Switzerland’s Locarno Movie Competition will debut 17 world premieres, together with new works by Hong Sang-soo and Wang Bing, as a part of its 2024 competitors program. This yr’s occasion runs from August 7 – 17.
The pageant introduced its competitors lineups this morning. The Hong Sang-soo function is titled Suyoocheon (By The Stream) and stars Kim Minhee, Kwon Haehyo, and Cho Yunhee. The Wang Bing function is a France, Luxembourg, and Netherlands co-production titled Onerous Occasions. Scroll down to see the total Locarno competitors lineup, which additionally contains new titles from Ben Rivers, Mar Coll, and Christoph Hochhäusler.
The pageant at this time additionally introduced that French performing veterans Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet will obtain the occasion’s honorary Excellence Award Davide Campari on the opening ceremony on August 7. Earlier recipients of the award embody Riz Ahmed and Aaron Taylor Johnson.
Locarno’s separate Piazza Grande lineup options 18 titles, together with Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Savages by Claude Barras, and Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Further-Terrestrial.
Discussing this yr’s version, Locarno head Giona A. Nazzaro described his competitors lineup as “bold” and “consciously, critically” engaged whereas searching for “a dialogue with the viewers at a time by which each historical past and all its tales are imperiously knocking on the doorways of cinema.”
“From nicely–established movie administrators, similar to Hong Sang-soo, Wang Bing, Ben Rivers, Pia Marais, Silvia Luzi, and Luca Bellino, together with Ala Eddine Slim, Gürcan Keltek and Kurdwin Ayub, Christoph Hochhäusler, the Zürcher brothers and Laurynas Bareiša, to Mar Coll and Sara Fgaier, Marta Mateus, Sylvie Ballyot, and Virgil Vernier, the competitors is a deep immersion into the chances of up to date movie language,” he mentioned.
Take a look at the lineups beneath.
Piazza Grande Program
E.T. L’EXTRA-TERRESTRE by Steven Spielberg – USA – 1982 Prefestival
FIORE MIO by Paolo Cognetti – Italy, Belgium – 2024 Prefestival
LE DÉLUGE by Gianluca Jodice – Italy, France – 2024
Opening Ceremony
Excellence Award Davide Campari to Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet
REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke – Switzerland, Peru, Spain – 2024
THE FALL (RESTORED CUT) by Tarsem – South Africa, India, United Kingdom – 2024 Raimondo Rezzonico Award to Stacey Sher
ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet – Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines – 2024 UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME by Jean-Luc Godard – France, Italy – 1961
Leopard Membership Award to Irène Jacob
MEXICO 86 by César Díaz – Belgium, France – 2024
SEW TORN by Freddy Macdonald – USA, Switzerland – 2024 Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism to Shah Rukh Khan
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG by Mohammad Rasoulof – Iran, Germany, France – 2024 THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI by Orson Welles – USA – 1947
SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham – Nepal, France, Norway, Türkiye, Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA, Qatar – 2024 Open Doorways Presentation
SAUVAGES by Claude Barras – Switzerland, France, Belgium – 2024 Locarno Youngsters Award la Mobiliare to Claude Barras
GAUCHO GAUCHO by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw – USA, Argentina – 2024 Imaginative and prescient Award Ticinomoda to Ben Burtt
TIMESTALKER by Alice Lowe – United Kingdom – 2024
RITA by Paz Vega – Spain – 2024
THE PIANO by Jane Campion – Australia, New Zealand, France – 1993 Pardo d’Onore Manor to Jane Campion
LE PROCÈS DU CHIEN by Laetitia Dosch – Switzerland, France – 2024 Closing Ceremony
Concorso Internazionale
AGORA by Ala Eddine Slim
Tunisia, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar – 2024
Solid: Neji Kanaweti, Bilel Slatnia, Majd Mastoura, Sonia Zarg Ayouna
Manufacturing: Exit Productions
Co-production: Cinenovo
World premiere
