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Markus Duffner, head of Locarno Pro The Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry programme will likely unfold as a hybrid event next year, but with its virtual component taking place after its scheduled physical dates of August 4-14, says newly-appointed head of industry Markus Duffner. Long-time Locarno Pro collaborator Duffner was announced on Monday (Dec 21) as the new head of the industry programme and is already mulling plans for the 2021 edition ahead of his official start date on January 1. The 2020 edition of Locarno Pro took place online due to the Covid pandemic.  “It’s...

Markus Duffner, head of Locarno Pro The Locarno Film industry has named long-time collaborator Markus Duffner as the new head of its industry programme Locarno Pro, with effect from January 2021. He replaces Paris-based producer Valentina Merli who held the position for one year but has left to return to producing.  Duffner will be supported by Sophie Bourdon, who takes on the position of deputy head of Locarno Pro alongside her long-time role as head of Open Doors, the festival’s programme aimed at nurturing cinema from the global south and east.  Nadia Dresti, who initially spearheaded...

Duffner takes over the industry section of the Locarno Film Festival.  The Locarno Film Festival has named Markus Duffner the new head of its industry section, Locarno Pro, effective as of Jan. 1.  Duffner, who has worked with Locarno Pro since 2014 on its First Look and Match Me! projects, has been at the forefront of digital innovation at the festival. This year, as project manager, he launched Heritage Online, Locarno's VOD platform for the art house industry, which allows rights holders to upload their back catalogs and negotiate deals with VOD platforms worldwide. Duffner is also a co...