Showing: Locarno
Locarno Summer Academy Applications; Roger Ebert Laid to Rest
Four programs including the Critics Academy (in partnership with Film Society) are now accepting applications for the August festival in Italy. Also in today's FilmLinc Digest: Ebert is remembered at a Chicago funeral; Sundance London unveils its talks and music programs; and Meryl Streep reflects on the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
Film Award Nominations; George Cukor at Locarno
Many awards nominations were recently announced including the European Film Awards and the Gotham Audience Award; the Locarno International Film Festival revealed their 2013 retrospective; and more in today's FilmLinc Digest!
The New Locarno-Toronto Connection
What does the growing selection overlap between one of the world's largest film festivals and its smaller, more independent-minded cousin indicate about the state of film distribution, and even film culture?
New Locarno Leader, PTA Talks “The Master” & More
Stay up to date on film and festival news with our new FilmLinc Digests! Today: Carlo Chatrian appointed Artistic Director of Locarno, highlights from Telluride and Venice, previewing Toronto, and conversations with Paul Thomas Anderson and Ira Sachs.
Festivals: Koehler on Locarno
Now in its 65th year, the Locarno Film Festival has reasserted itself as a place in which new and old cinema meet and merge, and as a platform for essential young cinema that may be ignored or relegated to a minor position by more commercially-oriented festivals.
“Jack and Diane,” The Werewolf Love Story That Wasn’t
In the final post in our series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Zeba Blay dissects this indie-romance film and the continued cinematic obsession with vampires and werewolves
Locarno 2012 Diary: Swiss Films Starring Switzerland
In the fourteenth of a series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Claudia Piwecki discusses how Swiss filmmakers put the cinema of their country on display at this years festival.
Locarno 2012 Diary: Three French Directors Make Waves
In the thirteenth of a series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Marc Menichini highlights some of the Gallic talent on display at this year's festival.
Brisseau’s “Woman” Wins Top Prize at Locarno Fest
In Switzerland, the Locarno Film Festival came to a close with awards over the weekend. Major prizes went to films from France, South Korea, Austria, Japan, Portugal, China and the United States.
Locarno 2012 Diary: Reappraising Preminger’s Early Work
In the twelfth of a series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Marc Menichini argues for the virtues of the great filmmaker's early, studio-commissioned works.
