Screen and be screened La bella vita at the Locarno Film Festival
Some of the 8,000 film fans filling the Piazza Grande
US actor Adrien Brody was given a Leopard Club Award for lifetime achievement
Whether it's retrospective or avant-garde, there's something for everyone at Locarno
Festival president Marco Solari catches his breath
A photo session with the director and stars of Swiss film Goliath
German actor Nastassja Kinski was given a lifetime achievement award
The Piazza Grande is ready for a busy evening
Interior Minister Alain Berset, who holds the culture portfolio, with his wife (left) and French actor Sabine Azéma
Passers-by cool down in The Fog, an installation by Edwyn van der Heide
French director Hélène Cattet gets some air during a photo shoot
French actor Fanny Ardant on the red carpet
Looking into the sky above the Piazza Grande
The 70th Locarno Film Festival is coming to a close. For ten days, the compact city in Italian-speaking Switzerland has been transformed into a place of pilgrimage for film-lovers, actors and directors. Here are some of the highlights.
Every day the international festival lures visitors into cinemas or the Piazza Grande, the heart of the festival. Every summer Switzerland and the world meet – whether it’s on screen or over drinks.
In this anniversary year several innovations have been introduced. Four new cinema halls were opened, three of which are in “PalaCinema”, a converted school with a total of 800 seats. The “GranRex”, formerly “Ex*Rex”, has also been renovated. Both cinemas plan to be open to the public for the other 355 days of the year.
The new section “Locarno Kids” is aimed at younger visitors, with films shown on two mornings, for example the animation Zombillenium.
The Locarno Film Festivalexternal link was founded in 1946 and quickly established a reputation as a window for independent cinema. It has always offered a stage to some of the most popular actors in the world and helped well-known directors get their breakthrough.