AGC CEO Stuart Ford Michele Thomas Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The 2025 edition of the Locarno Film Festival's Locarno Pro industry strand is promising a jam-packed schedule of events in the Swiss lakeside town next month. Comedian and disability advocate Maysoon Zayid (You Don't Mess With the Zohan, General Hospital) will kick-start the event on Aug. 7 with a session entitled "Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Making Movies That Save Lives." She will be followed by a panel of high-profile industry representatives, namely AGC Studios chairman and CEO Stuart Ford, Poor Things, Pillion, and My Father's Shadow producer Ed Guiney of Element Pictures, also known as Yorgos Lanthimos' longtime producer, and Berlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle. Related Stories Business TelevisaUnivision Quarterly U.S. Ad Revenue Drops 2 Percent, Streamer ViX Tops 10M Subscribers News BBC Studios Names Amanda Jones Chief Financial Officer The opening day of Locarno Pro 2025 will wrap up with a panel featuring Claudia Bluemhuber, CEO of Silver Reel, Largo AI CEO Sami Arpa, Allison Gardner, CEO of Glasgow Film, and entertainment lawyer Izzy Abidi of Freshly Ground Stories. Another highlight of the Locarno Pro 2025 schedule is an Aug. 9 session dubbed "The Producer-Director Relationship," a conversation between Guiney and Romanian auteur and provocateur Radu Jude. "Join us for an informal conversation between director Radu Jude (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, Kontinental '25, Dracula) and producer Ed Guiney (The Lobster, 11 Minutes, Poor Things, The Wonder, The Favourite), as they share their experiences and tips on how to turn this complex relationship into a 'happily ever after' - at least until the next film," reads the description for the session. Other events at this year's Locarno Pro include such sessions as "Building Sustainable Film Ecosystems in Africa: Financing the Future," "Public Meets Private: Rethinking Financing Strategies for Independent Film in Europe," and "Promotional Strategies for Classic Films Today." Locarno Pro runs Aug. 7-12. The Locarno Pro awards ceremony will take place Aug. 10, with the awards for Open Doors, the co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, to be handed out on Aug. 12. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Venice Film Festival 2025 Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' Ben Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine,' Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' Among Stellar Venice Lineup Heat Vision 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Director Responds to Speculation That Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. Didn't Shoot Together thr news Busan Film Festival to Honor Jafar Panahi as Asian Filmmaker of the Year Ronald Reagan Jimmy Hunt, Young Star of 'Invaders From Mars,' Dies at 85 Oscars 2026 Film Academy's Submissions Site Opens, Paving Way for Oscar Hopefuls to Hit Members-Only Streaming Service Heat Vision 'Wonder Woman' Movie Eyes 'Supergirl' Scribe Ana Nogueira Venice Film Festival 2025 Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' Ben Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine,' Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' Among Stellar Venice Lineup Heat Vision 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Director Responds to Speculation That Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. Didn't Shoot Together thr news Busan Film Festival to Honor Jafar Panahi as Asian Filmmaker of the Year Ronald Reagan Jimmy Hunt, Young Star of 'Invaders From Mars,' Dies at 85 Oscars 2026 Film Academy's Submissions Site Opens, Paving Way for Oscar Hopefuls to Hit Members-Only Streaming Service Heat Vision 'Wonder Woman' Movie Eyes 'Supergirl' Scribe Ana Nogueira