Golden Leopard — Filmmakers of the Present
Awarded forBest film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present"
CountrySwitzerland
Presented byLocarno International Film Festival
First awarded2006
Last awarded2022
Currently held byNightsiren, (Svetlonoc) by Tereza Nvotová

Filmmakers of the Present - Golden Leopard (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.

Award winners

YearFilmOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
2006HoundedVerfolgtAngelina MaccaroneGermany
2007Milky WayTejútBenedek FliegaufHungary
2008The FortressLa forteresseFernand MelgarSwitzerland
2009The AnchorageC.W. Winter, Anders EdströmUnited States, Sweden
2010ParabolesEmmanuelle DemorisFrance, Egypt
2011Summer of GiacomoL'estate di GiacomoAlessandro ComodinItaly, France, Belgium
2012InoriPedro González-RubioJapan
2013ManakamanaStephanie Spray, Pacho VelezNepal, United States
2014NavajazoRicardo SilvaMexico
2015ThithiFuneralRaam ReddyIndia, United States
2016The Human SurgeEl auge del humanoEduardo WilliamsArgentina, Brazil, Portugal[2]
20173/4 (film)Ilian MetevBulgaria[3]
2018ChaosSara FattahiAustria, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria
2019Nafi's FatherBaamum NafiMamadou DiaSenegal[4]
2021BrotherhoodFrancesco MontagnerCzech Republic, Italy[5]
2022NightsirenSvetlonocTereza NvotováSlovakia, Czech Republic[6]
2023Dreaming & DyingHǎo jiǔ bù jiàn 好久不见Nelson YeoSingapore[7]

References

  1. Brooks, Brain (31 July 2006). "Locarno 59 Goes Leaner; Introduces "Filmmakers of the Present" Competition". indiewire. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "Palmarès 2016". Locarno.
  3. Anderson, Ariston (12 August 2017). "Locarno Festival: Chinese Documentary 'Mrs. Fang' Wins Golden Leopard". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. Blaney, Martin (18 August 2019). "Locarno Film Festival 2019 winners revealed". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. Ntim, Zac (13 August 2022). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Rule 34' Takes Golden Leopard". Deadline. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. 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.
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