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Locarno Film 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.
Locarno Film Festival started in 1946 and takes place in Locarno, Switzerland
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Snapshot – 78th Locarno Film Festival Unveils Poster, Chef Charlie Trotter Docu Sets UK Release Date, Billy Joel Docu to Debut in Summer
Billy Joel ( Wirestock Creators | dp)
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Lithuanian Film ‘Toxic’ Wins Grand Prize, Pardo d’Oro at 77th Locarno Film Festival | Winners
Toxic (Akiplėša) by Saulė Bliuvaitė (Photo ©Akis bado / Locarno77) The Lithuanian drama Toxic (Akiplėša) by Saulė Bliuvaitė is the winner of the Grand Prize, Golden Leopard, Pardo d’Oro of the International Competition (Concorso Internazionale) at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. The coming-of-age film follows two 13-year-olds who form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
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Alfonso Cuarón to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Locarno Film Festival
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (Netflix) Five-time Academy Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to film personalities with extraordinary careers, at this year’s 77th Locarno Film Festival.
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77th Locarno Film Festival Unveils Lineup
Qing Chun (Ku) (Youth (Hard Times)) by Wang Bing (courtesy Locarno FF) Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro unveiled the official selections for the 77th Locarno Film Festival described as “bold, innovative, and vibrant as ever” competition titles alongside non-competitive sections. In addition, the Excellence Award Davide Campari, given to film personalities with extraordinary careers, will this year go to French actor-directors Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet.
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Indian Superstar Shah Rukh Khan to Receive Prestigious Pardo alla Carriera Award at Locarno Film Festival
Shah Rukh Khan (Photo: Rohan Shresth) Popularly known in India as ‘King Khan’ – the emperor (‘Baadshah’) of Bollywood, superstar actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will be awarded the career achievement award, the prestigious Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism, at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. The Award will pay tribute to his remarkable career in Indian cinema consisting of more than 100 films in a breathtaking multitude of genres.
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Ben Burtt, Sound Designer for Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Voice of Wall-E, to be Honored at Locarno Film Festival
Ben Burtt (courtesy Locarno Film Festival) Ben Burtt, legendary sound designer, editor, and voice actor behind the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and winner of four Academy Awards will be honored with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
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Actress Irène Jacob to Receive Leopard Club Award at Locarno Film Festival
Irène Jacob (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) French-Swiss actress Irène Jacob, known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, will receive the Leopard Club Award at the Locarno Film Festival.
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‘My Life as a Zucchini’ Director Claude Barras to be Honored at Locarno Film Festival
Claude Barras (courtesy Locarno FF © Adrienne Bovet) Claude Barras, Swiss animator and filmmaker behind the beloved Oscar-nominated modern classic Ma vie de Courgette (My Life as a Zucchini, 2016) will be awarded the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare given to personalities credited with bringing younger generations to cinema, at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
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Jessica Hausner Named Jury President at Locarno Film Festival
Jessica Hausner (© Barbara Seyr) Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner will serve as jury president of the Concorso Internazionale (International Competition) jury that will decide the winner of the Pardo d’Oro – the Golden Leopard – at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
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Jane Campion to Receive the Pardo d’Onore Manor Award at Locarno Film Festival
Jane Campion © Patrick Swirc / Locarno Film Festival Director Jane Campion will be honored with the prestigious Pardo d’Onore Manor, the award for outstanding achievement in cinema, at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
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Iranian Film ‘Critical Zone’ by Ali Ahmadzadeh Wins Pardo d’oro Award at Locarno76 Film Festival
Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) by Ali Ahmadzadeh Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) by Ali Ahmadzadeh, a film secretly shot on the streets of Teheran, without permission from the Iranian authorities is the winner of the Pardo d’oro award at Locarno76 film festival. In the film Amir, guided by the voice of his GPS, navigates the underworld districts of Tehran to comfort the troubled souls of the night.
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Actors Riz Ahmed, Ben Platt Not Attending Locarno Film Festival Due to Actors’ Strike
Riz Ahmed in Mughal Mowgli Actor, Riz Ahmed who was set to receive the Davide Campari Excellence Award at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival will no longer be in attendance. His world premiere of Dammi (Yann Mounir Demange, 2023) will still take place on Opening Night in Piazza Grande and the screening of Mughal Mowgli (Mogul Mowgli, Bassam Tariq, 2020) in the Histoire(s) du cinéma section is also confirmed.