At the 79th Locarno Film Festival, a parade of movie stars and fresh faces

The Swiss event, running from August 5 to 15, is paying tribute to Isabella Rossellini, Virginie Efira and Asia Argento, and once again welcoming South Korean director Hong Sang-soo in competition.

The Swiss event, running from August 5 to 15, is paying tribute to Isabella Rossellini, Virginie Efira and Asia Argento, and once again welcoming South Korean director Hong Sang-soo in competition.

05 August 2026 The film You Don’t Belong Here, directed by Florin Șerban, will premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where it has been selected in the International Competition. The film explores the complex relationship between a father and his son. It follows a physician as he learns the police suspect his t

The 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival opens in southern Switzerland with a film musical accompaniment to the silent film The General by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman. This evening, the Italian actress Isabella Rossellini will receive an award in Piazza Grande. The usual film concert, in collaboration with th

The Locarno Film Festival opens today with the world premiere of French directorial duo Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s The Green Eyes in front of 8,000 spectators on the lakeside town’s Piazza Grande. The opening ceremony will also see Isabella Rossellini feted with the festival’s Excellence Award, with further hon

"There are some earthquakes that are shaking up the infrastructure of the global industry," which plays into this year's program, says Markus Duffner, director of industry strand Locarno Pro.

Deep in the mazework neighborhood of Reboleira, Lisbon, someone is hiding €180,000 ($200,000), and Portuguese-Swiss writer-director Basil Da Cunha allows the characters of “O Jacaré” to use any and all means to find it in his new feature film competing at Locarno.  Produced by Thera Production (Switzerland) and co-prod

Culture · CINEMA, 2 AUGUST 2026 Key Facts —Dates — The Locarno Film Festival runs from 5 to 15 August 2026 in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. —Career Leopard — James Gray receives the Pardo alla carriera on 9 August 2026 on the open-air Piazza Grande. —Premiere — Gray presents his new film Paper…

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