US EditionLocarno: Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche & ‘Viet And Nam’ Filmmaker Trương Minh Quý Among Directors Set To Debut New Works In Competition
LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND, JUL 8 – The 2025 Locarno Film Festival competition features 17 world premieres competing for the Golden Leopard, showcasing diverse international filmmakers and bold new cinema, festival director said.
- Set to take place August 6–16, the Locarno Film Festival unveiled its 78th edition lineup, featuring 17 world premieres and several films competing for the Golden Leopard award.
- The festival's selection of 17 world premieres and honors for cinema legends reflects its goal to showcase innovative international films amid a backdrop of controversy over Kechiche's film series.
- Radu Jude’s Dracula, Ben Rivers’ Mare’s Nest, and Abdellatif Kechiche’s Mektoub are among 17 films debuting as part of Locarno’s international competition, vying for the Golden Leopard.
- Festival President Maja Hoffmann said Locarno continues as a beacon for experimental, risk-taking cinema amid global transformation, promising an ambitious, playful edition for audiences worldwide.
- The Locarno Film Festival’s 2025 lineup, featuring 221 films with 99 world premieres, underscores its role in promoting international cinema and shaping global film culture.
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Among the first names announced in this edition are Radu Jude, which comes into the international competition of the Locarno International Film Festival (Elvezia, 6-16 August), one of the most prestigious and important festivals...
The trilogy "Mektoub, My Love" remained unanswered, the opus 2 never being released after a frantic screening in Cannes. The third episode will be screened in preview this summer in competition in the Swiss cinemaphile rendezvous.
The long-term “The Stations” races by Leopardo de Golde along with Abdellatif Kechiche, Radu Jude, Ben Rivers and Alexandre Koberidze, already the “Nova'78” documentary will be shown outside the competition.
‘Dracula’ by Radu Jude, David Lynch-Exec Produced ‘Happy Worker’ Set for Locarno Lineup
New movies from Abdelletif Kechiche, Vincent Grashaw, and Ben Rivers will also premiere at the Swiss fest, with artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro saying: "Let's regain the world one film at a time."
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