Locarno Film Festival Features Protest for Gaza Victims Amidst Award Announcements
The Locarno Film Festival saw a protest remembering the 60,000 victims of Gaza, occurring alongside the announcement of Locarno Pro winners including 'Spring Story' and 'The Surubí'. The festival also featured discussions on modern desire and control.
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Protest at the Locarno Film Festival Remembers 60,000 Names of the Dead of Gaza
Locarno became the latest film festival to see protests at the continuing situation in Gaza and Palestine’s Occupied Territories. While music from the Campari Lounge boomed into the evening, approximately 100 demonstrators unwound a shroud bearing the names of 60,000 people who have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war two and […]
By Emeza805
Read full article →‘Spring Story,’ ‘The Surubí,’ ‘Yazz’ Among Locarno Pro Winners
'Magnetic Storms' and 'Cuore Matto' are also among the projects receiving prizes as the Locarno Film Festival’s industry strand unveiled the winners of its awards.
By Georg Szalai
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