Festival di Locarno 2024, il programma della 77esima edizione. 2 film italiani in concorso

’Excellence Award Davide Campari

Accanto alla selezione ufficiale, due illustri registi e attori francesi, Mélanie Laurent e Guillaume Canet, riceveranno l’Excellence Award Davide Campari, uno dei più importanti riconoscimenti che il Festival conferisce a personalità di spicco nel panorama del cinema contemporaneo. La premiazione avverrà durante la serata inaugurale di Locarno77, mercoledì 7 agosto. 

Le parole di Giona A. Nazzaro, Direttore artistico del Locarno Film Festival

 «Per Locarno77 guardiamo con grande soddisfazione e attesa a una selezione ufficiale che siamo convinti rappresenti il meglio del cinema contemporaneo. Con questo programma abbiamo tenuto a valorizzare soprattutto opere che, oltre ad ampliare le possibilità della settima arte, cercano di innescare in modo consapevole la scintilla di un confronto più significativo con il pubblico. È così che il Festival può continuare a offrirsi come piattaforma per un dialogo veramente intersezionale. Accanto ai grandi nomi già affermati, la selezione propone quelli di nuovi registi che, grazie ai loro film, riteniamo destinati a giocare un ruolo importante nel futuro. Siamo anche particolarmente orgogliosi del titolo di apertura Le Déluge, opera seconda di Gianluca Jodice che ricostruisce i giorni finali della vita di Maria Antonietta e Luigi XVI. Un film arricchito dalle interpretazioni strepitose di Mélanie Laurent e Guillaume Canet, due magnifiche star che omaggeremo con l'ambito Excellence Award Davide Campari.» 

approfondimento

Locarno 2024, il film Fiore mio di Cognetti presentato in anteprima

Piazza Grande 

18 film, incluse 6 prime mondiali, saranno presentati in Piazza Grande, lo straordinario cinema all’aperto di Locarno che ospita ogni sera fino a 8’000 persone. 

ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet

Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines – 2024

Cast: Elliott Crosset Hove, Rila Fukushima, Sandra Guldberg

Kampp, João Nunes Monteiro, Helen Schneider

Production: 8horses

Co-production: unafilm, Revolver Amsterdam, Perron X,

Epicmedia Productions, SRF/SRG SSR, CH Media

Swiss distributor: Ascot Elite Entertainment

World premiere

GAUCHO GAUCHO by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw

USA, Argentina – 2024

Production: Artemis Rising Foundation, Beautiful Stories,

Foothill Productions, Impact Partners

International sales: Charades

Swiss distributor: Praesens Film

Swiss premiere

LE DÉLUGE by Gianluca Jodice

Italy, France – 2024

Cast: Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent

Production: Ascent Film, Rai Cinema, Adler Entertainment

Co-production: Quad Films

International sales: Goodfellas

Swiss distributor: Xenix Filmdistribution

World premiere

LE PROCÈS DU CHIEN by Laetitia Dosch

Switzerland, France – 2024

Cast: Laetitia Dosch, François Damiens, Jean-Pascal Zadi,

Anne Dorval, Anabela Moreira

Production: Bande à part Films, Atelier de Production

Co-production: RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, France

2 Cinéma

International sales: mk2

Swiss distributor: Pathé Films

Swiss premiere, First Feature

MEXICO 86 by César Díaz

Belgium, France – 2024

Cast: Bérénice Béjo, Matheo Labbé, Leonardo Ortizgris,

Julieta Egurrola

Production: Need Productions, Tripode Productions

Co-production: Pimienta Films, Menuetto

International sales: Goodfellas

World premiere

REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke

Switzerland, Peru, Spain – 2024

Cast: Abril Gjurinovic, Luana Vega, Jimena Lindo,

Gonzalo Molina, Susi Sánchez

Production: Alva Film, Maretazo Cine, Inicia Films

Co-production: RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

International sales: The Yellow Affair

Swiss distributor: Filmcoopi Zürich

Swiss premiere

RITA by Paz Vega

Spain – 2024

Cast: Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla, Paz Vega,

Roberto Álamo

Production: Áralan Films, Rita La Película A.I.E.

International sales: Filmax

World premiere, First Feature

SAUVAGES by Claude Barras

Switzerland, France, Belgium – 2024

Production: Nadasdy Film, Haut et Court, Panique!

Co-production: Hélium Films, Beast Animation,

Personne n’est parfait !

