78th Locarno Film Festival

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78th Locarno Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film In the Land of Arto
Closing film Kiss of the Spider Woman
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
Awards Golden Leopard:
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Hosted byAssociazione Festival del film Locarno
Artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro
No. of films221
Festival dateOpening: 6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)
Closing: 16 August 2025 (2025-08-16)
Website 78 Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
79th

The 78th Locarno Film Festival took place from 6 to 16 August 2025, in Locarno, Switzerland. Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh served as the jury president for the main competition. [1]

Contents

Japanese drama film Two Seasons, Two Strangers by Sho Miyake was the winner of the Golden Leopard, the festival's main prize. Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter's White Snail was the winner of the Special Jury Prize. [2] American filmmaker Alexander Payne was honoured with Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore) on 15 August. [3] [4]

The festival poster was designed by the German artist Wolfgang Tillmans. The poster features the festival’s iconic leopard resting on a tree branch, surrounded by a vivid mix of yellow and purple abstract patterns. Artistic director, Giona A. Nazzaro, noted that Tillmans' artwork portrays a vision of a world where people can coexist and collaborate. [5]

Tamara Stepanyan's drama film In the Land of Arto was the festival's opening film, while Bill Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman was the festival's closing film.

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Crowd during Piazza Grande section public screenings
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Red Carpet

Juries

Main Competition

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Rithy Panh Jury President for the Main Competition

Filmmakers of the Present Competition

Leopard of Tomorro Competition

First Feature Competition

Pardo Verde Competition

Independent Juries

Ecumenical Jury

  • Melanie Pollmeier, Switzerland [11]
  • Ileana Bîrsan, Romania
  • Philippe Cabrol, France
  • Roland Kauffmann, France

FIPRESCI Award

  • Alonso Aguilar Candanedo, Costa Rica
  • Alessandro Amato, Italy
  • Savina Petkova, Bulgaria
  • Sabrina Schwob, Switzerland
  • Britt Sørensen, Norwegian author

Europa Cinemas Label

  • Yuliia Antypova, Ukraine
  • Catherine Lemaire, Belgium
  • Roxanne Sayegh, Canada
  • Verena von Stackelberg, German film curator and programmer

Grand Prix Semaine de la Critique – Prix SRG SSR 2025 - Critics' Week Grand Prize

  • Stéphane Gobbo, Switzerland 
  • Mala Reinhardt, Germany
  • Simonetta Sommaruga, Switzerland

The Premio Cinema Ticino Jury

  • Cristina Trezzini, Jury President
  • Nicola Bernasconi
  • Frédéric Maire
  • Antonio Mariotti
  • Seraina Rohrer, Swiss audiovisual executive, academic, and innovation specialist for the creative industries.

Official sections

On 8 July the festival announced its line-up for this edition. It will screen 221 films, including 99 world premieres. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Piazza Grande

The following films were selected for the Piazza Grande section, these are eligible for Prix du public award:

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
The Birthday Party Miguel Ángel JiménezGreece, Spain, Netherlands, United Kingdom
The Dead of Winter Brian Kirk United States, Germany
The Deal(TV series) Jean-Stéphane Bron Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Heads or Tails? Testa O Croce?Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo ZoppisItaly, United States
In the Land of Arto (opening film)Le Pays D’artoTamara StepanyanFrance, Armenia
Irkala – Gilgamesh’s DreamIrkalla Hulm Jijiljamish Mohamed Al-Daradji Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, France, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia
It Was Just an Accident Un Simple Accident Jafar Panahi Iran, France, Luxembourg
Kiss of the Spider Woman (closing film) Bill Condon United States, Uruguay
The Little Sister La Petite Dernière Hafsia Herzi France, Germany
Police Story (1985)警察故事 Jackie Chan Hong Kong
Rosemead Eric LinUnited States
Sentimental Value Affeksjonsverdi Joachim Trier Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom, United States
Together Michael ShanksAustralia, United States

Main Competition (Concorso Internazionale)

