Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival
The jury cited the film’s writing and vision as it also marked Florin Șerban’s return to feature filmmaking after eight years.
- On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the 79th Locarno Film Festival awarded the Pardo d'Oro to Romanian director Florin Șerban for his father-son drama, You Don't Belong Here .
- This film follows a physician whose world shatters when police suspect his teenage son, Ioan, of murder after discovering the boy's secret life vandalizing cars with masked vigilantes.
- Hong Sangsoo won the Pardo for Best Direction for Nun Dul Dega Eomne , while The Riverbank by Matheus Farias and Enock Carvalho received the Special Jury Prize.
- Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro praised the "vital and contemporary slate of awards," noting the jury upheld the primacy of form and language throughout the competition.
- Locarno Pro, the festival's industry strand, reached a record 2,140 accreditations this year; the 80th Locarno Film Festival is scheduled for August 4 to August 14, 2027.
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In Locarno, the Romanian film "You don't belong here" by Florin Żerban has been awarded the Golden Leopard.
The Grand Prix at the 79th Locarno Film Festival went to Romanian director Florin Șerban. The Special Jury Prize went to Brazilian-German film The Riverbank, and South Korean director Hong Sang-soo won the Best Director award.
A widowed father fights for his son, who riots at night and is targeted by the police.
From the paternal frustration of the Romanian film Florin Serban to the domestic euthanasia of Violence du corps de l'autre, a resistance of hope in humanity surrounded the strongest films of this festival.
Film "It's not your place here" by Romanian director Florin Şerban won, on Saturday, the grand prize, Golden Leopard, at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland). Florin Şerban, an important figure of the New Romanian Valley, explained on the festival website that his film is "more than anything ...
For eleven days the rooms of the Swiss citadel welcomed a large and enthusiastic audience. The 79th edition ended today, Saturday, August 15, with the triumph of the Romanian film that won the Pardo d'Oro
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