Press Venues and Services

Here you will find all the information about spaces and services for those with Press Accreditation.

Press materials such as photographs and stills of the films selected for the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival will be available here.

For further information or questions, please contact press@locarnofestival.ch or visit FAQs.

Interviews and contacts
For interview requests, we kindly ask you to write to press@locarnofestival.ch.

Press Village

Welcome to the Press Village! This year, the Press Village is located on the first floor of the Palazzo della Sopracenerina (above the Festival Center). Here, in the large hall, embellished with frescos and large windows overlooking the Piazza Grande, which was used as the press center during the Locarno Treaties of 1925, journalists and information operators will be able to follow Photocalls and Press Conferences. Also, its strategic position allows one to reach the Teatro Kursaal, PalaCinema, and, of course, Piazza Grande in just a few steps.

Press conferences

Press conferences with delegations from all the films presented in the Concorso Internazionale and shown in Piazza Grande will be held every day in the Conference Room of the Press Village (Piazza Grande 5, 6600 Locarno).

Photocalls

Photocalls with delegations of the films presented in the Concorso Internazionale and shown in Piazza Grande, will be held at the Press Village, and are accessible to accredited photographers only.

Press Room

The Press Room is a working place available and accessible only for those with valid press accreditation. The Press Room (Lungolago Giuseppe Motta 2B, 6600 Locarno) is located within a few steps from the Teatro Kursaal and the Festival Center. It is equipped with desks, internet connection, computers and printers. The Press Room is accessible daily (07.08 - 17.08) from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Coffee Corner by Nespresso

Situated in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Sopracenerina, near the Press Desk, Coffee Corner by Nespresso is the right space where you can relax and enjoy a tasty coffee.

Press Services

Press screenings

Press screenings of the Concorso Internazionale, Concorso Cineasti del Presente, and Piazza Grande are accessible for both accredited press and industry. Priority access is given to the press in case the cinema reaches capacity. All the press screenings will take place at the Teatro Kursaal (Largo Zorzi 1, 6600 Locarno), except for the screenings from the Concorso Cineasti del Presente which will take place at the PalaCinema 3 Leopard Club (Piazza Remo Rossi 1, 6600 Locarno).

Please note that film reviews (print, web, radio, TV, social media, and any other media) about world and international premieres are subject to an embargo and can only be published 30 minutes after the start of the public screenings at the Locarno Film Festival. There is no embargo for general coverage of the Festival.

Red Carpet

Access to the Red Carpet Media Line is granted only to those with Photographer/Cameraman (PHOTO/TV) accreditation. 

Journalists wishing to conduct interviews with guests on the Red Carpet should contact the responsible Locarno Film Festival press officer by 14:00 on the same day.

Digital Library

The Digital Library is a secure and exclusive platform accessible to accredited press and industry professionals, offering the convenient opportunity to watch online part of the titles featured in the Official Selection and parallel sections of the Locarno Film Festival (the availability is based on permission granted by the rights holders).

Films of the Pardi di Domani section and Open Doors Screenings are available on the Digital Library as of August 6 at 3.30 pm. Films in the Fuori Concorso section and premieres presented in the Locarno Kids Screenings section are available on the platform starting 24 hours before the first public screening at the Festival. Films in the Piazza Grande, Concorso Internazionale, Concorso Cineasti del Presente, Panorama Suisse, and Semaine de la Critique sections are available from the end of their first public screening at the Festival.

All films will be available, unless otherwise indicated, until August 31, 2024. Press articles (print, web radio, TV, social media, and any other media) related to films on the Digital Library are subject to embargo and can only be published 30 minutes after the start of the first official screening at the Festival.

Press Desk

The Press Desk is located at the Festival Center, in Piazza Grande. More precisely at the building of Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SES (Piazza Grande 5, 6600 Locarno). Here you will be able to get your accreditation as well as your welcome bag. The Press Desk provides help with questions, requests for materials, press kits, and will also support you by submitting requests for interviews with Festival guests.

Public transportation in Ticino

Public transportation is included with any ticket or festival pass throughout the Arcobaleno integrated fare network for the duration of its validity. During the Locarno Film Festival you can benefit from the special event trains from Locarno to Lugano. This initiative has been made possible thanks to our valuable partnership with Swiss train operator SBB, giving a further boost to sustainable mobility alongside the other measures already taken by the Festival to reduce its environmental impact. Information regarding the train schedule is available here.