Locarno Film Festival 2022 lineup

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2022 Locarno Film Festival, or 75th Festival international du film de Locarno, has announced the complete lineup for 2022 festival, which takes place in the Italian-Swiss town of Locarno, Switzerland from August 3-13.

Locarno Film Festival (Festival international du film de Locarno) is a film festival dedicated to auteur cinema that takes place every August in the Italian-Swiss town of Locarno, Switzerland. It’s accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). Locarno Film Festival is an Academy Award® qualifying festival, a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television) qualifying festival and a European Film Award qualifying festival.

Locarno Film Festival 2022 lineup

75th Locarno Film Festival has announced lineup in 11 program sections of Concorso Internazionale, Concorso Cineasti del Presente, Pardi di domani, Piazza Grande, Fuori concorso, Open Doors Screenings, Retrospettiva, Histoire(s) du cinéma, Locarno Kids: Screenings, Semaine de la critique and Panorama Suisse.

Concorso Internazionale

The Concorso Internazionale features works shown primarily as world premieres, coming from all over the globe and competing for the prestigious Pardo d’oro. Showcasing established auteurs alongside the pleasure of discovery, storytelling and innovation, the Concorso Internazionale is an open, inclusive place, which aims to imagine the new territories of cinematic art. This is where the best forms of contemporary cinema converge, in keeping with the history and tradition of the Locarno Film Festival.

Concorso Internazionale lineup

17 feature movies have been selection to go on screen in the Concorso Internazionale competition section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Ariyippu” (“Declaration”) (India), Directed by Mahesh Narayanan
“Balıqlara xütbə” (“Sermon to the Fish”) (Azerbaijan, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey), Directed by Hilal Baydarov
“Bowling Saturne” (“Saturn Bowling”) (France, Belgium), Directed by Patricia Mazuy
“De noche los gatos son pardos” (Switzerland), Directed by Valentin Merz
“Gigi la legge” (“The Adventures of Gigi the Law”) (Italy, France, Belgium), Directed by Alessandro Comodin
“Hikayat elbeit elorjowani” (“Tales of the Purple House”) (Lebanon, Iraq, France ), Directed by Abbas Fahdel
“Human Flowers of Flesh” (Germany, France), Directed by Helena Wittmann
“Il Pataffio” (Italy, Belgium), Directed by Francesco Lagi
“Matter Out of Place” (Austria), Directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
“Nação Valente” (“Tommy Guns”) (Portugal, France, Angola), Directed by Carlos Conceição
“Piaffe” (Germany), Directed by Ann Oren
“Regra 34” (“Rule 34”) (Brazil, France), Directed by Julia Murat
“Serviam – Ich will dienen” (“Serviam – I Will Serve”) (Austria), Directed by Ruth Mader
“Skazka” (“Fairytale”) (Belgium, Russia), Directed by Alexander Sokurov
“Stella est amoureuse” (“Stella in Love”) (France), Directed by Sylvie Verheyde
“Stone Turtle” (Malaysia, Indonesia), Directed by Ming Jin Woo
“Tengo sueños eléctricos” (Belgium, France, Costa Rica), Directed by Valentina Maurel

Concorso Cineasti del presente

The Concorso Cineasti del presente offers a selection of first and second feature films, mostly world premieres, directed by emerging global talents. It’s the place devoted to the discovery of tomorrow’s cinema, which deserves to be supported beyond all genre distinctions. Besides the traditional Pardo d’oro and the best director award, the Concorso Cineasti del presente also offers prizes for the best actor and actress.

Concorso Cineasti del presente lineup

15 feature movies have been selection to go on screen in the Concorso Cineasti del presente competition section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“A Perfect Day For Caribou” (USA), Directed by Jeff Rutherford
“Arnon Pen Nakrian Tuayang” (“Arnold Is a Model Student”) (Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Philippines), Directed by Sorayos Prapapan
“Astrakan” (France), Directed by David Depesseville
“Before I Change My Mind” (Canada), Directed by Trevor Anderson
“Den Siste Våren” (“Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?”) (Norway), Directed by Franciska Eliassen
“É Noite Na América” (“It Is Night in America”) (Italy, France, Brazil), Directed by Ana Vaz
“Fragments From Heaven” (Morocco, France), Directed by Adnane Baraka
“Love Dog” (Poland, Mexico, USA), Directed by Bianca Lucas
“Matadero” (Argentina, Spain, France ), Directed by Santiago Fillol
“Nossa Senhora Da Loja Do Chinês” (“Our Lady of the Chinese Shop”) (Angola), Directed by Ery Claver
“Petites” (“Little Ones”) (France), Directed by Julie Lerat-Gersant
“Petrol” (Australia), Directed by Alena Lodkina
“Sigurno Mjesto” (“Safe Place”) (Croatia), Directed by Juraj Lerotić
“Svetlonoc” (“Nightsiren”) (Slovakia, Czech Republic), Directed by Tereza Nvotová
“Yak Tam Katia?” (“How Is Katia?”) (Ukraine), Directed by Christina Tynkevych

