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King Khan comes to town. Shah Rukh Khan (
@iamsrk
) at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival for our Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism.
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Photo by Davide Padovan, produced in collaboration with BaseCamp Festival
#Locarno77
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To welcome a living legend like
#ShahRukhKhan
in Locarno is a dream come true.
The actor and film producer – a true Indian superstar, a symbol of the vitality of Hindi-language cinema – will receive our career achievement award, the Pardo alla Carriera, at
#Locarno77
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The Pardo d’oro, Grand Prize of the Festival of the City of Locarno to the best film goes to: SEPERTI DENDAM, RINDU HARUS DIBAYAR TUNTAS (Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash) by Edwin, Indonesia / Singapore / Germany.
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We are in conversation with
#ShahRukhKhan
! Watch it now in livestream on our YouTube channel.
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#Locarno77
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On August 11 at 5 pm CEST, here in Locarno there will be a live conversation with Shah Rukh Khan. You can watch it in livestream on our YouTube channel:
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World premiere of
#TheSongOfScorpions
in Piazza Grande with
@CarloChatrian
@Golshifteh
@irrfank
#Locarno70
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Golden Leopard – Grand Prize of the City of Locarno to the best film
VITALINA VARELA by Pedro Costa, Portugal
#Locarno72
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We are deeply shocked and saddened by the horrible news about the fire that devasted one of the pavilions of the Cinemateca Brasileira located in the Vila Leopoldina.
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Pardo per la miglior regia (Leopard for Best Direction)
TARDE PARA MORIR JOVEN by Dominga Sotomayor, Chile / Brazil / Argentina / The Netherlands / Qatar
#Locarno71
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#Locarno77
will honor the great Mexican filmmaker
@alfonsocuaron
– five time Academy Award-winner – with the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his remarkable cinematic journey.
The director will be in the Piazza Grande for the award ceremony on August 11.
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#Locarno74
has officially started! You can find the full Program through the link below, see you at the screenings? 🎞️ ✨
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The suspense is real! We're only 48h away from finding out who will win the
#Locarno74
Pardo d'oro and we couldn't be more excited to find out! Join us in Locarno at 3pm at the Gran Rex or via the Livestream on Youtube, Facebook and our Website!
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The Pardino d’oro SRG SSR for the Best International Short Film goes to: FANTASMA NEON (NEON PHANTOM) by Leonardo Martinelli, Brazil.
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Giona A. Nazzaro Is the New Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival!
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Alain Delon (1935 – 2024)
Today, sadly, we say adieu to a person, an actor, a synonym itself for cinema. In 2012, we had the honor of giving Alain Delon our Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Closing film on 13th of August Piazza Grande MOHENJO DARO by Ashutosh Gowariker
#Locarno69
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Taraneh Alidoosti, awarded in Locarno in 2002, has been arrested for her support of the Iranian Revolution. The Locarno Film Festival demands her immediate release. And also that of all the other political prisoners.
Full statement:
#FreeTaranehAlidoosti
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Jane Campion will be honored with the Pardo d'Onore Manor at
#Locarno77
. This is our award for outstanding achievement in cinema, and this year it will go to one of the greatest living filmmakers on the evening of Friday 16 August.
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We knew he was going to leave a mark, after seeing only a few images from "Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas". And that mark turned out to be golden: Edwin (
@babibutafilm
) is the Pardo d'oro winner of
#Locarno74
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The second Special Mention goes to ESPÍRITU SAGRADO by Chema García Ibarra, Spain / France / Turkey.
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Today we remember Chantal Akerman. Born on this day in 1950. Pictured here in 1994 while presenting “Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles” and “Le Déménagement” at the Locarno Film Festival.
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🇲🇽 The
#Locarno76
Retrospective will celebrate Mexican popular cinema! 🇲🇽 The 36 selected films, will be an in-depth exploration of
#MexicanCinema
from the 40s to the 60s and will include unseen titles and many iconic names ready to be re-discovered.
