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The Locarno Industry Academy arrives in Asia in partnership with NFDC Film...

 Locarno Pro, the area of the Locarno Film Festival dedicated to film industry professionals, is pleased to announce the partnership between the South Asia - Locarno Industry Academy and  NFDC Film...

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The 74th edition of the Locarno Film Festival award winners announced

The 2021 edition, the first under the artistic direction of Giona A. Nazzaro, ended successfully and awarded the Pardo d’oro to SEPERTI DENDAM, RINDU HARUS DIBAYAR TUNTAS (Vengeance is Mine, All Others...

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The Locarno Film Festival wrapped up its 74th edition

Saturday 14 August, brought the 74th Locarno Film Festival to a close with the final awards ceremony. The 2021 edition, the first held under new Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro, marks a major...

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The Locarno75 Retrospective will be dedicated to Douglas Sirk

 The first piece to fall into place for the upcoming 75th anniversary edition of the Locarno Film Festival (3-13 August 2022) is the Retrospective, dedicated to master filmmaker Douglas Sirk, 35 years...

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The Shortest Month Begins, the Locarno Shorts Weeks Return

 It’s the fourth time running for the Locarno Film Festival’s off-season, on-demand program, which extends the event’s horizons beyond the summer edition. On February 1-28, these 22 shorts will provide...

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Announcing the Locarno Residency, a new development workshop for first features

   The Locarno Film Festival is pleased to announce the launch of a new project named Locarno Residency, with the support of Swiss Life: a tutorial pathway for young filmmakers working on their...

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A Leopard to imagine the Future

 Keen to repeat the success of last year, the Locarno Film Festival decided once again to hold an international competition, open to the younger generations, to design the graphic and aesthetic...

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The Pardo d’onore Manor 2022 goes to Kelly Reichardt

 © Courtesy of David GodlisThe Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Kelly Reichardt, one of the most original and independent voices in contemporary American filmmaking. Reichardt will receive the...

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Swatch joins the Locarno Film Festival as main partner

© Locarno Film Festival/Ti-Press Tuesday 12 April 2022 saw the signing at the PalaCinema in Locarno of a letter of intent whose terms will strengthen the partnership between Swatch and the Locarno Film...

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Applications from Five Countries Open for the Seventh Alliance 4 Development

Once again, Locarno will be the place where the corners of five European countries meet and where fledgling film projects find their early footing in the festival world. This is the Alliance 4...

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The Vision Award Ticinomoda 2022 goes to Laurie Anderson, “storyteller” in...

 © Ebru YildizThe Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to U.S. composer, visual artist and filmmaker Laurie Anderson with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has...

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Pardo alla carriera Ascona-Locarno achievement award goes to Costa-Gavras

 During its 75th edition (3-13 August 2022), the Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Costa-Gavras, master of the cinema of civic engagement. The Greek-French director will receive the Pardo alla...

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Heritage Online brings the past into the present at Locarno75 with several...

   © Manuel-Casimiro De OliveiraThe Locarno Film Festival is known not only for its gaze into the future of cinema, but also its steadfast commitment to reviving the cinema of the past in fresh...

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Vannucci to screen as advance world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival

 © Paolo CirielloThe new film from Italian director Michele Vannucci, produced by Groenlandia and Kino Produzioni with Rai Cinema and sold by True Colours, will be presented at Locarno as an advance...

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The Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare will be given to Indian filmmaker...

   The Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare will be given to Indian filmmaker Gitanjali Rao, director of Bombay Rose (2019). The ceremony on the Piazza Grande on Monday, August 8, 2022 will be accompanied...

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Open Doors starts its journey in Latin America and the Caribbean

 Open Doors announces today the first selection of projects and creative producers from its new focus on Latin America and the Caribbean regions. This group of film directors and producers, who are...

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Locarno75: Matt Dillon to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award, the Locarno Film Festival's tribute to film personalities with extraordinary careers, will be given to U.S. actor Matt Dillon. The award ceremony on Thursday, August 4...

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Best Independent Producer Award 2022 goes to producer Jason Blum

© Gage SkidmoreThe Locarno Film Festival’s Premio Raimondo Rezzonico for Best Independent Producer on the international scene will this year go to Jason Blum, a pivotal figure who has rebooted...

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Locarno Film Festival: the Leopard Club Award goes to Daisy Edgar-Jones

British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, star of the miniseries Normal People (2020), will receive the Leopard Club Award at the 75th Locarno Film Festival (3 - 13 August 2022). The award ceremony, which...

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Locarno75: Innovation plays a leading role at the Festival

In its anniversary edition, the Locarno Film Festival will open up to the new languages of the contemporary, with a 24-hour live talk on new media on Twitch, through the works and reflections of...

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Excellence Award Davide Campari to Aaron Taylor-Johnson

The eclectic and talented British actor, who won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, 2016), will receive the award on the evening of August 3 in the Piazza...

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Locarno75, we’re getting close!

 The Festival approaches and we cannot wait to welcome you all to Piazza Grande to celebrate this 75th edition!After two editions marked by the pandemic, this year the event will return to being in all...

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This year Locarno Pro offers

Meetings and Networking Locarno Pro is a place for networking, meeting new partners, and discovering new talents and projects in development: Match Me!Alliance 4 DevelopmentOpen Doors Hub Additionally,...

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New film and audiovisual talents in the spotlight at Locarno75

In its 75th anniversary year, the Locarno Film Festival looks to the future with a raft of initiatives for the younger generations, and for creatives who are innovating the language of moving images:...

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Locarno75 is (also) online

With Swisscom, MUBI, Play Suisse and play.locarnofestival.ch, the Locarno Film Festival widens its offer to the public that won’t be able to attend the event physically, with an online selection of...

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Locarno Pro Announces First Look and Alliance 4 Development Winning Projects...

The eleventh edition of First Look – the Locarno Film Festival initiative showcasing films in post-production – has concluded with the announcement of its winning projects for 2022. This edition’s...

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The winners of the Locarno Open Doors 2022 awards

The prize list was announced today, Tuesday 9 August, for the Open Doors initiative at the Locarno Film Festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The new three-year focus dedicated to...

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Futurespectives : check the new Locarno Film Festival podcast series

 As of today, 11th August, the first five episodes of the Locarno Film Festival podcast series Futurespectives, presented by UBS, will be available online. Produced in collaboration with BrandAudio,...

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Locarno75 Pardo d’oro goes to Regra 34

Wrapping up 11 days of celebration, numerous special initiatives, and extraordinary participation by the audience, the festival is reaching its conclusion with the Pardo d’oro being awarded to Julia...

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Last Dance and Annie Colère win the Prix du Public UBS and Variety Piazza...

The audience in Piazza Grande selected Delphine Lehericey’s film for the Prix du Public, while the seventies drama by Blandine Lenoir clinched the award given by the prestigious U.S. trade magazine....

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