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The Locarno Film Festival kicked off ten days of cinema on Wednesday, featuring tributes, new discoveries and competition. Italian actress Isabella Rossellini was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony. "This award fills me with pride," the actress said as she accepted it. "My father, Rober

The actress received the festival's Excellence Award, following in the footsteps of her father, Roberto Rossellini, and brother Renzo, as refugee drama 'The Green Eyes' opened the 79th edition.

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