Locarno Film Festival
Think the Paramount-WBD Mega-Deal Has Nothing to Do With the Locarno Film Festival? Think Again!
What the Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery mega-deal has to do with the 2026 Locarno Film Festival industry strand Locarno Pro.
Cabo Verde Looks Beyond the World Cup, Ivory Coast Gets Animated, Zimbabwe Has Ambition: A Chat With Locarno Open Doors Film Producers
In a Locarno Open Doors 2026 preview, African producers from Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe discuss projects, hopes, challenges for film.
‘The Green Eyes,’ Inspired by Resignation Syndrome, Opens Locarno With a Story Told From a Refugee Child’s Perspective to “Try to Revive Empathy”
Locarno 2026 opening film 'The Green Eyes' ('Les Yeux Verts') by Fanny Liatard, Jeremy Trouilh tells a resignation syndrome story via a child refugee.
In ‘Donkey Princess,’ a Young Royal Travels Through Worlds – and Film Genres – in Search of Love (Exclusive Trailer)
Watch a Locarno film trailer for 'Donkey Princess,' by Cristobal Leon, Joaquín Cocina, about a woman traveling through worlds, film genres for love.
Locarno Pro Takes on the Big Issues: AI, “Algorithms and Consolidation Versus Creative Freedom”
Locarno Pro 2026 will discuss algorithms, consolidation, AI, consolidation, creative freedom, director Markus Duffner says in a preview interview.
‘The Days Off’ Is a “Love Letter to That Internet That No Longer Quite Exists” (Exclusive Locarno Trailer)
Watch a Locarno 2026 film trailer for 'The Days Off' by Lucila Mariani, which she describes as a love letter to the internet that no longer exists.
The Leopard Takes Over Locarno Again – and It Is Different From Other Film Festival Animal Symbols
When the Leopard and its spirit take over Locarno, it's time for the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
Filmsaaz and Neozoon: Meet Filmmakers With Pseudonyms – and Political Movies – at Locarno
The Locarno 2026 film festival features political films from directors using pseudonyms, namely Filmsaaz from Iran and ecofeminist collective Neozoon.
The Hollywood Left and the Blacklist: A Chat With the Curator of Locarno’s Timely Retrospective for the Age of Trump & Co.
A 2026 Locarno Film Festival retrospective chat with Ehsan Khoshbakht on Hollywood Left, blacklist, Donald Trump, Charlie Chaplin, 'High Noon,' PTA.
Zoe Saldaña to Receive Locarno Fest Special Honor
Zoe Saldana will receive a Special Pardo, or Special Leopard honor, at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival, with Olivia Wilde also among stars attending.