Emerging talents, rising stars and established auteurs like Neo Sora, Marta Popivoda, Abdellah Taïa, Salvatore Mereu and Radu ...

Barelli is "one of the most promising and original voices in Swiss and international animation cinema," Locarno organizers ...

The Pardi di Domani competition debuts new short and medium-length works from filmmakers. This year’s edition features 40 ...

The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate 'Barry Lyndon' and 'The Phoenician Scheme' costume Designer Milena Canonero with a ...

Lebanese indie Abbout Productions will be honored by the Locarno Film Festival with its Raimondo Rezzonico Award celebrating the indie ethos.

On Aug. 23, 1946, just a few months after the inaugural Cannes Film Festival, the very first Locarno International Film Festival opened with a screening of Giacomo Gentilomo’s Italian neorealist ...

Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine of the Beirut-based production company will also present two movies, Mounia Akl‘s 'Costa ...

Emma Thompson will receive the Leopard Club Award at this year's Locarno Film Festival, where her latest flick, The Dead Of Winter, will debut. From director Brian Kirk, the film follows a widowed ...

Locarno Film Festival Top Prize Goes to Lithuanian Drama ‘Toxic,’ the Feature Debut of Saule Bliuvaite. Locarno77 affirmed "the centrality of women's voices in contemporary cinema," awarded a ...

The Locarno Film Festival just wrapped its 11-day, 75th annual celebration Aug. 13. Read Next British Independent Film Awards Unveil Gender-Neutral Acting Prizes, Expand Categories.

Georges Schoucair became the CEO of Abbout Productions in 2004, and Myriam Sassine joined as lead producer in 2010.

Here are 5 must-see movies at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival, which runs from Wednesday, August 2, to Saturday, August 12. “The Beautiful Summer” (dir. Laura Luchetti) ...