Fabrice du Welz, Paulina García join 2026 Locarno jury
The festival takes place August 5-15.
Florin Şerban’s Locarno world premiere ‘You Don’t Belong Here’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The Romanian Silver Bear winner returns with his next project, in which a father makes an earth-shattering discovery about his son.
Martin Provost’s French drama ‘Love Lessons’ woos buyers ahead of Locarno world premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Fabrice Luchini stars in the film that will screen as part of the Piazza Grande programme.
Locarno Film Festival unveils 2026 lineup including Hong Sangsoo, Denis Cote films
103 world premieres include new films from Maria Back, Ann Oren, Basil Da Cunha.
Suzannah Mirghani’s ‘Cotton Queen’ among features selected for Locarno’s Open Doors Screenings
Sudanese director’s feature is one of eight features and five shorts selected for programme focused on African continent.
Virginie Efira to receive Locarno’s Leopard Club Award
Efira recently won Cannes’ best actress prize for her role in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden.
Bruce LaBruce and Hilal Baydarov projects among 11 selected for Locarno Pro’s Alliance 4 Development
The development programme is aimed at feature-length projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.
Five Locarno Open Doors directors to look out for
The participants make for an instant list of international talent to watch.
How Open Doors is helping to build audiences for African films in and outside Africa
The Locarno initiative aims to provide a meeting point for African filmmakers and create opportunities for equitable coproductions,
In profile: Locarno’s 2026 Open Doors Projects
Six projects from Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda are looking for international partners through Locarno Pro’s Open Projects Hub.
