International Competition

The Festival’s flagship, the International Competition presents a stimulating panorama of contemporary auteur cinema, where young talent rubs shoulders with that of established directors. Those filmmakers who proudly continue the classical tradition are confronted with those opting for formal audacity, in this geographically and stylistically varied programme, in which however directors share a common concern to question cinematic form and content. A jury of seven major figures is charged with choosing one of the twenty competing fiction features from all over the world, regardless of format, from 35mm film to digital cinema, screened as world or international premières, to win the prestigious Golden Leopard.

The screening schedule for the International Competition is available for download (PDF).

On-line Programme