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65th Locarno Film Festival
On the evening of 1 August, Alain Berset opens the 65th Locarno Film Festival in the cloister of the Scuola Magistrale, in French and Italian. He quotes Hermann Hesse on Ticino and makes Locarno, in August, “the true cultural capital of Switzerland”.
On 3 August, at a press conference with Jean-Frédéric Jauslin, Director of the Federal Office of Culture, and Ivo Kummer, Head of the Film Section, he sets out his line: the state provides the framework conditions, without quotas; film policy must “support quality and reward success”. He argues for Switzerland’s participation in the European MEDIA programmes and announces new Swiss Dance Awards from 2013. In the evening, at the Leopard Club, he talks about financing culture, between the state, sponsors and crowdfunding.
Wednesday 1 August 2012 — Locarno
- Meeting with the festival management
- Opening speech of the festival
- National Day speech on the Piazza Sant’Antonio
- Opening film on the Piazza Grande
Thursday 2 August 2012 — Locarno
- Meetings with the media
Friday 3 August 2012 — Locarno, Ascona
- Press conference on cultural and film policy
- Lunch hosted by the festival at Monte Verità
- Federal Office of Culture aperitif
- Address at the Leopard Club
Saturday 4 August 2012 — Locarno
- Meeting with members of Parliament, at the invitation of the Federal Office of Culture
Monday 6 August 2012 — Locarno
- Visit to the session of the Federal Film Commission
Speeches on this site
- Ouverture du 65e Festival du film de Locarno (French-language page)
- Locarno : conférence de presse sur la politique culturelle et du cinéma (French-language page)
- Leopard Club : encouragement public et sponsoring de la culture (French-language page)
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