Every summer, Locarno’s intimate Piazza Grande becomes a Mecca for lm buffs. Thousands of fans and lmmakers come together to enjoy a high-quality pro- gramme full of surprises. Talented young artists join famous guests and well-estab- lished celebrities from the industry. The audience is the beating heart of this festi- val, which attracts up to 8,000 spectators to the Piazza Grande each evening. During the course of its 70-year history, the Festival del lm Locarno has wel- comed countless international stars. Mar-lene Dietrich, Jean-Luc Godard, Quentin Tarantino, Olivia Wilde, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Juliette Binoche, Jane Birkin, Edward Norton, to name but a few. Locarno has also created stars. Back in 1948, in the festival’s second year, Roberto Rossellini was awarded the main prize, the Golden Leopard. Several decades later, a talented young director by the name of Stanley Kubrick was discovered. Five years after that came an unknown direc- tor from the Czech Republic – none other than Miloš Forman. Locarno also proved to be a pivotal venue for Mike Leigh, Spike LeeandJimJarmusch.

The special stamp was designed by the festival’s artist in accordance with exact- ing corporate design speci cations. Natu- rally it features the festival’s trademark, the leopard – and thus constitutes the world’s smallest lm poster.

Issue Date: 11.05.2017
Designer: Jannuzzi Smith, Lamone
Printer: Cartor Security Printing La Loupe, France
Process: Offset
Colours: 4 Colours
Size: Stamp: 33×28 mm, Sheetlet: 194×140 mm (4 rows of 5 stamps)