Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 79th edition, running from 5 to 15 August 2026, with new works from established auteurs Hong Sang-soo, Basil Da Cunha, Gurvinder Singh and Denis Côté in the main International Competition. The announcement matters as a marker of the autumn festival calendar, signalling which arthouse titles will premiere on the circuit, and it comes amid a notable 21.75% rise in submissions, to 7,759 works against 6,373 the previous year.

The festival opens with the Piazza Grande world premiere of Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh's The Green Eyes, the duo's follow-up to their 2020 breakout Gagarine. Other Piazza Grande highlights include Olivia Wilde's The Invite, Cannes contender Paper Tiger, and a restored copy of Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves. Competition entries include Hong's Nowhere To Lay My Eyes, Côté's 17th feature Nobody's Violence, Da Cunha's Lisbon gangland tale O Jacaré, and Nelson Yeo's genre-blending The House On The Moon. Director Giona A. Nazzaro described the selection ethos as "curated diversity", with the overall programme showcasing 233 works: 51 features, 81 shorts and one series.