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The Pardo for Best Direction of the City and Region of Locarno for the best directed film goes to: Abel Ferrara for ZEROS AND ONES, Germany / United Kingdom / United States.
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The official poster for
#Locarno77
, designed by
#AnnieLeibovitz
, the great American photographer who has shaped – and continues to shape – the imagination of our time.
→ Read more on our website
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🥁 Drum roll, please 🥁
The dazzling line-up of
#Locarno76
is finally revealed!
Prepare to be mesmerized by a captivating blend of shorts, features, documentaries, animations, and much, much more in Locarno, August 2-12. Don't miss it! ❤️🔥
Discover it:
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“I feel good in real life, I don’t expect movies to make me feel good. I hate when people say “I just want to feel good when I go to the movies”, I want to feel bad when I come out of the movie and that’s why I am excited to see more extreme films.” Happy Birthday, John Waters!
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Special Mentions:
HIRUK-PIKUK SI AL-KISAH (The Science of Fictions) by Yosep Anggi Noen, Indonesia/Malaysia/France
MATERNAL by Maura Delpero, Italy/Argentina
#Locarno72
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Pardino d’oro for the Best Swiss Short Film – Premio Swiss Life
LOS QUE DESEAN by Elena López Riera, Switzerland / Spain
#Locarno71
@swisslife_ch
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All About Sirk. The Locarno75 Retrospective is going to be a Magnificent Obsession, or a Summer Storm: rediscovering - and loving, we’re sure of it - the complete works of Douglas Sirk, from the German debuts to Hollywood success 👉🏻
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Together with him you can listen to cinema. During a man-bear fight, during Buddha's silence or during Major David Bowie's forbidden kiss. He is composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and he is our Vision Award Ticinomoda 2020.
#Locarno73
@ryuichisakamoto
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The Locarno Festival will have a new Artistic Director: Lili Hinstin
⬇️READ THE NEWS⬇️
#Locarno72
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We mourn the loss of legendary filmmaker William Friedkin. His films have left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. In 2009 he was in Locarno to accept the Pardo d'onore and surprised the audience with an energetic and provocative conversation
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Pardo d’oro (Golden Leopard), Grand Prize of the City of Locarno
A LAND IMAGINED by YEO Siew Hua, Singapore / France / The Netherlands
#Locarno71
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"Eureka" by Lisandro Alonso (France/Germany/Portugal/Mexico/Argentina)
#Locarno2020
#Pardo2020
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One of contemporary cinema's most beloved actresses,
#Ir
èneJacob has had a remarkable career both in mainstream and arthouse cinema.
Jacob, known for iconic roles in films by K. Kieślowski, M. Antonioni, and W. Wenders, will receive the Leopard Club Award at
#Locarno77
.
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That’s it! Thanks for tuning in. You can flip through the
#Locarno75
program on our website, get your Accreditation, Passes, or Tickets and join us August 3-13 in Locarno to celebrate 75 years of history, trust us, you don’t want to miss it!
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#Locarno77
starts today, and our new leopard is waiting for you on the Piazza Grande!
August 7 – 17, 2024
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Leopard for Best Actress
Vitalina Varela for VITALINA VARELA by Pedro Costa, Portugal
#Locarno72
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80+ films available to stream NOW! Embark on the Locarno 2020 adventure with films of the past and of the future, shot in every corner of the world and just one click away. Enjoy!
#Locarno2020
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The Locarno Film Festival and
@USI_en
are proud to announce the new professor for the Future of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts: Kevin B. Lee! To discover more about him click here:
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Golden leopards and pink flamingos. He, the eccentric from Baltimore, John Waters, will receive the Pardo d'onore Manor at Locarno 72.
@manor_official
@OSILugano
#pardodonoremanor
#pinkflamingos
#johnwaters
#crazymidnight
#piazzagrande
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Dive in to the full selection for
#Locarno77
and discover more than 200 films from around the world, across 11 film sections, 3 of which are competitive, and much more!
