Veteran producer Ted Hope and former European Film Market head Beki Probst have been named as members of the Locarno Film Festival’s new industry advisor board.
They will be joined by Mubi Senior Vice President Bobby Allen, Locarno Industry Academy International Project Manager Marion Klotz; Emmanuel Cuénod, the former director of the Geneva International Film Festival (Giff) and the current head of the Swiss Digital Creation Hub, top Swiss exhibitor Edna Epelbaum, and Gerardo Michelin, the founder of the trade website LatAm cinema.
The new board’s mission will be advise the festival on how to keep in step with developments in the audiovisual sector and remain relevant to the film industry at large.
The new initiative was first announced last September when Maja Hoffmann was unveiled as the festival’s new president, replacing outgoing Marco Solari who held the role for 23 years.
As previously announced, long-time Locarno collaborator...
They will be joined by Mubi Senior Vice President Bobby Allen, Locarno Industry Academy International Project Manager Marion Klotz; Emmanuel Cuénod, the former director of the Geneva International Film Festival (Giff) and the current head of the Swiss Digital Creation Hub, top Swiss exhibitor Edna Epelbaum, and Gerardo Michelin, the founder of the trade website LatAm cinema.
The new board’s mission will be advise the festival on how to keep in step with developments in the audiovisual sector and remain relevant to the film industry at large.
The new initiative was first announced last September when Maja Hoffmann was unveiled as the festival’s new president, replacing outgoing Marco Solari who held the role for 23 years.
As previously announced, long-time Locarno collaborator...
- 2/19/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Luma Foundation founder replaces long-serving president Marco Solari.
Maja Hoffmann has been officially confirmed as president of the Locarno Film Festival, following a vote of the festival’s general assembly and its board of directors.
Hoffmann, the founder of the Luma Foundation, becomes the first female president of the Locarno Film Festival. Her name was put forward in July at the head of a shortlist of candidates to replace long-serving president Marco Solari, who steps down after 23 years in the role.
Hoffmann said: “I look forward to working with the entire team, led by Giona A. Nazzaro, artistic director, and Raphaël Brunschwig,...
Maja Hoffmann has been officially confirmed as president of the Locarno Film Festival, following a vote of the festival’s general assembly and its board of directors.
Hoffmann, the founder of the Luma Foundation, becomes the first female president of the Locarno Film Festival. Her name was put forward in July at the head of a shortlist of candidates to replace long-serving president Marco Solari, who steps down after 23 years in the role.
Hoffmann said: “I look forward to working with the entire team, led by Giona A. Nazzaro, artistic director, and Raphaël Brunschwig,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Maja Hoffmann has been officially confirmed as President of the Locarno Film Festival following a vote at an Extraordinary General Assembly on Wednesday.
She replaces long-time festival President Marco Solari who held the position for 23 years.
Hoffmann’s appointment was announced over the summer but was not made official until being put to the vote.
A descendant of legendary Swiss entrepreneur Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, Hoffmann is known internationally as an art collector and philanthropist.
She is the founder of the Zurich-based Luma Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting contemporary artists, and is also involved in a raft of art institutions worldwide including the Swiss Institute New York, the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles, the Serpentine Galleries in London and the Kunsthalle Zürich.
Wednesday’s meeting also set in motion a revision of the festival’s governance structure and voted in first members of the board.
Key changes are the reduction in the size of the board,...
She replaces long-time festival President Marco Solari who held the position for 23 years.
Hoffmann’s appointment was announced over the summer but was not made official until being put to the vote.
A descendant of legendary Swiss entrepreneur Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, Hoffmann is known internationally as an art collector and philanthropist.
She is the founder of the Zurich-based Luma Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting contemporary artists, and is also involved in a raft of art institutions worldwide including the Swiss Institute New York, the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles, the Serpentine Galleries in London and the Kunsthalle Zürich.
Wednesday’s meeting also set in motion a revision of the festival’s governance structure and voted in first members of the board.
Key changes are the reduction in the size of the board,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Switzerland’s preeminent Locarno Film Festival has tapped arts patron Maja Hoffmann, founder of the Luma Foundation, to be its first female president in its 70-plus years of existence.
The festival’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Hoffmann to succeed Marco Solari who has held the position for more than two decades. Solari will be on hand to assist Hoffmann during the transition phase, which begins at the conclusion of this year’s 76th edition.
Said Hoffman: “My thanks go to the appointment committee and the Board of Directors for the trust they have shown in me. After spending many years exploring and putting into practice a range of projects, both in Switzerland and abroad, I am pleased to be able to put my experience and knowhow at the service of the future of this prestigious Festival, and so help foster the development of culture in Switzerland.”
“Locarno has always displayed a robust identity,...
The festival’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Hoffmann to succeed Marco Solari who has held the position for more than two decades. Solari will be on hand to assist Hoffmann during the transition phase, which begins at the conclusion of this year’s 76th edition.
Said Hoffman: “My thanks go to the appointment committee and the Board of Directors for the trust they have shown in me. After spending many years exploring and putting into practice a range of projects, both in Switzerland and abroad, I am pleased to be able to put my experience and knowhow at the service of the future of this prestigious Festival, and so help foster the development of culture in Switzerland.”
“Locarno has always displayed a robust identity,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Luma Foundation founder to replace long-serving president Marco Solari.
Maja Hoffmann, the founder of the Luma Foundation, is set to become the first female president of the Locarno Film Festival.
Hoffman will replace long-serving president Marco Solari, who steps down after 23 years in the role.
Solari will assist Hoffmann during a transition phase, which will begin following the close of this year’s 76th edition of the event.
Hoffman founded private sector cultural organisation the Luma Foundation in 2004 in Zurich to support artistic creation in visual arts, photography, publishing, documentary films, and multimedia.
She is also president of the Swiss...
Maja Hoffmann, the founder of the Luma Foundation, is set to become the first female president of the Locarno Film Festival.
Hoffman will replace long-serving president Marco Solari, who steps down after 23 years in the role.
Solari will assist Hoffmann during a transition phase, which will begin following the close of this year’s 76th edition of the event.
Hoffman founded private sector cultural organisation the Luma Foundation in 2004 in Zurich to support artistic creation in visual arts, photography, publishing, documentary films, and multimedia.
She is also president of the Swiss...
- 7/24/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
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