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
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