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Locarno Meets

On this Locarno original podcast, presented by UBS, each week established legends and exciting new talents chat about art, life, movies, and everything in between.

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Pardo Editorial

Approaching British Cinema with Great Expectations

After a successful exploration of Columbia Pictures in 2024, curator Ehsan Khoshbakht once again will return to Locarno to craft the festival’s retrospective. We spoke with him about the program, conceived as a focus on films about life in the country during the period of 1945-1960.

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Reinas' Klaudia Reynicke: “It’s Imperfections That Make Your Artwork Truly Yours”

Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke on Reinas, winner of the Locarno Prix du Public UBS 2024 and Best Film at the Swiss Film Awards.

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Mohammad Rasoulof on The Seed of the Sacred Fig and Life After Leaving Iran

Prior to Locarno77, the Iranian filmmaker spoke with Pardo from an undisclosed location in Germany about his work, life, and hopes for the future.

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News & Updates

Locarno77 Premieres Win Big at the Swiss Film Awards

Locarno triumphs at the Swiss Film Awards! Last Friday March 21, Queens (Reinas) by Klaudia Reynicke, winner of the Prix du Public UBS at Locarno77, won the Best Feature Film at the Quartz Awards (Schweizer Filmpreis), the top honor for filmmaking in Switzerland.
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Locarno77: The Pardo d’Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė

The 11 days of the Festival this year brought packed cinemas, extraordinary moments, and unforgettable encounters to the city of Locarno once again, capped off by the triumph of the Lithuanian drama Akiplėša (Toxic), winner of the Festival’s Pardo d’Oro of the Concorso Internazionale.
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Locarno in the Spotlight

A new podcast by Swiss Top Events and Switzerland Tourism, highlighting the most significant cultural events across the country. First up: the Locarno Film Festival.

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Highlights

Shah Rukh Khan Presents ‘Devdas’ at Locarno77
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The Lady with the Torch - Making the Locarno77 Retrospective
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Current State of Iran
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“This is very heavy” - Shah Rukh Khan Award Acceptance Speech at Locarno Film Festival
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Palmarès

“This award belongs to all of us” Saulė Bliuvaitė - Locarno77 Pardo d'Oro Winner
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Special Jury Prize - Cities of Ascona and Losone to Mond (Moon) - Concorso Internazionale
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Pardo Verde to Agora
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Pardo for Best Performance to Kim Minhee (Suyoocheon) - Concorso Internazionale
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Interviews

Luca Marinelli And His Relationship With Cinema And Films
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Radu Jude and Edgar Pêra on the Use of AI in Cinema - Locarno77
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The Process of Healing Through Film - Islid Le Besco and her ‘Ma Famille chérie’
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Ben Burtt - ‘Star Wars’ Legendary Sound Designer, Editor, and Voice Actor
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Conversations

In Conversation with Jane Campion
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Irène Jacob: A True Muse and Protector of Cinema - Locarno77
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Alfonso Cuarón: "Filmmaking is an Instinctive Process"
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Live Conversation with Shah Rukh Khan
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