The independent Beirut-based production house Abbout Productions, led by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will receive ...

Lebanese indie Abbout Productions will be honored by the Locarno Film Festival with its Raimondo Rezzonico Award celebrating ...

Georges Schoucair became the CEO of Abbout Productions in 2004, and Myriam Sassine joined as lead producer in 2010.

Her fearless choices and groundbreaking performances continue to inspire audiences and redefine what it means to be an artist ...

The Locarno Film Festival will present its Honorary Leopard Award, Pardo d’Onore, to American filmmaker Alexander Payne on ...

The U.S. filmmaker will receive the Pardo d’Onore at the Swiss festival, present his films 'The Descendants' and 'Nebraska,' ...

Emma Thompson will be honored by the Locarno Film Festival where her latest film, Brian Kirk's action thriller “The Dead of Winter” – which she executive produced – will have its world premiere.

Giona A. Nazzaro, artistic director of Locarno Film Festival. GI Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro is gearing up for the lakeside event’s 75th-anniversary edition from ...

British actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson has been chosen to receive the Locarno Film Festival's Leopard Club Award. This ...

The Locarno Film Festival will introduce gender-neutral acting awards for its 76th annual ceremony in 2023, festival organizers announced Wednesday. Already a festival that embraces diverse voices ...