The 77th Locarno Film Festival will be held from 7 August to 17 August, 2024.[1]
![]() Official poster of the 77th Locarno Film Festival featuring a photograph by Annie Leibovitz | |
Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
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Founded | 1946 |
Hosted by | Associazione Festival del film Locarno |
Artistic director | Giona A. Nazzaro |
Festival date | Opening: 7 August 2024 Closing: 17 August 2024 |
Website | https://www.locarnofestival.ch/home.html |
Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner will serve as the jury president for the main competition.[1] Additional jury members will be announced in July 2024.[2]
Juries
editConcorso Internazionale - Main Competition
edit- Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker – Jury President[1]
Non-Competitive Sections
editHistoire(s) du Cinéma
editEnglish title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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Cinéma Suisse Redécouvert | |||
Faces of Love (1977)[3] | Repérages | Michel Soutter | Switzerland, France |
Heritage Online | |||
Samba Traoré (1992)[3] | Idrissa Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso | |
Pardo d'Onore Manor: Jane Campion | |||
An Angel at My Table (1990)[4] | Jane Campion | New Zealand | |
The Piano (1993)[4] | |||
Raimondo Rezzonico Award: Stacey Sher | |||
Erin Brockovich (2000)[5] | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
Django Unchained (2012)[5] | Quentin Tarantino | ||
Leopard Club Award: Irène Jacob | |||
Three Colours: Red (1994)[6] | Trois Couleurs: Rouge | Krzysztof Kieślowski | France, Switzerland, Poland |
Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare: Claude Barras | |||
Savages[7] | Sauvages | Claude Barras | France |
Locarno Kids
editEnglish title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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My Life as a Courgette (2016)[7] | Ma vie de Courgette | Claude Barras | France |
Retrospettiva
editThe Lady With the Torch, a retrospective honoring the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, will be presented in partnership with Cinémathèque suisse and Sony Pictures. Curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht, director of Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, the retrospective will debut at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. An English-language companion book compiled by Khoshbakt featuring writers from across the world will be released by Les Éditions de l’Œil.[8]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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The Talk of the Town (1942)[8] | George Stevens | United States |
Special Awards
editLeopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore Manor)
editLeopard Club Award
editLocarno Kids Award la Mobiliare
editPremio Raimondo Rezzonico
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ford, Lily. "Jessica Hausner Named Jury President at Locarno Film Festival". Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Our Juries". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Locarno Confirms Two Newly Restored Classics for its Official Selection". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b Maglio, Tony. "Jane Campion to Receive Locarno Film Festival's Pardo d'Onore Manor". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Roxborough, Scott. "Locarno Film Festival to Honor 'Erin Brockovich,' 'Django Unchained' Producer Stacey Sher". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick. "Irène Jacob to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Claude Barras to Receive the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare at Locarno77". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b Ntim, Zac. "Locarno Film Festival Teams With Sony & The Academy Museum To Celebrate Columbia Pictures Centennial With 'The Lady With The Torch' Retrospective". Deadline. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott. "Jane Campion to Receive Locarno Film Festival Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2024.