The main award of the Open Doors initiative at this year’s Locarno Film Festival was shared by three projects: Black Snake, directed by Naishe Nyamubaya (Zimbabwe); Kachifo, directed by Dika Ofoma; and Diary of a Goat Woman, directed by Azata Soro (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso). The award is traditionally a CHF 50,000 grant sponsored by…
Nina Roza, a feature by filmmaker Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, led the winners at this year’s Locarno Pro awards, taking two gongs. The film, produced by Colonelle films (Canada), won the Urban Post First Look Award, covering post-production services up to CHF 50,000, and the Jannuzzi Smith Award, covering the design of an international poster worth € 10,000….
It is increasingly difficult for debut feature filmmakers to cut through at European film festivals like Locarno, where much of the oxygen, particularly in the press, is sucked up by A-list stars who pop into town for honorary awards and presentations. But there’s always an exception to the rule, which is perhaps best demonstrated this…
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will debut 17 features, including new works by Radu Jude and Abdellatif Kechiche, as part of its 2025 competition. This year’s event runs from August 6 to 16. The festival announced its competition lineups this morning. The Radu Jude feature is his much-talked-about Dracula. The film was shot in Transylvania and…