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The Locarno International Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the lineup for its 79th edition, and it includes the latest films from the likes of South Korea’s Hong Sangsoo (Right Now, Wrong Then), a former Golden Leopard winner at the fest and past Locarno award winner Nelson Yeo (Dreaming & Dying) from Singapore in the international competition program. Also part of the lineup is a new movie from Spain’s Albert Serra (Afternoons of Solitude) in an out-of-competition spot
Locarno 2026, taking place Aug. 5-15, will also present new works from U.S. filmmakers Erin Vassilopoulos (Superior) and Vincent Grashaw (Keep Quiet), Senegal’s Mamadou Dia (Demba), Portugal’s Edgar Pêra (Telepathic Letters), Canada’s Denis Côté (Vic and Flo Saw a Bear) and Wayne Wapeemukwa (Luk’Luk’I)
Meanwhile, world premieres, some of this season’s film festival favorites and classics will screen in Locarno’s main Piazza Grande section, taking place on the town’s main square set up with 8,000 seats. World premieres to be watched there include Ni Vue, Ni Connue (All About Corinne) by Marc Fitoussi, starring Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Bercot and Diane Kruger, Felix Randau’s Ich Ist ein Anderer (I Is Another) with Claes Bang, Valerie Pachner and Susanne Wuest, and Armony by Dario Albertini, whose cast includes Asia Argento and Ornella Muti.
“Returning to Locarno with The House on the Moon feels like the stars have aligned,” said Yeo in a statement. “A few years ago, this felt like reaching for the moon — and we have. I’m so grateful to our fantastic cast and crew for embarking on this journey with me and bringing a childhood dream to life.”
Overall, the fest will screen 223 films, including 103 world premieres, four more than last year. The films originate from “up to 69 countries of production and co‑production,” organizers said. Locarno also highlighted a record 7,759 submissions, up nearly 22 percent from 2025
Locarno disclosed that 25 percent of its features were directed by women, including five out of 17 films in the international competition, or 29.4 percent
Giona A. Nazzaro, Locarno’s artistic director, described the program this way: “An adventurous selection, full of surprises, which tackles the challenges of the present without ever sacrificing the pleasures of storytelling and entertainment.”
He added: “Ours is a selection of films deliberately set against the complexities of the present day, which explores and reflects on the transformations currently taking place within cinema and in the wider audiovisual sector. Cinema, then — in all its forms and possibilities. A cinema that curiously explores genres and styles in search of that spark of the future we all need.”
Check out the Locarno film festival’s lineup for its main feature competition and other key sections below:
Concorso Internazionale(International Competition)A MARGEM DO RIO (THE RIVERBANK) by Matheus Farias, Enock CarvalhoBrazil, Germany – 2026Caique Copque, Ítalo Martins, Artia Lauandah, Renna Costa, Robério Diógenes, Ísis BrokenWorld premiere
ALBERI ERRANTI (WANDERING TREES) by Salvatore MereuItaly – 2026Romeo Perrone, Giulia Maenza, Lorenzo Richelmy, Lupo Barbiero, Edoardo RaiolaWorld premiere
BRAVE NEW LOVE by Maria BäckDenmark, Sweden, Greece – 2026Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Simon Sears, Noemi Carbone Mannov, Angeliki PapouliaWorld premiere
D’ICI LÀ by Sarah LeonorFrance – 2026Frank Beauvais, Dinara Droukarova, Louiza Aura, Dimitri Doré, Laetitia Dosch, JeanLouis Scheidecker, Fatou Dicko, Adrien Michaux, David FaivreWorld premiere
