Enrique Rivero’s Parque vía is the first Mexican to win the Grand Prize at the recently concluded Locarno International Film Festival. The film also picked up the International Film Critics’ Federation (Fipresci) Prize. The 61st Locarno International Film Festival (August 6-16) - headed by artistic director Fréédéric Maire - announced its prize-winners on Saturday.

Mexican director Enrique Rivero walked away with Golden Leopard for his “Parque Via” at 61st Locarno International Film Festival. Awards were announced in the closing ceremony that was followed by the world premiere of French/Islandic comedy “Back Soon”.

Locaro DiaryFour years after his previous feature film, Nemmeno il destino [making of], and after working with the theatre troupe ilBuioFuori, Daniele Gaglianone is back with the documentary Rata neće biti - Non ci sarà la guerra (”There Will Be No War”), which will screen at the Locarno Film Festival (”Ici & Ailleurs”), where he […]

Locarno Festival 2008Inaugurated in 1946 by the fonts of the Grand Hotel gardens, which remain in the background, the Locarno International Film Festival today opens its 61st edition on the famous Piazza Grande, the huge open-air movie theatre that has fuelled the dreams and apprehensions of many filmmakers over the years. Unveiling one’s film on […]

Locarno Festival 2008Well represented at the 61st Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16), French cinema is hoping for competition success with Emmanuel Finkiel’s Nulle part terre promise (”Nowhere Promised Land”). This documentary - which flirts with the narrative genre - won the 2008 Jean Vigo Award.
Discovered in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight with his debut feature, Tracks […]

Locarno to have Japanese Animation EventThe 61st Locarno International Film Festival will be dedicating a special event to Kitaro, a cult figure in Japanese animation, well-known to manga enthusiasts of all ages.
The Festival audience will be offered a chance to see two full-length live action features, both adaptations from a manga series created in 1959 […]

Dutch director Mijke de Jong returns to the Locarno Film Festival this year with the drama Katia’s Sister. The Swiss festival runs from August 6-16.

De Jong (Crystal Bear winner for Bluebird in 2005) presented her divorce drama Stages in Locarno last year, where it won a special mention in the Filmmakers of the Present section before winning several accolades in the Netherlands,

The Locarno International Film Festival (August 6-16) is paying close attention to Italian non-fiction this year. Besides Bruno Oliviero, in competition in Filmmakers of the Present with Napoli Piazza Municipio, there are nine documentaries selected for the sidebar Ici & Ailleurs, which also features six chapters of Corso Salani’s Confini d’Europa cycle.
The programmed titles offer […]