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Giona A. Nazzaro was today appointed as the new Artistic Director of Switzerland’s historic Locarno Film Festival. He will be tasked with trying to bounce back the event, one of the key European summer film fests, from a pandemic-disrupted year in 2020. Deadline got on the phone with Nazzaro, who joins from his role…

Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival, one of the key events on the European summer fest circuit, has named Italian film critic Giona A. Nazzaro as its new artistic director. Nazzaro joins from Venice Critics’ Week, where he has served as General Delegate since 2016; he will take up his new role on January 1, 2021 but…

In something of a shock move, the Locarno Film Festival and artistic director Lili Hinstin are parting ways after less than two years together. The Swiss festival said today the decision was made “by mutual agreement”. “Having acknowledged their diverging strategic views, the Locarno Film Festival and Lili Hinstin…

High-profile filmmakers including Lucrecia Martel and Lav Diaz have contributed to a retrospective program for the Locarno Film Festival (August 5-15), selecting 20 titles from the event's 74-year history that will have online and physical screenings next month. Due to ongoing pandemic disruption Locarno shifted the…

The Locarno Film Festival, a significant stop on the summer European festival calendar, has canceled its 2020 edition due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made following the Swiss government’s decision to extend its ban on events exceeding 1,000 people through August. The festival had been set to…

Andy Serkis will receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at this year's BAFTAs on February 2. The actor's notable performances as Gollum in the Lord Of The Rings films and as Caesar in the Planet Of The Apes franchise have seen him rise to the top of his field in the performance-capture medium. He…

This year’s Locarno Film Festival (Aug 7 -17) lineup includes Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Joseph Gordon-Levitt plane thriller 7500, which gets its world premiere at the Swiss showcase. Scroll down for major category lineups. The 72nd edition of the festival marks the first for incoming…

The Cannes Competition line-up of 50 years ago was an extraordinary one; a who's who of iconic filmmakers. Among the 26 competing for the Palme d'Or were Sidney Lumet, Louis Malle, Andrzej Wajda, Pierre Étaix, Lindsay Anderson, Volker Schlöndorff, Costa-Gavras, Éric Rohmer, Glauber Rocha, Ronald Neame and Dennis…

Colombian director Ciro Guerra (Birds Of Passage) has been appointed head of jury for Critics’ Week, which runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival and is dedicated to first and second films. The jury is rounded out by actress Amira Casar (Call Me By Your Name), Danish producer Marianne Slot (The House That Jack Built…

The Locarno Film Festival has appointed Lili Hinstin as its next artistic director, replacing Carlo Chatrian who is leaving to become Berlin co-chief. Hinstin will take up her appointment from December 1, 2018 after she was elected by a unanimous decision from the festival’s board. Since 2013 she has been artistic…

IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Kent Jones’ Diane, the Martin Scorsese-exec produced drama starring Mary Kay Place. IFC’s announcement comes as the film makes its international premiere at the Locarno Film Festival this week. Diane won the Best Narrative Film prize at this year’s Tribeca Film Fest, along with…

The appointment of the next Berlin Film Festival chief was always going to be an involved process. Most festival appointments are. But this situation was more delicate given the calls from prominent industry figures for a festival overhaul. Rumours had been swirling for months about possible predecessors and last week…