The 77th Locarno Film Festival was held from 7 August to 17 August 2024. The Crowd by King Vidor, accompanied by live music from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, screened the night before the festival began, and The Flood by Gianluca Jodice opened the festival.
Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner served as the jury president for the main competition. Additional jury members were announced in July 2024.
Lithuanian film Toxic, directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, was the winner of the Golden Leopard, the festival's main prize. Kurdwin Ayub's Moon was the winner of the Special Jury Prize. Kim Min-hee was awarded the Best Performance prize for her role in By the Stream.
Juries Concorso Internazionale - Main Competition Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker – Jury President Diana Elbaum, Belgian film producer Payal Kapadia, Indian filmmaker Luca Marinelli, Italian actor Tim Blake Nelson, American filmmaker
Concorso Cineasti del Presente - Filmmakers of the Present Competition C.J. Obasi, Nigerian filmmaker Lina Soualem, French-Palestinian-Algerian filmmaker Charles Tesson, French film critic
Pardi di Domani - Short Film Competition Licia Eminenti, Italian filmmaker and film programmer Laza Razanajatovo, Malagasy filmmaker and film curator Juliette Schrameck, French film producer
First Feature Competition Khalil Benkirane, Moroccan filmmaker Alma Pöysti, Finnish actress Esmé Sciaroni, Swiss-Italian makeup designer
Pardo Verde Competition Kantarama Gahigiri, Swiss-Rwandan artist and filmmaker Cédric Succivalli, French film programmer and critic Daniel Wiener, Swiss sustainability adviser, journalist, and arts manager
Independent Juries Ecumenical Jury Douglas P. Fahleson, Ireland Dirk von Jutrczenka María Teresa Téramo Anita Uzulniece
Premio FIPRESCI - FIPRESCI Award Johannes Hagman Antonis Lagarias Gerhard Midding Silvia Posavec Mariola Wiktor
Europa Cinemas Label Ramiro Ledo Cordeiro Camelia Popa Mila Schlingemann Marvin Wiechert
Grand Prix Semaine de la Critique – Prix SRG SSR 2024 - Critics' Week Grand Prize Madeleine Hirsiger Charles Martig Cristina Trezzini
Official sections Piazza Grande The following films were selected to be screened at the Piazza Grande, Locarno's open-air theater that accommodates a nightly audience of up to 8,000 people: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country Dog on Trial Le Procès du chien Laetitia Dosch Switzerland, France Electric Child Simon Jaquemet Switzerland The Fall (2006) Tarsem Singh United States, India The Flood Le Déluge Gianluca Jodice Italy, France Gaucho Gaucho Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw United States, Argentina Mexico 86 César Díaz France, Belgium, Mexico Reinas Klaudia Reynicke Switzerland, Peru, Spain Savages Sauvages Claude Barras Switzerland, France, Belgium Rita Paz Vega Spain The Piano (1993) Jane Campion New Zealand The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانهی انجیر معابد Mohammad Rasoulof Iran, Germany, France Sew Torn Freddy Macdonald United States, Switzerland Shambhala Min Bahadur Bham Nepal, France, Norway, Hong Kong, China, Turkey, Taiwan, United States, Qatar Timestalker Alice Lowe United Kingdom A Woman Is a Woman (1961) Une femme est une femme Jean-Luc Godard FrancePiazza Grande: Pre-festivalE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)Steven SpielbergUnited StatesFiore MioPaolo CognettiItaly, Belgium
Main Competition (Concorso Internazionale) The Concorso Internazionale, the main section of the Locarno Film Festival, features new works in competition for the Golden Leopard. English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country 100,000,000,000,000 Cent mille milliards Virgil Vernier France Agora Ala Eddine Sim Tunisia, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar Bogancloch Ben Rivers United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland By the Stream 수유천 Hong Sang-soo South Korea Death Will Come La Mort viendra Christoph Hochhäusler Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium Drowning Dry Seses Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania Fire of Wind Fogo do Vento Marta Mateus Portugal, Switzerland, France Green Line Sylvie Ballyot France, Lebanon, Qatar Luce Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino Italy Moon Mond Kurdwin Ayub Austria New Dawn Fades Yeni șafak solarken Gürcan Keltek Turkey, Italy, Germany, Norway, Netherlands Salve Maria Mar Coll Spain The Sparrow in the Chimney Der Spatz im Kamin Ramon Zürcher Switzerland Transamazonia Pia Marais France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Brazil Toxic Akiplėša Saulė Bliuvaitė Lithuania Weightless Sulla terra leggeri Sara Fgaier Italy Youth (Hard Times) 青春（苦） Wang Bing France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso) The Fuori Concorso section highlights works that challenge the conventions of narrative filmmaking. English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country Bang Bang Vincent Granshaw United States Dragon Dilatation Bertrand Mandico France Eight Postcards from Utopia Opt Ilustrate Din Lumea Ideală Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz Romania Endangered Species Espèce Menacée Bruno Deville Switzerland Fréwaka Aislinn Clarke Ireland Ma Famille Chérie Isild Le Besco France La Passion Selon Béatrice Fabrice Du Welz Belgium, France La Prodigiosa Trasformazione Della Classe Operaia in Stranieri Samir Switzerland, Italy Sleep #2 Radu Jude Romania Telepathic Letters Cartas Telepáticas Edgar Pêra Portugal The Life Apart La vita accanto Marco Tullio Giordana Italy
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 Crickets, It's Your Turn Olga Korotko France, Kazakhstan Der Fleck Willy Hans Germany, Switzerland Fario Lucie Prost France Four Evil Deeds Richard Hunter United Kingdom Hanami Denise Fernandes Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde Holy Electricity Tato Kotetishvili Georgia, Netherlands Invention Courtney Stephens United States Joqtau Aruan Anartay Kazakhstan Lesson Learned Fekete Pont Bálint Szimler Hungary Listen to the Voices Kouté Vwa Maxime Jean-Baptiste France, French Guiana Monólogo Colectivo Jessica Sarah Rinland Argentina, United Kingdom Olivia & the Clouds Olivia & Las Nubes Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat Dominican Republic Real Adele Tulli Italy, France Red Path Les Enfants rouges Lotfi Achour Tunisia, France, Belgium, PolandWhen the Phone RangKada je Zazvonio TelefonIva RadivojevićSerbia, United States
Leopard of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani) The Pardi di Domani section, also known as the Leopard of Tomorrow, features short and medium-length films.
