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

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

Review: Petite Solange

Review: Petite Solange

Axelle Ropert’s new film paints a candid, noir-tinged portrait of the inner world of an overly sentimental adolescent who is struggling to come to terms with her parents’ divorce  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Srđan Dragojević • Director of Heavens Above

Interview: Srđan Dragojević • Director of Heavens Above

“I am very proud that all six republics of the former Yugoslavia are involved in the production"

With his new film, the Serbian director presents a satire on religion mirroring the essential social themes of the Balkan countries  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: The Odd-Job Men

Review: The Odd-Job Men

Neus Ballús follows a trio of handymen as they carry out home visits, revealing a whole new wonderful, amusing and brightly coloured world just outside of our own four walls  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Sarajevo announces its competition titles

Sarajevo announces its competition titles

A total of 48 films will be competing for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards in the feature, documentary, short and student competitions, and 18 of these will have their world premieres at Sarajevo  

26/07/2021 | Sarajevo 2021

In Venice, a “green pass” is enough for cinema from all over the world

In Venice, a “green pass” is enough for cinema from all over the world

A safe and lively edition which will feature new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Paolo Sorrentino, Stéphane Brizé, the D'Innocenzo brothers, Pablo Larrain, Michel Franco, Jane Campion and Paul Schrader  

26/07/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

Laurent Cantet and Terence Davies go head to head for the San Sebastian Golden Shell

Laurent Cantet and Terence Davies go head to head for the San Sebastian Golden Shell

The French and British moviemakers will both take part in the 69 edition of the Festival, which has just announced the first nine titles in the Official Selection  

20/07/2021 | San Sebastián 2021 | Competition

Locarno makes its voice heard with a 74th edition to be held in person

Locarno makes its voice heard with a 74th edition to be held in person

The new films from Bertrand Mandico, Axelle Ropert and Abel Ferrara are vying for the Golden Leopard in the first edition under the artistic direction of Giona A Nazzaro  

20/07/2021 | Locarno 2021

Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers to open the 78th Venice Film Festival

Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers to open the 78th Venice Film Festival

The Spanish director who claims "It was in Venice, in 1983, that I was reborn as a director" will present his film, starring Penélope Cruz, in competition  

19/07/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

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