Neo Sora (Happyend) and Salvatore Mereu (Three-Step Dance) are among the filmmakers set to debut new works as part of the Pardi di Domani competition at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
The Pardi di Domani competition debuts new short and medium-length works from filmmakers. This year’s edition features 40 world premieres across three competitions and from 25 countries.
The films in Pardi di Domani will be eligible for a range of awards across the competitions, including the Pardino d’Oro, the Pardino d’Argento, Best Direction Award, Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award, and Best Swiss Newcomer Award.
The 2025 edition of the Locarno Film Festival will take place from 6 to 16 August 2025.
Check out the Pardi di Domani lineup below.
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 PurevOchir — 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
AIR HORSE ONE by Lasse Linder – Switzerland, Belgium -2025
World Premiere
ICH BIN NICHT SICHER (I’M NOT SURE) – Luisa Zürcher – Switzerland — 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