Concorso Internazionale The Concorso Internazionale portion of the Pardi di Domani competition features short and medium-length films by emerging directors throughout the world. English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country 400 Cassettes Thelyia Petraki Greece, Germany B(l)ind the Sacrifice Nakhane South Africa Dull Spots of Greenish Colours Sasha Svirsky Germany Freak Claire Barnett United States Gender Reveal Mo Matton Canada Hymn of the Plague Gimn Chume Ataka51 Germany, Russia Icebergs Carlos Pereira Germany Mother is a Natural Sinner Boris Hadžija, Hoda Taheri Germany, Iran On the Impossibility of an Homage Despre Imposibilitatea unui Omagiu Xandra Popescu Romania, Germany On Weary Wings Go By Linnud Läinud Anu-Laura Tuttelberg Estonia, Lithuania Power Inferno Ludwig Anton Bialas France Punter Jason Adam Maselle South Africa, United States Que Te Vaya Bonito, Rico Joel Alfonso Vargas United Kingdom, United States Razeh-Del Maryam Tafakory Iran, United Kingdom, Italy Soleil Gris Camille Monnier France, Belgium The Calvary Alina Orlov Canada, United States, Israel The Form Melika Pazouki Iran The Nature of Dogs Pom Bunsermvicha Thailand, United States, Singapore, Hong Kong Washhh Mickey Lai Malaysia, Ireland What Mary Didn't Know Konstantina Kotzamani France, Greece, Sweden
Concorso Nazionale The Concorso Nazionale portion of the Pardi di Domani competition features short and medium-length films by emerging Swiss directors. Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country Better Not Kill the Groove Jonathan Leggett Switzerland Looking She Said I Forget Naomi Pacifique Switzerland, Netherlands Lux Carne Gabriel Grosclaude Switzerland Maman Danse Mégane Brügger Métropole Theo Kunz Progress Mining Gabriel Böhmer United Kingdom, Switzerland Revier Felix Scherrer Switzerland Sans Voix Samuel Patthey Sky Rogers: Manager de Stars Ciel Sordeau Tinderboys Sarah Bucher, Carlos Tapia
Concorso Corti d'Autore The Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Pardi di Domani competition features short and medium-length films by established filmmakers. English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country 1 Hijo & 1 Padre Andrés Ramírez Pulido France, Colombia Days Before the Death of Nicky Jours avant la mort de Nicky Denis Côté Canada Les Bouches Valentin Merz Switzerland, Mexico La Fille qui Explose Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel France Like What Would Sorrow Look 愁何状 Hao Zhou China The Masked Monster 괴인의 정체 Syeyoung Park South Korea My Life is Wind (A Letter) Anahita Ghazvinizadeh United States, Sweden Practice, Practice, Practice Kevin Jerome Everson United States Revolving Rounds Johann Lurf, Christina Jauernik Austria Upshot Maha Haj Palestine, Italy, France
Histoire(s) du Cinéma The festival's Histoire(s) du Cinema section showcases films deemed significant to the evolution of cinema. Films by the festival's career award winners are presented in this section. English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country The Hours of Love (1963) Le ore dell'amore Luciano Salce Italy Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 Alain Tanner Switzerland, France Onda Nova (1983) Francisco C. Martins, José Antonio Garcia Brazil Street of No Return (1989) Samuel Fuller France, Portugal Cinéma Suisse Redécouvert Faces of Love (1977) Repérages Michel Soutter Switzerland, France The Unburdening (1983) L'Allégement Marcel Schüpbach Switzerland Heritage Online Les Parias du cinéma (1997) Idrissa Ouédraogo Switzerland A Real Woman (1954) Mulher de Verdade Alberto Cavalcanti Brazil Samba Traoré (1992) Idrissa Ouédraogo Burkina Faso Homage to Stan Brakhage Cat's Cradle (1959) Stan Brakhage United States Dog Star Man: Prelude (1961) Mothlight (1963) Murder Psalm (1980) The Dante Quartet (1987) The Wonder Ring (1955) Untitled (For Marilyn) (1992) Window Water Baby Moving (1959) Leopard Club Award: Irène Jacob Three Colours: Red (1994) Trois Couleurs: Rouge Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Switzerland, PolandPardo d'Onore Manor: Jane Campion An Angel at My Table (1990) Jane Campion New Zealand The Piano (1993) Raimondo Rezzonico Award: Stacey Sher Django Unchained (2012) Quentin Tarantino United States Erin Brockovich (2000) Steven Soderbergh Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism: Shah Rukh Khan Devdas (2002) Sanjay Leela Bhansali India
Open Doors Screenings The Open Doors section is presented in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Since 2022, the section has featured works from Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2024 Open Doors films are drawn from nations throughout this region of focus.