Locarno Repositions Itself as Forward-Thinking Filmmakers’ Hub

For its 75th edition, Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival, long known as a global indie cinema temple, is looking to the future while repositioning itself as a forward-thinking hub for a wider range of movies, including studio and streamer titles, with broad audience appeal. “We believe that entertainment can be both serious and fun: I don’t see an opposing scenario where entertainment is only cheap, and seriousness is only extremely highbrow,” says the fest’s artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro. Now on his second edition at the fest’s helm, the Italian critic is putting his stamp on Locarno with a lineup that,… Read Full Article