Isabella Rossellini To Receive Locarno’s Excellence Award
By Zac Ntim
Published on May 14, 2026.
Isabella Rossellini will receive the Excellence Award at the Locarno Film Festival, which runs from August 5 to 15. The festival's Artistic Director, Giona A. Nazzaro, described Rossellinis as a "true legend of contemporary cinema" who has embraced risk and reinvention in her work. The event will also screen Rosselini's self-directed web series Green Porno and other works.
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