→
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The
#Locarno74
audience loved it and the Official Jury awarded it with the Pardo d'oro 2021: "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash" is now available on
@netflix
in 35 countries! We can't wait for the rest of the world to be captivated by Edwin's work the way we were. Enjoy!
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Pardo per la Migliore Interpretazione Femminile (Best Actress): ISABELLE HUPPERT for MADAME HYDE
#Locarno70
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We asked
@Laragut
which movie changed her life! Check her
#movieofmylife
out!
#Locarno70
#LocarnoFestival
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And last… but most definitely not least: we're excited to announce the Concorso internazionale winners of
#Locarno75
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Among the juries of
#Locarno71
there is the one of the Concorso Internazionale with:
@isaragonese
, Emmanuel Carrère, Sean Baker
@Lilfilm
, Jia Zhangke, Tizza Covi
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The Pardo for Best Actor goes to: Mohamed Mellali and Valero Escolar for SIS DIES CORRENTS (THE ODD-JOB MEN) by Neus Ballús, Spain.
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#LocarnoFestival
is proud and thrilled to announce that the
#Locarno70
Pardo d'onore will go to JEAN MARIE STRAUB ?
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Last but not least, "Selvajaria (Savagery)" by Miguel Gomes (Portugal/France/Brazil/China/Greece). Thanks for joining us!
#Locarno2020
#Pardo2020
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The Locarno Leopard and the shape of cinema to come. With Locarno73 cancelled, the Festival is temporarily reinventing itself by launching Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films.
#Locarno2020
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Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile (Pardo for Best Actor)
KI Joobong for GANGBYUN HOTEL (Hotel by the River) by HONG Sangsoo, South Korea
#Locarno71
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This year’s retrospective will be… funny! The retrospective of Locarno71 will be dedicated to the master of American comedy Leo McCarey, “father” to Laurel & Hardy!
More on
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Radu Jude muses on the role of images and cinema in our time, a central topic in his new film "Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World", playing in the Concorso internazionale.
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Today is a very special day for us, we are thrilled and filled with joy to be able to announce to you all, the winners of
#Locarno76
, who will be bringing home a Pardo statue or homage, alongside a piece of Locarno’s heart. Concorso internazionale winners:
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We are pleased to team up with
@mubi
on a new prize, the MUBI Award – Debut Feature, a sign of our shared interest in supporting the great filmmakers of tomorrow.
The award will be given to an outstanding debut feature across several sections in
#Locarno77
’s official program.
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While Ali Ahmadzadeh has to celebrate his Pardo d'oro win from afar, the Iranian authorities - insensitive to all the voices raised around the world - have sentenced Saeed Roustayi to six months in prison and banned him from working as a filmmaker for five years. 1/2
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Pardino d’oro for the best international short film – Premio SRG SSR
SIYAH GÜNEŞ (Black Sun) by Arda Çiltepe, Turkey/Germany
#Locarno72
@SRGSSR
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"Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon (When The Waves Are Gone)" by Lav Diaz (Philippines/France/Portugal/ Denmark)
#Locarno2020
#Pardo2020
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We're honored to have Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Locarno to celebrate and discuss the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
#Locarno71
#StandUp4HumanRights
@UNHumanRights
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She's Kinuyo Tanaka and if knowing her is hard, discovering her will be wonderful.The Locarno73 Retrospective will have the voice, gestures and gaze of an oriental woman, performer in over 250 films and director and pioneer of female cinema in her country.
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We are thrilled to announce the
#Locarno74
opening movie: "Beckett". The
@netflix
production directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino and also produced by Luca Guadagnino will have its world premiere on the
#PiazzaGrande
screen on August 4. We can't wait! 🤩
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Musicals, noir films, westerns, screwballs, war movies.
#Locarno77
will celebrate 100 years of Columbia Pictures with The Lady with the Torch, a 40-film retrospective featuring both classics and unheralded gems produced at the studio between the dawn of sound and the late '50s.
