Locarno Film Festival Re-Ups Artistic Director Giona Nazzaro for Three More Years

Locarno Hands Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro Three-Year Contract Extension

Giona A. Nazzaro will serve as Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival for an extra three years following a contract extension announced this afternoon by the Swiss festival. Nazzaro, a popular critic, film historian, and former head of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, has been Locarno’s chief since 2021. Under the extension, he […]

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 […]