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Locarno 2026 / Compétition

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30 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2026. Last article published on 18/08/2026.

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Basil Da Cunha • Director of O Jacaré

Interview: Basil Da Cunha • Director of O Jacaré

“Reboleira’s architecture reflects a very particular idea of community and of living together”

The Swiss director of Portuguese origin discusses how he created his passionate blend of comedy, drama and music  

18/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Review: The Chilean

Review: The Chilean

Sergio Castro San Martín tells the story of a Chilean émigré in Turin who ends up getting involved in making bombs for a group of local revolutionaries  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Meritxell Colell Aparicio • Director of Far from the Trees

Interview: Meritxell Colell Aparicio • Director of Far from the Trees

“Memory must be received through listening”

The Catalonian filmmaker discusses her transnational exploration of exile, endangered languages and inherited memory shaped through sound and hybrid cinematic forms  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Ann Oren • Director of Objet a

Interview: Ann Oren • Director of Objet a

“My film addresses what it means to be a human on this planet right now”

The German director talks to us about her second feature, psychedelia, surrealism and the human connection to the natural world  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho • Directors of The Riverbank

Interview: Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho • Directors of The Riverbank

“We want to craft bold stories that emerge from the reality of our country, but we also want to have fun making them”

The Brazilian directors talk about the power of cinema as a weapon against conformity, the catharsis of showing bodies that are different and the importance of having fun no matter what  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

You Don’t Belong Here scoops Locarno’s Golden Leopard

You Don’t Belong Here scoops Locarno’s Golden Leopard

The festival has rewarded Florin Șerban’s intense and singular film, which shared the podium with The Riverbank, Nowhere To Lay My Eyes and Monica Bellucci  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Awards

Review: The House on the Moon

Review: The House on the Moon

Past Locarno prizewinner Nelson Yeo shoots for the moon with this modernised wuxia spin on the Chinese myth of Chang’e  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Review: Far from the Trees

Review: Far from the Trees

Meritxell Colell Aparicio turns a sound artist’s journey through Peru into a sensorial excavation of inherited exile and endangered languages  

17/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Sarah Leonor • Director of D’ici là

Interview: Sarah Leonor • Director of D’ici là

"I tried to adopt a minimalist approach, but I applied it to universal subjects"

The French director sheds light on her triptych film set in natural surrounds, and her desire to plunge viewers into a sensory bath  

13/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

Review: O Jacaré

Review: O Jacaré

Basil da Cunha’s fourth feature is his latest set in the Lisbon neighbourhood of Reboleira, where tensions run high as the community chases a pot of stolen money  

13/08 | Locarno 2026 | Competition

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