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Browse past events and rediscover the installations, workshops and exhibitions that have brought the hub to life.
Masterclass con Kristina Mikhailova
Proiezione di River Dreams, presentato alla Berlinale 2026, seguita da una conversazione con la regista Kristina Mikhailova, moderata da Marco Poloni.
18:00 · PalaCinema Locarno – Sala 3
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Event · Film Club
La Lanterna Magica
Screening by the «La Lanterna Magica» film club — film title to be announced.
14:00 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Notte del Cortometraggio
A whole night of short films, featuring premieres from Italian-speaking Switzerland and films from all over the world.
From 8.15 pm · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Screenings
Giornata del Cinema Allianz
On 6 September, tickets are just CHF 7.– so you can enjoy a film with whoever you like.
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Event · Cinema & Neuroscience
Neurovisioni – Esplorando traumi e trasformazioni
Three evenings in May dedicated to the relationship between cinema and neuroscience, organized by the Sir John Eccles Foundation and BrainCircle Lugano.
20:00 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Literature
La danza dell’amore e del tempo
A conversation with writer Emanuele Trevi, in conversation with Giuliana Altamura.
19:00 · PalaCinema Locarno · Sala 1
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Event · Installation
L’attivismo di pace nel 20° e 21° secolo. Storia, realtà, narrazione e immagine
An audiovisual installation featuring ten video stations, accompanied by an interdisciplinary conference and Yves Mettler’s participatory project “PUBLICsPACE.”
Spazio PalaCinema
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Event · Architecture
Studio Sergison Locarno
Exhibition of student projects from the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, focusing on high-quality densification of the Rusca and Saleggi neighborhoods in Locarno.
09:00 – 19:00 · Spazio PalaCinema · Third Floor
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Event · Installation
Woke Up Sucking a Lemon
A project by SUPSI interior architecture students, with support from CISA and PalaCinema Locarno.
16:00 · PalaCinema Locarno · Third Floor
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Event · Film Festival
Cinema-Mente
Screening of “Reflecting Memory” by Kader Attia (2016 Marcel Duchamp Prize), followed by a discussion with experts in neuroscience and art.
20:00 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Preview
Anteprima del film «Gloria!»
A preview screening of the film “Gloria!” featuring director Margherita Vicario and Ticino-based actress Jasmin Mattei.
20:30 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Movies
Introduzione e film in occasione dell’Esposizione delle Camelie
Lecture titled “The Camellia in Japanese Art” with Dr. Khanh Trinh, followed by a screening of Akira Kurosawa’s “Sanjuro.”
10:30 · PalaCinema Locarno · Sala 2
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Event · Installation
Furniture Music. A Sound Work
A project by SUPSI interior architecture students, with support from CISA and PalaCinema Locarno.
17:00 · Ala PalaCinema · Third Floor
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Event · Masterclass
Masterclass con Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter C. Slansky
Masterclass with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter C. Slansky, Executive Professor of TV and Film Technology at the HFF Munich.
18:00 – 20:00 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Open House
CISA Open Day
CISA Open House: presentation of training programs, screening of short films, and a tour of the facility.
10:00 – 12:30 · PalaCinema Locarno · Sala 3
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Event · Masterclass
Masterclass con Francesco Donadello
Masterclass with Francesco Donadello, Grammy- and Emmy-winning producer, musician, and sound engineer.
18:30 – 21:30 · PalaCinema Locarno · Sala 3
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Event · Film Festival
Notte del cortometraggio 2023
A night dedicated to short films, featuring premieres from Ticino, the best of Swiss filmmaking, and themed programs, running late into the night.
19:30 – 00:30 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Film Festival
10 Film Festival presenta: Visions du Réel — Festival International de cinéma Nyon — Punta Sacra
The tenth and final event of the “10 Film Festival @ PalaCinema” series: featuring Visions du Réel — Festival International de cinéma Nyon, with “Punta Sacra” by Francesca Mazzoleni.
20:30 – 22:30 · PalaCinema Locarno
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Event · Film Festival
10 Film Festival presenta: Geneva International Film Festival — Martin Eden
The penultimate event of the “10 Film Festival @ PalaCinema” series: featuring the Geneva International Film Festival, with Pietro Marcello’s “Martin Eden.”
20:30 – 22:30
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Event · Film Festival
10 Film Festival presenta: Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival — Diabolik
The eighth event in the “10 Film Festival @ PalaCinema” series: featuring the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, with “Diabolik” by Antonio and Marco Manetti.
20:30 – 22:30
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Event · Film Festival
10 Film Festival presenta: Giornate di Soletta
The seventh event in the “10 Film Festival @ PalaCinema” series: featuring Niccolò Castelli, artistic director of the Solothurn Film Festival, presenting Micha Lewinsky’s “Der Freund.”
20:30 – 23:00
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Event · Film Festival
10 Film Festival presenta: I nuovi mostri, con il Festival International du Film de Fribourg
The sixth event in the “10 Film Festival @ PalaCinema” series: featuring the Fribourg International Film Festival, with “I nuovi mostri” by Monicelli, Risi, and Scola.
20:30
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Event · Film Festival
10 Film Festival presenta: Fantoche — Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm
The fifth event in the “10 Film Festival @ PalaCinema” series: featuring the Fantoche Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm, with Lorenzo Mattotti’s “The Famous Invasion of the Bears in Sicily”.
18:00 – 21:00
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