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 ...

Mexican director and producer Carlos Reygadas, U.S. producer Josyln Barnes and actresses Ursina Lardi and Renée Soutendijk have been announced for the main jury of the 78th Locarno Film Festival in ...

The Locarno Film Festival has appointed Lili Hinstin as its next artistic director, replacing Carlo Chatrian who is leaving to become Berlin co-chief. Hinstin will take up her appointment from ...

New projects by Lucrecia Martel, Lav Diaz and Miguel Gomes are among the 20 projects picked for the lineup of the Locarno festival's alternative program Films After Tomorrow, which will present ...

The Locarno Film Festival will introduce gender-neutral acting awards for its 76th annual ceremony in 2023, festival organizers announced Wednesday. Already a festival that embraces diverse voices and ...

Carlo Chatrian will take over the fest as of Nov. 1, giving him just 20 weeks to prepare for the new three-day event to focus on cinema and literature. By Eric J. Lyman ROME – The special three-day ...

Highlights from the 76th edition of the Swiss festival include dreamy coming-of-age dramas and a hilariously biting new film from the director of "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn." Easy to overlook in ...

Lili Hinstin has been named the new artistic director of the Locarno Festival. Hinstin, who will take up the role Dec. 1, was unanimously appointed by the film festival’s board of governors at a ...

The Locarno Film Festival has named Markus Duffner as the new head of its industry program Locarno Pro. He will be joined by Sophie Bourdon as deputy head. Nadia Dresti, the long-time overseer of ...

If the post-pandemic future will have film, then they will need assured funding. The Locarno Film Festival is stepping in to fill that void. The Switzerland-based film festival, known for its indie ...