77th Locarno Film Festival

The 77th Locarno Film Festival will be held from 7 August to 17 August, 2024. The Crowd by King Vidor, accompanied by live music from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, will screen the night before the festival begins, and The Flood by Gianluca Jodice will open the festival.

Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner will serve as the jury president for the main competition. Additional jury members will be announced in July 2024.

Concorso Internazionale - Main Competition

 * Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker – Jury President

Piazza Grande
The following films were selected to be screened at the Piazza Grande, Locarno's open-air theater that accommodates a nightly audience of up to 8,000 people:

Main Competition (Concorso Internazionale)
The Concorso Internazionale, the main section of the Locarno Film Festival, features new works in competition for the Golden Leopard.

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)
The Fuori Concorso section highlights works that challenge the conventions of narrative filmmaking.

Filmmakers of the Present Competition (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
The Concorso Cineasti del Presente, also known as the Filmmakers of the Present Competition, showcases first and second feature films from emerging filmmakers.

Leopard of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)
The Pardi di Domani section, also known as the Leopard of Tomorrow, features short and medium-length films.

Concorso Internazionale
The Concorso Internazionale portion of the Pardi di Domani competition features short and medium-length films by emerging directors throughout the world.

Concorso Nazionale
The Concorso Nazionale portion of the Pardi di Domani competition features short and medium-length films by emerging Swiss directors.

Concorso Corti d'Autore
The Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Pardi di Domani competition features short and medium-length films by established filmmakers.

Histoire(s) du Cinéma
The festival's Histoire(s) du Cinema section showcases films deemed significant to the evolution of cinema. Films by the festival's career award winners are presented in this section.

Open Doors Screenings
The Open Doors section is presented in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Since 2022, the section has featured works from Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2024 Open Doors films are drawn from nations throughout this region of focus.

Retrospettiva
The Lady With the Torch, a retrospective honoring the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, will be presented in partnership with Cinémathèque suisse and Sony Pictures. Curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht, co-director of Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, the retrospective will debut at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. An English-language companion book edited by Khoshbakht featuring writers from across the world will be released by Les Éditions de l’Œil.

International Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique)
The Semaine de la Critique is an independent section of the festival organized by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in which seven new documentary feature films are presented.

Panorama Suisse
The independent Panorama Suisse section features highlights of contemporary Swiss cinema.

Pardo d'Oro
The Pardo d'Oro, also known as the Golden Leopard, is awarded to the best film in the Concorso Internazionale section of the festival.

Special Jury Prize
The Special Jury Prize is awarded to the second-best film in the Concorso Internazionale competition on behalf of the cities of Ascona and Losone.

Pardo for Best Direction
The Pardo for Best Direction is presented on behalf of the city and region of Locarno.

Pardo for Best Performance
Two performers are awarded the Pardo for Best Performance, a gender-neutral award category.

Pardo d’Oro Concorso Cineasti del Presente
The Pardo d’Oro Concorso Cineasti del Presente, also known as the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present, is awarded to the best feature film by an emerging filmmaker.

Best Emerging Director Award
The Best Emerging Director Award is presented on behalf of the city and region of Locarno.

Special Jury Prize CINÉ+
One film from the Concorso Cineasti del Presente will receive a promotional campaign on Ciné+ television channels.

Pardo for Best Performance
For the first time, two actors from films in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente section will be awarded a Pardo for Best Performance.

Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award
The inaugural Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award will honor a new feature film that debuts on the Piazza Grande during the festival. The winning film will be selected by a jury of young film critics and Letterboxd staff. This new prize marks the first official award given by an international film festival in partnership with the Letterboxd platform.

Prix du Public
Presented in partnership with UBS, the Prix du public is the official audience award of the Locarno Film Festival.

Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore Manor)
The Pardo d'Onore Manor, also known as the Leopard of Honour, is awarded to a filmmaker who has attained "outstanding achievement in cinema" throughout their career.
 * Jane Campion

Excellence Award Davide Campari
The Excellence Award Davide Campari honors an influential figure in contemporary cinema.
 * Mélanie Laurent
 * Guillaume Canet

Leopard Club Award
The Leopard Club Award recognizes a film industry professional whose work "left its mark on the collective imagination."
 * Irène Jacob

Lifetime Achievement Award
The Locarno Film Festival presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to "film personalities with extraordinary careers."
 * Alfonso Cuarón

Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare
The Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare is presented to a filmmaker whose work introduces young people to a love of cinema.
 * Claude Barras

Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism
The Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism award recognizes an individual's contributions to cinema throughout their career.
 * Shah Rukh Khan

Premio Raimondo Rezzonico
The Premio Raimondo Rezzonico recognizes industry professionals for their contributions to international film production.
 * Stacey Sher

Vision Award Ticinomoda
The Vision Award Ticinomoda is presented to a film craftsperson whose "creative work has contributed to renew the cinematographic imaginary."
 * Ben Burtt