International sales: Goodfellas

Swiss distributor: Frenetic Films

Swiss premiere

SEW TORN by Freddy Macdonald

USA, Switzerland – 2024

Cast: Eve Connolly, Calum Worthy, John Lynch,

Caroline Goodall, K Callan

Production: Sew Torn

Co-production: ORISONO

International sales: UTA

International premiere, First Feature

SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham

Nepal, France, Norway, Türkiye, Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA,

Qatar – 2024

Cast: Thinley Lhamo, Sonam Topden, Tenzin Dalha,

Karma Wangyal Gurung, Karma Shakya

Production: Shooney films

Co-production: CDP, Ape&Bjørn, Aaru Production, ZK Films,

Yi Tiao Long Hu Bao, Bangdel & Shakya Production

International sales: Best Friend Forever

Swiss distributor: AMF

Swiss premiere

THE FALL (RESTORED CUT)

by Tarsem Singh

South Africa, India, United Kingdom – 2024

Cast: Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone,

Leo Bill, Sean Gilder, Catinca Untaru

Production: Googly Films

International sales: The Match Factory

World premiere of the 4K restoration and director’s cut

THE PIANO by Jane Campion

Australia, New Zealand, France – 1993

Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin,

Kerry Walker

Production: Jan Chapman Films, Ciby 2000

International sales: Newen Connect

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG by Mohammad Rasoulof

Iran, Germany, France – 2024

Cast: Soheila Golestani, Misagh Zare, Mahsa Rostami,

Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi

Production: Run Way Pictures

Co-production: Parallel45

International sales: Films Boutique

Swiss distributor: trigon-film

Swiss premiere

TIMESTALKER by Alice Lowe

United Kingdom – 2024

Cast: Alice Lowe, Jacob Anderson, Aneurin Barnard,

Tanya Reynolds, and Nick Frost

Production: Western Edge Pictures

Co-production: Popcorn Group

International sales: HanWay Films

Swiss distributor: Praesens Film

Swiss premiere

UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME by Jean-Luc Godard

France, Italy – 1961

Cast: Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy

Production: Rome-Paris Films, Euro International Films

International sales: StudioCanal

World premiere of the 4K restoration

approfondimento

Festival di Locarno, Shah Rukh Khan riceverà il Pardo alla carriera

Concorso Internazionale 

Nel Concorso Internazionale 17 film provenienti da tutto il mondo e presentati in prima mondiale, competono per il Pardo d’Oro. Qui viene presentato il meglio del panorama cinematografico contemporaneo, qui autori affermati e talenti emergenti, forme classiche e sperimentali tracciano i nuovi territori dell’arte cinematografica. 

