Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present
| Golden Leopard — Filmmakers of the Present | |
|---|---|
 2026 recipient: Alessandra Sanguinetti | |
| Awarded for | Best film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present" |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Presented by | Locarno International Film Festival |
| First award | 2006 |
| Currently held by | The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer by Alessandra Sanguinetti |
Filmmakers of the Present - Golden Leopard (Italian: Pardo d'oro Cineasti del presente) is an award at the Locarno International Film Festival, presented by the Jury to the best film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present". It was first awarded in 2006.[1] It is dedicated to emerging directors from all over the world and devoted to first, second and third features.
Winners
| Year | English Title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hounded | Verfolgt | Angelina Maccarone | Germany |
| 2007 | Milky Way | Tejút | Benedek Fliegauf | Hungary |
| 2008 | The Fortress | La forteresse | Fernand Melgar | Switzerland |
| 2009 | The Anchorage | C.W. Winter and Anders Edström | United States, Sweden[2][3] | |
| 2010 | Paraboles | Emmanuelle Demoris | France, Egypt | |
| 2011 | Summer of Giacomo | L'estate di Giacomo | Alessandro Comodin | Italy, France, Belgium |
| 2012 | Inori | Pedro González-Rubio | Japan | |
| 2013 | Manakamana | Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez | Nepal, United States | |
| 2014 | Navajazo | Ricardo Silva | Mexico | |
| 2015 | Thithi | Funeral | Raam Reddy | India, United States |
| 2016 | The Human Surge | El auge del humano | Eduardo Williams | Argentina, Brazil, Portugal[4] |
| 2017 | 3/4 | Ilian Metev | Bulgaria[5] | |
| 2018 | Chaos | Sara Fattahi | Austria, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria | |
| 2019 | Nafi's Father | Baamum Nafi | Mamadou Dia | Senegal[6] |
| 2021 | Brotherhood | Francesco Montagner | Czech Republic, Italy[7] | |
| 2022 | Nightsiren | Svetlonoc | Tereza Nvotová | Slovakia, Czech Republic[8] |
| 2023 | Dreaming & Dying | 好久不见 | Nelson Yeo | Singapore[9] |
| 2024 | Holy Electricity | Tato Kotetishvili | Georgia, Netherlands | |
| 2025 | Hair, Paper, Water... | Tóc, Giấy và Nước... | Nicolas Graux and Minh Quý Trương | Belgium, France, Vietnam |
| 2026 | The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer | La ilusión de un verano sin fin | Alessandra Sanguinetti | Argentina, United States[10] |
References
- ↑ Brooks, Brain (31 July 2006). "Locarno 59 Goes Leaner; Introduces "Filmmakers of the Present" Competition". indiewire. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Hernandez, Eugene (15 August 2009). ""She, A Chinese" Tops Locarno Fest". IndieWire. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ Halligan, Fionnuala. "Grande expectations". Screen. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ "Palmarès 2016". Locarno.
- ↑ Anderson, Ariston (12 August 2017). "Locarno Festival: Chinese Documentary 'Mrs. Fang' Wins Golden Leopard". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ Blaney, Martin (18 August 2019). "Locarno Film Festival 2019 winners revealed". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ Kiang, Jessica (14 August 2021). "Golden Leopard Winner 'Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash' Heads Impressive Slate Of Locarno Award". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ↑ Ntim, Zac (13 August 2022). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Rule 34' Takes Golden Leopard". Deadline. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ Lim, Ruey Yan (13 August 2023). "Singapore film-maker Nelson Yeo's Dreaming & Dying wins 2 awards for first feature films at Locarno Film Festival". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (15 August 2026). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: Florin Șerban, Monica Bellucci". Deadline. Retrieved 15 August 2026.