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68th Locarno Film Festival
On 5 August, on the Piazza Grande, Alain Berset opens the festival: “In Switzerland, the leopard is a protected animal.” Care must be taken, he says, that this big cat does not feed on popcorn alone.
On the 6th, at a press conference, he presents the new film funding regime for 2016–2020: the PICS programme, with 27 million over five years for filming and post-production in Switzerland, and an ordinance on international cooperation replacing the transitional solution adopted after the freeze of the MEDIA programme. “Exchanges with Europe are important and beneficial for Swiss cinema.”
On the 7th, he speaks at the traditional reception at Monte Verità, at the aperitif of the Federal Office of Culture (Parliament has just adopted the Culture Dispatch, increasing its funding) and before the Leopard Club, the festival’s circle of patrons.
Wednesday 5 August 2015 — Locarno
- Meeting with the festival management (Marco Solari, Carlo Chatrian)
- Official inauguration
- Opening speech and opening film on the Piazza Grande
Thursday 6 August 2015 — Locarno
- Press conference with Isabelle Chassot, Director of the Federal Office of Culture, and Ivo Kummer, Head of the Film Section
Friday 7 August 2015 — Ascona and Locarno
- Reception given by the festival in honour of the Federal Councillor, Monte Verità: speech
- Aperitif of the Federal Office of Culture: speech
- Leopard Club reception: speech
Saturday 8 August 2015 — Locarno
- Aperitif with federal parliamentarians
Speeches on this site
- Ouverture du 68e Festival del film Locarno (French-language page)
- Locarno : réception du Monte Verità (French-language page)
- Locarno : apéritif de l’Office fédéral de la culture (in German, French-language page)
- Locarno : réception du Leopard Club (in German, French-language page)
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