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The international indie biz found what it was looking for at Locarno Film Festival Industry Days, the informal but meticulously reconfigured mart that has expanded its scope within the global industry.
This year some 250 buyers and sellers flocked to the 10-day (Aug. 3-13) Swiss lakeside fest where industryites can now catch most of the festival's entire selection in three days (Aug. 6-8) and, concurrently, attend its Open Doors co-production mart, dedicated to India this year, plus its new Carte Blanche window, which promoted works from Colombia.
While Locarno has always had a mostly European industry presence, this was the second edition of its Industry Days, launched in tandem with the arrival of new artistic director Olivier Pere last year.
"My main goal is to enhance the value of Olivier's selection," says Locarno Industry Office topper Nadia DrestL
The Locarno lineup under...