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Locarno Open Doors Buzz Title ‘Chapa 100,’ From Ique Langa, Adds Luminalia, Mo Harare, Mostafa El Kasha (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian sales agent Luminalia has taken on “Chapa 100”, an advanced-development feature by Mozambican writer-director Ique Langa, strengthening the project’s international backing ahead of Locarno’s Africa-focused Open Doors strand. The deal matters because it brings a prominent new Mozambican film into the international sales market while highlighting growing cross-border interest in sub-Saharan African cinema. The…
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Thomas Heise’s Final Documentary ‘Übergang,’ a Potential Locarno Highlight, Reflects on Time and Transience
Thomas Heise’s final documentary, “Übergang”, will premiere out of competition at the Locarno Film Festival after being completed by his long-term collaborators Peter Badel and Chris Wright following his death in 2024. The film turns an unfinished portrait of Berlin’s Schönhauser Allee into a wider reflection on Heise’s life, German reunification and the political changes…
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‘La Koreana,’ a Banner New Talent Title From Spain, Brought to Market at Locarno by Producers Lazona Zinema and Estibaliz Urresola’s Sirimiri (EXCLUSIVE)
Basque director Joana Moya’s debut feature, ‘La Koreana’, is being produced by Sirimiri Films and Lazona Zinema and presented to potential partners at Locarno’s Match Me! co-production forum. The project has attracted attention after winning the top Sideral Ikusmira Berriak Prize at a Spanish development lab, positioning it as a notable emerging Spanish film title.…
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Locarno’s Alliance 4 Development Welcomes Queer Musical, Eco Body Horror and Bruce LaBruce’s Melodrama with Monica Bellucci and Béatrice Dalle
Locarno’s Alliance 4 Development has unveiled its latest co-development projects from Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland, highlighting films centred on love, family dynamics, identity and masculinity. The selection matters because it gives emerging European projects an industry platform, while bringing together distinctive works ranging from queer musical drama to body horror and established provocateur Bruce…
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Aymar Esse, Director of Locarno Open Doors World Premiere ‘My Father’s Kora,’ Discusses Challenges of Queer Cinema in Senegal
Aymar Esse, a Beninese director, will premiere his film “My Father’s Kora” at the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors section on 9 August 2026. The film explores queer identity within traditional Senegalese Muslim culture through the story of Souleymane Everston Adowo Freudenreich, an Afro-German trans man who travels to Dakar to repair his father’s kora,…
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Woke Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor roasted for hilarious U-turn after calling for Thanksgiving to be CANCELED
A Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin has faced ridicule online after apparently reversing course on comments in which they called for Thanksgiving to be cancelled, according to the Daily Mail. The article’s supplied text does not include further specifics on the candidate’s identity, the original remarks, or the context of the reversal, but the…
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Pauline Hanson slams claims she used ‘Fire the Liar’ donations on five-star London hotel as she blasts media
Pauline Hanson, leader of Australia’s One Nation party, has hit back at claims that money raised through her “Fire the Liar” fundraising campaign was used to pay for a stay at a five-star London hotel. The senator accused the media of misrepresenting her use of donor funds, framing the reports as part of a broader…
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Foreign nationals will be barred from social housing under the Tories, plans reveal
The Conservative Party has reportedly drawn up plans to bar foreign nationals from accessing social housing in the UK, according to the Daily Mail. The proposal reflects an ongoing political focus on migration and housing allocation, with the Tories seeking to prioritise British citizens for scarce social housing stock amid continued pressure on housing waiting…
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Beloved couple on kayaking trip in Wisconsin are found dead in the water
A couple described by friends and family as inseparable have been found dead in the water while on a kayaking trip in Wisconsin, according to the Daily Mail. Their deaths have prompted an outpouring of tributes from those who knew them, with the case now the subject of an investigation into how the tragedy occurred.…
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After U.K. Approval of Paramount-WBD Deal, European Media Leaders Rally Behind David Ellison: ‘The Industry Will Be Stronger’
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has cleared Paramount Skydance’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, prompting a wave of support from European media executives and analysts. Industry figures argue the approval, following the European Commission’s clearance last month, signals a broader shift in regulatory attitudes as European broadcasters contend with intensifying competition…