Locarno features – Page 4
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FeaturesLocarno: spotlight on Summer Academy
Summer Academy returns to support another group of up-and-coming film-makers, critics and industry professionals, as Wendy Mitchell discovers.
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FeaturesLocarno: industry spotlight
This year’s Industry Days (August 6-8) at Locarno Film Festival has a sharper focus on the market potential of films at script stage, finds Martin Blaney.
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FeaturesThe story behind 'The Girl With All The Gifts'
Screen caught up with in-demand director Colm McCarthy to hear about the unusual UK package, written by Marvel Comics writer Mike Carey and starring Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton and newcomer Sennia Nanua.
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FeaturesLocarno: Open Doors Hub spotlights south Asian projects
This year Locarno’s annual co-production lab introduces a fresh format — a three-year focus on eight south Asian countries. Martin Blaney reports on the new Open Doors Hub.
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FeaturesLocarno's Carlo Chatrian talks "most challenging competition"
Chatrian tells Geoffrey Macnab why this year’s line-up is his most diverse and eclectic yet.
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FeaturesLocarno Film Festival 2016 supplement
Read Screen International’s special Locarno supplement here…
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FeaturesLocarno: Piazza Grande & International Competition profiles
With the 69th Locarno Film Festival kicking off today (Aug 3), Screen profiles the Piazza Grande & International Competition titles.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Piazza Grande and International Competition
Arthouse giants and Hollywood blockbusters jostle for space on the Piazza Grande and in International Competition. Matt Mueller, Andreas Wiseman and Tom Grater profile the titles set to get audiences buzzing
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Film Look at Israel
Locarno’s post-production section has undergone a makeover this year, with a new name and a shift in regional focus.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Special Honorees
Locarno 2015 will honour a select group of actors and film-makers, from Edward Norton to Marco Bellocchio. Wendy Mitchell reviews the recipients.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Summer Academy
Locarno continues its quest to support the next generation of directors, critics and now industry professionals, as Sarah Cooper discovers.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Industry Days
Locarno’s sixth annual Industry Days (Aug 8-10) is bigger than ever, thanks to the latest rollout of networking initiatives.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Carlo Chatrian, artistic director
Locarno’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian talks to Wendy Mitchell about how the festival gets its balance of diverse programming just right.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Open Doors project profiles
The 12 projects selected for this year’s Open Doors range from an Algerian mythological horror to a Libya-set feature documentary. Louise Tutt profiles the film-makers and their projects
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Beyond borders
Locarno’s annual co-production lab will this year shine the spotlight on up-and-coming film-makers from the Maghreb region.
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FeaturesLocarno Film Festival 2015 supplement
DIGITAL EDITION: Read Screen International’s special Locarno supplement here…
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FeaturesYury Bykov, The Fool
LOCARNO: The Russian director of fesitval hit The Major talks about his new film The Fool, about one man’s 24-hour struggle against corrupt local officials.
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FeaturesLocarno 2014: Special honorees
Locarno’s 2014 edition will pay tribute to an eclectic mix of legendary film-makers, actors and producers. Screen takes a look at the recipients.
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FeaturesLocarno 2014: Brazil in the spotlight
For its fourth edition, Locarno’s Carte Blanche showcases the country of the moment - Brazil.
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FeaturesLocarno 2014: Industry Days steps up
Locarno’s fifth annual Industry Days (Aug 9-11) will feature an increasingly proactive Swiss presence, as well as a more international approach with STEP IN.