Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro announces the programme for the 79th Locarno Film Festival at a press conference in Zurich. In the background, this year's poster, designed by American artist Cindy Sherman.

Keystone / Andreas Becker

The Locarno Film Festival opens its 79th edition with a strategy that preserves the event’s singular cinephile identity while navigating a rapidly changing film landscape.

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