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Since 1946, we celebrate cinema in all its forms, discover new talents, and look toward the future | : 4—14.8.2027
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Since 1946, the Locarno Festival has been one of the major international film festivals. Every August the town of Locarno becomes the world capital of auteur cinema for eleven days.

06/09/2026

We still get chills thinking back to having with us for , on the occasion of presenting this legendary artist with our Excellence Award.

→ Watch the full interview: youtu.be/HG-wf3ixcV8

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- Video: shot and edited by CISA Locarno, presented by Swisscom
- Cover ph.: Ti-Press

04/09/2026

Evoking the mordant səx comedies of manners that thrived in the late 1960s and early '70s, 's latest directorial venture is a riotous and rueful rumination on how our closest relationships can come to define us.

Adapted by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones from Cesc Gay's Spanish-language dramedy “The People Upstairs” (2020), this audience favourite at stars a ferociously funny quartet – Wilde herself, plus , , and – as two couples who come together one night for an intimate dinner party that quickly, and hilariously, goes off the rails, as insecurities, emotional baggage, and hidden desires bubble up to the surface.

→ Read Marya E. Gates' article about “The Invite”, now in international distribution and proving a major hit with audiences beyond Locarno: shorturl.at/yKiEP

03/09/2026

After a break, Locarno is back too, with new films to watch for free on our website every two weeks. First up: “Where My Memory Began” by Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda, which follows Elder Ballu as she visits the remains of Sierra Leone's centuries-old Cotton Tree, reflecting on the memories and history it carries across generations and oceans.

→ Selected for the Open Doors Screenings, this 2024 short film is streaming for free until October 3. Watch it now: shorturl.at/P9bK6

02/09/2026

From an unexpected first audition to the thrill of seeing themselves on the big screen.

“Ketticè” stars Salvatore Gallina and Rachele Testagrossa look back on how it all began and the emotions that came with it, while director Giovanni Tortorici reflects on the film’s autobiographical roots, growing up in Palermo, and working with Monica Bellucci.

The journey of “Ketticè” continues: after its World Premiere at , the film comes to Italian cinemas tomorrow.

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- Video: Carlo Maria Rabai
- Interview: Alice Sola
- Cover ph.: Ti-Press

31/08/2026

What do the characters we play reveal about ourselves?

For Sandrine Kiberlain, every role is an opportunity to discover something new – about a character, but also about herself. Some stay with us, some raise unexpected questions, and some even change the way we see our own lives.

Sandrine Kiberlain joined us at to present “Ni vue, ni connue”, alongside Isabelle Huppert, director Marc Fitoussi and producer Caroline Bonmarchand.

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- Video: shot and edited by CISA Locarno, presented by Swisscom
- Furniture courtesy of: Bruno Wickart
- Cover ph.: Ti-Press

28/08/2026

Cinema as a meeting point between cultures.

Sara Serraiocco and Lorenzo Richelmy reflect on the experience of making “Il Cileno” and on seeing a chapter of Italian history through a Chilean perspective – an exchange that continued well beyond the set.

Partly shot in Ascona, Ticino, Sergio Castro-San Martín’s “Il Cileno” had its World Premiere in Piazza Grande at and is now in Italian cinemas.

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- Video: shot and edited by CISA Locarno, presented by Swisscom
- Furniture courtesy of: Bruno Wickart
- Cover ph.: Ti-Press

26/08/2026

“To see that my whole life had a meaning”

Receiving the Life Achievement Award at became an almost mystical moment for : seeing the child she once was, the woman she is today, and her older self all at once – and feeling, perhaps for the first time, that the winding path she chose was the right one.

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- Video: shot and edited by CISA Locarno, presented by Swisscom
- Furniture courtesy of: Bruno Wickart

25/08/2026

On the red carpet, Vision Award Ticinomoda recipient shares his mixed feelings about AI, why he has always embraced new technologies, and how retirement brought him back to what started it all: creating for the pure joy of it.

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- Video: Carlo Maria Rabai
- Interview: Alice Sola
- Cover ph.: Ti-Press

23/08/2026

“Taxi Driver” at midnight in Piazza Grande – one of the most unforgettable moments of . Somewhere, we like to think, Martin Scorsese is smiling.

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- Video: Carlo Maria Rabai
- Cover ph.: Mattia Martegani | Ti-Press
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22/08/2026

A week has gone by since the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival came to a close, and it still doesn't feel real. So we thought one last round of photos might help ease the nostalgia – one more look at Piazza Grande, the international stars, the BaseCamp, the Rotonda, and the countless screenings, encounters, conversations, venues, and events that made up .

Thank you again for being part of it with us. See you soon 💛

: August 4 – 14, 2027

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Photos by: Samara Krähenbühl, Caroline Perrenoud, Davide Padovan, Justine Stella Knuchel, Michele Lepori, and Ti-Press (Luca Chiandoni, Samuel Golay, Mattia Martegani, Marco Abram, Massimo Piccoli, and Edoardo Nerboni).

In this selection of photos, we'd also like to thank some of our partners: Società elettrica sopracenerina (SES), Ascona-Locarno Tourism, Manor, la Mobiliare, Swiss Wine Ticino, Migros, SRG SSR, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI), Kälin Moda, VOG Lugano, and WWF Switzerland.

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