Event Profile: Film Festival

Locarno International Film Festival

Festival Internazionale del Film Locarno

Throughout its 60 year history, the Locarno International Film Festival has occupied a unique position in the landscape of the major film festivals. Every August, around 190,000 cinema-goers, over 1,100 journalists, and 3,700 professionals converge on the small Swiss-Italian town of Locarno, right in the heart of Europe, which becomes the world capital of auteur cinema for eleven days.

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Event Editions
2008 (61st) | 6 Aug - 16 Aug

Now closed for entries

Selected films to be announced
around 16 July

Edition details

2007 (60th) | 2 Aug - 9 Aug

AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Show awards

2006 (59th) | 2 Aug - 12 Aug
2005 (58th) | 3 Aug - 13 Aug
2004 (57th) | 4 Aug - 14 Aug
2003 (56th) | 6 Aug - 16 Aug
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Call for entries: Locarno International Film Festival

The details have been announced for the 2008 edition.

26 March 2008

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Country

Switzerland

(Locarno)

Postal Address

Via Ciseri

Locarno 6601

Switzerland

Phone

+41 917562121

Fax

+41 917562149

Email

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Updated: 26 Mar 2008

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