The 68th edition of the much reputed Locarno Film Festival is scheduled from August 5th – 15th, 2015. The recent news from the corner is regarding the details of two world premieres which will be screened in the International Competition section of the festival.

The World Premieres of ‘Right Now, Wrong Then’ directed by South Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo and ‘Cosmos’ filmed by Andrzej Zulawski will be conducted at this reputed platform.

Sangsoo is not a new name at Locarno Film Festival. He has previously won the ‘Pardo’ award in 2013 for ‘U ri Sunhi’. He was also a jury member in the judging panel of 2009 festival. Sangsoo is often referred as the ‘Korean Woody Allen’, and the film festival organizers are reportedly happy to have his movie’s world premiere in Locarno.

‘Cosmos‘ directed by Andrzej Zuwalski is the direct film adaptation of a nivel writtten by Polish author Witold Gombrowic. The movie will showcase the life of two young men who wish to taste the solitude of their country. But things started going out of their hands due to some random occurrences.

Zuwalski also has a bright legacy at the Locarno Film Festival. He was the festival’s jury president in 1981, and in the same year, his movie ‘Posession’ was screened in the non competitive section.