GORA by Ala Eddine Slim

Tunisia, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar – 2024

Cast: Neji Kanaweti, Bilel Slatnia, Majd Mastoura,

Sonia Zarg Ayouna

Production: Exit Productions

Co-production: Cinenovo

World premiere

AKIPLĖŠA (TOXIC) by Saulė Bliuvaitė

Lithuania – 2024

Cast: Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė, Giedrius Savickas,

Vilma Raubaitė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė

Production: Akis bado

World premiere, First Feature

BOGANCLOCH by Ben Rivers

United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland – 2024

Cast: Jake Williams

Production: Urth Productions, Hopscotch Films

Co-production: Flaneur Films, Akkeri Films

International sales: Rediance

World premiere

CENT MILLE MILLIARDS by Virgil Vernier

France – 2024

Cast: Zakaria Bouti, Victoire Kong, Mina Gajovic

Production: Petit Film

World premiere

DER SPATZ IM KAMIN by Ramon Zürcher

Switzerland – 2024

Cast: Maren Eggert, Britta Hammelstein, Luise Heyer,

Andreas Döhler, Lea Zoe Voss

Production: Zürcher Film

Co-production: SRF/SRG SSR

International sales: Cercamon

Swiss distributor: Filmcoopi Zürich

World premiere

FOGO DO VENTO (FIRE OF WIND) by Marta Mateus

Portugal, Switzerland, France – 2024

Cast: Soraia Prudêncio, Maria Catarina Sapata, Safir Eizner,

José Moura, Maria Clara Madeira

Production: Clarão Companhia

Co-production: Casa Azul Films, Les Films d’ici

International sales: Portugal Film - Portuguese Film Agency

World premiere, First Feature

GREEN LINE by Sylvie Ballyot

France, Lebanon, Qatar – 2024

Production: TS Productions

Co-production: Films de Force Majeure, XBO Films,

L’impossible est en cours

World premiere, First Feature

LA MORT VIENDRA by Christoph Hochhäusler

Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium – 2024

Cast: Sophie Verbeeck, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing,

Marc Limpach, Mourade Zeguendi, Hilde Van Mieghem

Production: Heimatfilm

Co-production: Amour Fou Luxembourg, Tarantula Belgique

International sales: True Colours

World premiere

LUCE by Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino

Italy – 2024

Cast: Marianna Fontana

Production: Bokeh Film, Stemal Entertainment, Rai Cinema

World premiere

MOND by Kurdwin Ayub

Austria – 2024

Cast: Florentina Holzinger, Andria Tayeh, Celina Antwan,

Nagham Abu Baker

Production: Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion

World premiere

QING CHUN (KU) (YOUTH (HARD TIMES)) by WANG Bing

France, Luxembourg, Netherlands – 2024

Production: House on Fire, Gladys Glover, CS Production

Co-production: Arte France Cinéma, Les Films Fauves,

Volya Films, Eastern-Lion Pictures and Culture Media Co.,

Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation, Le Fresnoy - Studio

national des arts contemporains

International sales: Pyramide International

World premiere

SUYOOCHEON (BY THE STREAM) by Hong Sangsoo

South Korea – 2024

Cast: Kim Minhee, Kwon Haehyo, Cho Yunhee

Production: Jeonwonsa Film

International sales: Finecut

World premiere

SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll

Spain – 2024

Cast: Laura Weissmahr, Oriol Pla

Production: Escándalo Films, Elastica Films

International sales: Be For Films

World premiere

SESES (DROWNING DRY) by Laurynas Bareiša

Lithuania, Latvia – 2024

Cast: Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Giedrius Kiela,

Paulius Markevičius

Production: afterschool production

Co-production: Trickster Pictures

International sales: Alpha Violet

World premiere

SULLA TERRA LEGGERI by Sara Fgaier

Italy – 2024

Cast: Andrea Renzi, Sara Serraiocco, Emilio Francis Scarpa,

Lise Lomi, Maria Fernanda Cândido

Production: Limen, Avventurosa, Dugong Films, Rai Cinema

International sales: Rai Cinema International Distribution

World premiere, First Feature

TRANSAMAZONIA by Pia Marais

France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Brazil – 2024

Cast: Helena Zengel, Jeremy Xido, Sabine Timoteo,

Hamã Luciano, Rômulo Braga

Production: Cinéma Defacto, Gaïjin, Aldabra Films

Co-production: Pandora Film Produktion, Point Productions,

Volos Films, Vitamine C, O’Par, Cabocla Filmes

International sales: The Party Film Sales

Swiss distributor: cineworx

World premiere

YENI ȘAFAK SOLARKEN (NEW DAWN FADES)

by Gürcan Keltek

Türkiye, Italy, Germany, Norway, Netherlands – 2024

Cast: Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, Ayla Algan, Erol Babaoğlu,

Suzan Kardeş, Dilan Düzgüner

Production: Vigo Film

Co-production: Slingshot Films, 29P Films, The StoryBay, Fidalgo

Productions

International sales: Heretic

World premiere

Concorso Cineasti del Presente 

Il Concorso Cineasti del Presente, lo spazio dedicato agli autori del presente e al cinema di domani, comprende 15 film: opere prime o seconde, tutte in prima mondiale.  

CRICKETS, IT’S YOUR TURN by Olga Korotko

France, Kazakhstan – 2024

Cast: Inzhu Abeu, Ayan Batyrbek, Arnur Kusaingazin,

Nurlybek Maulezaripov, Boris Yugay

Production: Caractères Productions, Seven Rivers

International sales: Cercamon

World premiere

DER FLECK by Willy Hans

Germany, Switzerland – 2024

Cast: Leo Kuhn, Alva Schäfer

Production: Fünferfilm

Co-production: 8horses

World premiere, First Feature

FARIO by Lucie Prost

France – 2024

Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Megan Northam, Florence Loiret Caille,

