Locarno
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Commercial politics
ADVERTISING: Radu Jude’s latest weaves commercials from the past 35 years, creating a disorienting critique of capitalist culture, advertising, and national identity in post-communist Romania.
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Breaking the silence of corruption with Film Industry Watch
In an industry where the less glamorous realities of exploitation and unethical practices often remain obscured from public view, Film Industry Watch (FIW) advocates for ethical conduct. As a non-profit entity dedicated to transparency, FIW pays particular attention to Film Festivals, Screenwriting Labs, various awards, and public Film Funds—entities predominantly supported by public funding. This…
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When climate change is not the main issue
COMMUNITY: It's more than icebergs and permafrost vanishing in the Arctic as a young anthropologist discovers in Svalbard, Norway.
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Growing up too fast
YOUTH: Three children learn to cope with their first year at the boarding school for visually impaired and blind children.
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Stones from space and the meaning of life
UNIVERSE: Behind the search for abundant fallen meteorites in the Moroccan desert lies the fragments of human complexity.
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The power of celluloid, rediscovered
FEMININITY: A marvellous representation of feminine resilience in a hostile masculine world.
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Beautiful prisons set in our modern times
INTERVIEW: A conversation with Francesco Montagner whose film Brotherhood will have its Czech premiere at IDFF Ji.hlava as part of the official competition.
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«We return with a deepened desire to share»
PORTO/POST/DOC: Festival Director Dario Oliveira on the challenges, programme and new additions Porto/Post/Doc experience.
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A 200-year-old tale of the now
FAMILY: A timeless tale of growing up in a land of both magic and hatred.