The Locarno Film Festival is one of the world’s most prestigious film events: an international hub for lovers of arthouse cinema, discovery and experimentation.

Since 1946, every August the city of Locarno has been transformed into a home for directors, actors, critics and film enthusiasts from all over the world: a stage made iconic by screenings in Piazza Grande – Europe’s most impressive ‘open-air cinema’ – and by the Pardo d’Oro, Locarno’s top prize.

For the 79th edition of the Festival, from 5–15 August 2026, over 300 screenings, events, talks and stars and artists from all over the world await you in Locarno – on the Swiss shore of Lake Maggiore.

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