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2295 articles available in total starting from 16/05/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Chema García Ibarra • Director of The Sacred Spirit

Interview: Chema García Ibarra • Director of The Sacred Spirit

“I like to shoot in places where nobody has taken a camera before”

The award-winning short filmmaker presents his long-awaited feature debut, shot with non-professional actors in his hometown of Elche, which is dripping with his peculiar sense of humour  

11/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title As Far as I Can Walk

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title As Far as I Can Walk

A reimagining of the Serbian epic poem Banovich Strahinya, Stefan Arsenijević’s second feature centres on a young couple of Ghanaian migrants  

11/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: The Giants

Review: The Giants

Bonifacio Angius returns to the Locarno Film Festival to present his latest, quirky feature film, painting a comical and decadent portrait of masculinity which is on the verge of implosion  

11/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: The Sacred Spirit

Review: The Sacred Spirit

With his debut feature, Chema García Ibarra proves that he is excellent at crafting unique atmospheres, stories and sensations, taking daily life as his starting point  

10/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: Secret Name

Review: Secret Name

Presented in Locarno’s International Competition, Aurélia Georges’ third feature film is a poetic work of unsettling classicism tackling the subject of otherness  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Axelle Ropert • Director of Petite Solange

Interview: Axelle Ropert • Director of Petite Solange

“In my opinion, emotions are transmitted through simplicity”

A charismatic, young actress stars in the French director’s new film, dealing with divorce shown from the perspective of a child  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Neus Ballús • Director of The Odd-Job Men

Interview: Neus Ballús • Director of The Odd-Job Men

“I think the experiences we all have behind us are fascinating”

The Catalonian filmmaker talks to us about her third feature, another fiction-documentary hybrid that is toplined by non-professional actors  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: Heavens Above

Review: Heavens Above

Serbian director Srdjan Dragojević's new dark comedy, screening in competition at Locarno, is probably his best film this century  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: The River

Review: The River

As far as “slow cinema” goes, the latest offering from Lebanon’s Ghassan Salhab just crawls along  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: After Blue

Review: After Blue

French director Bertrand Mandico’s second captivating feature film catapults us onto a mysterious, sensual planet where cruelty and beauty duet to the rhythm of a techno beat  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

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