Locarno Film Festival
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/ Festival · 86/100 · Excellent
Switzerland-based festival, August timing. Curatorial reputation for emerging-auteur discovery. Pardo d'Oro Golden Leopard.
/ 01 / Subscore Breakdown
How the grade decomposes.
Filmmaker Treatment/ 25% weight
88
Theatrical Reach/ 22% weight
76
Curatorial Reputation/ 20% weight
90
Library Stewardship/ 18% weight
86
Rights Posture/ 15% weight
84
/ 02 / Filmmaker Notes
Best for / Watch out for.
/ Best for
Emerging international auteurs with critical-launch ambitions and curatorial-discovery angle.
/ Watch out for
U.S. industry presence is modest. Sales market is concentrated European.
/ 03 / Public-Record Timeline
What's on the record.
2024
Toxic wins Golden Leopard — Saulė Bliuvaitė
2023
Critical Zone wins Golden Leopard — Ali Ahmadzadeh
1946
First Locarno Film Festival