Pardi di domani

A territory for expressive experimentation and innovative formal poetry, the Pardi di domani section showcases short and medium length films as world or international premieres. The section consists of three competitions: Concorso internazionale, with works by emerging filmmakers from all over the world; Concorso nazionale, for Swiss productions; and Concorso Corti d’autore, with short works by established directors. This year’s selection is enriched by the eight short films made during the Spring Academy workshop, under the exceptional guidance of director Michelangelo Frammartino.

Pardi di domani: Concorso internazionale lineup

20 short and medium length films have been selected to go on screen in the Pardi di domani: Concorso internazionale competition section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Airhostess-737” (Greece ), Directed by Thanasis Neofotistos
“At Little Wheelie Three Days Ago” (USA), Directed by Andrew Stephen Lee
“Buurman Abdi” (“Neighbour Abdi”) (Netherlands), Directedby Douwe Dijkstra
“Castells” (France, Spain), Directed by Blanca Camell Galí
“Dancing Colors” (Indonesia), Directed by M Reza Fahriyansyah
“Daron, Daron Colbert” (USA), Directed by Kevin Steen
“Faccia Di Cuscino” (“Pillow Face”) (Italy), Directed by Saverio Cappiello
“Hardly Working” (Austria), Directed by Total Refusal
“L’enfant Au Diamant” (“Diamond Kid”) (France), Directed by Pierre Edouard Dumora
“L’ombre Des Papillons” (“Shadow of the Butterflies”) (France, Portugal, Qatar, Morocco), Directed by Sofia El Khyari
“Lake of Fire” (Germany), Directed by NEOZOON
“Lopte” (“Balls”) (Serbia, Slovenia), Directed by Gorana Jovanović
“Luna Que Se Quiebra Sobre La Tiniebla De Mi Soledad” (“Moon That Cracks Over the Darkness of My Loneliness”) (Argentina), Directed by Lucila Mariani
“Madar Tamame Rooz Doa Mikhanad” (“Mother Prays All Day Long”) (Germany), Directed by Hoda Taheri
“Mini-Mini-Pokke No Okina Niwa De” (“In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket”) (Japan), Directed by YUKI Yoko
“Misaligned” (Poland, Latvia), Directed by Marta Magnuska
“Money And Happiness” (Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia), Directed by Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak Jr.
“Mulika” (Democratic Republic of Congo), Directed by Maisha Maene
“Soberane” (“Sovereign”) (Cuba), Directed by Wara
“Tiger Stabs Tiger” (China), Directed by SHEN Jie

Pardi di domani: Concorso nazionale lineup

10 short and medium length films have been selected to go on screen in the Pardi di domani: Concorso nazionale competition section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Brandon Roi” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Romain Jaccoud
“Der Molchkongress” (“The Newt Congress”) (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
“Euridice, Euridice” (Switzerland/France, 2022), Directed by Lora Mure-Ravaud
“Fairplay” (Switzerland/France, 2022), Directed by Zoel Aeschbacher
“Heart Fruit” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Kim Allamand
“HEARTBEAT” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Michèle Flury
“I’m The Only One I Wanna See” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Lucia Martinez Garcia
“Les Dieux Du Supermarché” (“Gods of the Supermarket”) (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Alberto Gonzalez Morales
“Limites” (“Limits”) (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Simon de Diesbach
“Serafina” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Noa Epars, Anna Simonetti

