Locarno Film Festival Re-Ups Artistic Director Giona Nazzaro for Three More Years
The Locarno Film Festival has re-upped Italian film critic Giona A. Nazzaro as its artistic director for the next three years.
Nazzaro, a former head of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, has been leading the prominent Swiss event dedicated to indie cinema since 2021, under a five-year mandate that expires this year.
During his watch, Nazzaro — who was born and raised in Switzerland — has bolstered Locarno’s role as a driver for arthouse titles, helping them reach the widest audiences possible. One case in point, cited by Nazzaro in a statement, is the global success of last year’s Golden Leopard winner “Toxic,” an examination of young female friendship that marked the debut feature of Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė. After Locarno, the film went on to play at 70 festivals.
“I would like to thank President Maja Hoffmann and the entire board of directors of the Locarno Film Festival for...
Nazzaro, a former head of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, has been leading the prominent Swiss event dedicated to indie cinema since 2021, under a five-year mandate that expires this year.
During his watch, Nazzaro — who was born and raised in Switzerland — has bolstered Locarno’s role as a driver for arthouse titles, helping them reach the widest audiences possible. One case in point, cited by Nazzaro in a statement, is the global success of last year’s Golden Leopard winner “Toxic,” an examination of young female friendship that marked the debut feature of Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė. After Locarno, the film went on to play at 70 festivals.
“I would like to thank President Maja Hoffmann and the entire board of directors of the Locarno Film Festival for...
- 4/15/2025
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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