The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others.

The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others.

      Scheduled for August 6-16, the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival has revealed its exciting lineup. Key features include the world premieres of Radu Jude’s second film of 2025, titled Dracula; Alexandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf; Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron; Maureen Fazendeiro’s The Seasons; Le Lac by Fabrice Aragno, a collaborator of Jean-Luc Godard; Ben Rivers’ Mare’s Nest; Abdellatif Kechiche’s long-anticipated sequel, Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due; Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers; and numerous others.

      “The process of curating the Locarno Film Festival involves engaging with the evolving essence of modern cinema. This cinema develops amid global turmoil, as we witness in real time the horrors previously confined to history books and archival footage,” stated Giona A. Nazzaro, the Artistic Director.

      He added, “The question is straightforward yet harshly unavoidable: what role does cinema play in a landscape dominated by an unceasing flow of images? What differentiates an image from a cinematic one on qualitative, ethical, and political grounds? Where does the indistinguishable stream of images cease, and the prospect of re-identifying the world's realities commence? Ultimately, always in remembrance of Roberto Rossellini, our mission is to serve humanity, reclaiming the world (and perhaps peace) one film at a time. Cinema is a public art form, particularly in its most innovative expressions. It embodies the quest to explore the potential of alternate realities.”

      In conclusion, he remarked, “The cinema presented at the intersection of history for the 78th Festival edition does not shy away from reality and simultaneously investigates new forms of imagery while retaining an appreciation for the absurdities of life. It embodies a playful spirit, takes chances, dreams, and offers challenges; a cinema that steadfastly remains anchored in the world, looking forward together with humanity.”

      Explore the lineup below and find additional information here.

      Piazza Grande

      * Eligible for the Prix du Public UBS

      06.08.2025

      LE PAYS D’ARTO (IN THE LAND OF ARTO)* by Tamara Stepanyan 

      France, Armenia – 2025

      World premiere

      07.08.2025

      THE BIRTHDAY PARTY* by Miguel Ángel Jiménez

      Greece, Spain, Netherlands, United Kingdom – 2025

      World premiere

      08.08.2025

      THE DEAD OF WINTER* by Brian Kirk 

      USA, Germany – 2025

      World premiere

      TOGETHER* by Michael Shanks

      Australia, USA – 2025

      Swiss premiere

      09.08.2025

      AFFEKSJONSVERDI (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)* by Joachim Trier

      Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden – 2025

      Swiss premiere

      POLICE STORY by Jackie Chan

      Hong Kong – 1985

      10.08.2025

      TESTA O CROCE? (HEADS OR TAILS?)* by Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis

      Italy, USA – 2025

      Swiss premiere

      THE SHINING by Stanley Kubrick

      United Kingdom, USA – 1980

      11.08.2025

      THE DEAL* by Jean-Stéphane Bron

      Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium – 2025

      Swiss premiere

      Episodes 1&2

      12.08.2025

      IRKALLA HULM JIJILJAMISH (IRKALA – GILGAMESH’S DREAM)* by Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji

      Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, France, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia – 2025

      World premiere

      13.08.2025

      LA PETITE DERNIÈRE* by Hafsia Herzi 

      France, Germany – 2025

      Swiss premiere

      14.08.2025

      ROSEMEAD* by Eric Lin

      USA – 2025

      International premiere

      15.08.2025

      UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)* by Jafar Panahi

      Iran, France, Luxembourg – 2025

      Swiss premiere

      16.08.2025

      KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN by Bill Condon

      USA, Uruguay – 2025

      International premiere

      Concorso Internazionale

      AS ESTAÇÕES (THE SEASONS) by Maureen Fazendeiro – Portugal, France, Spain, Austria – 2025

      World premiere

      BOG NEĆE POMOĆI (GOD WILL NOT HELP) by Hana Jušić – Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia – 2025

      World premiere

      DONKEY DAYS by Rosanne Pel – Netherlands, Germany – 2025

The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others. The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others. The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others. The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others. The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others. The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others.

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The lineup for Locarno 2025 features new films from Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze, Sophy Romvari, Abdellatif Kechiche, and others.

Scheduled for August 6-16, the 78th Locarno Film Festival has revealed its exciting lineup. Key highlights include the world premieres of Radu Jude's second feature for 2025, Dracula; Alexandre Koberidze's Dry Leaf; Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron; Maureen Fazendeiro's The Seasons; and Le Lac by Jean-Luc Godard's collaborator Fabrice Aragno.