Pardi di domani: Concorso Corti d’autore

10 short and medium length films have been selected to go on screen in the Pardi di domani: Concorso Corti d’autore competition section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Asterión” (Czech Republic/Slovakia, 2022), Directed by Francesco Montagner
“Au Crépuscule” (“At Dusk”) (Canada, 2022), Directed by Miryam Charles
“Big Bang” (France/Brazil, 2022), Directed by Carlos Segundo
“Chant Pour La Ville Enfouie” (“Song for the Buried City”) (France, 2022), Directed by Nicolas Klotz, Elisabeth Perceval
“Il Faut Regarder Le Feu Ou Brûler Dedans” (“Watch the Fire or Burn Inside It”) (France, 2022), Directed by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
“Paradiso, XXXI, 108” (Palestine/Germany, 2022), Directed by Kamal Aljafari
“Poitiers” (France, 2022), Directed by Jérôme Reybaud
“Rien Ne Sera Plus Comme Avant” (“Nothing Will Be the Same Again”) (France, 2022), Directed by Elina Löwensohn
“Songy Seans” (“Last Screening”) (Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan, 2022), Directed by Darezhan Omirbaev
“Tako Se Je Končalo Poletje” (“That’s How the Summer Ended”) (Slovenia/Hungary/Italy, 2022), Directed by Matjaž Ivanišin

Pardi di domani: Special Event

“Let’s Make Something!” ( Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Younes Ben Slimane, Caterina Biasiucci, Matilde Casari, Ben Donateo, María Silvia Esteve, Antonio Valerio Frascella, Reto Gelshorn, Maria Giménez Cavallo, Agnese Làposi, Davide Palella, Moona Pennanen, Daniel Soares

Piazza Grande: Prefestival

A taste of the screenings, of the atmospheres and the magic of the Locarno Film Festival. Every year the Prefestival anticipates the event with a selection of works which are able to captivate audiences of all ages.

“Interdit aux chiens et aux Italiens” (“No Dogs or Italians Allowed”), Directed by Alain Ughetto

Piazza Grande

8,000 viewers a night, the Piazza Grande is both the Festival’s heart and its showcase. With its giant screen, one of the biggest in Europe, endowed with truly exceptional projection quality, the Piazza Grande is one of the finest open-air venues in the world. This magnificent and unique setting is where every night all the many and diverse festival audiences come together for a big cinematic event. The programming on the Piazza Grande offers prestigious screenings, most of them world, international or European premieres, introduced by the director and the cast. The Piazza Grande audience also serves as the biggest jury on the planet, voting for the renowned “Prix du Public UBS” (Audience Award). In addition, there is the Variety Piazza Grande Award, chosen by a panel of film critics, and intended to assist the international career of a film in the selection.

Piazza Grande lineup

17 feature movies have been selected to go on screen in the Piazza Grande program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Alles über Martin Suter. Ausser die Wahrheit.” (“Everything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth.”) (Switzerland, Germany), Directed by André Schäfer
“Annie Colère” (“Angry Annie”) (France ), Directed by Blandine Lenoir
“Bullet Train” (USA), Directed by David Leitch
“Compartiment tueurs” (France), Directed by Costa-Gavras
“Delta” (Italy), Directed by Michele Vannucci
“Home of the Brave” (USA), Directed by Laurie Anderson
“Imitation of Life” (USA), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Last Dance” (Switzerland, Belgium), Directed by Delphine Lehericey
“Medusa Deluxe” (United Kingdom), Directed by Thomas Hardiman
“My Neighbor Adolf” (Israel, Poland, Colombia), Directed by Leon Prudovsky
“Paradise Highway” (USA, Germany, Switzerland), Direcetd by Anna Gutto
“Piano Piano” (Italy), Directed by Nicola Prosatore
“Printed Rainbow” (India), Directed by Gitanjali Rao
“Semret” (Switzerland), Directed by Caterina Mona
“Une femme de notre temps” (“A Woman”) (France), Directed by Jean Paul Civeyrac
“Vous n’aurez pas ma haine” (“You Will Not Have My Hate”) (Germany, France, Belgium), Directed by Kilian Riedhof
“Where the Crawdads Sing” (USA), Directed by Olivia Newman

Fuori concorso

Fuori concorso is the meeting point for languages and stories exploring the form of cinematic storytelling, from cinema without genres to the reinvention of genre. It’s the pleasure of freedom and impossible juxtapositions. It’s a free zone where cinema becomes a place of continuous discovery without restrictions. It’s the pleasure of cinema and all its possibilities.

