Overview
- Locarno, which announced the honor Thursday, will present the prize on opening night, August 5, at the festival’s Piazza Grande venue.
- The 79th Locarno Film Festival runs August 5–15 in Locarno, Switzerland.
- Rossellini will appear for a public conversation and present screenings of her self-directed Green Porno series alongside selected shorts.
- The festival cited recent roles in La Chimera (2023) and Conclave (2024), noting her Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for Conclave.
- Artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro called her a “true legend of contemporary cinema,” and the award follows a lineage that includes Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Isabelle Huppert, Edward Norton, and 2025 honoree Golshifteh Farahani.