Locarno Film Festival

Art patron Maja Hoffmann has taken over as festival director at the film festival on Lake Maggiore

The Locarno Film Festival was founded in 1946 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world. While the international competition is fought for the "Leopards", Locarno has become particularly famous for its open-air ambience: every year, more than 8,000 visitors enjoy a special program on the Piazza Grande on a huge big screen - 26 by 14 meters. In addition to the competition and open-air program, there is a comprehensive retrospective as well as several other series and prizes. The festival in the sunny Swiss town on Lake Maggiore is primarily dedicated to international auteur cinema and focuses on continuity in its selection of social and political content. At the 78th edition from August 6 to 16, high-profile film stars will present their films: Emma Thompson, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Alexander Payne, Willem Dafoe, and Golshifteh Farahani. Our collection includes films that have been awarded or screened in Locarno in previous years.

The festival in the sunny Swiss town on Lake Maggiore is primarily dedicated to international auteur cinema and focuses on continuity in its selection of social and political content. At the 78th edition from August 6 to 16, high-profile film stars will present their films: Emma Thompson, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Alexander Payne, Willem Dafoe, and Golshifteh Farahani.

Our collection includes films that have been awarded or screened in Locarno in previous years.

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