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Locarno Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Locarno Film Festival

SINCE: 1946

WHERE: Locarno, Switzerland

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Thousands of film fans and industry professionals meet at the Locarno Film Festival every summer to share their thirst for new discoveries and a passion for cinema in all its diversity.

In Locarno they find a quality program, rich, eclectic, surprising, and where emerging talent rubs shoulders with prestigious guests.

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Locarno Film Festival

Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (Blue-Eyes Film | Miracle Media Distribution)

Snapshot – 78th Locarno Film Festival Unveils Poster, Chef Charlie Trotter Docu Sets UK Release Date, Billy Joel Docu to Debut in Summer

Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter documentary launches on digital in UK in April, 78th Locarno Film Festival unveils poster created by German artist Wolfgang Tillmans, and more.

Saulė Bliuvaitė, director of Toxic (Akiplėša) (Photo Locarno Film Festival)

Lithuanian Film ‘Toxic’ Wins Grand Prize, Pardo d’Oro at 77th Locarno Film Festival | Winners

The Lithuanian drama Toxic (Akiplėša) by Saulė Bliuvaitė is the winner of the Grand Prize, Golden Leopard at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.

Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (© Netflix)

Alfonso Cuarón to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Locarno Film Festival

Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s 77th Locarno Film Festival.

Qing Chun (Ku) (Youth (Hard Times)) by Wang Bing (courtesy Locarno FF)

77th Locarno Film Festival Unveils Lineup

77th Locarno Film Festival unveiled the official selections described as “bold, innovative, and vibrant as ever” competition titles alongside non-competitive sections.

Shah Rukh Khan (Photo: Rohan Shresth)

Indian Superstar Shah Rukh Khan to Receive Prestigious Pardo alla Carriera Award at Locarno Film Festival

Baadshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan will be awarded the career achievement award, the prestigious Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism at Locarno Film Festival

Ben Burtt (courtesy Locarno Film Festival)

Ben Burtt, Sound Designer for Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Voice of Wall-E, to be Honored at Locarno Film Festival

Ben Burtt, Oscar winning sound designer, editor, and voice actor behind the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises will be honored at Locarno Film Festival.

Irène Jacob (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Actress Irène Jacob to Receive Leopard Club Award at Locarno Film Festival

Actress Irène Jacob, known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, will receive the Leopard Club Award at Locarno Film Festival.

Claude Barras (courtesy Locarno FF © Adrienne Bovet)

‘My Life as a Zucchini’ Director Claude Barras to be Honored at Locarno Film Festival

Claude Barras, Swiss animator and filmmaker behind the beloved modern classic My Life as a Zucchini will be honored at Locarno Film Festival.

Jessica Hausner (© Barbara Seyr)

Jessica Hausner Named Jury President at Locarno Film Festival

“It is a great honor and also a great pleasure for me to preside over the main jury of this year’s Locarno Film Festival”, says Jessica Hausner.

Jane Campion © Patrick Swirc / Locarno Film Festival

Jane Campion to Receive the Pardo d’Onore Manor Award at Locarno Film Festival

Director Jane Campion will be receive the Pardo d’Onore Manor, the award for outstanding achievement in cinema, at Locarno Film Festival.

Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) by Ali Ahmadzadeh

Iranian Film ‘Critical Zone’ by Ali Ahmadzadeh Wins Pardo d’oro Award at Locarno76 Film Festival

Critical Zone by Ali Ahmadzadeh, a film secretly shot on the streets of Teheran wins the Pardo d’oro award at Locarno76 film festival.

Riz Ahmed in Mughal Mowgli

Actors Riz Ahmed, Ben Platt Not Attending Locarno Film Festival Due to Actors’ Strike

Riz Ahmed who was set to receive the Davide Campari Excellence Award at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival will no longer be in attendance due to SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike.