--- title: "Locarno Film Festival awards Golden Leopard to Romanian director Florin Șerban" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/media/locarno-film-festival-awards-golden-leopard-to-romanian-director-florin-serban" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/locarno-film-festival-awards-golden-leopard-to-romanian-director-florin-serban" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/media/locarno-film-festival-awards-golden-leopard-to-romanian-director-florin-serban.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/locarno-film-festival-awards-golden-leopard-to-romanian-director-florin-serban" category: "Media" published: "2026-08-15T14:46:17.790Z" source_reported: "2026-08-15T14:09:47.501Z" updated: "2026-08-15T16:45:21.704Z" trust_score: 68 critic_score: 77 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-15T16:45:21.645225+00:00" --- # Locarno Film Festival awards Golden Leopard to Romanian director Florin Șerban *Monica Bellucci and Kim Minhee shared the Best Performance prize at the 79th edition in Switzerland* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 68 of 100, higher is better. Trust high (68) due to named director Florin Șerban, artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, and corroboration across many outlets. - Craft 77 of 100, higher is better. Critic score (77) reflects quoted sources, clear facts, specific names and dates, and coherent reporting. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Hype low (15) as language is factual without sensational adjectives. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Florin Șerban’s 'You Don’t Belong Here' won the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, including a 75,000-franc cash award. - Monica Bellucci and Kim Minhee each received a Best Performance award for their roles in separate films. - The jury, chaired by Fabrice Du Welz, also awarded Hong Sangsoo Best Director for 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'. - No right-rated outlet covered the festival’s awards this year, according to the reports below. The 79th Locarno Film Festival concluded on 15 August 2026 with the Golden Leopard (Pardo d’Oro) awarded to Romanian director Florin Șerban for his film 'You Don’t Belong Here'. The prize included a cash award of 75,000 Swiss francs. The film, which explores the relationship between a father and son, was praised by the jury for its screenplay, vision and command of cinematic language. The festival’s international competition jury, led by Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz, also awarded the Special Jury Prize to 'The Riverbank' by Matheus Farias and Enock Carvalho. Hong Sangsoo won Best Director for his film 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'. The Best Performance awards were shared by Monica Bellucci for her role in 'Ketticè' and Kim Minhee for her performance in 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated outlets below carried any report on the Locarno Film Festival’s awards. The omission is a finding: the story did not appear in any right-rated digest or full report. ## Who covered it Shares of the 11 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 64% (7) - Centre: 27% (3) - Right: 9% (1) 7 of 18 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-15T16:45:21.645225+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 11 times; 1 check found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-15T17:30:29.740Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The six left-rated digests and two full reports led on the social themes in Șerban’s film. Variety described 'You Don’t Belong Here' as 'a study of anti-Roma racism' and noted a special mention for its young star, Teodor Butănescu. Le Temps highlighted the film’s focus on a country rarely at the centre of cinematic attention. Il Fatto Quotidiano called it an 'intimate story' that brought marginalised perspectives to the festival. - Variety and Deadline both quoted the jury’s citation for Șerban’s film, which praised its 'singularity of vision' and 'extraordinary mastery of cinematic language'. The reports also emphasised the diversity of the winners: Variety noted that Kim Minhee’s award was