Locarno Programming with Stefan Ivančić

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This year, the Locarno Film Festival is celebrating its 75th anniversary from August 3 - 13th in the beautiful Swiss Canton of Ticino.

It’s a festival that is known for supporting independent, arthouse and avant-garde cinema, often showcasing darling films that break and blur the boundaries between cinematic genres.

That is why I’ve always enjoyed and admired their program. It has introduced me to many directors and works throughout the years that have moved me and influenced my creative process as a filmmaker. So, I’m very happy to welcome Stefan Ivančić as our guest today.

Stefan Ivančić is a programmer of the Locarno Film Festival and together we discuss some of the non-fiction films that will be on display.

Films highlighted include:
CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE (international competition)

• Balıqlara xütbə (Sermon to the Fish) by Hilal Baydarov - Azerbaijan, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey · 2022 · 89'
• Skazka (Fairytale) by Aleksandr Sokurov - Belgium, Russia · 2022 · 78'

CONCORSO CINEASTI DEL PRESENTE, Filmmakers of the Present (first or second feature film competition)

• É Noite na América (It Is Night in America) by Ana Vaz - Italy, France, Brazil · 2022 · 66'
• Fragments From Heaven by Adnane Baraka - Morocco, France · 2022 · 84'
• Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić - Croatia - 2022 - 102’
• ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT by Sorayos Prapapan - Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Philippines, 2022, 83’

FUORI CONCORSO, Out of Competition

• Objectos de Luz (Love Lights) By Acácio de Almeida & Marie Carré - Portugal · 2022 · 67'
• Onde Fica Esta Rua? ou Sem Antes Nem Depois (Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After) by João Pedro Rodrigues João Rui Guerra da Mata - Portugal, France · 2022 · 87'
• Nuit obscure - Feuillets sauvages (Obscure night - Wild leaves (The burning ones, the obstinate)) by Sylvian George - France, Switzerland · 2022 · 265

ADDITIONAL FILMS ON OUR WATCH LIST

• Prologos by Mantas Kvedaravičius - Lithuania, Greece · 2021 · 89'
• Matter Out of Place by Nikolaus Geyrhalter - Austria · 2022 · 100'
• And everything LAURIE ANDERSON

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