habib, la grande aventure

Review: Habib, la grande aventure

Benoît Mariage delivers a moving chronicle of the tug-of-war of a young actor, caught between his origins and the destiny he dreams of  

26/08/2022 | Angoulême 2022

André Schäfer • Director of Everything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth.

Interview: André Schäfer • Director of Everything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth.

"And this is how a novel has to be in my opinion, it has to capture, to swallow you"

The German filmmaker presents a warm-hearted and formally intriguing portrait of Swiss author Martin Suter  

22/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Piazza Grande

Kaspar Kasics  • Director of Erica Jong: Breaking the Walls

Interview: Kaspar Kasics • Director of Erica Jong: Breaking the Walls

“That’s what I learnt from Erica Jong: to be honest”

The Swiss director takes on the legacy of Erica Jong, the American writer behind the 1973 novel Fear of Flying  

19/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Out of Competition

10 Film Festival@PalaCinema, a new initiative to promote Swiss festivals

10 Film Festival@PalaCinema, a new initiative to promote Swiss festivals

The House of Cinema and Audiovisual of Locarno (the PalaCinema) launches a new project to promote Swiss film festivals  

16/08/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Switzerland

Valentin Merz • Director of De noche los gatos son pardos

Interview: Valentin Merz • Director of De noche los gatos son pardos

"I wanted the actors and their characters to have enough space to explore their own desires"

With his debut feature, the Swiss filmmaker brings us into a mysterious world of desire, revolt and lightness  

15/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Rule 34 wins the Golden Leopard in Locarno

Rule 34 wins the Golden Leopard in Locarno

The festival put the powerful and radical film by Brazilian director Júlia Murat on the top step of the podium, while the films by Alessandro Comodin and Valentina Maurel also won awards  

15/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Awards

Review: Sermon to the Fish

Review: Sermon to the Fish

A no-frills film boasting beauty and soul, Hilal Baydarov’s ninth feature ponders what remains after winning a war  

12/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Caterina Mona • Director of Semret

Interview: Caterina Mona • Director of Semret

"We wanted to concentrate on the people and the camera had to follow them"

The Swiss filmmaker discusses her film, a portrait of an Eritrean woman's delicate balancing act between her wish to preserve her old habits and her need to integrate into her new culture  

12/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Piazza Grande

Review: De noche los gatos son pardos

Review: De noche los gatos son pardos

Valentin Merz’s captivating debut feature film is a destabilising portrait of an alternative society dominated by instincts  

12/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

11/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Locarno Pro

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