The following films were selected for the Golden Leopard competition: [16]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Desire LinesLinije ŽeljeDane KomljenSerbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Netherlands, Croatia, Germany
Donkey Days Rosanne PelNetherlands, Germany
Dracula Radu Jude Romania, Austria, Luxembourg
Dry Leaf ხმელი ფოთოლი Alexandre Koberidze Germany, Georgia
God Will Not Help Bog Neće Pomoći Hana Jušić Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia
The Lake Le Lac Fabrice Aragno Switzerland
Mare's Nest Ben Rivers United Kingdom, France, Canada
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due Abdellatif Kechiche France
Mosquitoes Le BambineValentina Bertani and Nicole BertaniItaly, Switzerland, France
Phantoms of July Sehnsucht in SangerhausenJulian RadlmaierGermany
The Seasons As EstaçõesMaureen FazendeiroPortugal, France, Spain, Austria
Solomamma Janicke Askevold Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Finland
Sorella di Clausura Ivana MladenovićRomania, Serbia, Italy, Spain
Two Seasons, Two Strangers 旅と日々Sho MiyakeJapan
Tales of the Wounded Land Abbas Fahdel Lebanon
White Snail Elsa Kremser and Levin PeterAustria, Germany
With Hasan in Gaza مع حسن في غزّة Kamal Aljafari Palestine, Germany, France, Qatar
Yakushima's Illusion L'Illusion de Yakushima Naomi Kawase France, Japan, Belgium, Luxembourg

Out of Competition

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Bobò Pippo Delbono Italy
Le Chantier Jean-Stéphane Bron France, Switzerland
The Deal Jean-Stéphane Bron Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Deathstalker Steven Kostanski United States, Canada
E Anna Eriksson Finland
Exileإغتراب Mehdi Hmili Tunisia, Luxembourg, France, Qatar, Saudi ARabia
I Live Here Now Julie Pacino United States
Judas' Gospel Il Vangelo di Giuda Giulio Base Italy, Poland
Keep QuietVincent GrashawUnited States
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a NationEbs BurnoughUnited Kingdom, United States
Legend of the Happy Worker Duwayne Dunham United States
Nova '78 Aaron Brookner, Rodrigo AreiasUnited Kingdom, Portugal
Silence (series)Silencio Eduardo Casanova Spain
Some Notes on the Current Situation Eran Kolirin Israel

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.

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Affection AffectionAlexia Walther, Maxime MatrayFrance
A Balcony in LimogesUn balcon à LimogesJérôme ReybaudFrance
Balearic Ion de SosaSpain, France
BecomingZhannat AlshanovaFrance, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Lithuania
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari Canada, Hungary
Don't Let Me Die Nu mă lăsa să morAndrei EpureRomania, Bulgaria, France
Don't Let the Sun Jacqueline ZündSwitzerland, Italy
Fantasy Kukla KesherovicSlovenia, North Macedonia
The FinPark SyeyoungSouth Korea, Germany, Qatar
Follies Folichonneries Éric K. Boulianne Canada
Hair, Paper, Water....Tóc, Giấy và NướcNicolas Graux and Minh Quý Trương Belgium, France, Vietnam
Hijo MayorCecilia KangArgentina, France
OliviaSofía PetersenArgentina, United Kingdom, Spain
The Plant from the CanariesRuan Lan-XiGermany
Sweetheart Gioia miaMargherita SpampinatoItaly

Leopard of Tomorrow - Concorso Corti d'Autore

The Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Leopard of Tomorrow competition features short films by established filmmakers. [17] [18]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Cairo Streets Abdellah Taïa France
Hysterical Fit oF LaughterHisteriöni Napad SmehaDušan Zorić and Matija GluščevićSerbia, Croatia
Index Radu Muntean Romania
Late HarvestSpäternteKatharina HuberGermany
The Sleeping BeautyNang Norn Mattie Do United States, Laos, Thailand
Slet 1988Marta PopivodaGermany, France, Serbia
Solitudes Ryan McKenna Canada
The Dog Is My DogSu Cane Est Su Miu Salvatore Mereu Italy
A South-Facing Window Une fenetre pi-ein sud Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir France, Mongolia
A Very Straight Neck Neo Sora Japan, China

