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Locarno 2024


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

Review: Crickets, It’s Your Turn

Review: Crickets, It’s Your Turn

Kazakh filmmaker Olga Korotko’s second feature is an escalating thriller arising from the conflict between sensitive femininity and toxic masculinity  

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

Bálint Szimler • Director of Lesson Learned

Interview: Bálint Szimler • Director of Lesson Learned

“We wanted to capture the essence of being a child”

The Hungarian director, who grew up in the USA but moved back to Hungary at the age of nine, can relate to the feeling of being an outsider  

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

Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Moon

Interview: Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Moon

“You can find a sister in another country, find common ground and help each other, no matter where you come from”

With her new film, shot in Jordan, the Austrian filmmaker tells a cross-border story of women's solidarity  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Telepathic Letters

Review: Telepathic Letters

Portuguese experimental filmmaker Edgar Pêra uses AI to explore the philosophical intersections between Fernando Pessoa and HP Lovecraft  

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

Review: Eight Postcards from Utopia

Review: Eight Postcards from Utopia

Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz’s exploration of consumerism in Romania after the 1989 revolution is an intellectual divertissement entirely made up of old ads and other TV footage  

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

Review: Youth (Hard Times)

Review: Youth (Hard Times)

Wang Bing immerses viewers in the unrelenting world of China's migrant labourers, offering an intimate and unvarnished portrayal of a generation's struggle for survival  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Skill Issue

Review: Skill Issue

German director Willy Hans treats us to a profound and atmospheric first feature film, following a group of young adults grappling with the difficulty of connecting with one another  

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

Review: Sleep #2

Review: Sleep #2

Radu Jude’s experiment pushes the boundaries of cinematic form by transforming mundane live footage into a provocative meditation on voyeurism and the legacy of Andy Warhol  

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

Sara Fgaier • Director of Weightless

Interview: Sara Fgaier • Director of Weightless

"The possibility of radically changing your life after a loss has to do with memory"

The experienced editor and producer tells us about her debut feature as director and the connection between memories and cinema  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Virgil Vernier • Director of 100,000,000,000,000

Interview: Virgil Vernier • Director of 100,000,000,000,000

"I think it’s invaluable that films can open a window onto something unknown"

The French filmmaker explains his fascinating work which is anchored in the timeless modernity of Monaco, and clarifies his rather unique approach to fiction  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

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