Fuori concorso lineup

10 feature movies have been selected to go on screen in the Fuori concorso program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Candy Land” (USA), Directed by John Swab
“Erica Jong – Breaking The Wall” (Switzerland), Directed by Kaspar Kasics
“La Dérive Des Continents (Au Sud)” (Switzerland, France), Directed by Lionel Baier
“Lola” (Ireland, United Kingdom), Directed by Andrew Legge
“Nuit Obscure – Feuillets Sauvages (Les Brûlants, Les Obstinés)” (“Obscure night – Wild leaves (The burning ones, the obstinate)”) (France, Switzerland), Directed by Sylvain George
“Objectos De Luz” (“Love Lights”) (Portugal), Directed by Acácio de Almeida, Marie Carré
“Onde Fica Esta Rua? Ou Sem Antes Nem Depois” (“Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After”) (Portugal, France), Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata
“Prisma (Episode 1 and 2)” (Italy), Directed by Ludovico Bessegato
“Prologos” (Lithuania, Greece), Directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius
“W” (Finland), Directed by Anna Eriksson

Open Doors: Screenings

In a 20-year-long collaboration with the SDC, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Open Doors has cast a spotlight on talents and films from countries where independent cinema is more fragile. From 2022 to 2024 Open Doors will focus on the film industries of 22 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean – which, throughout the year, carries out professional promotion and training programs and in August is present with the Co-Production Hub and the Producers’ Lab. Concomitantly, the non-competitive section Open Doors Screenings offers the audience a selection of feature-length films and shorts that are representative of the region, i.e., Central America and the Caribbean for the 2022 project cycle.

Open Doors: Screenings lineup

8 feature movies have been selected to go on screen in the Open Doors: Screenings program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

90 Minutos” (“90 minutes”) (Honduras), Directed by Aeden O’Connor Agurcia
Ayiti Mon Amour” (Haiti/USA), Directed by Guetty Felin
“La Opción Cero” (“Option Zero”) (Brazil, Cuba, Colombia), Directed by Marcel Beltrán
“Medea” (Costa Rica, Chile), Directed by Alexandra Latishev Salazar
“Right Near The Beach” (USA, Jamaica), Directed by Gibrey Allen
“Roza” (Guatemala, Mexico), Directed by Andres Rodríguez
“Todos Los Peces” (“The Fishes Within”) (El Salvador), Directed by Brenda Vanegas
“Una Película Sobre Parejas” (“A Film About Couples”) (Dominican Republic), Directed by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

Open Doors: Shorts lineup

10 short films have been selected to go on screen in the Open Doors: Shorts program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Agwe” (Haiti), Directed by Samuel Frantz Suffren
“Black Doll” (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Directed by Akley Olton
“Hojas De K.” (“Leaves of K.”) (Nicaragua/Costa Rica), Directed by Gloria Carrión
“Liremu Barana” (“Soul of the Sea”) (Guatemala/Norway), Directed by Elvis Caj Cojoc
“Negra Soy” (“Black I Am”) (Honduras), Directed by Laura Bermúdez
“Out Of Many” (Jamaica), Directed by Rebecca Williams
“Scars Of Our Mothers’ Dreams” (Grenada), Directed by Meschida Philip
“Techos Rotos” (Dominican Republic), Directed by Yanillys Pérez
“Tundra” (Cuba), Directed by José Luis Aparicio Ferrera
“Umbra” (“Gloom”) (Cuba), Directed by Daniela Muñoz Barroso

Retrospective: Douglas Sirk

Locarno’s retrospectives have contributed to the knowledge of world cinema with screenings that have gone down in history: from subject-specific programmes (Titanus, Lux, “Beloved and Rejected: Cinema in the young Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963”), to tributes to contemporary filmmakers (Moretti, Kiarostami, Kaurismäki), to complete retrospectives of famous masters (Minnelli, Cukor, Tourneur, McCarey, Peckinpah). A much-loved rendezvous for film buffs and scholars worldwide, this year’s Retrospective focuses on the works of Douglas Sirk and is curated by Bernard Eisenschitz and Roberto Turigliatto.

