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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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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.

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.

Pardo Editorial

Approaching British Cinema with Great Expectations

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

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

News & Updates

Locarno77 Premieres Win Big at the Swiss Film Awards

Locarno77: The Pardo d’Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė

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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Shah Rukh Khan Presents ‘Devdas’ at Locarno77

The Lady with the Torch - Making the Locarno77 Retrospective

‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Current State of Iran

“This is very heavy” - Shah Rukh Khan Award Acceptance Speech at Locarno Film Festival

Palmarès

“This award belongs to all of us” Saulė Bliuvaitė - Locarno77 Pardo d'Oro Winner

Special Jury Prize - Cities of Ascona and Losone to Mond (Moon) - Concorso Internazionale

Pardo Verde to Agora

Pardo for Best Performance to Kim Minhee (Suyoocheon) - Concorso Internazionale

Interviews

Luca Marinelli And His Relationship With Cinema And Films

Radu Jude and Edgar Pêra on the Use of AI in Cinema - Locarno77

The Process of Healing Through Film - Islid Le Besco and her ‘Ma Famille chérie’

Ben Burtt - ‘Star Wars’ Legendary Sound Designer, Editor, and Voice Actor

Conversations

In Conversation with Jane Campion

Irène Jacob: A True Muse and Protector of Cinema - Locarno77

Alfonso Cuarón: "Filmmaking is an Instinctive Process"

Live Conversation with Shah Rukh Khan

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