Markus Duffner, director of the Locarno Film Festival's industry strand, also shares his, maybe surprising, networking and ...

No other event in Switzerland brings together film lovers quite like the Locarno Film Festival, which kicks off again next ...

Israeli director's Eran Kolirin latest, a film about a trip through Gaza, an Iraq nuclear talks drama and ‘Mare's Nest' are ...

Palestinian director Kamal Aljafari's "first film, which I have never made," premieres in the Swiss festival's competition ...

Adding to the run-up of pre-Locarno business, in one key distribution deal, Zurich-based Frenetic Films, one of Switzerland’s ...

The new film from Japanese director Naomi Kawase ( Embracing, The Mourning Forest) that stars Vicky Krieps ( Corsage, The ...

With the 78th edition of Switzerland's venerable film festival serving up a broad selection of homegrown movies, here is a look at select titles if you want to make sure not to miss the Swiss.

Golshifteh Farahani will receive the Locarno Film Festival ’s prestigious Excellence Award Davide Campari on Aug. 6, 2025.

Vicky Krieps' new film 'Yakushima's Illusion,' directed by Kawase Naomi, has been set a for a late-addition Locarno world ...

Cate Blanchett out of support for SAG-AFTRA strike isn't attending the Locarno Film Festival closing night of 'Shayda', a movie she executive produced.

On Aug. 23, 1946, just a few months after the inaugural Cannes Film Festival, the very first Locarno International Film Festival opened with a screening of Giacomo Gentilomo’s Italian neorealist ...

Locarno may have a reputation for programming formally adventurous fare, but that doesn’t mean the festival is immune to the sort of lush and florid coming-of-age drama that arthouse crowds used ...