“Zwei Windhunde” (Germany, 1934), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“3 X Ehe (Dreimal Ehe)” (Germany, 1934), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Der Eingebildete Kranke” (Germany, 1934), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“April, April!” (Germany, 1935), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Das Mädchen Vom Moorhof” (Germany, 1935), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Stützen Der Gesellschaft” (Germany, 1935), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Schlussakkord” (Germany, 1936), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Das Hofkonzert” (Germany, 1936), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Zu Neuen Ufern” (Germany, 1937), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“La Habanera” (Germany, 1937), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Dreiklang” (Germany, 1938), Directed by Hans Hinrich
“Accord Final” (France/Switzerland, 1939), Directed by I.R. Bay (Ignacy Rosencranz), Supervised by: Douglas Sirk (uncredited)
“Boefje” (Netherlands, 1939), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Hitler’s Madman” (USA, 1942), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Summer Storm” (USA, 1944), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“A Scandal In Paris” (USA, 1945), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Lured/Personal Column” (USA, 1946), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Sleep, My Love” (USA, 1947), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Slightly French” (USA, 1948), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Shockproof” (USA, 1948), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“The First Legion” (USA, 1950), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Mystery Submarine” (USA, 1950), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Thunder On The Hill” ( USA, 1951), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“The Lady Pays Off” (USA, 1951), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Has Anybody Seen My Gal” (USA, 1952), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“No Room For The Groom” (USA, 1952), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Meet Me At The Fair” (USA, 1953), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Take Me To Town” (USA, 1953), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“All I Desire” (USA, 1953), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Taza, Son Of Cochise” (USA, 1953), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Magnificent Obsession” (USA, 1953), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Sign Of The Pagan” (USA, 1954), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Captain Lightfoot” (USA, 1954), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“All That Heaven Allows” (USA, 1955), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“There’s Always Tomorrow” (USA, 1955), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Written On The Wind” (USA, 1956), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Battle Hymn” (USA, 1956), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Interlude” (USA, 1956), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“The Tarnished Angels” (USA, 1957), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“A Time To Love And A Time To Die” (USA, 1957), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Imitation Of Life” (USA, 1958), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Sprich Zu Mir Wie Der Regen” (Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) , 1975), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Silvesternacht – Ein Dialog” (Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) , 1977), Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Bourbon Street Blues” (Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) , 1978), Directed by Douglas Sirk

Histoire(s) du cinéma

Like an in-progress atlas of cinema, its history and its endless archives, Histoire(s) du cinéma sets out to trace the past – ever present – of moving images through tributes to great directors, actors or film technicians. These are works from yesterday, in dialogue with brand new films that enquire about cinema and its histories. It’s a continuous, infinite exchange, firmly projected into the present.

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Opening Film

“Broken Blossoms” (USA, 1919), Directed by D. W. Griffith

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Lifetime Achievement Award to Matt Dillon

“City of Ghosts” (USA, 2002), Directed by Matt Dillon

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Cinéma suisse redécouvert

“Die letzten Heimposamenter” (Switzerland, 1973), Directed by Yves Yersin, Eduard Winiger

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Lifetime Achievement Award to Matt Dillon

“Drugstore Cowboy” (USA, 1989), Directed by Gus Van Sant

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Premio Raimondo Rezzonico to Jason Blum

“Get Out” (USA, 2017), Directed by Jordan Peele

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Vision Award Ticinomoda to Laurie Anderson

“Heart of a Dog” (USA/France, 2015), Directed by Laurie Anderson

Histoire(s) du cinéma

“Las mujeres panteras” (“The Panther Women”) (Mexico, 1967 ), Directed by René Cardona

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Pardo d’onore Manor to Kelly Reichardt

“Meek’s Cutoff” (USA, 2010), Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Pardo d’onore Manor to Kelly Reichardt

“Night Moves” (USA, 2013 ), Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Excellence Award Davide Campari to Aaron Taylor-Johnson

“Nocturnal Animals” (USA, 2016), Directed by Tom Ford

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Heritage Online

“Nos vies privées” (“Our Private Lives”) (Canada, 2007), Directed by Denis Côté

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Heritage Online

“O Dia do Desespero” (Portugal/France, 1992), Directed by Manoel de Oliveira

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Leopard Club Award to Daisy Edgar-Jones

“Pond Life” (United Kingdom, 2018), Directed by Bill Buckhurst

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Premio Raimondo Rezzonico to Jason Blum

“Split” (USA, 2016), Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Histoire(s) du cinéma

“Tempo d’amarsi” (Italy, 1955), Directed by Elio Ruffo

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Cinéma suisse redécouvert

“The Written Face” (Switzerland/Japan, 1995), Directed by Daniel Schmid

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Pardo alla carriera Ascona-Locarno to Costa-Gavras

“Un homme de trop” (France/Italy, 1967), Directed by Costa-Gavras

Locarno Kids: Screenings

A selection for children and teenagers, a journey of initiation into the world of film through age-approriate movies (in partnership with Castellinaria – Festival del cinema giovane), but also great classic movies, rediscovered animation films, family-friendly movies premieres. And an honour, the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare, which will be presented to someone capable of bringing cinema to younger viewers.

