ECAL at Locarno Film Festival
05–15.08.2026
Locarno

This extensive selection reflects the diversity and excellence of the film programs offered at ECAL, as well as the prominence of its Cinema Department at international film festivals.

Pardi di Domani – Concorso Nazionale

Respirer une fois sur trois
Bachelor Cinema diploma film by Charlyne Genoud (2026)
Assistant director: Camille Anker , Bachelor Cinema graduate
Sound editing: Louise Bercher , Bachelor Cinema student
Music: Jean Coutau , Bachelor Cinema student

Pardi di Domani – Concorso Corti d'Autore

Äsheghetam 
by Filmsaaz (Saleh Kashefi ), Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate

Concorso Internazionale

O jacaré
by Basil Da Cunha
First assistant: Fulvio Balmer-Rebullida, Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD lecturer
Cinematography: Patrick Tresch, Bachelor Cinema graduate
Editing: Konstantinos Makrinos , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate
Production: Julien Rouyet , Bachelor Cinema graduate

Panorama Suisse

À bras-le-corps
by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Bachelor Cinema & Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD lecturer
Screenplay: Nadine Lamari , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD lecturer
Cinematography: Benoît Dervaux, Bachelor Cinema lecturer
Editing: Karine Sudan, Bachelor Cinema graduate
Sound: Xavier Lavorel, Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD lecturer

La beauté de l’âne
by Dea Gjinovci
Sound: Ilù Seydoux , Bachelor Cinema graduate
Sound assistant: Michael Girod , Bachelor Cinema graduate & Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD student
Post-production: Raphaël Dubach , Bachelor Cinema graduate

Las corrientes
by Milagros Mumenthaler
Editing: Gion Reto Killias , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD lecturer

Qui vit encore
by Nicolas Wadimoff
Cinematography: Camille Cottagnoud , Bachelor Cinema lecturer
Sound editing: Vuk Vukmanovic , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate
Production : Ketsia Stocker (Akka Films), Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate

Piazza Grande

Il Cileno
by Sergio Castro-San Martín
Sound: Xavier Lavorel, Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD lecturer

Fuori Concorso

Seize moments de ma vie (Sixteen Moments of My Life)
by Albert Serra, Masterclass ECAL Cinema lecturer
Cinematography: Artur Tort, Bachelor Cinema lecturer

Concorso Cineasti del Presente

Small Talk
by Mateo Ybarra
Sound: Théodora Menthonnex , Bachelor Cinema graduate
Post-production: Raphaël Dubach , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate

Semaine de la Critique

Gabin
by Maxence Voiseux
Sound: Ilù Seydoux , Bachelor Cinema graduate

Film Foundry: Young Swiss Cinema

NOSTOS 
Bachelor Cinema diploma film by Serhii Tykhoniuk (2025)

Qui part à la chasse
Bachelor Cinema diploma film by Lea Favre (2024)

Umbrele Vorbesc
by Lévana Schütz , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate
Editing: Jacob Detwiler , Master Film Studies ECAL–HEAD graduate