| Awarded for | Auteur cinema, creative and audacious filmmaking |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Locarno International Film Festival |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Year | 1989 |
| Year 2 | 2025 |
| Holder | Alexander Payne |
The Leopard of Honour is a life's work achievement award at the Locarno International Film Festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. The award has been given out since 1989. The award especially denotes recognition of auteur cinema and creative and audacious filmmaking. Starting in 2009, the prize was named in Italian after its sponsor, becoming the "Pardo d'onore Swisscom".
Winners
- 1989 – Ennio Morricone
- 1990 – Gian Maria Volonté
- 1991 – Jacques Rivette
- 1992 – Manoel de Oliveira
- 1993 – Samuel Fuller
- 1994 – Kira Muratova
- 1995 – Jean-Luc Godard
- 1996 – Werner Schroeter
- 1997 – Bernardo Bertolucci[1]
- 1998 – Joe Dante[2][3]
- 1999 – Daniel Schmid, Francesco Rosi, and Gerard Blain[4]
- 2000 – Paul Verhoeven and Paolo Villaggio
- 2001 – Chen Kaige, the Sundance Institute and Cahiers du Cinéma.[5][6]
- 2002 – Sydney Pollack[7]
- 2003 – Ken Loach[8]
- 2004 – Ermanno Olmi
- 2005 – Terry Gilliam, Abbas Kiarostami, and Wim Wenders[9]
- 2006 – Aleksandr Sokurov[10]
- 2007 – Hou Hsiao-hsien[11]
- 2008 – Amos Gitai
- 2009 – William Friedkin[12]
- 2010 – Jia Zhangke and Alain Tanner[13]
- 2011 – Abel Ferrara
- 2012 – Leos Carax
- 2013 – Werner Herzog[14][15]
- 2014 – Agnès Varda[16][17]
- 2015 – Marco Bellocchio and Michael Cimino[18][19]
- 2016 – Alejandro Jodorowsky
- 2017 – Todd Haynes and Jean-Marie Straub
- 2018 – Bruno Dumont
- 2019 – John Waters
- 2021 – John Landis[20]
- 2022 – Kelly Reichardt[21]
- 2023 – Harmony Korine[21]
- 2024 - Jane Campion[22]
- 2025 - Alexander Payne[23]
See also
References
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- ^ "William Tells". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 410, no. 45. July 7, 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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- ^ "Herzog to be honoured at Locarno". Screen. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (August 6, 2013). "Locarno's new topper raises the states". Variety. Vol. 320, no. 17. p. 71. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ ""French director Agnes Varda to receive the Pardo d'onore Swisscom at 67th Locarno Film Festival."". Indiantelevision.com. July 19, 2014.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2014-08-07). "Filmmaker Agnes Varda Remembers a Hipper L.A., With Fewer Suits". Variety. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Michael Cimino honoré à Locarno" (in fr-fr). Le Film Français. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Michael Cimino, un cadeau tombé des étoiles - Le Temps" (in French). 2015-08-11. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Scott Roxborough (June 21, 2021). "Locarno Festival Honors Comedy Legend John Landis: The 'Animal House' and 'Blues Brothers' director will receive Locarno's 2021 lifetime achievement award". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "The Festival - Special awards - Pardo d'onore Manor". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Roxborough, Jane. "Jane Campion to Receive Locarno Film Festival Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Tim Dams (11 June 2025). "Alexander Payne to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 15 June 2025.