goEast on the road to Locarno Film Festival

From 6 to 12 August, goEast programme coordinator Sophie Brakemeier attended the Locarno Film Festival, which this year featured many familiar faces as well as exciting debuts from Central and Eastern Europe. East-West Talent Lab alumna and competition participant Tamara Stepanyan presented her feature film debut as the opening film to an audience of nearly 5,000 in the Piazza Grande. We were particularly delighted for Lalise Muddaa, who was still a Hessenfilm STEP intern at goEast in 2023 and was now able to present her first short film production at Locarno.

Between air-conditioned cinemas and Lake Maggiore, the festival offers a paradisiacal setting for interesting encounters and a unique stage for groundbreaking films.