Leopard of Tomorrow - Concorso Internazionale

The Concorso Internazionale portion of the Leopard of Tomorrow competition features short and medium-length films by emerging international directors. [17] [18]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
BaisanosAndrés Khamis Giacoman and Francisca Khamis GiacomanChile, Spain, Palestine
Bleifrei 95Unleaded 95Emma Hütt and Tina Emy MufflerAustria, Germany
Blind, Into the EyeAtefeh Kheirabadi and Mehrad SepahniaGermany, Iran
BOA Alexandre Dostie Canada, France
EldoradoAnton BialasFrance
Force Times DisplacementAngel WUTaiwan
Happily Ever AfterElodie Beaumont TarillonFrance
Honey, My Love, So SweetJT TrinidadPhilippines
HyenaAltay Ulan YangUnited States
Primera EnseñanzaAria Sánchez and Marina MeiraCuba, Spain, Brazil
Still PlayingMohamed MesbahFrance
The Uniformed Timon OttGermany
What We Leave Behind Ce qu'on laisse derrière Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel Canada

Leopard of Tomorrow - Concorso Nazionale

The Concorso Nazionale portion of the Leopard of Tomorrow competition features short and medium-length films by emerging Swiss directors. [17] [18]

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Air Horse One Lasse LinderSwitzerland, Belgium
Black MorningsNoirs MatinsDavid GonsethSwitzerland
I-Iavant-Poste 21Camille Surdez
I'm Not SureIch Bin Nicht SicherLuisa Zürcher
The GodsLes DieuxAnas Sareen
Lost TouchJustine Klaiber
Nest Stefania Burla
Rio Remains BeautifulO Rio De Janeiro Continua I-IndoFelipe CasanovaBelgium, Brazil, Switzerland
Tusen TonerFrancesco PoloniSwitzerland
YonneJulietta Korbel and Yan CiszewskiSwitzerland, France

Retrospective - Great Expectations: British Postwar Cinema 1945-1960

A tribute to British cinema from that period. More than 40 films screened in partnership with the BFI National Archive and the Cinémathèque suisse, with the support of StudioCanal and curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht. [19]

TitleDirector(s)Production Country
A Diary for Timothy (short) (1945) Humphrey Jennings United Kingdom
A Portrait of Ga(short) (1952) Margaret Tait
The Astonished Heart (1950) Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough
Brighton Rock (1948) John Boulting
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) Lewis Gilbert
The Clouded Yellow (1950) Ralph Thomas
Daughter of Darkness (1948) Lance Comfort
The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953) John Krish
The Fallen Idol (1948) Carol Reed
The Flying Scot (1957) Compton Bennett
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) Frank Launder
The Happy Family (1952) Muriel Box
Hell Drivers (1957) Cy Endfield
Hell Is a City (1960) Val Guest
Hunted (1952) Charles Crichton
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
I'm All Right Jack (1959) John Boulting
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) Robert Hamer
Last Holiday (1950) Henry Cass
Mandy (1952) Alexander Mackendrick
Never Let Go (1960) John Guillermin
Night and the City (1950) Jules Dassin
Nowhere to Go (1958) Seth Holt
Obsession (1949) Edward Dmytryk
Odd Man Out (1947) Carol Reed
The Passionate Friends (1949) David Lean
Passport to Pimlico (1949) Henry Cornelius
Peeping Tom (1960) Michael Powell
Pool of London (1951) Basil Dearden
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) George King
The Stranger Left No Card (short) (1952) Wendy Toye
Simon and Laura (1955) Muriel Box
Temptation Harbour (1947) Lance Comfort
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti
This Was a Woman (1948) Tim Whelan
The Three Weird Sisters (1948) Daniel Birt
Tiger in the Smoke (1956) Roy Ward Baker
Time Without Pity (1957) Joseph Losey
To Be a Woman (1951) Jill Craigie
Train of Events (1949) Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden
Turn the Key Softly (1953) Jack Lee
Whisky Galore! (1949) Alexander Mackendrick
Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) Francis Searle
The Woman in Question (1950) Anthony Asquith
The Yellow Balloon (1953) J. Lee Thompson