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Passion, competence, professionalism. And friendship.
Farewell, Richard, and thank you.
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Locarno76's core will be a leopard embracing change in the world! The artwork, by Sarah and Ciaren Diante, a UK duo, struck a chord with everyone involved in the selection, leading to the unanimous decision. So... this is
#Locarno76
! 💛 Read more about it:
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There are 43 of them, and they're chasing a Pardino. Here is the official selection of the 2020 Pardi di domani. Discover them now and watch them online and in cinemas from August 5 to 15.
#PDD2020
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Read the full list here:
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It is with great pleasure that we announce that the 2022 Leopard Club Award will go to British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones! On August 5th she will be awarded on the
#PiazzaGrande
stage, followed by the screening of "Where the Crawdads Sing" in which she stars.
#Locarno75
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Eleven days of cinema, encounters, emotions and celebrations. All the best of
#Locarno76
, summarized in a few thrilling minutes. Thank you to the public, the artists and the professionals of cinema and culture who have also made this edition wonderful.
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There are 20 of them, they are “on hold” and competing for the Pardo 2020. Here are all the projects selected for the International and Swiss competition The Films After Tomorrow
#Locarno2020
#Pardo2020
@SWISS_FILMS
@SRGSSR
@campari
@Swatch
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It is our pleasure to announce that Locarno74's Retrospective, will be dedicated to Alberto Lattuada! A pivotal, yet often underestimated figure, he has lived through more than 40 years of Italian cinema history.
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Read more and watch the presentation:
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Starting today
@TheAcademy
has a new member that the Festival knows very well. Congratulations to
@CarloChatrian
, from Locarno to the Oscars! ✨
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Good first take,
#COCOTE
! It's Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias' film the winner of the Signs of Life Award
@electronicart_f
#Locarno70
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A very moved Barbet Schroeder was surprised while he was presenting his new movie “Ricardo et la Peinture”. Artistic Director
@GionaNazzaro
honoured the maestro with a special award, to celebrate his illustrious career.
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We are thrilled to announce
#Locarno76
's closing film: powerful directorial debut "Shayda"! 💥
Director Noora Niasari, star
@ZarAmirEbrahimi
and EP Cate Blanchett will be in
#PiazzaGrande
on August 12.
Piazza Grande tickets and Day Passes on sale now.🙌
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It's hard to count all the times he was with us, but it's easy to remember who he was: the greatest actor of Swiss cinema. We say goodbye to Bruno Ganz.
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Introducing the
@letterboxd
Piazza Grande Award, which will be given to new films premiering on Europe's largest outdoor screen 💪🏼
See you in August!
Letterboxd 🤝🏻
@FilmFestLocarno
Introducing the Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award, celebrating cinema in one of Europe’s most beloved festivals on the world’s largest outdoor screen.
Read more on HQ:
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What a great way to start and finish the 77th Venice Film Festival! First, Lili Hinstin joined other major festival Directors on stage and then, two faces Locarno knows very well won big. Congratulations to Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Lav Diaz on their wins.
#BiennaleCinema2020
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Great news! We can now reveal one of the
#PiazzaGrande
films that will be part of the upcoming
#Locarno75
edition: "Delta", by Michele Vannucci! The director and lead actors Alessandro Borghi and Luigi Lo Cascio will be in Locarno this August to celebrate!
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Work in progress at
#Locarno69
: Piazza Grande gets ready for the open-air screen! One of the largest in Europe!
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Swatch Art Peace Hotel Award
LA PALOMA Y EL LOBO (The Dove and the Wolf) by Carlos Lenin, Mexico
#Locarno72
@Swatch
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Jafar Panahi, a 1997 Golden Leopard winner in Locarno for the film "The Mirror", was arrested. With disbelief and dismay, we are witnessing a new, extremely violent attack on freedom of expression by the Iranian government against cinema. Full statement:
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