Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival is the most significant cinematographic event in Switzerland and among the most important in Europe. Numerous are the movies presented in four different sections: Concorso internazionale, Concorso Cineasti del presente and the sections Pardi di domani (national and international). The next edition will be held from 5th to 15th August 2020.

Piazza Grande during the Locarno Festival

The Festival's heart is surely the daily evening projection in the magnificent Piazza Grande, which transforms itself into the "most beautiful movie-theater under the stars".

Locarno73 turns the Retrospective's gaze to Japanese actress and director Kinuyo Tanaka

The first face of Locarno73 is that of Kinuyo Tanaka, to whom the artistic direction has decided to dedicate the Retrospective 2020, choosing for the first time a woman, actress and director. Not a familiar face, but precisely for this reason fascinating to show the public, which confirms the character of "other views" and the Festival's need for discovery.

#LocarnoExperience

A meeting point, a village . The Festival’s experience is growing and expanding, with an offer that goes beyond the official Festival’s dates.

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Important information for the public tansportations during the festival:

  • By cableway: last course at 00.35. (every 30min from 20.05)
  • Last curses by bus from Locarno (Via della Pace):
    •   towards Muralto-Minusio-Tenero, at 23.41h
    •   towards Solduno-Ascona, at 00.17h
    •   towards Orselina-Brione s/M, at 23.58h
    •   towards Vallemaggia, at 00.14h (Mo-Thu) and 00.33h (Fri, Sa, Su)
    •   towards Brissago, at 01.08h (Fri, Sa)
    •   Every night, about 20 minutes after the two screenings in
    •   Piazza Grande, there is a special PostBus departure to Ascona, Brissago, Bignasco, Orselina, Minusio and Tenero.
  • Last departures by train from Locarno-Stazione:
    •   towards Bellinzona, at 23.35h, 00.05h, 00.35h, 1.35h (Mo-Sa), 03.05 (Fri, Sa)
    •   towards Lugano, at 23.35h, 00.05h (Mo-Sa), 03.05h (Fri, Sa)
    •   towards Chiasso, at 23.35h, 00.05h (Mo-Sa), 1.35h (Mo-Thu), 03.05h (Fri, Sa)
    •   towards Intragna, at 23.07h, 00.07h (Fri,Sa).
  • By boats and busses from Gambarogno: 
    • to Locarno: boats Navigazione Lago Maggiore (cost of the ticket at your own expense)
    • return:
      Departure: 20 minutes after the end of the first screening
      Place: in the immediate vicinity of the building “LA POSTA”, Locarno
      Stops: Quartino, Magadino, Vira, San Nazzaro, Gerra, Ranzo, Dirinella and Contone
      The bus will show the sign “GAMBAROGNO”
      The number of passengers is limited to 75.
   

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