Locarno Film Festival has become a prestigious event for 64 years. The festival is held every year in August for 11 days in the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno. That’s when the momentum is gathering thousands of film fans and film industry players in a shade of medieval town located on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the Alps foothills.
A brief history of the Locarno Film Festival begins in 1946, which is one of the world’s oldest film festival. Locarno has established itself on the international scene, as an invaluable launch-pad for the new generation in world cinema. Locarno has often spotted, before many others have done so, the genius of young directors from all over the world.
The event has succeeded in remaining faithful to its vocation. With an illustrious history behind it, and resolutely facing the future, the Festival del film Locarno is, now more than ever, synonymous with discovery and innovation. Attentive to all the developments in contemporary cinema, in a ceaseless quest for the most innovative productions of the moment, the Festival is renowned for its programming. That is both open-minded and demanding, with many worlds and international premieres.
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