Locarno Film Festival
Piazza Grande screening venue | |
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Hosted by | Associazione Festival del film Locarno |
| Website | www |
The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The Piazza Grande section is held in an open-air venue that seats 8,000 spectators.
The top prize of the festival is the Golden Leopard, awarded to the best film in the International Competition. Other awards include the Leopard of Honour for career achievement, and the Prix du Public, the public choice award.