Event Profile: Film Festival

Festival Internazionale del Film Locarno

Locarno International Film Festival

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.

Filmmaker Rating

3/5 (1 rating)

2006 (59th) Edition | 2 Aug - 12 Aug

Awards and Nominations

Silver Leopard - East of the Mediterranean

West Bank Story

USA | 2004 | 22:00

Director: Ari Sandel

Other Selected Short Films

(A)torzija

(A)torsion

Slovenia | 2003 | 13:00

Director: Stefan Arsenijevic

Amor Fati

Germany | 2005 | 15:50

Director: Dennis Todorovic

Amor Fati

Be Quiet

France | 2005 | 19:00

Director: Sameh Zoabi

Participation Details
Short film types accepted

Fiction / Live Action

Animation

Documentary

Short film competition

National/Regional Competition

Related News

26 March 2008

The details have been announced for the 2008 edition. More...

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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: 19 Sep 2008

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