Swiss Identity

Alberto Lattuada: A breath of fresh air from the past

This content was published on Aug 13, 2021 Italian director Alberto Lattuada was honoured with a retrospective at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.

Culture

Social statements make Nordic films stand out at Locarno

This content was published on Aug 13, 2021 The Nordic films shown this year have the most exotic cinematography of the festival, with advances on issues of gender, the environment and ethics.

Culture

Paolo Sorrentino to receive honorary award at Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Aug 12, 2021 Italian director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino (La Grande Bellezza) will receive an honorary award for his work at the 17th Zurich Film Festival.

Culture

Locarno74: Men steal the show, but women are the future

This content was published on Aug 12, 2021 The Swiss film festival has pledged to achieve gender parity. But this year’s choices show a distinct lack of commitment that goal.

Culture

Critics Academy weighs in on Locarno fare

This content was published on Aug 11, 2021 Halfway into the festival, we had a chat with three members of the Locarno Critics Academy. Here are their impressions so far.

Culture

Locarno moves film spotlight to Latin America

This content was published on Aug 11, 2021 Open Doors, a project of the Locarno Film Festival, is moving its focus from Southeast Asia and Mongolia to Latin America and the Caribbean.

Culture

Why did Syrians turn to Europe for shelter? A filmmaker explains

This content was published on Aug 10, 2021 Syrian-Kurdish-Swiss filmmaker Mano Khalil shares tough childhood memories and discusses his new film Neighbours at the Locarno Film Festival.

Culture

Locarno shows the two faces of Swiss cinema

This content was published on Aug 10, 2021 Where is Swiss filmmaking headed after the pandemic? Stefan Jäger’s Monte Verità and Lorenz Merz’s Soul of a Beast might offer a clue.

Culture

‘Even in Switzerland there were hippies’

This content was published on Aug 10, 2021 Director Stefan Jäger talks about his Monte Verità film, which premiered at the Locarno film festival this week.

Demographics

Almost 2,000 Covid cases recorded

This content was published on Aug 10, 2021 There was a big jump in the number of coronavirus infections and hospitalisations in Switzerland on Tuesday.

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Locarno moves film spotlight to Latin America

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Why did Syrians turn to Europe for shelter? A filmmaker explains

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‘Even in Switzerland there were hippies’

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