{
  "id": 540166,
  "title": "Locarno: The Filmmakers Behind ‘Piluk,’ From the National Film Board of Canada, Discuss the Language of Animation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/locarno-the-filmmakers-behind-piluk-from-the-national-film-board-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/locarno-piluk-animation-national-film-board-of-canada-1236831733/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With a world premiere in the Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di Domani selection of short and medium-length films, the filmmakers behind “Piluk” saw the production as a chance to tell a story with the simplest possible textures: pencil, paper and the human voice. Produced by Marc Bertrand and Jelena Popović of the National Film Board […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}