Locarno Film Festival Top Award Goes to ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ by Sho Miyake

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 the Pardo d’Oro, or Golden Leopard, in the Swiss town on Saturday. The Japanese drama, based on the manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside…

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Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Has 3 Films in Locarno’s Competition and Likes Cinema to Cause Debate: “We Need Dialogue More Than Ever”

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 Switzerland. Among the co-producer credits, you find the name of Romanian producer Ada Solomon (Toni Erdmann, Aferim!), known for her work through her company microFILM…

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Lou Diamond Phillips and Elisha Pratt on Getting the Details Right in Indigenous Crime Drama ‘Keep Quiet’

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 Namerode), must find ruthless fugitive Richie, played by Elisha Pratt (Killers of the Flower Moon, True Detective). After all, Richie’s return to their rural Indigenous…

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‘Yakushima’s Illusion’: Naomi Kawase, Vicky Krieps on Exploring Human Connections and Heart

‘Yakushima’s Illusion’: Naomi Kawase, Vicky Krieps on Exploring Human Connections and Heart

When the Locarno Film Festival at the end of July unveiled director Naomi Kawase’s (Embracing, The Mourning Forest) new film Yakushima’s Illusion (L’Illusion de Yakushima), starring none other than Vicky Krieps (Corsage, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Hot Milk), as a late addition to its competition lineup, it was considered a surprise and a coup. Not much was known…

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‘Mosquitoes’ Looks to Bring the Buzz, Inspired by Its Directing Sisters’ Childhood and ‘Powerpuff Girls’

‘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 afternoon, it is time for the debut of Mosquitoes (Le Bambine). The movie, directed by sisters Valentina Bertani, who previously directed the documentary The Crown…

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‘The Shining,’ ‘Marie Antoinette’ Costume Designer Milena Canonero on Working With Wes Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola

‘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 public speaking appearance in Switzerland, in which she provided insight into her career. During a talk at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, where she received…

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‘Nina Roza,’ ‘Lunar Sway,’ ‘Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants’ Among Locarno Pro Winners

‘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 program Alliance 4 Development, the Antaviana Spanish Previews Award, and the third Heritage Restoration Contest. The winners were unveiled during the Locarno Pro Award Ceremony…

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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

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 multi-hyphenate shared insights into his career during a talk at the festival that drew a large crowd that started lining up outside the cinema well…

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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

Jackie Chan Charms Locarno as He Receives Career Award: “I Am 71. I Still Can Fight”

Hong Kong and global film icon Jackie Chan got a rapturous reception at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Saturday evening as he was honored with the Pardo alla Carriera, or Career Leopard award, on the Swiss town’s Piazza Grande square. “Buona sera,” Chan said in showing off his Italian skills with a wave the second…

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