AKIPLĖŠA (TOXIC) by Saulė Bliuvaitė
Lithuania – 2024
Solid: Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė, Giedrius Savickas, Vilma Raubaitė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė
Manufacturing: Akis bado
World premiere, First Function
BOGANCLOCH by Ben Rivers
United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland – 2024 Solid: Jake Williams
Manufacturing: Urth Productions, Hopscotch Movies Co-production: Flaneur Movies, Akkeri Movies Worldwide gross sales: Rediance
World premiere
CENT MILLE MILLIARDS by Virgil Vernier France – 2024
Solid: Zakaria Bouti, Victoire Kong, Mina Gajovic Manufacturing: Petit Movie
World premiere
DER SPATZ IM KAMIN by Ramon Zürcher Switzerland – 2024
Solid: Maren Eggert, Britta Hammelstein, Luise Heyer, Andreas Döhler, Lea Zoe Voss
Manufacturing: Zürcher Movie
Co-production: SRF/SRG SSR
Worldwide gross sales: Cercamon
Swiss distributor: Filmcoopi Zürich
World premiere
FOGO DO VENTO (FIRE OF WIND) by Marta Mateus Portugal, Switzerland, France – 2024
Solid: Soraia Prudêncio, Maria Catarina Sapata, Safir Eizner, José Moura, Maria Clara Madeira
Manufacturing: Clarão Companhia
Co-production: Casa Azul Movies, Les Movies d’ici Worldwide gross sales: Portugal Movie – Portuguese Movie Company World premiere, First Function
GREEN LINE by Sylvie Ballyot
France, Lebanon, Qatar – 2024
Manufacturing: TS Productions
Co-production: Movies de Pressure Majeure, XBO Movies, L’unimaginable est en cours
World premiere, First Function
LA MORT VIENDRA by Christoph Hochhäusler Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium – 2024
Solid: Sophie Verbeeck, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Marc Limpach, Mourade Zeguendi, Hilde Van Mieghem Manufacturing: Heimatfilm
Co-production: Amour Fou Luxembourg, Tarantula Belgique Worldwide gross sales: True Colors
World premiere
LUCE by Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino
Italy – 2024
Solid: Marianna Fontana
Manufacturing: Bokeh Movie, Stemal Leisure, Rai Cinema World premiere
MOND by Kurdwin Ayub
Austria – 2024
Solid: Florentina Holzinger, Andria Tayeh, Celina Antwan, Nagham Abu Baker
Manufacturing: Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion
World premiere
QING CHUN (KU) (YOUTH (HARD TIMES)) by WANG Bing France, Luxembourg, Netherlands – 2024
Manufacturing: Home on Hearth, Gladys Glover, CS Manufacturing Co-production: Arte France Cinéma, Les Movies Fauves, Volya Movies, Jap-Lion Footage and Tradition Media Co., Beijing Modern Artwork Basis, Le Fresnoy – Studio nationwide des arts contemporains
Worldwide gross sales: Pyramide Worldwide World premiere
SUYOOCHEON (BY THE STREAM) by Hong Sangsoo South Korea – 2024
Solid: Kim Minhee, Kwon Haehyo, Cho Yunhee Manufacturing: Jeonwonsa Movie
Worldwide gross sales: Finecut World premiere
SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll
Spain – 2024
Solid: Laura Weissmahr, Oriol Pla Manufacturing: Escándalo Movies, Elastica Movies Worldwide gross sales: Be For Movies
World premiere
SESES (DROWNING DRY) by Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania, Latvia – 2024
Solid: Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Giedrius Kiela, Paulius Markevičius
Manufacturing: afterschool manufacturing
Co-production: Trickster Footage
Worldwide gross sales: Alpha Violet
World premiere
SULLA TERRA LEGGERI by Sara Fgaier
Italy – 2024
Solid: Andrea Renzi, Sara Serraiocco, Emilio Francis Scarpa, Lise Lomi, Maria Fernanda Cândido
Manufacturing: Limen, Avventurosa, Dugong Movies, Rai Cinema Worldwide gross sales: Rai Cinema Worldwide Distribution World premiere, First Function
TRANSAMAZONIA by Pia Marais
France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Brazil – 2024
Solid: Helena Zengel, Jeremy Xido, Sabine Timoteo,
Hamã Luciano, Rômulo Braga
Manufacturing: Cinéma Defacto, Gaïjin, Aldabra Movies Co-production: Pandora Movie Produktion, Level Productions, Volos Movies, Vitamine C, O’Par, Cabocla Filmes
Worldwide gross sales: The Get together Movie Gross sales
Swiss distributor: cineworx
World premiere
YENI ȘAFAK SOLARKEN (NEW DAWN FADES)
by Gürcan Keltek
