The independent film industry can’t afford the risk of not taking risks. That is one of the key conclusions of the StepIn 2025 Report, published on Thursday by Locarno Pro, the […]
Locarno Film Festival Top Award Goes to ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ by Sho Miyake
Two Seasons, Two Strangers by Sho Miyake (All the Long Nights, Small, Slow But Steady) is the winner of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s international competition, which was honored with […]
Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Has 3 Films in Locarno’s Competition and Likes Cinema to Cause Debate: “We Need Dialogue More Than Ever”
Dracula, the new film from Romanian provocateur Radu Jadu (Kontinental ’25, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World), world premiered in the competition program of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in […]
Vampires and HIV Collide in ‘Silence,’ the Spanish Miniseries Traveling From Locarno to Austin
The vampires are coming! Silence (Silencio), a miniseries directed by Spanish filmmaker Eduardo Casanova (Skins) that combines the vampire mythos with the AIDS epidemic, will be part of the official […]
Lou Diamond Phillips and Elisha Pratt on Getting the Details Right in Indigenous Crime Drama ‘Keep Quiet’
Tribal warfare is in the air in Vincent Grashaw‘s crime drama Keep Quiet. Lou Diamond Phillips stars as Teddy, a weathered tribal cop who, with his new trainee, Sandra (Dana […]
‘Mosquitoes’ Looks to Bring the Buzz, Inspired by Its Directing Sisters’ Childhood and ‘Powerpuff Girls’
You can find several animal-related titles in the competition lineup of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. Donkey Days and White Snail have already had their world premieres, and on Tuesday […]
‘The Shining,’ ‘Marie Antoinette’ Costume Designer Milena Canonero on Working With Wes Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola
Milena Canonero, the legendary Italian costume designer known for her collaborations with the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty and others, made a rare […]
‘Nina Roza,’ ‘Lunar Sway,’ ‘Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants’ Among Locarno Pro Winners
The Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry strand on Sunday unveiled the winners of its industry awards, including its First Look works-in-progress section focusing on projects on the verge of completion, the co-development […]
Jackie Chan on Why He Wanted to Become the “Asian Robert De Niro,” Bowling With Bruce Lee and the Difficulty of Making Good Studio Movies
Hong Kong and global film icon Jackie Chan received a Career Leopard award on Saturday night and an enthusiastic welcome at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. And on Sunday morning, the legendary […]
After ‘Fantasy,’ Kukla Is Writing a Film About Women Stopping to Have Sex With Men
Slovenian director Kukla, whose debut feature Fantasy world premiered at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the Filmmakers of the Present lineup on Friday, is working on a new project that promises to bring […]