August 7 -17, 2013 Throughout its 66 year history, the Festival del film Locarno has occupied a unique position in the landscape of the major film festivals. Every August, for eleven days the...

  Victoria Abril in 101 Reykjavik by Baltasar Kormákur (2000) Spanish actress Victoria Abril will attend the 66th Festival del film Locarno (7-17 August), where she will receive the Excellence...

    American director and special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull is to receive the Festival’s first Vision Award - Electronic Studio. This new prize both highlights and pays tribute to...

  Rich and famous (1981) – George Cukor. Collection Cinémathèque suisse. Droits réservés. Several different guests and initiatives comprise the tribute paid to the big Retrospective for 2013,...

      Léos Carax “To talk about cinema for me is a bit of a nightmare; to talk about it in...

    Baltasar Kormákur’s 2 Guns will open the 66th edition of the Festival del film Locarno on Wednesday 7 August on the Piazza Grande, while the closing film on Saturday 17 August, following...

  DE FR EN IT © Robin Holland German director, scriptwriter, producer and actor Werner...

  Italian actor, director and screenwriter Sergio Castellitto will receive a Pardo alla carriera during the 66th edition of the Festival del film Locarno, which will take place 7 - 17 August...

    The Festival del film Locarno’s Open Doors co-production lab is this year dedicated to the South Caucasus with a focus on Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Each of the directors and...

  © Festival del film Locarno Aleksandr Sokurov will return to Locarno after winning a Leopard of Honor in 2006, and will participate...