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REPORT: Locarno 2026

Cineuropa is covering the 79th Locarno Film Festival live with reviews, interviews, news...

REPORT: Locarno 2026
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55 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2026. Last article published on 23/09/2026.

Maria Bäck • Director of Brave New Love

Interview: Maria Bäck • Director of Brave New Love

“I hope we are heading towards something new together, something a bit more open”

The Swedish director talks about how she delivers a surprising take on a ménage à trois in her new film  

11/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Review: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

Review: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

Isabelle Stever’s latest feature, written by Ukraine's Anna Melikova, is an ode to freedom and nonconformity in a world ruled by violence and injustice  

11/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Locarno competition title Objet a

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Locarno competition title Objet a

German director Ann Oren’s second feature delves into desire and intimacy through an unsettling exploration of the human body and its relationship with nature  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Review: Armony

Review: Armony

With realism and poetry, Dario Albertini portrays people who have chosen to come together to live out their own utopias, keeping the world around them at arm’s length  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Piazza Grande

Neema Ngelime’s The Ones with the Tempered Flowers scoops two prizes at Locarno’s Open Doors

Neema Ngelime’s The Ones with the Tempered Flowers scoops two prizes at Locarno’s Open Doors

The Tanzanian-Kenyan project has secured both the ARTEKino International Award and the Sørfond Award, whilst three African projects shared the CHF 50,000 Open Doors Grant  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Locarno Pro/Awards

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2026

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2026

Seven projects spanning topics such as intimate science fiction and ecological body horror used the gathering to build their European production structures  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Locarno Pro

Florin Șerban • Director of You Don’t Belong Here

Interview: Florin Șerban • Director of You Don’t Belong Here

“As adults, we have the illusion that we’re in control, but we never truly are”

The Romanian director provides some insights into his psychological exploration of the fragile bond between a father and his teenage son  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Locarno Pro announces its First Look, Alliance 4 Development and Heritage Restoration winners

Locarno Pro announces its First Look, Alliance 4 Development and Heritage Restoration winners

Lorenzo Tocco’s The Surubí, Florian Hoffmann’s Yazz and Anne-Marie Miéville’s We’re All Still Here were among this year’s victors  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Locarno Pro/Awards

Review: Ketticè

Review: Ketticè

Giovanni Tortorici’s second feature tackles adolescent disaffection in a sweltering Palermo, but its coming-of-age narrative is somewhat aimless  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Review: Brave New Love

Review: Brave New Love

Swedish-Danish director and screenwriter Maria Bäck injects a healthy dose of edgy humour into a film exploring the absurd rules restricting many heterosexual couples  

10/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

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