We are the festival too! New voices on the history of the Locarno Film Festival
Exhibition and Stories in the Cityscape
6 August 2026 — 10 January 2027
An exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Museo Casorella, housed in the festival’s former projection booth on Piazza Grande and a city tour feature filmed interviews and archive photographs: material that reveals previously unknown stories, well-kept secrets and unforgettable anecdotes relating to the Locarno Film Festival.
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The piazza nostra project
The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2026. Throughout these many years, the festival has influenced the region of Locarno, the film world and the lives of countless people. The converse is also true: all of these people in turn helped shape the festival and make it the great event that it is today.
piazza nostra was born of the wish to contribute to the history of Switzerland’s oldest film festival and add new perspectives to it. The project collects the voices of contemporary witnesses – people who have been nearly absent from the public archives up till now – and gives them a platform.
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Collection of stories
In 2025, the piazza nostra team conducted a total of 50 video interviews. A variety of individuals, perspectives and occupations come to the fore in these interviews, all of which have something in common: each, in their own way, has been part of the Locarno Film Festival over the past 60 years – whether visibly or invisibly.
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News
On this page, you will find the most recent information about the project and all the articles that have appeared in the press.
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