Diplomacy Day – Locarno Film Festival
“Geneva Working for the World” – Cinema & Diplomacy
10 August 2026, 14:00 to 22:30
Invitation to the Diplomacy Day of the Locarno Film Festival 2026: a day of dialogue and reflection dedicated to exploring how culture and cross-sector partnerships can help renew international cooperation in a time of global change. By bringing together leading figures from politics, civil society, academia, and the arts, the event creates a link between narrative and dialogue in a forum for exchange on innovative, inclusive, and resilient models of global cooperation.
PROGRAM
14:00 Welcome
Participants will sign in and receive a colored bracelet
14:30 Diplomacy Day – Official Opening
Pitches “Reimagining Cooperation Today: Four Practical Perspectives”
Networking break with refreshments
Panel “Reflecting forward: Insights on the Future of Global Cooperation”
18:30 Dinner at the Scuola Magistrale
21:30 Film screening on the Piazza Grande
Event organized by the Locarno Film Festival in collaboration with the Fondation Botnar and the Wyss Academy for Nature, with the support of the Diplomatic Club of Geneva.
