The Locarno Film Festival is actually partnering along with movie-fan social networks website Letterboxd on a brand-new award for this year’s version.
The Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award are going to recognize a film screening process at the famous Piazza Grande, the Swiss festival’s 8,000-seat exterior movie theater at the center of Locarno, that “combines both the values and artistic qualities of the cinephile landscape of today and commercial potential on the international festival circuit.” The succeeding label is going to get comprehensive content protection on Letterboxd and also on Locarno’s film festival’s stations to assist“build global awareness.”
A jury system composed of Letterboxd content team and also younger authorized movie critics observing the Festival are going to elect on the victor.
“Over the past decade, Letterboxd has become one of the essential sites for film fans to share the films they love,” claims Locarno creative supervisor Giona A. Nazzaro.“We are proud to be the first international festival to join with Letterboxd in giving an award to films in the official selection, in this case those shown at the real heart of our Festival: under the stars on the Piazza Grande.”
Incorporates Letterboxd founder Matthew Buchanan:“One of our guiding principles is to find ways to bring our audience of film lovers closer to the filmmakers operating at the forefront of the medium. We are thrilled to be working with the Locarno Film Festival in its 77th incarnation, to provide coverage, community reactions and filmmaker support in the most beautiful of outdoor settings.”
The service for the inaugural Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award are going to be actually composed the Piazza Grande on the night of Sunday, Aug. 17.
The 77th Locarno Film Festival functions Aug. 7-17.
