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Jane Campion to Receive the Pardo d’Onore Manor Award

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2024 Retrospective

The Lady with the Torch – The Centenary of Columbia Pictures

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A Cinema of Reparations

Alice Diop in Conversation with Kevin B. Lee and Libertad Gills

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2024 Retrospective

Locarno77 celebrates 100 years of Columbia Pictures, showcasing a tribute both to beloved classics and unheralded gems.

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News · 16 | 04 | 2024

Cinema Is a Country Without Borders: A Tribute to Adriano Aprà

Giona Nazzaro, the Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival, joins with critic and editor Piero Spila in paying tribute to the legendary Italian critic, programmer, and historian Adriano Aprà.

News · 15 | 03 | 2024

A Cinema of Reparations: Alice Diop in Conversation with Kevin B. Lee and Libertad Gills

News · 08 | 03 | 2024

Soberane Receives the Locarno Shorts Weeks Audience Award

The film by Brazilian director Wara was the audience favorite for the sixth edition of the online program of short films, which showcased an exclusive selection of 29 films during the entire month of February.

News · 08 | 03 | 2024

Remembering David Bordwell (1947-2024)

Press Releases · 19 | 02 | 2024

Locarno Announces a New Industry Advisory Board

In response to shifts in the landscape of independent cinema in recent years, the Locarno Film Festival has formed an Industry Advisory Board comprised of key figures from the international film industry who will provide advice to the Board of Directors of the Festival.

Best of Locarno76

Eleven days of cinema drew a passionate response from critics and audiences. Packed theaters, movie discoveries, shared emotions: this was Locarno76.

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A great place to discover beautiful surprises and pearls.

Variety Magazine, 2023

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Awardees

Luc Jacquet, Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare 2023

Marianne Slot, Raimondo Rezzonico Award 2023

Tsai Ming-liang, Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Turismo 2023

Pietro Scalia, Vision Award Ticinomoda 2023

Interviews

Special Jury Prize - Radu Juse - Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii

Harmony Korine on the Early Days Creative Process and the Future of Cinema

Lambert Wilson on Contemporary Cinema and Being a Juror at Locarno76

Theater Camp - Co-Director Nick Lieberman on Childhood and Creativity

Conversations

On the Future of Cinema: Tsai Ming-liang

In Conversation with Harmony Korine

The Many Seasons of Mexican Popular Cinema

Luc Jacquet: A Filmmaker at the Edge of Nature

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