Films by up-and-coming directors as well as seasoned masters such as Neo Sora, Marta Popivoda, Abdellah Taïa, Salvatore Mereu, and Radu Muntean are included in the Pardi di Domani program of the 2025 Locarno Film Festival, which features short and medium-length productions. This lineup was revealed on Tuesday.
The Locarno Film Festival describes its Pardi di Domani section as a crucial area for artistic exploration and groundbreaking cinematic poetry, and as a key component in its goal to encourage dialogue between generations and traditions, and to nurture filmmakers who will shape the future of cinematic expression.
This year’s 78th edition of Locarno showcases approximately 40 world premieres distributed over three competitions and 25 nations, giving viewers a sneak peek at potential directions that future cinema may follow.
In both the International Competition and the National Competition, new voices discover their initial international platform (international for the former and Swiss for the latter). Meanwhile, the Director’s Short Contest underscores how filmmakers skilled in lengthy narratives find creative power and inspiration from short-form storytelling, as highlighted by the festival.
This year’s lineup features a diverse group of talented individuals such as Mongolian filmmaker Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Italian director Salvatore Mereu, renowned Japanese filmmaker Neo Sora, acclaimed Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa, Serbo-Croatian duo Matija Gluščević and Dušan Zorić, Laotian director Mattie Do, Canada’s Ryan McKenna, Romanian filmmaker Radu Muntean, and Katharina Huber, the German director who won the best emerging director award at Locarno in 2023 for her feature “Ein schöner Ort”.
Giona A. Nazzaro, director of the Locarno Film Festival, stated that the Pardi di Domani program has not only garnered a steadily increasing fanbase but has also become one of the must-see events for enthusiasts of short films. It serves as a playground for innovation and creative exhilaration, consistently earning accolades and launching authors poised to leave an indelible impact on modern cinema.
Eddie Bertozzi, head of the Pardi di Domani selection committee, praised a collection of daring films that immerse us in today’s most significant struggles. He further commented: “This program showcases both established artists and promising newcomers, fostering a conversation between various cinematic narratives and extending an invitation to reconsider identity, bodies, and conflict from unique and thought-provoking angles.”
The films within Pardi di Domani are eligible for multiple awards. The complete list of entries can be found below.
In 2025, the following films will have their world premieres at an international film competition called Concorso Corti d’Autore:
* A VERY STRAIGHT NECK by Neo Sore from Japan and China
* Cairo Streets by Abdellah -rata from France
* Hysterical Fit of Laughter (Histerioni Napad Smeca) by Duöan Zorié and Matija Gluööevié from Serbia and Croatia
* Index by Radu Muntean from Romania
* The Sleeping Beauty (Nang Norn) by Mattie Do from the USA, Laos, and Thailand
* Slet 1988 by Marta Popivoda from Germany, France, and Serbia
* Solitudes by Ryan McKenna from Canada
* Late Harvest (Späterte) by Katharine Huber from Germany
* The Dog is My Dog (Su Cane Est Su Miu) by Salvatore Mereu from Italy
* A South Facing Window (Une Fenêtre Pi-Ein Sud) by Lkhagvadulam PurevOchir from France and Mongolia.
The following films are set to have their world premieres in various international film festivals in 2025. These include:
* Concorso Internazionale (BAISANOS) by Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman – Chile, Spain, Palestine
* BLEIFREI 95 (UNLEADED 95) by Emma Hütt, Tina Emy Muffler – Austria, Germany
* BLIND, INS AUGE (BLIND, INTO THE EYE) by Atefeh Kheirabadi, Mehrad Sepahnia – Germany, Iran
* BOA by Alexandre Dostie – Canada, France
* CE QU’ON LAISSE DERRIÉRE (WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND) by Alexandra Myotte, JeanSébastien Hamel – Canada
* DIE UNIFORMIERTEN (THE UNIFORMED) by Timon Ott -Germany
* Eldorado by Anton Bialas – France
* FORCE TIMES DISPLACEMENT by Angel WU -Taiwan
* HONEY, MY LOVE, SO SWEET by UT Trinidad – Philippines
* HYENA by Altay Ulan Yang – USA
* JOLIE PETITE HISTOIRE (HAPPILY EVER AFTER) by Elodie Beaumont -France
* KOZE! (GOATS!) by -ronéi Gaéina – Croatia, France
* PI-ÄNCTON (PLANCTON) by Irene Moray – Spain, France
* POI-UOTOK (PENINSULA) by David Gaöo – Croatia
* PRIMERA ENSENANZA (PRIMARY EDUCATION) by Aria Sénchez, Marina Meira Cuba, Spain
* RANDAGHI by Enrico Motti, Emanuele Motti – Italy
* STILL PLAYING by Mohamed Mesbah – France
* UN CIE’ BAS (A SKY SO LOW) by Joachim Michaux – Belgium, France
* UNA VEZ EN UN CUERPO (ONCE IN A BODY) by Maria Cristina Pérez Gonzélez Colombia, USA
* YOYO by Mohammadreza Mayghani – Iran, France
For the national competition, the following films are also set to have their world premieres in 2025:
* AIR HORSE ONE by Lasse Linder – Switzerland, Belgium
* ICH BIN NICHT SICHER (I’M NOT SURE) – Luisa Zürcher – Switzerland
* I-IAVANT-POSTE 21 by Camille Surdez – Switzerland
* THE GODS by Anas Sareen – Switzerland
* LOST TOUCH by Justine Klaiber — Switzerland
* NEST by Stefania Burla — Switzerland
* NOIRS MATINS (BLACK MORNINGS) by David Gonseth – Switzerland
* O RIO DE JANEIRO CONTINUA I-INDO (RIO REMAINS BEAUTIFUL) by Felipe Casanova — Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland
* TUSEN TONER by Francesco Poloni – Switzerland
* YONNE by Julietta Korbel, Yan Ciszewski – Switzerland, France
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2025-07-01 08:24