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The alliance will promote in…",{"entryId":511,"urlTitle":512,"title":513,"summary":514},33104,"locarnos-open-doors-shifts-focus-to-african-cinema-for-2025","Locarno’s Open Doors Shifts Focus to African Cinema for 2025","Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s talent development initiative, is turning its focus to African cinema for the next four years. With submissions open from November 28, 2024, to January 16, 2025…",{"entryId":516,"urlTitle":517,"title":518,"summary":519},31914,"locarno-film-festival-2025-comprehensive-guide-to-film-submissions","Locarno Film Festival 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Film Submissions","The 2025 Locarno Film Festival, held annually in Switzerland, is accepting film submissions until April 24, 2025. Submissions are categorized by deadlines—early, regular, and late—with fees starting a…",{"entryId":521,"urlTitle":522,"title":523,"summary":524},31782,"roberto-cicutto-former-venice-biennale-president-joins-locarno-film-festival-board-in-switzerland","Roberto Cicutto, Former Venice Biennale President, Joins Locarno Film Festival Board in Switzerland","The Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland has appointed Roberto Cicutto, former President of Venice Biennale, and Gilles Marchand, Director General of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, to its Board of Di…",{"entryId":526,"urlTitle":527,"title":528,"summary":529},30209,"locarno-film-festival-2024-closes-with-record-attendance-setting-a-new-course","Locarno Film Festival 2024 Closes with Record Attendance, Setting a New Course","The 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland closed successfully, with a 3.5% increase in audience numbers and record-breaking digital engagement. Notable awards included the Pardo d’O…",{"entryId":531,"urlTitle":532,"title":533,"summary":534},30208,"lithuanian-film-akiplsha-toxic-wins-pardo-doro-at-switzerlands-locarno77","Lithuanian Film \"Akiplėša (Toxic)\" Wins Pardo d’Oro at Switzerland's Locarno77","At the 77th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, the Lithuanian film \"Akiplėša (Toxic)\" directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė won the Pardo d’Oro in the Concorso Internazionale. The festival, spanning 11 days,…"]