Histoire(s) du Cinéma

The restored version of Roberto Rossellini's classic film Anno uno (Year One, 1974), will be screened in the festival as part of this section. [20]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Leopard Club Award to Emma Thompson
Sense And Sensibility (1995) Ang Lee United States
Premio Raimondo Rezzonico award to Abbout Productions
Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021)كوستا برافا، لبنان Mounia Akl Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Qatar
Memory Box (2021) Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige Lebanon, Canada, France, Qatar
Leopard Career Award to Jackie Chan
Project A (1983)A計劃 Jackie Chan Hong Kong
Leopard of Honour to Alexander Payne
The Descendants (2011) Alexander Payne United States
Nebraska (2013)
Vision Award Ticinomoda to Milena Canonero
Megalopolis (2024) Francis Ford Coppola United States
Premio Cinema Ticino award to Michele Dell'Ambrogio
L'Atalante (1934) Jean Vigo France
Cinéma Suisse Redécouvert
Bad Manners (1973)Les vilaines manièresSimon EdelsteinSwitzerland, France
L'Ogre (1986)
Locarno Heritage
Anno uno (1974) Roberto Rossellini Italy
The Year of the Cannibals (1969)I Cannibali Liliana Cavani
Histoire(s) du Cinéma
4 (2004) Ilya Khrzhanovsky Russia, Netherlands
A Bay of Blood (1971)Reazione a catena Mario Bava Italy
Silent Light (2007)Stellet Licht Carlos Reygadas Mexico, France, Netherlands, Germany

Open Doors Screenings

The Open Doors focused on 42 countries of the African continent. [21]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Ancestral Visions of the Future Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese France, Lesotho, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
BougainvilleaYasir FaizEgypt, Sudan
JanguPatience NitumwesigaUganda
God'S DreamFousseyni Maïga, Mariam KamissokoMali
NomeSana Na N'HadaGuinea-Bissau, France, Portugal, Angola
Omi Nobi (The New Man)Carlos Yuri CeuninckCape Verde, Belgium, Germany, Sudan
The BrideMyriam BiraraRwanda
So Long a LetterAngèle DiabangSenegal, Mali, France, Ivory Coast, Egypt
VUTA N'KUVUTE (Tug of War)Amil ShivjiTanzania, South Africa, Germany, Qatar
When Nigeria HappensEma Edosio ShareNigeria
The Last JourneyAbdoulaye SallMauritania, Senegal
The Envoy of GodAmina Abdoulaye MamaniNiger, Burkina Faso, Rwanda
Where My Memory BeganPriscillia Kounkou HoveydaSierra Leone

Locarno Kids

The following films will be screened in this section. The opening film of the section is Arco , a French animated feature about the fate of a world impacted by the climate change. [22]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Arco (opening film)Ugo BienvenuUnited States, France
FantastiqueMarjolijn PrinsBelgium
The Badgers (closing film)GrevlingenePaul M. LundøNorway
I Won't Leave You AloneNon ti lascio soloFabrizio CattaniItaly
Olivia and the Invisible EarthquakeL’Olívia i el terratrèmol invisibleIrene Iborra RizoSpain
Pixie. The New BeginningSkrzat. Nowy początekKrzysztof KomanderPoland, Czech Republic
Secret DeliveryTichá poštaJán SebechlebskýCzech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia

Independent sections

International Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique)

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Flying Scents - of Plants and PeopleAntshi von MoosSwitzerland
Green LightGrünes Licht Pavel Cuzuioc Austria, Romania
In the Penal ColonyNella colonia penaleGaetano Crivaro, Silvia Perra, Ferruccio Goia, Alberto DianaItaly
SheParsifal ReparatoItaly, France
Silent LegacyJenni Kivistö, Jussi RastasFinland, France, Burkina Faso
The CowboyAndré HörmannGermany, United States
Celtic UtopiaÚtóipe CheilteachDennis Harvey, Lars LovénSweden, Ireland

Swiss Panorama (Panorama Suisse)

The independent Panorama Suisse section features highlights of contemporary Swiss cinema. [23]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1:10Sinan TanerSwitzerland
Bagger DramaPiet Baumgartner
Pictures In The HeadEleonora Camizzi
Frieda's Fall Maria Brendle
Late Shift Heldin Petra Volpe Switzerland, Germany
The Boy From The DrinaZijad IbrahimovicSwitzerland
ImmortalsMaja TschumiSwitzerland, Iraq
The CourageousLes CourageuxJasmin GordonSwitzerland
QuirNicola Bellucci
The Safe House La cache Lionel Baier Switzerland, Luxembourg, France
Wisdom of Happiness Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis Switzerland
Who Goes HuntingLea Favre

