75th Locarno Film Festival

75th Locarno Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmBullet Train
Closing filmEverything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
Awards
Hosted byAssociazione Festival del film Locarno
Artistic directorGiona A. Nazzaro
No. of films226
Festival dateOpening: 3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)
Closing: 13 August 2022 (2022-08-13)
Website75 Locarno Film Festival

The 75th Locarno Film Festival was held from 3 to 13 August 2022 in Locarno, Switzerland. Swiss producer Michel Merkt was the jury president for the main competition. Brazilian filmmaker Júlia Murat won the Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Rule 34.

The 75th edition of Locarno Film Festival celebrated as diamond jubilee edition screened 226 films including 105 world premieres and 3 international premieres. It hosted retrospective screenings of Douglas Sirk's films in its Retrospettiva section. On the last day of the festival the Variety Piazza Grande Award went to French film Annie Colère by Blandine Lenoir, and the Prix du Public UBS to Swiss-Belgian film Last Dance by Delphine Lehericey. 128,500 audience watched the screenings during the eleven days of the festival, along with the film professionals.

The festival opened with American action comedy film Bullet Train by David Leitch, and closed with Swiss-German documentary film Everything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth by André Schäfer.