The Leopard Takes Over Locarno Again – and It Is Different From Other Film Festival Animal Symbols

The Leopard Takes Over Locarno Again – and It Is Different From Other Film Festival Animal Symbols

The Swiss festival makes the city and visiting cineasts roar to life in the hunt for old and new film gems, and its public face and mascot is a key symbol for its artistic director: "The leopard goes where it wants."

The Leopard Takes Over Locarno for Film Festival. What It Symbolizes

Cinema buffs of the world, get ready! The leopard is about to be on the loose again! Attendees of the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the Italian part of Switzerland will get to spot the famous symbol and mascot of the annual celebration of cinema, and its gold or yellow and black colors, on all sorts of posters and bunting, on festival merchandise and on street and shop decorations all over town. In other words: Locarno will be cov…