8 selection of 8 movies for children and teenagers have been selected to go on screen in the Locarno Kids: Screenings program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

Locarno Kids: Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare to Gitanjali Rao

Bombay Rose (India/France/United Kingdom/Qatar, 2019), Directed by Gitanjali Rao

Locarno Kids: Screenings lineup

“I Don’t Wanna Dance” (Netherlands, 2021), Directed by Flynn Von Kleist
“La freccia azzurra” (Italy/Switzerland/Luxembourg, 1996), Directed by Enzo D’Alò
“Le Ballon rouge” (“The Red Balloon”) (France, 1956), Directed by Albert Lamorisse
“Leto kada sam naučila da letim” (“How I Learned to Fly”) (Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Slovakia, 2022), Directed by Radivoje Andrić
“Omar & Pincette” (Switzerland, 2022 ), Directed by Julien Sulser
“Princesse Dragon” (“Dragon Princess”) (France, 2021), Directed by Jean-Jacques Denis, Anthony Roux
“Sihja – kapinaa ilmassa” (“Sihja, The Rebel Fairy”) (Finland/Netherlands/Norway, 2021), Directed by Marja Pyykkö
“Yuku et la fleur d’Himalaya” (Belgium/France/Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Arnaud Demuynck, Rémi Durin

Semaine de la critique

The Semaine de la critique is an independent section, created in 1990 by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in partnership with the Locarno Film Festival. Every year, the Semaine de la critique showcases seven documentary features, all world or international premieres. The section promotes these innovative films whose themes and styles diverge from conventional trends. These are auteur films that strive to explore different realities, as well as push the boundaries of their audiovisual representation. They are bold, sometimes rough-edged works, always seeking to spark debate of our world and how it is perceived.

Semaine de la critique lineup

A lineup of 7 feature movies has been selected to go on screen in the Semaine de la critique program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Armotonta menoa – Hoivatyön lauluja” (“Ruthless Times – Songs of Care”) (Finland, 2022), Directed by Susanna Helke
“Last Stop Before Chocolate Mountain” (Italy, 2022), Directed by Susanna della Sala
“Maayo Wonaa Keerol (Le fleuve n’est pas une frontière”) (“The River is not a Border”) (France/Senegal/Germany, 2022), Directed by Alassane Diago
“Návštěvníci” (“The Visitors”) (Czech Republic/Norway/Slovakia, 2022 ), Directed by Veronika Lišková
“Pisklaki” (“Fledglings”) (Poland, 2022), Directed by Lidia Duda
“The DNA of Dignity” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Jan Baumgartner
“The Hamlet Syndrome” (Poland/Germany, 2022), Directed by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski

Panorama Suisse

Panorama Suisse showcases films that have enjoyed festival success, found an audience in cinemas or are currently unreleased. Film lovers from all over the world can thus discover contemporary Swiss productions at the Locarno Film Festival, through a specially curated section. A committee of representatives of the Solothurn Film Festival, the Swiss Film Academy and SWISS FILMS is in charge of the selection.

Panorama Suisse lineup

A lineup of 14 short and feature movies has been selected to go on screen in the Panorama Suisse program section of the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, or the 75th Festival international du film de Locarno.

“Action” (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Benoît Monney
“Ala Kachuu – Take And Run” (Switzerland, 2020), Directed by Maria Brendle
“Dans La Nature” (Switzerland, 2021), Directed by Marcel Barelli
“Drii Winter” (“A Piece of Sky”) (Switzerland/Germany, 2022), Directed by Michael Koch
“Hugo In Argentina” (Switzerland, 2021), Directed by Stefano Knuchel
“L’art Du Silence” (“The Art of Silence”) (Switzerland/Germany, 2022), Directed by Maurizius Staerkle Drux
“L’Îlot” (“Like an Island”) (Switzerland, 2022), Directed by Tizian Büchi
“Love Will Come Later” (Switzerland, 2021), Directed by Julia Furer
“Loving Highsmith” (Switzerland/Germany, 2022), Directed by Eva Vitija
“Olga” (Switzerland/France, 2021), Directed by Elie Grappe
“Sauna” (Switzerland, 2021), Directed by Anna Lena Spring, Lara Perren
“Über Wasser” (“On Solid Ground”) (Switzerland, 2021), Directed by Jela Hasler
“Und Morgen Seid Ihr Tot” (“And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead”) (Switzerland/Germany, 2021), Directed by Michael Steiner
“Youth Topia” (Switzerland/Germany, 2021), Directed by Dennis Stormer

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75th Locarno Film Festival Film Festival Lineup