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

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

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.

She "embodies the best of a tradition of performers who continue to be able to infuse each role with the deepest knowledge ...

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 ...

Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival returns this week with what is perhaps the strongest lineup festival director Giona A. Nazzaro has conjured up during his short but impactful four-year tenure.