Léna Laurent, Andranic Manet

Production: Folle Allure, Yukunkun Productions

World premiere, First Feature

FEKETE PONT (LESSON LEARNED) by Bálint Szimler

Hungary – 2024

Cast: Paul Mátis, Anna Mészöly, Ákos ‘Dadan’ Kovács, Inez Mátis,

Gábor Ferenczi

Production: Boddah, CineSuper

Co-production: Proton Cinema, Good Kids, KMH Film, FocusFox,

Pioneer Pictures, Filmpartners, 235 Productions, Umbrella

World premiere, First Feature

FOUL EVIL DEEDS by Richard Hunter

United Kingdom – 2024

Cast: Alexander Perkins, Song-Hung Chang, Tracy Bargate,

Neil Summerville, James Benson

Production: WAYE

World premiere, First Feature

HANAMI by Denise Fernandes

Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde – 2024

Cast: Sanaya Andrade, Daílma Mendes, Alice Da Luz,

Nha Nha Rodrigues, Yuta Nakano

Production: Alina film, O Som e a Fúria

Co-production: ventura film, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera

World premiere, First Feature

HOLY ELECTRICITY by Tato Kotetishvili

Georgia, Netherlands – 2024

Cast: Nikolo Ghviniashvili, Nika Gongadze

Production: Zango Studio, Nushi Film

Co-production: GOGO Film, The Film Kitchen, Arrebato Films

World premiere, First Feature

INVENTION by Courtney Stephens

USA – 2024

Cast: Callie Hernandez, Sahm McGlynn, Lucy Kaminsky,

Tony Torn, James N. Kienitz Wilkins

Production: Neurotika Haus, Jacket Weather

World premiere

JOQTAU by Aruan Anartay

Kazakhstan – 2024

Cast: Yermek Shynbolatov, Irina Balkova, Isbek Abilmazhinov,

Aydos Auesbayev, Rakhilyam Mashurova

Production: Short brothers, Alem Oner

World premiere, First Feature

KADA JE ZAZVONIO TELEFON (WHEN THE PHONE RANG)

by Iva Radivojević

Serbia, USA – 2024

Cast: Natalija Ilinčić, Anton Augustinov

Voice: Slavica Bajčeta

Production: Set Sail Films, Ivaasks Films

World premiere

KOUTÉ VWA (LISTEN TO THE VOICES)

by Maxime Jean-Baptiste

Belgium, France, French Guiana – 2024

Cast: Melrick Diomar, Nicole Diomar, Yannick Cébret

Production: Twenty Nine Studio & Production,

Spectres Productions

Co-production: Shelter Prod, Atelier Graphoui

World premiere, First Feature

LES ENFANTS ROUGES by Lotfi Achour

Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland – 2024

Cast: Ali Hleli, Yassine Samouni, Wided Dabebi, Younes Naouar,

Latifa Gafsi

Production: A.P.A : Artistes Producteurs Associés,

La Luna Productions

Co-production: Versus Production, Shipsboy

International sales: MPM Premium

World premiere

MONÓLOGO COLECTIVO by Jessica Sarah Rinland

Argentina, United Kingdom – 2024

Cast: Macarena Santa María Lloydi, María José Micale,

Alicia Delgado, Juanita, Franco Elio Itri

Production: Trapecio Cine, Jessica Sarah Rinland

World premiere

OLIVIA & LAS NUBES by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat

Dominican Republic – 2024

Voice: Héctor Aníbal, Olga Valdez, Elsa Núñez,

Dominique Goris, Fery Cordero

Production: Historias de Bibi, Guasabara cine, Cine Chani

World premiere, First Feature

REAL by Adele Tulli

Italy, France – 2024

Production: Pepito Produzioni, FilmAffair, Rai Cinema,

Luce Cinecittà

Co-production: Les Films d’ici

International sales: Intramovies

World premiere

Pardi di Domani 

Terreno di ricerca espressiva e poetica in formati innovativi, la sezione Pardi di Domani presenta corti e mediometraggi in prima mondiale o internazionale, tracciando le vie inesplorate che il cinema di domani potrebbe percorrere. La sezione si articola in tre concorsi: il Concorso Internazionale, che accoglie opere di talenti emergenti da tutto il mondo; il Concorso Nazionale, riservato alle produzioni elvetiche; e il Concorso Corti d’Autore, dedicato alle opere brevi di cineasti già̀ affermati. Un totale di 40 film, tutti presentati in prima mondiale.  

