A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival

08 AUGUST 2016

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Carlo Chatrian, délégué du Festival, Jean-Christophe Baubiat d'UniFrance et Couty, Conseillère de Coopération et d'action Culturelle à l'Ambassade de France en Suisse - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

The Locarno Film Festival is currently underway in the Swiss city located on the banks of Lake Maggiore. This year's festival offers a diverse selection of French productions, with a sizeable delegation of French artists in town to present their films in world preview screenings.

Isabelle Huppert, Bulle Ogier, Mélanie Bernier, Gilles Marchand, Maud Alpi and her lead actor Virgile Hanrot, as well as Rafi Pitts, Caroline Deruas, Jérémie Elkaïm, Axelle Ropert, Jenna Thiam and many other French actors and directors have traveled to Locarno to attend this year's festival, at which 34 feature films and 10 short films produced by France are currently being presented in world previews.

To coincide with this event, UniFrance co-organized a cocktail reception in collaboration with the French Embassy in Switzerland on August 6, which was attended by the entire French delegation, as well as festival president Marco Solari and his artistic director Carlo Chatrian. This reception also provided an opportunity to bring together a number of French producers, distributors, and exhibitors, and to highlight the particularly strong presence of French films at this year's festival.

Photo: Carlo Chatrian, Locarno International Film Festival artistic director, Jean-Christophe Baubiat from Unifrance, and Fabienne Couty, Head of Cooperation and Cultural Affairs at the French Embassy in Switzerland.

With thanks to Piper-Heidsieck, official sponsor of the event.

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A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Bulle Ogier - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

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Bulle Ogier

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Isabelle Huppert - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Isabelle Huppert

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Maud Alpi - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Maud Alpi

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Mélanie Bernier - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Mélanie Bernier

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Axelle Ropert - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Axelle Ropert

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Rafi Pitts - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Rafi Pitts

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Gilles Marchand - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Gilles Marchand

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Kate Moran - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

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Kate Moran

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Caroline Deruas - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Caroline Deruas

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Virgile Hanrot et Boston, acteurs dans Gorge Coeur Ventre - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Virgile Hanrot et Boston, acteurs dans Gorge Coeur Ventre

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Jenna Thiam, actrice dans L'Indomptée - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Jenna Thiam, actrice dans L'Indomptée

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Marco Solari - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Marco Solari

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - Carlo Chatrian - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

Carlo Chatrian

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

A large French delegation at the Locarno Film Festival - © Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

© Ivana De Maria / UniFrance

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