Press
If you’re a journalist, here is all the information concerning accreditation for online and physical screenings, access to press materials, and interview requests.
If you’re a journalist, here is all the information concerning accreditation for online and physical screenings, access to press materials, and interview requests.
Locarno Film Festival Press Office
The Locarno Film Festival Press Office, housed in Locarno’s PalaCinema, is the go-to source for all media representatives throughout the year.
The program for Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films
The final line-up of projects for Locarno 2020 will be announced in the next few weeks. The complete program for Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films, including dates and times of events, online and physical films, will be available from 29 July. From that date it will also be possible to reserve tickets for attending physical and online screenings.
Contacts
Press Office
phone: +41 91 756 21 21
press@locarnofestival.ch
Head of Press
Giada Peter giada.peter@locarnofestival.ch
phone: +41 79 848 91 63
Coordinator
Fiorenza Conforti fiorenza.conforti@locarnofestival.ch
phone: +41 91 756 21 37
Press agent CH-D and CH- F
Ursula Pfander ursula.pfander@locarnofestival.ch
phone: +41 79 628 22 71
Press access to events and online and physical screenings at Locarno 2020
Online screenings and events for press and public:
All online events (master classes, discussions and talks) will be free.
Instructions on how to access specific platforms will be given out in the coming days, on the Locarno Film Festival website (www.locarnofestival.ch).
Journalists can access Locarno 2020 films in the following ways:
Online
An exclusive access to Festival Scope Pro will be sent on July 29th. From this day, journalists who have received the access invitation will be able to follow the early press releases of the Pardi di domani and Open Doors Screenings (under embargo). If you have not received an invitation and are interested, please write to press@locarnofestival.ch.
The screenings are also accessible free of charge through our website in the section dedicated to the Program that will be available online for the public from July 29th. For more information visit the online screening guide. In this case, the availability of films in the various territories is subject to agreements with right holders.
In cinemas in Locarno
Journalists will have free access to all screenings and/or repeats from August 5 to 15. To obtain access, in compliance with COVID-19 safety measures, please send an email to Segretariato@locarnofestival.ch, specifying the following information:
Personal data
Name and surname
Domicile (zip code and country)
Telephone/cell phone number.
Screening data
Selected film
Date and time of screening
Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance. Late bookings will be accepted according to the availability of places. It is only possible to attend the screening if you have a reservation. The tickets with assigned reserved seats will be sent by email. The ticket is personal, non-transferable and must be shown at the entrance either in paper form or on an electronic device.
Tickets and season tickets for accompanying persons
Tickets and season tickets for persons accompanying journalists may be acquired for a fee from the secretariat or online from 29 July.
Season ticket: CHF 73. —
Admission to single screening: CHF 12.—
Reduced admission for students up to 30 years old and seniors: CHF 8. —
Press material
Information on press material such as Film Press Kit, images, trailers, video extracts will be available from July 29th in the Festival Press Kit which will be sent to all the press. If after July 29th you have not received it, please write to press@locarnofestival.ch.
International Guest Presence in Locarno
In this very unusual year, the Locarno Film Festival will not be able to welcome international guests as usual. However, some Swiss guests will be present during the Festival.
More information regarding guests present in Locarno between August 5 and 15 will be announced in the coming weeks on this website.
Interview requests
Despite the remoteness it is possible to organize interviews with the various protagonists of this edition of the Festival!
Online form
To request an interview please fill in this online form and return it to press@locarnofestival.ch once completed. Interviews requests to the personalities who will be protagonists of this edition are open!
For face-to-face interviews, the social distancing regulations and basic hygiene rules for this period should be observed
Press conference
This special year the traditional press conference of the Locarno Film Festival will not be held in mid-July.
Hospitality
No form of hospitality is provided for journalists attending the physical screening in Locarno.