Minerva Pictures wins the Locarno Heritage Restoration Contest with Liliana Cavani’s “The Cannibals””!

We are thrilled to announce that Minerva Pictures has won the prestigious Locarno Heritage Restoration Contest for Liliana Cavani’s film The Cannibals (1970), awarded by a jury of three international experts during the Locarno Pro Awards ceremony. Thanks to a collaboration with the Cinegrell film laboratory in Zurich and Berlin, the complete restoration of the film will begin immediately after the festival and will premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in 2025.

Our commitment to the conservation and enhancement of cinematic heritage continues with participation in Heritage Monday at the Locarno Film Festival – Locarno Pro. Tomorrow, August 12, we will present an exclusive promo reel featuring a selection of our 4K restorations completed in the past year and a preview of works undergoing restoration for the coming year.

Among the films we will present are Swept Away (1974) and The Seduction of Mimi (1972) by Lina Wertmüller, La visita (1963) by Antonio Pietrangeli, Conversation Piece (1974) by Luchino Visconti, Hamam, the Turkish Bath (1997) by Ferzan Özpetek, The Scent of the Night (1998) by Claudio Caligari, and Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976) by Ruggero Deodato.

#staytuned for updates on where to discover our restorations!