76th Locarno Film Festival

76th Locarno Film Festival
Closing filmShayda by Noora Niasari
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: Critical Zone
Hosted byAssociazione Festival del film Locarno
Artistic directorGiona A. Nazzaro
Festival dateOpening: 2 August 2023 (2023-08-02)
Closing: 12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)
Websitehttps://www.locarnofestival.ch/home.html
Locarno Film Festival

The 76th annual Locarno Festival was held from 2 August to 12 August 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1][2]

French actor Lambert Wilson was the head of the Main Competition Jury.[3] American filmmaker Harmony Korine received the Pardo d’Onore Manor.[4]

Iranian film Critical Zone, directed by Ali Ahmadzadeh, was the winner of the Golden Leopard, the festival main prize. Radu Jude's Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World was the winner of the Special Jury Prize.[5]

For this year edition, the acting categories (Best Actor/Best Actress) became gender-neutral after the creation of the Best Performance category. At the Main Competition, the winners were Dimitra Vlagopoulou for Animal and Renée Soutendijk for Sweet Dreams.[5]

  1. ^ "Locarno76: full program announced, plus Excellence Award Davide…". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2023-07-05). "Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  3. ^ "Meet the Juries of the 76th Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
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  5. ^ a b "The Pardo d'oro at Locarno76 goes to Mantagheye bohrani (Critical…". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-08-12.