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Locarno Review: Golden Leopard-Winning Two Seasons, Two Strangers Is Breathtakingly Gorgeous
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Writing about another great Locarno film a few days ago, I lamented the critical inclination to always bring up Éric Rohmer and Hong Sangsoo. Regardless, it would be wrong not to note the echoes of their work in Sho Miyake’s...
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Locarno Film Festival 2025: Prejudice Across the Pond in “Pool of London” and “The Story of a Three-Day Pass”
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On how two films capture racism abroad, including one that just played as a part of a Locarno retrospective.
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Locarno 2025 Review: Lyrical MARE’S NEST Maps a Post-Adult World Through the Eyes of a Child
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Ben Rivers' film envisions a quietly unsettling world shaped by children, offering a reflective counterpoint to conventional post-apocalyptic stories. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2025 Review: DON’T LET THE SUN Envisions a Sociological Dystopia of Emotional Surrogacy and Climatic Disconnection
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Jacqueline Zünd´s fiction debut, set in a nocturnal world rendered uninhabitable by climate collapse, follows a professional emotional surrogate whose carefully managed detachment begins to unravel when he's hired to play the father of a withdrawn young girl. [Read the...
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Locarno 2025 Industry: Locarno’s First Look Turns Spotlight on Canadian Cinema
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Locarno's First Look industry showcase turned its 14th edition spotlight on Canadian cinema, unveiling six diverse works in progress that underline the country's growing ambition and international reach. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2025 Industry: Story Lab Showcases New Projects Merging Place, Politics, and Hybrid Storytelling
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New generation of filmmakers unveiled projects that blur fiction and documentary, reclaim overlooked histories, and probe urgent social questions, offering international partners early access to bold, globally resonant storytelling at Locarno's Story Lab Pitching Session. [Read the whole post on...
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Locarno 2025 Industry: Ed Guiney and Radu Jude on Trust, Conflict, and Resisting the Bigger-Is-Better Trap
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Producer Ed Guiney and director Radu Jude offered international film professionals a candid set of lessons on how trust, transparency, and the creative use of constraints can define, and ultimately strengthen, the producer-director relationship. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2025: Jackie Chan On Mastering Every Craft, Defying Imitation, and Staying Relevant for Six Decades
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Jackie Chan's Locarno talk offered a rare, practical breakdown of how creative control, cultural awareness, and long-term strategy can shape a sustainable career. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2025 Industry: Canada Opens Doors to Flexible Co-Production and Fresh Funding Pathways
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Canada used its spotlight at Locarno Pro to signal that international co-production is no longer an exception but a growing norm, backed by modernized treaties, robust financing, and globally competitive tax incentives. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Interview: Alex Russell on ‘Lurker’ and Its Portrait of Fandom and Friendship
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Russell discusses how he updated The King of Comedy for today’s world of fans and stans. The post Interview: Alex Russell on ‘Lurker’ and Its Portrait of Fandom and Friendship appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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