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| Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir's A South Facing Window will be among the selection Photo: UniFrance |
Abdellah Taïa (Cabo Negro), Neo Sora (Happyend) and Salvatore Mereu (Bentu) are among the names joining Locarno Film Festival's Pardi di Domani selection of short and medium length films this year.
The festival describes this strand as "a territory for expressive experimentation and innovative forms of cinematic poetry”. This year’s edition features work from 25 countries and includes 40 world premieres across three competitions.
The films will compete for awards including the Pardino d’Oro, the Pardino d’Argento, Best Direction Award, Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award, and Best Swiss Newcomer Award.
Other familiar names in the selection include City Of Wind director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Marta Popivoda (Landscapes Of Resistance) and Katharina Huber (A Good Place).
Festival artistic director Giona A Nazzaro said: “The program of the Pardi di Domani has not only gained an ever-growing following over the years, but has also established itself as one of the unmissable events for lovers of short cinema. A breeding ground for experimentation and creative joy that continues to reap successes and launch authors ready to make a fruitful mark on contemporary cinema.”
Eddie Bertozzi, Head of Pardi di Domani Selection Committee described the line-up as: “A selection of bold films that plunge us into the heart of today’s most pressing tensions. Featuring both established voices and striking new discoveries, this program sparks a dialogue between diverse cinematic experiences and offers a radical invitation to rethink identity, bodies, and conflict from fresh and provocative perspectives.”
This year's festival will run from August 6 to 16
The full line-up is below:
Concorso Corti D’autore
- A Very Straight Neck by Neo Sore, Japan, China, 2025 World Premiere
- Cairo Streets by Abdellah -Rata, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Histeriöni Napad Smeha (Hysterical Fit Of Laughter) by Duöan Zorié, Matija Gluööevié, Serbia, Croatia, 2025 World Premiere
- Index by Radu Muntean, Romania, 2025 World Premiere
- Nang Norn (The Sleeping Beauty) by Mattie Do, Usa, Laos, Thailand, 2025 World Premiere
- Slet 1988 by Marta Popivoda, Germany, France, Serbia, 2025 World Premiere
- Solitudes by Ryan Mckenna, Canada, 2025 World Premiere
- Späternte (Late Harvest) by Katharine Huber, Germany, 2025 World Premiere
- Su Cane Est Su Miu (The Dog Is My Dog) by Salvatore Mereu, Italy, 2025
- Une Fenetre Pi-Ein Sud (A South Facing Window) by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, France, Mongolia, 2025 World Premiere
Concorso Internazionale
- Baisanos by Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman, Chile, Spain, Palestine, 2025 World Premiere
- Bleifrei 95 (Unleaded 95) by Emma Hütt, Tina Emy Muffler, Austria, Germany, 2025 World Premiere
- Blind, Ins Auge (Blind, Into The Eye) by Atefeh Kheirabadi, Mehrad Sepahnia Germany, Iran, 2025 Boa by Alexandre Dostie, Canada, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Ce Qu’on Laisse Derriére (What We Leave Behind) by Alexandra Myotte, Jeansébastien Hamel, Canada, 2025 World Premiere
- Die Uniformierten (The Uniformed) by Timon Ott -Germany, 2025 World Premiere
- Eldorado by Anton Bialas, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Force Times Displacement by Angel Wu -Taiwan, 2025 World Premiere
- Honey, My Love, So Sweet by Ut Trinidad, Philippines, 2025 World Premiere
- Hyena by Altay Ulan Yang, Usa, 2025 World Premiere
- Jolie Petite Histoire (Happily Ever After) by Elodie Beaumont, Rarillon France, 2025
- Koze! (Goats!) by Ronéi Gaéina, Croatia, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Pi-Äncton (Plancton) by Irene Moray, Spain, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Poi-Uotok (Peninsula) by David Gaöo, Croatia, 2025 World Premiere
- Primera Ensenanza (Primary Education) by Aria Sénchez, Marina Meira Cuba, Spain, 2025 World Premiere
- Randaghi by Enrico Motti, Emanuele Motti, Italy, 2025 World Premiere
- Still Playing by Mohamed Mesbah, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Un Cie’ Bas (A Sky So Low) by Joachim Michaux, Belgium, France, 2025 World Premiere
- Una Vez En Un Cuerpo (Once In A Body) by Maria Cristina Pérez Gonzélez Colombia, Usa, 2025 World Premiere
- Yoyo by Mohammadreza Mayghani, Iran, France -2025 World Premiere
Concorso Nazionale
- Air Horse One by Lasse Linder, Switzerland, Belgium, 2025 World Premiere
- I-Iavant-Poste 21 by Camille Surdez, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
- Les Dieux (The Gods) by Anas Sareen, Switzerland, 2025 Lost Touch by Justine Klaiber, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
- Nest by Stefania Burla, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
- Noirs Matins (Black Mornings) by David Gonseth, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
- O Rio De Janeiro Continua I-Indo (Rio Remains Beautiful) by Felipe Casanova, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
- Tusen Toner by Francesco Poloni, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
- Yonne by Julietta Korbel, Yan Ciszewski, Switzerland, France, 2025 World Premiere
Ich Bin Nicht Sicher (I’m Not Sure), Luisa Zürcher, Switzerland, 2025 World Premiere
