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NewsLocarno to honour US filmmaker James Gray
Festival will present award to Gray ahead of a Piazza Grande screening of his latest film ‘Paper Tiger’.
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Features“Locarno is the place to see how a film can work,” says festival director Giona A Nazzaro
Nazzaro talks about his love for genre filmmaking and US cinema and embracing political debate.
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NewsLocarno Pro 2026 to debate fast-evolving market dynamics, showcase fresh talent
Locarno Pro head Markus Duffner on what to expect at the festival’s industry programme this year.
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NewsLocarno 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.
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News‘A Happy Family’: exclusive trailer for first Swiss film in Karlovy Vary main competition
EXCLUSIVE: Jan-Eric Mack’s film is a social drama exploring poverty and inequality in Switzerland.
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NewsVirginie 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.
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NewsBruce 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.
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NewsAsia Argento to receive lifetime achievement award at Locarno Film Festival
Actress and filmmaker will receive honour at festival’s 79th edition this summer.
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NewsZurich Film Festival appoints new president, adds to board of directors
New president will take on role from July 1, 2026.
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NewsBendita Film Sales boards Karlovy Vary title Jan-Eric Mack’s ‘A Happy Family’
EXCLUSIVE: The film explores themes of poverty and social inequality in Switzerland.
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NewsLocarno’s Open Doors unveils projects, producers and directors for Africa-focused 2026 edition
Open Doors programme is part of the festival’s industry strand Locarno Pro and runs from August 5-10.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to honour Oscar-winning composer Gabriel Yared
Composer behind scores including The English Patient and Betty Blue to receive festival’s Career Achievement Award.
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NewsSwiss culinary drama ‘Hallo Betty’ greets international buyers for Picture Tree
‘Hello Betty’ is about the Swiss copywriter who invented Betty Bossi, the fictional character famous for her food and recipes.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to honour FilmNation’s Glen Basner with Game Changer Award
Source: FilmNation Entertainment Glen Basner FilmNation Entertainment founder and CEO Glen Basner is to receive the Zurich Summit’s Game Changer Award at this year’s Zurich Film Festival. Basner founded FilmNation in 2008, and has built it into a leading producer, financier and sales company across films, TV ...
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NewsDarren Aronofsky to receive Locarno Film Festival’s Pardo d’Onore award
Aronofsky films ‘The Fountain’ and ‘Mother!’ will play at the festival’s 79th edition.
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NewsXisi Sofia Ye Chen’s ‘From Dawn To Dawn’ wins top prize at Switzerland’s Visions du Reel
Alea Jacarandas’ takes top prize in Burning Lights Competition.
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Reviews‘Saudades Eternas’ review: Modest, authentic documentary portrait of a Rio favela matriarch
Emma Boccanfuso’s feature length debut world premieres at Visions du Reel
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Reviews‘Heat’ review: Experiential, immersive look at life in the hottest places on Earth
The latest work from Swiss filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd premieres at Visions du Reel
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FeaturesEmilie Bujès explains how Visions du Réel is reflecting a shifting documentary landscape
Festival’s outgoing artistic director talks AI, doc funding challenges and the importance of events like VdR.
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NewsVisions du Reel artistic director to leave after 2026 edition for Geneva
Visions du Reel will advertise for director position shortly.