Pardi di Domani – Concorso Internazionale

400 CASSETTES by Thelyia Petraki – Greece, Germany – 2024

B(L)IND THE SACRIFICE by Nakhane – South Africa – 2024

DESPRE IMPOSIBILITATEA UNUI OMAGIU (ON THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF AN HOMAGE) by Xandra Popescu – Romania, Germany – 2024

DULL SPOTS OF GREENISH COLOURS by Sasha Svirsky – Germany – 2024

FREAK by Claire Barnett – USA – 2024

GENDER REVEAL by Mo Matton – Canada – 2024

GIMN CHUME (HYMN OF THE PLAGUE) by Ataka51 – Germany, Russia – 2024

ICEBERGS by Carlos Pereira – Germany – 2024

LINNUD LÄINUD (ON WEARY WINGS GO BY) by Anu-Laura Tuttelberg – Estonia, Lithuania – 2024

LUDWIG (POWER INFERNO) by Anton Bialas – France – 2024

MOTHER IS A NATURAL SINNER by Boris Hadžija, Hoda Taheri – Germany, Iran – 2024

PUNTER by Jason Adam Maselle – South Africa, USA – 2024

QUE TE VAYA BONITO, RICO by Joel Alfonso Vargas – United Kingdom, USA – 2024

RAZEH–DEL by Maryam Tafakory – Iran, United Kingdom, Italy – 2024

SOLEIL GRIS by Camille Monnier – France, Belgium – 2024

THE CAVALRY by Alina Orlov – Canada, USA, Israel – 2024

THE FORM by Melika Pazouki – Iran – 2024

THE NATURE OF DOGS by Pom Bunsermvicha – Thailand, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong – 2024

WASHHH by Mickey Lai – Malaysia, Ireland – 2024

WHAT MARY DIDN’T KNOW by Konstantina Kotzamani – France, Greece, Sweden – 202

Pardi di Domani – Concorso Nazionale

BETTER NOT KILL THE GROOVE by Jonathan Leggett – Switzerland – 2024

LOOKING SHE SAID I FORGET by Naomi Pacifique – Switzerland, Netherlands – 2024

LUX CARNE by Gabriel Grosclaude – Switzerland – 2024

MAMAN DANSE by Mégane Brügger – Switzerland – 2024

MÉTROPOLE by Theo Kunz – Switzerland – 2024

PROGRESS MINING by Gabriel Böhmer – United Kingdom, Switzerland – 2024

REVIER by Felix Scherrer – Switzerland – 2024

SANS VOIX by Samuel Patthey – Switzerland – 2024

SKY ROGERS: MANAGER DE STARS by Ciel Sourdeau – Switzerland – 2024

TINDERBOYS by Sarah Bucher, Carlos Tapia – Switzerland – 2024

Pardi di Domani – Concorso Corti d’Autore

1 HIJO & 1 PADRE by Andrés Ramírez Pulido – France, Colombia – 2024

CHOU HE ZHUANG (LIKE WHAT WOULD SORROW LOOK) by Hao Zhou – 2024

GWE–IN ESI JEONGCHE (THE MASKED MONSTER) by Syeyoung Park – South Korea – 2024

JOURS AVANT LA MORT DE NICKY by Denis Côté – Canada – 2024

LA FILLE QUI EXPLOSE by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel – France – 2024

LES BOUCHES by Valentin Merz – Switzerland, Mexico – 2024

MY LIFE IS WIND (A LETTER) by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh – USA, Sweden – 2024

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE by Kevin Jerome Everson – USA – 2024

REVOLVING ROUNDS by Johann Lurf, Christina Jauernik – Austria – 2024

UPSHOT by Maha Haj – Palestine, Italy, France – 2024

Fuori Concorso 

Fuori Concorso è la lavagna su cui vengono definiti e rielaborati i linguaggi del cinema, una sezione non competitiva che funge da laboratorio di contaminazione tra tutti i generi immaginabili e le diverse forme di narrazione. La sezione comprende 11 film, di cui 10 prime mondiali e una prima internazionale.  

BANG BANG by Vincent Grashaw

USA – 2024

Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Glenn Plummer,

Kevin Corrigan, Andrew Liner, Nina Arianda

Production: Randomix Productions, Traverse Media, MooseBoy

Co-production: Red Barn Films

International premiere

CARTAS TELEPÁTICAS (TELEPATHIC LETTERS) by Edgar Pêra

Portugal – 2024

Production: Bando à Parte

World premiere

DRAGON DILATATION by Bertrand Mandico

France – 2024

Cast: Elina Löwensohn, Christophe Bier, Nathalie Richard,

Clara Benador, Yuming Hey

Production: Orphée Films

Co-production: Venin Films, Ecce Films,

Nanterre-Amandiers Centre Dramatique National

World premiere

ESPÈCE MENACÉE by Bruno Deville

Switzerland – 2024

Cast: Emilie Charriot, Vincent Veillon, Vincent Kucholl,

Rebecca Balestra, Tiphanie Bovay-Klameth

Production: Rita Productions

Co-production: RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Playtime

International sales: Playtime

World premiere

FRÉWAKA by Aislinn Clarke

Ireland – 2024

Cast: Clare Monnelly, Bríd Brennan, Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya

