Locarno 2024: The Awards

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Locarno Film Festival Ti-Press

VERDICT: 'Toxic' ('Akiplesa'), the first feature directed by Lithuania's Saulé Bliuvaité, swept two top awards at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.

Concorso Internazionale

Pardo d’Oro – Grand Prize of the Festival and City of Locarno
AKIPLEŠA (TOXIC)
by Saulé Bliuvaité, Lithuania

Special Jury Prize – Cities of Ascona and Losone
MOND
by Kurdwin Ayub, Austria

Pardo for Best Direction – City and Region of Locarno
to Laurynas Bareiša
for SESES (DROWNING DRY), Lithuania/Latvia

Pardo for Best Performance
to Gelmine Glemžaite, Agne Kaktaite, Giedrius Kiela, Paulius Markevicius
for SESES (DROWNING DRY) by Laurynas Bareiša, Lithuania/Latvia

Pardo for Best Performance
to Kim Minhee for SUYOOCHEON (BY THE STREAM)
by Hong Sangsoo, South Korea

Special Mentions
QING CHUN (KU) (YOUTH (HARD TIMES))
by WANG Bing, France/Luxembourg/Netherlands

SALVE MARIA
by Mar Coll, Spain

Concorso Cineasti del Presente

Pardo d’Oro Concorso Cineasti del Presente
HOLY ELECTRICITY
by Tato Kotetishvili, Georgia/Netherlands

Best Emerging Director Award – City and Region of Locarno
to Denise Fernandes
for HANAMI, Switzerland/Portugal/Cape Verde

Special Jury Prize CINÉ+
KOUTÉ VWA (LISTEN TO THE VOICES)
by Maxime Jean-Baptiste, Belgium/France/French Guiana

Pardo for Best Performance
to Callie Hernandez
for INVENTION by Courtney Stephens, USA
Pardo for Best Performance
to Anna Mészöly
for FEKETE PONT (LESSON LEARNED) by Bálint Szimler, Hungary

Special Mentions
FEKETE PONT (LESSON LEARNED)
by Bálint Szimler, Hungary

KADA JE ZAZVONIO TELEFON (WHEN THE PHONE RANG)
by Iva Radivojevic, Serbia/USA

 

Pardi di Domani — Short Films

Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short Film
UPSHOT
by Maha Haj, Palestine/Italy/France

Special Mention
GWE-IN ESI JEONGCHE (THE MASKED MONSTER)
by Syeyoung Park, South Korea

Locarno Film Festival Short Film Candidate – European Film Awards
LA FILLE QUI EXPLOSE
by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, France

Concorso Internazionale

Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best International Short Film
WASHHH
by Mickey Lai, Malaysia/Ireland

 Pardino d’Argento SRG SSR for the International Competition
GIMN CHUME (HYMN OF THE PLAGUE)
by Ataka51, Germany/Russia

Pardi di Domani Best Direction Award – BONALUMI Engineering
QUE TE VAYA BONITO, RICO
by Joel Alfonso Vargas, United Kingdom/USA

Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award
THE FORM
by Melika Pazouki, Iran

Special Mention
FREAK
by Claire Barnett, USA

Concorso Nazionale

Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life for the Best Swiss Short Film
SANS VOIX
by Samuel Patthey, Switzerland

Pardino d’Argento Swiss Life for the National Competition
BETTER NOT KILL THE GROOVE
by Jonathan Leggett, Switzerland

Best Swiss Newcomer Award
to Gabriel Grosclaude
for LUX CARNE, Switzerland

Special Mention
PROGRESS MINING
by Gabriel Böhmer, United Kingdom/Switzerland

First Feature

Swatch First Feature Award
AKIPL?ŠA (TOXIC)
by Saul? Bliuvait?, Lithuania

MUBI Award – Debut Feature
GREEN LINE
by Sylvie Ballyot, France/Lebanon/Qatar

Special Mentions
HANAMI
by Denise Fernandes, Switzerland/Portugal/Cape Verde

KOUTÉ VWA (LISTEN TO THE VOICES)
by Maxime Jean-Baptiste, Belgium/France/French Guiana

Pardo Verde
supported by the Ente Regionale per lo Sviluppo del Locarnese e Vallemaggia

Pardo Verde
AGORA
by Ala Eddine Slim, Tunisia/France/Saudi Arabia/Qatar

Special Mentions
DER FLECK
by Willy Hans, Germany/Switzerland

REVOLVING ROUNDS
by Johann Lurf and Christina Jauernik, Austria