6 août 2025|
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|4 months agoLocarno Film Festival opens with focus on British post-war cinema
78th edition launches with special retrospective on 1945-1960 British films, featuring Armenian director Tamara Stepanyan's latest work and honoring Jackie Chan.
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- The 78th Locarno Film Festival opens with a special focus on British post-war cinema from 1945-1960
- 222 films will be screened, including 100 world premieres
- 18 films are competing for the Golden Leopard award
- Jackie Chan will receive the Honorary Leopard for lifetime achievement
By The Numbers
222
Total films screening
100
World premieres
18
Films in main competition
They Said
"This era falls between two well-recognised high points: the wartime films of Powell and Pressburger and the emergence of the British New Wave around 1960"