Production: Doubleband Films, Wildcard Distribution

International sales: New Europe Film Sales

World premiere

LA PASSION SELON BÉATRICE by Fabrice Du Welz

France, Belgium – 2024

Cast: Béatrice Dalle, Clément Roussier

Production: Saint Laurent Productions, Vixens

Co-production: Frakas Productions

World premiere

LA PRODIGIOSA TRASFORMAZIONE DELLA CLASSE OPERAIA

IN STRANIERI by Samir

Switzerland, Italy – 2024

Production: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Co-production: Casa delle Visioni

Swiss distributor: Dschoint Ventschr Distribution

World premiere

LA VITA ACCANTO by Marco Tullio Giordana

Italy – 2024

Cast: Sonia Bergamasco, Paolo Pierobon, Valentina Bellè,

Beatrice Barison, Sara Ciocca

Production: Kavac Film, IBC Movie, One Art Film

Co-production: Rai Cinema

International sales: Intramovies

World premiere

On the occasion of the presentation of his new film, Marco Tullio

Giordana will be awarded a Pardo as a tribute to his career.

MA FAMILLE CHÉRIE by Isild Le Besco

France – 2024

Cast: Elodie Bouchez, Marisa Berenson, Jeanne Balibar,

Elie Semoun, Isild Le Besco

Production: Ava

Co-production: Tournellovision, Ici et Là Productions

World premiere

OPT ILUSTRATE DIN LUMEA IDEALĂ (EIGHT POSTCARDS

FROM UTOPIA) by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz

Romania – 2024

Production: Saga Film

International sales: Heretic

World premiere

SLEEP #2 by Radu Jude

Romania – 2024

Production: Radu Jude

International sales: Heretic

World premiere

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 

Prospettive inedite sulla storia del cinema con 26 film, una sezione diversificata che contiene classici appena restaurati e film poco conosciuti. Un imperdibile omaggio sarà reso a Stan Brakhage, venerato maestro del cinema sperimentale, organizzato con The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures e curato da Erika Balsom. 

Retrospettiva 

Pochi festival internazionali possono vantare rilevanza culturale pari a quella delle celebri retrospettive del Locarno Film Festival, le quali da anni contribuiscono in modo determinante al dibattito mondiale sul cinema di ieri. Con i 44 film di “The Lady with the Torch”, quest’anno il Festival festeggerà la leggendaria Columbia Pictures nel periodo del suo massimo splendore, dall’avvento del sonoro ai tardi anni Cinquanta, celebrando così il suo centenario nel 2024. In occasione della retrospettiva sarà pubblicato un libro curato da Ehsan Khoshbakht ed edito da Les éditions de l’Œil, che conterrà i nuovi saggi di studiosi, critici e storici di fama mondiale. 

Locarno Kids Screenings 

Una selezione dedicata al pubblico dei più giovani, un viaggio iniziatico nel mondo del cinema, grazie a una selezione di film dedicati alla loro età, con anteprime esclusive, classici dal passato e immersioni nel mondo dell’animazione e specialmente dei film di Claude Barras, vincitore del Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare di quest’anno.  

Open Doors Screenings 

Nell’ultimo dei tre anni dedicati al cinema dell’America Latina e dei Caraibi, Open Doors esplorerà alcune delle produzioni più interessanti delle regioni di riferimento. Presenterà 17 opere tra lungometraggi, medio e cortometraggi, dei quali due sono in prima mondiale.  

Sezioni Indipendenti  

Semaine de la Critique 

La Semaine de la Critique presenta 7 lungometraggi documentari in prima mondiale o internazionale, selezionati dall’Associazione Svizzera dei Giornalisti Cinematografici. 

Panorama Suisse 

Una selezione di 10 titoli che rappresentano il meglio della produzione elvetica, scelta da una commissione di rappresentanti delle Giornate di Soletta, dell’Accademia del Cinema Svizzero e SWISS FILMS.