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

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

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 receive the Leopard Club Award at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where her latest flick, The Dead Of Winter, will debut. From director Brian Kirk, the film follows a widowed ...

LOCARNO — The 71st Locarno Festival kicks off today, Wednesday Aug. 1, its Industry Days on Aug. 3. It commands the biggest industry attendance of any mid-summer film event in Europe.

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 ...