Locarno Film Festival Opens with Isabella Rossellini, Honors Sigurjón Sighvatsson
The Locarno Film Festival has commenced with Isabella Rossellini lighting up the opening, and is honoring Icelandic producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson for his contributions to cinema. The festival features a diverse program including new talent pitches, queer musicals, and discussions with prominent figures like Virginie Efira.
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At the 79th Locarno Film Festival, a parade of movie stars and fresh faces
The Swiss event, running from August 5 to 15, is paying tribute to Isabella Rossellini, Virginie Efira and Asia Argento, and once again welcoming South Korean director Hong Sang-soo in competition.
Read full article →‘La Koreana,’ a Banner New Talent Title From Spain, Brought to Market at Locarno by Producers Lazona Zinema and Estibaliz Urresola’s Sirimiri (EXCLUSIVE)
Sirimiri Films, founded by Estibaliz Urresola, director of Berlinale winner “20,000 Species of Bees,” is teaming with Lazona Zinema, the Basque division of Lazona (“Spanish Affair,” “Gigantes,” “No Rest for the Wicked”) to produce “La Koreana,” one of Spain’s banner new talent titles. The projected feature debut of Basque writer-director Joana Moya, “La Koreana” leapt […]
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Read full article →Virginie Efira’s Love for Cinema and Locarno Has No Limits — Even If Her Mic Does
The Belgian-born actress, who pulled double duty in the Cannes competition program this year with 'All of a Sudden' and 'Parallel Tales,' received the Leopard Club Award at the Swiss festival.
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Read full article →Sigurjón Sighvatsson Talks Rise Of Propaganda Films & Battles To Get David Lynch’s ‘Wild At Heart’ & ‘Twin Peaks’ Off The Ground – Locarno
“Everybody who’s in film, and you don’t need to go to a doctor to be diagnosed, we have OCD… and ADHD, so when you look at a filmmaker, you know they have one of these traits, and I have both,” declared veteran producer Sigurjón “Yoni” Sighvatsson as he opened a masterclass on his 50-year career […]
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Read full article →David Lynch’s Icelandic Friend Honoured at Locarno
Icelandic producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson has received the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at the Locarno Film Festival, recognising a career that stretches from David Lynch and Twin Peaks to some of the defining music videos and independent films of the 1990s. Sighvatsson received the award in Locarno’s Piazza Grande on Thursday evening. The prize is dedicated to [...]… The post David Lynch’s Icelandic Friend Honoured at Locarno appeared first on Iceland Review.
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