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Sew Torn

Freddy Macdonald delivers Alpine thrills with his feature debut ‘Sew Torn’, part of Locarno’s Piazza Grande selection.

Posted by Max Borg | Aug 6, 2024 | Festivals, Locarno 2024 |

Italian author Paolo Cognetti returns to his filmmaking roots with ‘A Flower of Mine’, an ode to nature bowing in Locarno’s Piazza Grande.

Posted by Max Borg | Aug 6, 2024 | Festivals, Locarno 2024 |

The Locarno Film Festival pays tribute to Claude Barras, a major name in contemporary Swiss animation.

A legend of Czech cinema receives the tribute she deserves in the documentary ‘Actress’, screened at Karlovy Vary.

Nature takes center stage in Ivana Gloria’s subtly off-kilter coming-of-age debut ‘Chlorophyll’, screening in Karlovy Vary’s Proxima Competition.