| Golden Leopard — Filmmakers of the Present | |
| Awarded For: | Best film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present" |
| Presenter: | Locarno International Film Festival |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Year2: | 2022 |
| Holder: | Nightsiren, (Svetlonoc) by Tereza Nvotová |
Filmmakers of the Present - Golden Leopard (Pardo d'oro Cineasti del presente) is an award at the Locarno International Film Festival, presented by the Jury to the best film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present". It was first awarded in 2006.[1] It is dedicated to emerging directors from all over the world and devoted to first, second and third features.
| Year | Film | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hounded | Verfolgt | Germany | |
| 2007 | Milky Way | Tejút | Hungary | |
| 2008 | The Fortress | La forteresse | Switzerland | |
| 2009 | The Anchorage | C.W. Winter, Anders Edström | United States, Sweden | |
| 2010 | Paraboles | Emmanuelle Demoris | France, Egypt | |
| 2011 | Summer of Giacomo | L'estate di Giacomo | Alessandro Comodin | Italy, France, Belgium |
| 2012 | Inori | Pedro González-Rubio | Japan | |
| 2013 | Manakamana | Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez | Nepal, United States | |
| 2014 | Navajazo | Ricardo Silva | Mexico | |
| 2015 | Thithi | Funeral | India, United States | |
| The Human Surge | El auge del humano | Argentina, Brazil, Portugal[2] | ||
| 2017 | 3/4 (film) | Ilian Metev | Bulgaria[3] | |
| 2018 | Chaos | Sara Fattahi | Austria, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria | |
| Nafi's Father | Baamum Nafi | Mamadou Dia | Senegal[4] | |
| Brotherhood | Francesco Montagner | Czech Republic, Italy[5] | ||
| Nightsiren | Svetlonoc | Tereza Nvotová | Slovakia, Czech Republic[6] | |
| Dreaming & Dying | Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn 好久不见 | Nelson Yeo | Singapore[7] | |