Six Canadian Movies Set For Locarno Pro; Deauville Unveils Franco-U.S. Industry Day & Moufida Tlatli AFMI Tribute – Global Festival Briefs

Six Canadian Movies Set For Locarno Pro; Deauville Unveils Franco-U.S. Industry Day & Moufida Tlatli AFMI Tribute – Global Festival Briefs

Lhasa de Sela Doc Among Six Canadian Films Set For Locarno Pro First Look Award-winning film editor Sophie Leblond will be among six Canadian filmmakers showcasing upcoming films in Locarno Pro’s First Look work-in-progress event this August. Leblond, who has been feted for her editing of films such as Viking and  Alexander Odyssey, will present […]

Deauville American Festival Bolsters Transatlantic Bridge With New U.S.–France Industry Day

The Deauville American Film Festival is launching a new industry initiative designed to bridge the gap between the French and U.S. film sectors. “Deauville has always been the leading European platform for American cinema,” says festival director Aude Hesbert. “But our industries operate in such different ways, and we rarely speak the same production language. With this new program, we want to turn the festival into a space for real dialogue a…

Two Docs Among Canadian First Look Spotlight at Locarno - POV Magazine

Two Canadian documentaries are among the films getting a boost at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. Canada receives the focus of the First Look section, a national spotlight in the Swiss festival. Six films will screen in the competition in addition to Canadian titles playing elsewhere in the festival. Run in partnership with Telefilm Canada, the films in First Look are titles in post-production and are selected with hopes that the showcase wil…