The Pardo for Best Performance[1] (English: Leopard for Best Performance; Italian: Pardo per la migliore interpretazione) is an award given at the Locarno International Film Festival. It was first awarded in 2023. In 2022, the Locarno Film Festival announced that the two acting categories would be retired and replaced with one gender neutral category, with both Best Actor and Best Actress merging into two Pardo Awards for the Best Performances category.[2]
| Pardo for Best Performance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Two best performances by both actresses and actors |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Presented by | Locarno International Film Festival |
| First awarded | 2023 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Currently held by | Kim Min-hee for By the Stream Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Giedrius Kiela, Paulius Markevičius for Drowning Dry |
Award winners
edit| Year | Performer | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dimitra Vlagopoulou | Animal | [3][4] |
| Renée Soutendijk | Sweet Dreams | ||
| 2024 | Kim Min-hee | By the Stream | [5][6] |
| Gelminė Glemžaitė Agnė Kaktaitė Giedrius Kiela Paulius Markevičius |
Drowning Dry |
References
edit- ^ "Locarno Film Festival · 77 Years of Honoring the Best of World Cinema". Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Locarno Film Festival: acting awards to switch to gender-neutral categories from 2023". Locarno Film Festival. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Zac Ntim (August 12, 2023). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Critical Zone' By Persecuted Iranian Filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh Takes Top Prize". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Pardo d'oro at Locarno76 goes to Mantagheye bohrani (Critical Zone) by Iranian filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh, a hymn to freedom and resistance in Iran". Locarno Film Festival. August 12, 2023. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Guy Lodge (August 17, 2024). "Lithuanian Teen Drama 'Toxic' Wins Big at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Locarno77: The Pardo d'Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė, a striking vision of the teenage female body as a battleground". Locarno Film Festival. August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.