LOCARNO 2026

The Locarno Film Festival is renowned for its varied program focused on the discovery, new trends and passion for auteur cinema. Recognized as one of the major showcases in Europe and a convivial networking event for distributors, buyers, producers, filmmakers, and journalists.

This year’s official selection includes three Canadian productions: NOBODY’S VIOLENCE by Denis Côté, a festival regular, and MANHUNT, the second feature film by Wayne Wapeemukwa, both competing in the Concorso Internazionale section, as well as the short film PILUK, a short animation collaboration between Inuk musician Elisapie Isaac  and painter and novelist Marc Séguin, competing in the Pardi di Domani: Concorso Internazionale section.

The festival will also honor actress Asia Argento with a Life Achievement Award and screen Jorge Thielen Armand’s DEATH HAS NO MASTER, a Canada-Venezuela-Italy-Luxembourg coproduction starring Argento that premiered earlier this year at Cannes’ Quinzaine des Cinéastes.