77th Locarno Film Festival
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 |
The 77th Locarno Film Festival will be held from 7 August to 17 August, 2024.[1]
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[edit]
Concorso Internazionale - Main Competition[edit]
- Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker – Jury President[1]
Non-Competitive Sections[edit]
Retrospettiva[edit]
The 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.[3]
Special Awards[edit]
Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore Manor)[edit]
Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare[edit]
References[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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Claude Barras to Receive the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare at Locarno77". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 3 June 2024.