Launched in 2014, the Industry Academy has grown significantly on the international scene by offering workshops during the entire year in partnership with important film festivals and institutions: in Mexico with Ficunam, in Brazil with BrLab, in Chile with Australab, in Colombia with BAM - Bogotá Audiovisual Market, in Costa Rica with MAUCC, in cooperation with Comisión Fílmica de Costa Rica y Procomer,  in Greece with Thessaloniki IFF, in the US with NYC-based Film at Lincoln Center, in India with FilmBazaar, in Southern Africa with Realness Institute and in Beirut with MC Distribution and BCP.

The Industry Academy is possible thanks to the support of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse and the collaboration of three pan-European organisations (Europa Cinemas, Europa Distribution and Europa International).

In a few years the Industry Academy it has managed to reach out and create a community of professionals that now counts more than 350 alumni from all over the world.
Each Industry Academy is coordinated by a regional project manager, with the supervision and support of Locarno Industry Academy Project Manager Marion Klotz.