Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present

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.

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

Award winners

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Year Film Original title Director(s) 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, Anders Edström United States, Sweden
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, 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[2]
2017 3/4 (film) Ilian Metev Bulgaria[3]
2018 Chaos Sara Fattahi Austria, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria
2019 Nafi's Father Baamum Nafi Mamadou Dia Senegal[4]
2021 Brotherhood Francesco Montagner Czech Republic, Italy[5]
2022 Nightsiren Svetlonoc Tereza Nvotová Slovakia, Czech Republic[6]
2023 Dreaming & Dying Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn 好久不见 Nelson Yeo Singapore[7]

References

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  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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