Our Juries
Each year, the Locarno Film Festival brings together some of the brightest and most influential minds in the film industry to form its official juries. These distinguished panels of experts are charged with evaluating competing films and awarding prizes to the most deserving works. Through careful selection, the Festival strives to provide a critical and authoritative perspective on contemporary filmmaking.
Official Juries – 2026
The Concorso Internazionale features works shown primarily as world premieres, coming from all over the globe and competing for the prestigious Pardo d’Oro.
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The selection of mainly world premieres, directed by emerging talents from all over the world, is judged by a jury composed of three figures who, through their work in different areas of the audiovisual sector, are breathing new life into the language of film.
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The short format in all of its aspects, in the selection of short and medium-length films presented as world or international premieres.
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Belonging to the category “First Feature” are fiction films, documentary, or animated films of over 60 minutes time. To this category cannot be considered film directors whose films have been released or shown already at a film event or theater.
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Through a transversal selection drawn from both competitive and non-competitive sections of the Festival, the Pardo for Change is awarded to the film that best engages with pressing environmental, ethical, social, and cultural questions of broad social relevance.
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A new competitive section dedicated to films aimed at younger audiences: presented as world or international premieres, feature-length films from all over the world will compete for the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare.
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The Palmarès of the Locarno Film Festival is complemented by awards given by independent juries, which include critics, journalists, industry professionals, and young people interested in the art of cinema.
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