On Monday 7th August the Festival will pay homage to U.S. director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes. His latest film Wonderstruck will be screened in company with Poison, one of the featured...

        Locarno Festival, a 360° experience       Five days of free screenings, concerts and Dj sets will herald the inception of the 70th edition of the Locarno...

        Locarno Talks     What happens when people try to shape the future? This is the underlying question for the concept behind Locarno Talks, a new platform for...

Pardo d’onore Manor for Jean-Marie Straub  Born in France in 1933, with a career that stretches back over sixty years and that plowed a distinct furrow across the field of 20th century cinema. The...

  The 70th Locarno Festival will pay tribute to Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody. The American star will receive the 2017 Leopard Club Award in Piazza Grande on 4...

Assayas, Nasrallah, Azéma       The President of the International Competition jury will be French film critic, screenwriter and director Olivier Assayas, who already made his mark at the...

StepIn Networking / © Locarno Festival     Locarno highlights the growing impact of streaming platforms on arthouse cinema and movie theatres. The ongoing digital revolution in creating...

Nastassja Kinski / © Keystone     Nastassja Kinski will be guest of honor at the 70th Locarno Festival. For the occasion the German actress will be presenting Cat People, Paul Schrader’s...

      Michel Merkt     Producer Michel Merkt will be next to step up to receive the prize that for 15 years Locarno has awarded to leading players in international...

  The exploration of South Asia continues with a new raft of producers and projects that will be showcased for European and international partners at the Locarno Festival...