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1718 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 27/08/2025.

Review: A Thousand Fires

Review: A Thousand Fires

Saeed Taji Farouky's documentary tells the intimate story of a Myanma family, set against the epic background of manual oil extraction  

10/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Semaine de la Critique

Review: Zahorí

Review: Zahorí

Marí Alessandrini’s debut feature takes us on a magical journey to the ends of the earth where the noise of the city gives way to introspection in a setting where anything still seems possible  

10/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Cineasti del Presente

Lorenz Merz • Director of Soul of a Beast

Interview: Lorenz Merz • Director of Soul of a Beast

“My movies don’t just function on an intellectual level”

The young Swiss director talks to us about his second feature, which is competing in the Locarno Film Festival’s International Competition  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: Soul of a Beast

Review: Soul of a Beast

Zurich director Lorenz Merz’s second feature film transports us into the recesses of a hallucinatory world where feelings are more important than reason  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Locarno Pro chooses WYTH as the “virtual square” dedicated to professionals visiting the festival’s 74th edition

Locarno Pro chooses WYTH as the “virtual square” dedicated to professionals visiting the festival’s 74th edition

As the Swiss gathering celebrates its return, industry professionals are invited to the WYTH Plaza  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Locarno Pro

Stefan Jäger • Director of Monte Verità

Interview: Stefan Jäger • Director of Monte Verità

“It’s funny that we in Switzerland created the first hippie commune”

The Swiss director invites everyone to revisit “The Mountain of Truth”, a utopian colony that welcomed all of the unconventional thinkers  

05/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Piazza Grande

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Semaine de la Critique title A Thousand Fires

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Semaine de la Critique title A Thousand Fires

Saeed Taji Farouky’s new feature-length documentary is a portrait of a family in flux, and a story of intergenerational conflict and compromise  

04/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Semaine de la Critique

New talents and old hands at Pardi di domani 2021

New talents and old hands at Pardi di domani 2021

With Locarno about to kick off, Cineuropa samples a small batch of the European shorts on offer in the 2021 Pardi di domani selection  

04/08/2021 | Locarno 2021

Markus Duffner • Head, Locarno Pro

Interview: Markus Duffner • Head, Locarno Pro

“This year, we wanted to observe the industry from the inside, to see how we’re doing now, but also how we were doing pre-Covid”

Cineuropa met with the head of Locarno Pro, appointed 1 January 2021, who spoke enthusiastically about the event’s upcoming edition  

03/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Locarno Pro

Review: Samira’s Dream

Review: Samira’s Dream

Nino Tropiano’s documentary is an honest account of the life of Samira, who dreams of becoming an independent woman through education  

02/08/2021 | Films | Reviews | Tanzania/Ireland/Switzerland

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