Industry Selections (Locarno Factory)

The Locarno Film Festival honors its heritage while embracing innovation, adapting to new audiences and trends. By involving young generations through dedicated training, the Festival strengthens its positive impact locally and globally. [24] [25]

Locarno Residency

The Locarno Residency supports emerging filmmakers developing their first feature film through a two-phase program. Ten selected participants join workshops and discussions during the Locarno Film Festival, after which three projects (two international, one Swiss) are chosen for a year-long mentorship, including online and in-person sessions in Venice and Arles. [26]

NameCountry(ies)Production CompanyOriginal Project TitleEnglish Project Title
Mouloud OuyahiaAlgeria, FranceOeil Vif productions/ Nana ProdAl MaddaThe Rift
Gala Hernández LópezFrance, SpainLes Films du Bal / Andergraun FilmsAll Night I Make the Night in Me
Leonardo Pirondi Brazil, PortugalAMERIKA'ATINGA
Ágata de PinhoPortugal, LuxembourgUma Pedra no Sapato / Paul Thiltges DistributionsFemmes de MénageWomen Who Clean
Maryam TafakoryIran, EnglandVera Baxter ProductionsHospital of Irremediable Desires
Andrew Norman Wilson Switzerland, USAInterlaken
Li Shuen LamSingapore, Indonesia, Germany13 Little Pictures / Palari Films / In Good CompanyKeinginanStrange Root
Mark Chua
Elisa BaccoloItaly, SwitzerlandPelleSkin
Ifeyinwa ArinzeNigeriaScruples
Luka PapićSerbiaRanč productionViteška poslaKnights Anonymous

Jury and Tutors

Locarno Residency Jury

  • Carlo Cresto-Dina (Film producer, Italy)
  • Jing XU (Sales manager, China)
  • Stefan Ivančić (Film director, producer and programmer)
Locarno Residency Tutors
  • Tizian Büchi (Swiss director and programmer)
  • Anna Ciennik (Script consultant, France)
  • Stefan Ivančić (Film director, producer and programmer)

Locarno Academy

The Locarno Academy is a professional training initiative by the Locarno Film Festival, created to develop the skills of young filmmakers, critics, and film industry professionals. [27]

Filmmakers Academy

The Locarno Filmmakers Academy, a ten-day intensive program for emerging filmmakers. [28]

NameCountry
Ali Yahya Al-AmeriIraq
Andrea MuñozColombia
Beza Hailu LemmaEthiopia
Bohao LiuChina
Dimitri GorbatyRussia
Erenik BeqiriAlbania
Flóra Anna Buda Hungary
Giada BossiItaly
Johnson ChengUnited States
Nathan GhaliFrance
Ngoc Duy LeVietnam
Olivia FreySwitzerland
Pom BunsermvichaThailand
Rodrigo RibeyroBrazil
Simon Maria KubienaAustria
Tatjana Fanny HoneggerSwitzerland
Tynystan TemirzhanKyrgyzstan
Walt Mzengi CoreyTanzania
Xiwen CongChina
Yihan LinChina

Critics Academy

The Locarno Critics Academy is a 10-day workshop that introduces young writers to film festivals, offering hands-on coverage and sessions with industry professionals. [29]

NameCountry
Bandamlak Y. JemberieEthiopia
Botagoz KoilybayevaKazakhstan
Cátia RodriguesPortugal
Charlyne GenoudSwitzerland
Jason LiwagFilipina
José Emilio Gonzalez CalvilloMexico
Olivia J. BennettAustralia
Olivia PoppUnited States
Saffron MaeveCanada
Sonya VseliubskaUkraine

Official Awards

Piazza Grande

Main Competition

Concorso Cineasti del Presente

Pardi di Domani

First Feature Film Competition

Pardo Verde

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

FIPRESCI Prize

Europa Cinemas Label

Special awards

Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore Manor)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Leopard Club Award

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Jackie Chan, 2025 recipient of the Leopard Career Award

Pardo alla carriera (Leopard Career Award)

Premio Raimondo Rezzonico

Vision Award Ticinomoda

Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare

Premio Cinema Ticino Award

Excellence Award Davide Campari

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