Strong German presence at the 77th Locarno Film Festival

Competition - Strong German presence at the 77th Locarno Film Festival

At this year's Locarno Film Festival in August, five German or German-engaged contributions are competing for the Golden Leopard. The festival announced that 17 films from around the world will start in the international competition for the main prize.

The 77th International Film Festival takes place from August 7-17 in the well-known Swiss holiday resort on Lago Maggiore. German filmmakers are represented there in domestic, international, and co-productions in various sections.

225 Short, Feature and Documentary films

For example, Maren Eggert and Luise Heyer can be seen in "Der Spatz im Kamin" by Swiss director Ramon Zürcher, and Helena Zengel in "Transamazonia" by German director Pia Marais. The Munich-born director Christoph Hochhäusler, who recently had success with the Thriller "Bis ans Ende der Nacht" awarded at the Berlinale 2023, presents the gangster drama "Der Tod wird kommen".

In the eleven days of the festival, besides Cannes, Berlin and Venice, the most significant European film festival will show 225 Short, Feature and Documentary films. Maja Hoffmann acts for the first time as President of the Film Festival. She named her vision for 2024 during the program presentation in Zurich: "A Home for Transformative Thinking". That means: She sees the Festival as a school for democratic, progressive worldviews.

1. The Locarno Film Festival, held annually in Switzerland on Lake Maggiore, attracts films from all over Europe, including Germany and Switzerland, where contributors like Christoph Hochhäusler and his gangster drama "Der Tod wird kommen" compete for the prestigious Golden Leopard award.
2. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Locarno, the renowned European film festival also hosts international entries, such as Pia Marais' "Transamazonia" featuring Helena Zengel, in the international competition for the main prize.
3. Switzerland's well-known holiday resort on Lake Maggiore will play host to the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, which shares a stage with Cannes, Berlin, and Venice in presenting 225 Short, Feature, and Documentary films, drawing audiences from across Europe.
4. Notable German filmmakers cross borders to showcase their work in the Locarno Film Festival and vie for the coveted Golden Leopard, with this year's festivities anticipating the strategic vision of Maja Hoffmann for 2024 as a "Home for Transformative Thinking," cultivating democratic and progressive worldviews in cinema.

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