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Locarno: Hong Sang-Soo And Wang Bing To Debut New Works, Mélanie Laurent & Guillaume Canet Set For Honors
Locarno Film Festival runs August 7 - 17.
Discussing this year’s edition, Locarno head Giona A. Nazzaro described his competition lineup as “ambitious” and “consciously, critically” engaged while seeking “a dialogue with the audience at a time in which both history and all its stories are imperiously knocking on the doors of cinema.” SESES (DROWNING DRY) by Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania, Latvia – 2024Cast: Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Giedrius Kiela, Paulius MarkevičiusProduction: afterschool productionCo-production: Trickster PicturesInternational sales: Alpha VioletWorld premiere LES ENFANTS ROUGES by Lotfi AchourTunisia, France, Belgium, Poland – 2024Cast: Ali Hleli, Yassine Samouni, Wided Dabebi, Younes Naouar, Latifa GafsiProduction: A.P.A : Artistes Producteurs Associés,La Luna ProductionsCo-production: Versus Production, ShipsboyInternational sales: MPM PremiumWorld premiere
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