French actress Laetitia Casta will receive the 2021 Excellence Award Davide Campari at the Locarno Film Festival.
Locarno Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Locarno Film Festival
SINCE: 1946
WHERE: Locarno, Switzerland
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Thousands of film fans and industry professionals meet at the Locarno Film Festival every summer to share their thirst for new discoveries and a passion for cinema in all its diversity.
In Locarno they find a quality program, rich, eclectic, surprising, and where emerging talent rubs shoulders with prestigious guests.
Locarno Film Festival Dedicates Retrospective to Director Alberto Lattuada
The Retrospective of the 74th Locarno Film Festival will be dedicated to Italian director Alberto Lattuada.
Female Directed Films – Lucrecia Marte’s CHOCOBAR and Marí Alessandrini’s ZAHORI Win Top Prizes at Locarno 2020
Films by female filmmakers – Zahoríwon by Marí Alessandrini and Chocobar by Lucrecia Martel, won the top awards at Locarno 2020.
Kelly Reichardt’s FIRST COW will Open Locarno 2020
Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films will open with First Cow, the latest film from Kelly Reichardt, who will also be one of jurors.
Locarno Film Festival Cancels 2020 Fest, Launches New Format
Locarno Film Festival today announced the cancellation of Locarno73 attributing the decision to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
Locarno Film Festival 2020 Unveils Poster and Honors First Woman – Kinuyo Tanaka with Retrospective
Sneak preview of 2020 Locarno Film Festival. Fest unveils poster and selects first woman – Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanakathe for Retrospective.
Locarno Film Festival 2019 Winners – VITALINA VARELA Wins Pardo d’oro
VITALINA VARELA by Pedro Costa was awarded the top prize, the Pardo d’oro (Golden Leopard) at the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival.
Ja’Tovia M. Gary’s THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT(Single Channel)Wins Moving Ahead Award for the Best Film at Locarno Film Festival
The Giverny Document (Single Channel) by Ja’Tovia M. Gary is the winner of 2019 Locarno Film Festival’s Moving Ahead Award for the Best Film.
2019 Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup
The official program of the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival was announced this week, along with tributes to Hilary Swank, Claire Atherton, Enrico Ghezzi and Fulvio Bernasconi.
Hilary Swank to Receive Locarno Film Festival’s Leopard Club Award
The Locarno Film Festival will present the 2019 Leopard Club Award to two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank.
Swiss Filmmaker Fredi M. Murer to Receive Locarno Film Festival’s 2019 Pardo alla carriera Award
Swiss director, screenwriter, Fredi M. Murer will be honored with the Pardo alla carriera at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival, accompanied by screenings of some of his landmark films including Höhenfeuer and Der grüne Berg.
Locarno Film Festival Spotlights Black Films in 20th Century with ‘Black Light Retrospective’
Locarno Film Festival announced the featured films selected for the Black Light Retrospective – an unprecedented overview of Black film in the 20th century.