Giona A. Nazzaro, an Italian film programmer, critic, and regular on the international festival circuit, is the new artistic director for the Locarno International Film Festival.Locarno's festival board announced his appointment on Thursday.
Nazzaro, who has been a general delegate of the Venice Festival's International Critics' Week since 2016, and a member of the Rotterdam Festival's artistic committee, takes over from Lili Hinstin, who resigned from the Locarno post in September after less than two years at the job.
Nazzaro officially takes over on January 1 and will put together the program for the 74th Locarno Festival, scheduled for Aug.
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