I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING by Isabelle SteverGermany, Ukraine – 2026Tania Myronyshena, Markus Bright, Iryna Mak, Viktor Zhdanov, Maiia Sobolevska, Maria Myronyshena, Oleksandr RudynskyiWorld premiere
KETTICÈ by Giovanni TortoriciItaly – 2026Salvatore Gallina, Rachele Testagrossa, Monica BellucciWorld premiere
LEJOS DE LOS ÁRBOLES (FAR FROM THE TREES) by Meritxell Colell AparicioSpain, Peru, Italy – 2026Angélica Castelló, Jose Luis López Cama, Teresita Sánchez, Caterina Ramirez GuallarWorld premiere
MANHUNT by Wayne WapeemukwaCanada – 2026Harris Lowe, Landon Tunold, Bianca Foscht, Dilara FoschtWorld premiere
NU E LOCUL TAU AICI (YOU DON’T BELONG HERE) by Florin ȘerbanRomania – 2026Adrian Văncică, Teodor Butănescu, Cristina Richter, Alex Conovaru, Izdrailă JanirWorld premiere
NUN DUL DEGA EOMNE (NOWHERE TO LAY MY EYES) by Hong SangsooSouth Korea – 2026Kim Minhee, Choi Myeonggil, Kwon Haehyo, Shin Seokho, Park MisoWorld premiere
O JACARÉ by Basil Da CunhaSwitzerland, Portugal – 2026Alexandra Sena, Alexandre Fonseca, Paulo César Lima Fonseca, Nelson Carvalho, Pedro Diniz, Heidir Correia, Carlos Fonseca, Pedro Ferreira, Frederico Lopes, Verónica Lii, Maria Santos, Susana Costa, Ivo Bernardo, Carloto Cotta, Filipe VargasWorld premiere
OBJET A by Ann OrenGermany, Luxembourg, Greece – 2026Aenne Schwarz, Louis Hofmann, Simone Bucio, Georg Friedrich, Sofia KokkaliWorld premiere
PRINCESA BURRO (DONKEY PRINCESS) by Cristóbal León, Joaquín CociñaChile, France, Uruguay, Netherlands, Germany – 2026Antonia Giesen, Andrew Bargsted, Francisco MeloWorld premiere
REHMAT by Gurvinder SinghIndia, France – 2026Naseeruddin Shah, Suvinder Vicky, Diya Kamboj, Mita Vasisht, Harwinder Aujla, Jaswant Zafar, Navjot Randhawa, Anita Meet, Inder Bajwa, Sahej Aziz, Jasmanpreet Singh, Kavnoor KaurWorld premiere
THE HOUSE ON THE MOON by Nelson YeoSingapore, Taiwan, Germany, Indonesia – 2026Shi-An Lim, Akira Huang, Harry Chang, Dominick Rustam, Lee Kang-shengWorld premiere
THÍNH GIÁC (HEARING) by Lê BảoVietnam, Singapore, Norway, France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand, Taiwan – 2026Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn, Ngọc Tản, Vân Hà, Chí Linh, Khánh HuyềnWorld premiere
VIOLENCE DU CORPS DE L’AUTRE (NOBODY’S VIOLENCE) by Denis CôtéCanada – 2026 Larissa Corriveau, Philippe Rebbot, Xavier Bergeron, Gabrielle Lazure, Pierrette RobitailleWorld premiere
Concorso Cineasti del Presente(Filmmakers of the PresentCompetition, for first and second features)AT NIGHT by Beatrice GibsonUnited Kingdom, France – 2026World premiere
DEMONY (DEMONS) by Natalka VorozhbytUkraine, Poland – 2026World premiere
DESTROY ALL GIRLS by Erin VassilopoulosUSA – 2026World premiere
EGO REACH WE ALL (OUR TIME WILL COME) by Amartei ArmarGhana, France – 2026World premiere
HANABI (FIRE FLOWER) by Ana VazFrance, Brazil – 2026World premiere
LA ILUSIÓN DE UN VERANO SIN FIN (THE ILLUSION OF AN EVERLASTING SUMMER) by Alessandra SanguinettiArgentina, USA – 2026World premiere
L’ESTIVE (SUMMER MEADOW) by Naël KhleifiBelgium, France – 2026World premiere
LOS DÍAS LIBRES (THE DAYS OFF) by Lucila MarianiArgentina, Brazil, Mexico, France – 2026World premiere
MAGIC ATLAS by Sun XunSingapore – 2026World premiere
MORGEN VOR LANGER ZEIT (TOMORROW A LONG TIME AGO) by Luise DonschenGermany – 2026World premiere
REVOLUTIONARIES NEVER DIE by Mohanad YaqubiPalestine, Belgium, Qatar – 2026World premiere
SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON by Nicolaas SchmidtGermany – 2026World premiere
SMALL TALK by Mateo YbarraSwitzerland – 2026World premiere
TEAR GAS by Uta BeriaGeorgia, France, Germany – 2026World premiere
TODOS MIS VIAJES SON VIAJES DE REGRESO (IN ALL MY JOURNEYS I AM RETURNING) by Manuel Ponce de LeónColombia – 2026World premiere
