Nine films supported by the European Union's MEDIA
programme for cinema will be screened at the 66th Locarno International Film
Festival in Switzerland (7-17 August). Five of the films are in competition and
four will be shown in the 8 000 capacity Piazza Grande, one of the world's
largest open-air screens. Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner
responsible for the MEDIA programme, will attend the festival this weekend.
Highlights at this year's festival will include appearances by Christopher Lee,
Faye Dunaway, Anna Karina, Werner Herzog, Sergio Castellitto, Otar Iosseliani
and Jacqueline Bisset, who will receive a lifetime achievement award.
"The MEDIA programme is once again in the
spotlight at Locarno, which has always been a fantastic platform for European
films," said Commissioner Vassiliou. "MEDIA stands for a
strong European film industry and for cultural diversity. I am delighted that
MEDIA will continue to support our most talented film-makers as part of the new
Creative Europe programme from next year," she added.
In addition to specific support for films at the festival
(see list), the MEDIA programme also provides funding for the festival's
'Industry Days' (10-11 August) and 'Step In' initiative, which offer a
networking platform for producers, agents and distributors specialising in
independent and art-house films.
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