Ida' by Pawel Pawlikowski and Barry Jenkins' 'Moonlight' Were Name-checked As Powerful Films That Data or Algorithms May Not Have Picked'

Data. That is a core theme of this year's program of Locarno Pro, the industry strand of the Locarno Film Festival, whose 79th edition is currently taking place in the Swiss lakeside city. But in which order should we think about these key concepts and buzzwords?

Is it maybe people, power, data? You may have your own thoughts, and the opening day of the 15th edition of Locarno Pro, led by Markus Duffner in his sixth year, showed that there are very different ways to think about the order of and relationship between the three. After all, a three-person panel shared three different approaches and thoughts.

Power. People. Data.