Two great figures of world cinema are in competition this year, Andrzej Zulawski and Chantal Akerman, along with many budding filmmakers across the various selections of the Swiss film festival which always fulfills its role of finding new talent outside the mainstream, and which will take place August 5 through 15, 2015.
A 100% French film (Suite armoricaine by Pascale Breton) and three French co-productions will be presented this year in Official Competition at the 68th Locarno Film Festival, which will take place in the small Swiss town from August 5 through 15.
France's presence is also notable n the Cineasti del Presente section, with three French debut features, including Dom Juan by iconoclastic actor Vincent Macaigne, which stars actors from the Comédie-Française.
Bulle Ogier will be honored with a lifetime achievement prize, and Clotilde Courau is a member of the Concorso Cineasti del Presente jury, presided over by Brazilian Julio Bressane.
French films (or co-productions) at the 2015 Locarno Film Festival:
Concorso Internazionale
- Cosmos by Andrzej Zulawski (France/Portugal)
- No Home Movie by Chantal Akerman (France/Belgium)
- Suite Armoricaine by Pascale Breton
- Dark in the White Light by Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sri Lanka/France)
Concorso Cineasti del Presente
- Dead Slow Ahead by Mauro Herce (Spain/France)
- Dom Juan by Vincent Macaigne
- Keeper by Guillaume Senez
- The Great Game by Nicolas Pariser
- Olmo & the Seagull by Petra Costa & Léa Glob (Denmark/Brazil/Portugal/France)
Piazza Grande
- Amnesia by Barbet Schroeder
- Florida by Philippe Le Guay
- Summertime by Catherine Corsini
- La Vanité by Lionel Baier (Switzerland/France)
- Le Dernier Passage by Pascal Magontier
Pardi di Domani
- Millions of Tears by Natalie Beder
- Fils du loup by Lola Quivoron
- La impresion de una guerra by Camilo Restrepo (France/Colombia)
- Lampedusa by Philip Cartelli & Mariangela Ciccarello (Italy/France/USA)
- D'ombres et d'ailes by Eleonora Marinoni & Elice Meng (Switzerland/France)
Signs of Life
- Deux Rémi, deux by Pierre Léon (France/Switzerland)
Fuori Concorso
- Checks & Balances by Malek Bensmaïl (Algeria/France)
- Le Bois dont les rêves sont faits by Claire Simon (France/Switzerland)
- L'Architecte de Saint-Gaudens by Julie Desprairies & Serge Bozon (short film)
