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376 articles available in total starting from 09/04/2018. Last article published on 23/04/2024.

Sara Summa • Director of Arthur & Diana

Interview: Sara Summa • Director of Arthur & Diana

“I always begin a project with an image that engraves itself on my mind”

For her second feature, the French-Italian director has crafted a multilayered brother-and-sister story, containing certain autobiographical elements  

12/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Discovery

Jannis Alexander Kiefer’s tragicomedy Wiesenwood ready for release

Jannis Alexander Kiefer’s tragicomedy Wiesenwood ready for release

For his first feature, set in the countryside, the German director has focused on the dynamics of rural politics  

31/08/2023 | Production | Funding | Germany

Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay wraps production on his second feature, Hysteria

Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay wraps production on his second feature, Hysteria

After his award-winning directorial debut, Oray, the German-Turkish filmmaker presents an intriguing story toplined by The Empress star Devrim Lingnau  

31/08/2023 | Production | Funding | Germany

Ran Huang  • Director of What Remains

Interview: Ran Huang • Director of What Remains

“It's not about the truth, but about my understanding of it”

The Chinese director gives us the low-down on his unusual serial-killer story and his encounter with the Skarsgård family  

17/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of competition

Hugues Hariche  • Director of Rivière

Interview: Hugues Hariche • Director of Rivière

“The idea was to start with this damaged character and see how she could escape from her situation through her encounters”

The Swiss-French director breaks down the inspiration for his intimate coming-of-age film, his approach to the aesthetics and what ice hockey means to him personally  

17/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

María Gisèle Royo, Julia de Castro  • Directors of On the Go

Interview: María Gisèle Royo, Julia de Castro • Directors of On the Go

“How can you consider being a mother when it's the first time that the doors are wide open for female filmmakers?”

The Spanish directors of the experimental road movie open up about motherhood and self-love  

17/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Claudia Rorarius  • Director of Touched

Interview: Claudia Rorarius • Director of Touched

“I try to get as close as possible to understanding life and emotions”

The German director's first feature depicts an uneasy, but striking, story of two lonesome souls, a relationship rarely seen on the screen before  

16/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Laura Ferrés  • Director of The Permanent Picture

Interview: Laura Ferrés • Director of The Permanent Picture

“I am not interested in making autobiographical films; I already spend enough time with myself”

The Catalonian director has crafted an experimental and genre-blending portrait of women from different generations  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Romain de Saint-Blanquat  • Director of Bitten

Interview: Romain de Saint-Blanquat • Director of Bitten

“Gothic literature had an influence on the aesthetics of the film as well as on the main character”

The French director breaks down his stylish and atmospheric feature debut, focusing on his protagonists, and his fascination for vampires and coming-of-age topics  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Sofia Exarchou  • Director of Animal

Interview: Sofia Exarchou • Director of Animal

“I like to start with reality, but then I want to create my own universe, one that will serve my story”

The Greek director, whose film plunges into the rarely seen universe of hotel and resort animators, discusses her approach, her research and her cast  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

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