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Last year saw the legendary Ben Burtt collect the Vision Award Ticinomoda at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, and as the event prepares for the 78th running of the festival on the 6th to the 16th August 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland they look back to Burtt and his discussion looking at his unique and incredible career.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Locarno Film Festival: Ben Burtt and the sounds of Star Wars

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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Last year saw the legendary Ben Burtt collect the Vision Award Ticinomoda at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, and as the event prepares for the 78th running of the festival on the 6th to the 16th August 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland they look back to Burtt and his discussion looking at his unique and incredible career.

SourceLocarno Film Festival
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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