Latest news of locarno-film-festival
25 JUL 2025
Launches
Eduardo Casanova's thriller “Silence” to premiere at Locarno Film Festival
The series unfolds in two timelines: the Europe devastated by the Black Plague and 1980s Spain amid the AIDS crisis.
29 APR 2025
Trade Shows
Locarno Film Festival to honour Asian megastar Jackie Chan
The actor will receive the Pardo alla Carriera on the evening of Saturday, August 9.
12 AUG 2024
Trade Shows
Locarno Pro unveils winners of WIP and co-development programs
The Locarno Film Festival’s industry strand also revealed the winner of its second Heritage Restoration Contest. "Dream of Another Summer" by Irene Bartolomé and produced by Pere Marzo (Colibrí Studio), Irene Bartolomé (I.B. Films) and Elie Kamal (The Attic Productions) won the Antaviana Films First Look Award, covering post-production services up to € 50,000.
9 AUG 2023
Distribution
FilmSharks acquires "Snot & Splash" film, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival
Finnish children’s movie produced by It’s Alive Films will premiere on August 9 as part of Locarno Kids Screenings.
6 JUL 2023
Launches
Dragan Bjelogrlić new film to premiere at the Locarno Film Festival
"The Guardians of the Formula" is an original story of a potential nuclear crisis in socialist Yugoslavia produced by Cobra Film and United Media and distributed by Art Vista.