Fuori Concorso(Out of Competition)
AH QUE LE BONHEUR EST PROCHE ! (HAPPINESS IS SO CLOSE!) by François-Christophe MarzalSwitzerland – 2026World premiere
ATCHA ATCHA by Mamadou DiaSenegal, France – 2026World premiere
BAKMA by Abdelhamid BouchnakTunisia – 2026World premiere
13 BLOODY TENNIS by Nikias ChryssosGermany – 2026World premiere
BRUTON by Vincent GrashawUSA – 2026World premiere
DER ENGELMACHER (THE ANGEL MAKER) by Marina KlauserSwitzerland – 2026SeriesWorld premiere
GUERRILHA NO ASFALTO (ASPHALT GUERRILLA) by Edgar PêraPortugal – 2026World premiere
MARCO BELLOCCHIO: LA PORTA DELLA REALTÀ by Fabio LovinoItaly – 2026World premiere
ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand MandicoFrance, Italy – 2026International premiere
SEIZE MOMENTS DE MA VIE (SIXTEEN MOMENTS OF MY LIFE) by Albert SerraFrance, Spain – 2026World premiere
SUNDOWN by Rebekah McKendryCanada – 2026World premiere
ÜBERGANG (TRANSITION) by Peter Badel, Chris WrightGermany – 2026World premiere
Short FilmTOMBE DES RÊVES (TOMB OF DREAMS) by F.J. OssangFrance – 2026World premiere
Piazza GrandeAugust 5LES YEUX VERTS (THE GREEN EYES) by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy TrouilhFrance, Belgium, Sweden – 2026Douae Butarbuch M’Zaouki, Sayyid El Alami, Anamaria Vartolomei, Arcadi Radeff, Omar Al Jbaai World premiere
August 6ARMONY by Dario AlbertiniItaly – 2026Valerio Mastandrea, Asia Argento, Clara Tramontano, Pamela Schettino, Ornella MutiWorld premiere
August 6 – Second ScreeningWILD AT HEART by David LynchUSA – 1990Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, J.E. Freeman
August 7ICH IST EIN ANDERER (I IS ANOTHER) by Felix RandauGermany, Austria – 2026Claes Bang, Valerie Pachner, Susanne Wuest, Timocin Ziegler, Martin Müller World premiere*
August 7 – Second ScreeningDANCES WITH WOLVES by Kevin CostnerUSA, United Kingdom – 1990Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
August 8THE INVITE by Olird NortonSwiss premiere
August 8 – Second ScreeningTAXI DRIVER by Martin ScorseseUSA – 1976Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel
August 9PAPER TIGER by James GrayUSA – 2026Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles TellerSwiss premiere
August 10FRANK & LOUIS by Petra VolpeSwitzerland, United Kingdom – 2026Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan, René Pérez Joglar, Rosalind Eleazar, Indira VarmaEuropean premiere
August 11CONGO BOY by Rafiki FarialaCentral African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy – 2026Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset, Christy Djomanda Louba, Pétruche Mbomba, Rosiana Kotozia, Gloria Ambacko, Dieufera Sana, Carlos Suffisant Djihoro, David Ningando, Hubert Ngbolo, Zara Lucie Dobo, Bossoro-Kiabale, Berthe Ngbolo, Miguel Mbiguimale, Blessing Diaba, Ludmila Fada, Eudes Gadzo “Veyzo”, Archippe Marvine, Japhet Koundjia “KMJ”Swiss premiere
August 12DOWN THE ARM OF GOD by Peter BrunnerFrance, USA – 2026Caleb Landry Jones, India Marie Cross, Nick Stahl, Mena Suvari, John P.W. JonesWorld premiere
August 13IL CILENO (THE CHILEAN) by Sergio Castro-San MartínItaly, Chile, Switzerland – 2026Camilo Arancibia, Sara Serraiocco, Andrew Bargsted, Gaetano Bruno, Lorenzo RichelmyWorld premiere
August 14DEMAIN JE TOMBE AMOUREUX (LOVE LESSONS) by Martin ProvostFrance, Belgium – 2026Fabrice Luchini, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni, Carole BouquetWorld premiere
August 15NI VUE, NI CONNUE (ALL ABOUT CORINNE) by Marc FitoussiFrance, Belgium – 2026Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anne Marivin, Emmanuelle Bercot, Ana Girardot, Diane KrugerWorld premiere
