Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Olivia Wilde Calls 'The Invite' European Premiere at Locarno 'Incredible'
Olivia Wilde is an actress and a movie director.
She directed a new movie called 'The Invite.'
She showed the movie for the first time in Europe at a big film festival called the Locarno Film Festival.
The movie played on a very large screen at a place called Piazza Grande.
Olivia said the audience's reaction made her feel shocked, excited, and very grateful.
'The Invite' is a remake of a Spanish movie called 'Sentimental.'
The same story was also made in other languages, including French, Italian, and South Korean.
Olivia said making this movie was the best experience of her life because everyone worked together as a team.
She described the movie as a love letter to famous filmmakers who inspired her, like Woody Allen and Nora Ephron.
Actress-director Olivia Wilde presented 'The Invite,' her directorial film, at the Locarno Film Festival in its European premiere.
The film screened at Piazza Grande, and the audience reaction left Wilde 'in shock' and feeling the response was 'overwhelming and exciting.'
'The Invite' is a remake of the Spanish film 'Sentimental,' which was also interpreted in Swiss-German, French, Italian, and South Korean versions.
Wilde called the project 'the most incredible experience of my life' and praised it as her most collaborative, workshopped by the cast and screenwriters.
Wilde dedicated the film as a 'love letter' to filmmakers including Cassavetes, Mike Nichols, Mazursky, Woody Allen, Billy Wilder, Nora Ephron, and Agnes Varda.
- Who
- Olivia Wilde, Hollywood actress-director, along with the cast and screenwriters of 'The Invite.'
- What
- Presented her directorial film 'The Invite' at its European premiere at the Locarno Film Festival.
- When
- At the ongoing Locarno Film Festival (no specific date given in the article).
- Where
- Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival; the article is datelined Los Angeles.
- Why
- To unveil the film's European premiere, which Wilde described as overwhelming, exciting, and cathartic for audiences to laugh at together.
- Film
- The Invite
- Director
- Olivia Wilde
- Premiere
- European premiere at the Locarno Film Festival
- Screening venue
- Piazza Grande
- Original source
- Spanish film 'Sentimental'; also made in Swiss-German, French, Italian, and South Korean versions
- Wilde's description
- 'The most incredible experience of my life'
- Filmmakers honored
- Cassavetes, Mike Nichols, Mazursky, Woody Allen, Billy Wilder, Nora Ephron, Agnes Varda