Türkiye, Italy, Germany, Norway, Netherlands – 2024
Solid: Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, Ayla Algan, Erol Babaoğlu,
Suzan Kardeş, Dilan Düzgüner
Manufacturing: Vigo Movie
Co-production: Slingshot Movies, 29P Movies, The StoryBay, Fidalgo Productions
Worldwide gross sales: Heretic
World premiere
Concorso Cineasti del presente
CRICKETS, IT’S YOUR TURN by Olga Korotko France, Kazakhstan – 2024
Solid: Inzhu Abeu, Ayan Batyrbek, Arnur Kusaingazin, Nurlybek Maulezaripov, Boris Yugay
Manufacturing: Caractères Productions, Seven Rivers Worldwide gross sales: Cercamon
World premiere
DER FLECK by Willy Hans Germany, Switzerland – 2024 Solid: Leo Kuhn, Alva Schäfer Manufacturing: Fünferfilm Co-production: 8horses World premiere, First Function
FARIO by Lucie Prost
France – 2024
Solid: Finnegan Oldfield, Megan Northam, Florence Loiret Caille, Léna Laurent, Andranic Manet
Manufacturing: Folle Attract, Yukunkun Productions
World premiere, First Function
FEKETE PONT (LESSON LEARNED) by Bálint Szimler
Hungary – 2024
Solid: Paul Mátis, Anna Mészöly, Ákos ‘Dadan’ Kovács, Inez Mátis, Gábor Ferenczi
Manufacturing: Boddah, CineSuper
Co-production: Proton Cinema, Good Youngsters, KMH Movie, FocusFox, Pioneer Footage, Filmpartners, 235 Productions, Umbrella
World premiere, First Function
FOUL EVIL DEEDS by Richard Hunter
United Kingdom – 2024
Solid: Alexander Perkins, Music-Hung Chang, Tracy Bargate, Neil Summerville, James Benson
Manufacturing: WAYE
World premiere, First Function
HANAMI by Denise Fernandes
Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde – 2024
Solid: Sanaya Andrade, Daílma Mendes, Alice Da Luz,
Nha Nha Rodrigues, Yuta Nakano
Manufacturing: Alina movie, O Som e a Fúria
Co-production: ventura movie, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera World premiere, First Function
HOLY ELECTRICITY by Tato Kotetishvili
Georgia, Netherlands – 2024
Solid: Nikolo Ghviniashvili, Nika Gongadze
Manufacturing: Zango Studio, Nushi Movie
Co-production: GOGO Movie, The Movie Kitchen, Arrebato Movies World premiere, First Function
INVENTION by Courtney Stephens
USA – 2024
Solid: Callie Hernandez, Sahm McGlynn, Lucy Kaminsky, Tony Torn, James N. Kienitz Wilkins
Manufacturing: Neurotika Haus, Jacket Climate
World premiere
JOQTAU by Aruan Anartay
Kazakhstan – 2024
Solid: Yermek Shynbolatov, Irina Balkova, Isbek Abilmazhinov, Aydos Auesbayev, Rakhilyam Mashurova
Manufacturing: Brief brothers, Alem Oner
World premiere, First Function
KADA JE ZAZVONIO TELEFON (WHEN THE PHONE RANG)
by Iva Radivojević
Serbia, USA – 2024
Solid: Natalija Ilinčić, Anton Augustinov Voice: Slavica Bajčeta
Manufacturing: Set Sail Movies, Ivaasks Movies World premiere
KOUTÉ VWA (LISTEN TO THE VOICES)
by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Belgium, France, French Guiana – 2024
Solid: Melrick Diomar, Nicole Diomar, Yannick Cébret Manufacturing: Twenty 9 Studio & Manufacturing, Spectres Productions
Co-production: Shelter Prod, Atelier Graphoui World premiere, First Function
LES ENFANTS ROUGES by Lotfi Achour
Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland – 2024
Solid: Ali Hleli, Yassine Samouni, Wided Dabebi, Younes Naouar, Latifa Gafsi
Manufacturing: A.P.A : Artistes Producteurs Associés,
La Luna Productions
Co-production: Versus Manufacturing, Shipsboy
Worldwide gross sales: MPM Premium
World premiere
MONÓLOGO COLECTIVO by Jessica Sarah Rinland Argentina, United Kingdom – 2024
Solid: Macarena Santa María Lloydi, María José Micale, Alicia Delgado, Juanita, Franco Elio Itri
Manufacturing: 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
Manufacturing: Historias de Bibi, Guasabara cine, Cine Chani World premiere, First Function
REAL by Adele Tulli
Italy, France – 2024
Manufacturing: Pepito Produzioni, FilmAffair, Rai Cinema, Luce Cinecittà
Co-production: Les Movies d’ici
Worldwide gross sales: Intramovies
World premiere
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, Eire – 2024
WHAT MARY DIDN’T KNOW by Konstantina Kotzamani – France, Greece, Sweden – 2024
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
