Luc Jacquet: Climate Activism, Antarctica and the Poetry of Film

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Luc Jacquet is an award-winning director and screenwriter with a passion for our planet and, in particular, Antarctica. This summer he was in Locarno to receive the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare, a recognition of the creative minds that are helping to shape the future of today's and tomorrow's younger generations.

Jacquet's work attempts to strike a balance between celebrating the beauty and poetry of nature as it is, and raising much-needed awareness of the dangers of climate change. While questioning the effectiveness of political films and the role of activists, he offers a refreshing perspective: finding an artistic response through the emotional connections that humans have with nature.

With his latest film, "Antarctica Calling", presented at the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, Luc Jacquet invites the audience on a journey to feel the emotions of nature, from the majestic beauty of Antarctica to the vulnerability of its inhabitants.

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