gender-neutral, while Le Temps described the festival’s selection as lacking established names except for Hong Sangsoo. ### Centre - The two centre-rated reports focused on the festival’s atmosphere and the technical merits of the winning films. ANSA, in its full report, led with the jury’s praise for Șerban’s 'force of screenplay' and 'mastery of cinematic language'. It also quoted festival director Giona A. Nazzaro, who called the awards 'vital and contemporary', reflecting the industry’s transformations. - Corriere Della Sera’s digest described the festival as drawing a 'large and enthusiastic audience' over eleven days. Neither centre-rated report mentioned the social or political themes in 'You Don’t Belong Here' that the left-rated reports highlighted. ### Right No separate framing summary. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - high: 11 - unknown: 7 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Observador](https://observador.pt/2026/08/15/locarno-you-dont-belong-here-de-florin-serban-vence-leopardo-de-ouro) — Locarno. - You Don't Belong Here, by Florin Serban, Wins Leopardo of Gold - [Télérama.fr](https://telerama.fr/cinema/festival-du-film-de-locarno-le-leopard-d-or-decerne-au-film-de-florin-erban-7032444.php) — Locarno Film Festival: The Golden Leopard Awarded to the Film by Florin ȘErban - [Hot News](https://hotnews.ro/regizorul-roman-florin-serban-castiga-marele-premiu-la-festivalul-de-la-locarno-cu-filmul-nu-e-locul-tau-aici-2325329) — Romanian Director Florin Sérban Wins the Grand Prize at the Locarno Festival, with the Film "It's Not Your Place Here" - HotNews.ro - [Corriere Della Sera](https://corriere.it/spettacoli/cinema-serie-tv/26_agosto_15/locarno79-il-pardo-d-oro-a-you-don-t-belong-here-nu-e-locul-tau-aici-di-florin-erban-da1f02ad-034b-4197-ba20-1ba64ef9bxlk.shtml) — Locarno 79: the Pardo d'Oro a "You Don't Belong Here" (Nu and Locul Tau Aici) - [rtl.lu](https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/monica-bellucci-and-florin-serban-win-at-locarno-film-festival-1757839109) — 79th edition: Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival - [Le Temps](https://letemps.ch/culture/ecrans/you-don-t-belong-here-du-realisateur-roumain-florin-serban-remporte-le-leopard-d-or-du-79e-locarno-film-festival) — "You Don的t Belong Here" Romanian Director Florin 的Erban Wins the Golden Leopard of the 79th Locarno Film Festival - [Il Fatto Quotidiano](https://ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/08/15/locarno-film-festival-pardo-oro-serban-notizie/8479881) — Locarno Film Festival 2025: Pardo d'Oro in Florin Ðerban - [ANSA](https://ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2026/08/15/film-romeno-vince-il-pardo-doro-a-locarno-premiata-anche-monica-bellucci_ffa415f9-e0af-4fd4-b629-e0b3d31b03d8.html) — Romanian Film Wins the Pardo D'oro in Locarno, Also Awarded Monica Bellucci - [suedtirolnews.it](https://suedtirolnews.it/unterhaltung/kultur/goldener-leopard-fuer-film-aus-rumaenien-in-locarno) — Golden Leopard for Film From Romania in Locarno - [watson](https://watson.ch/schweiz/leben/607309467-locarno-film-festival-rumaenisches-vater-sohn-drama-holt-pardo-d-oro) — Romanian Father-Son Drama Gets Top Prize in Locarno - [France24](https://france24.com/en/live-news/20260815-monica-bellucci-and-florin-serban-win-at-locarno-film-festival) — Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival - [ORF.at News](https://orf.at/stories/3439253) — Locarno: Golden Leopard for Film From Romania - [RTS](https://rts.ch/info/culture/cinema/2026/article/le-leopard-d-or-de-locarno-va-au-film-roumain-nu-e-locul-tau-aici-29329288.html) — The Leopard of Locarno Goes to the Romanian Film "Nu E Locul Tau Aici" - [onetz.de](https://onetz.de/deutschland-welt/filmfest-locarno-goldener-leopard-fuer-film-rumaenien-id5470627.html) — Filmfest Locarno: Golden Leopard for Film From Romania - [Ara.cat](https://ara.cat/cultura/cinema/critica-locarno-premia-lejos-arboles-meritxell-colell_1_5824880.html) — The Locarno Critics Award 'Away From the Trees', by Meritxell Colell - [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/locarno-award-winners-monica-bellucci-kim-minhee-1236835378) — Florin Şerban’s ‘You Don’t Belong Here’ Wins Golden Leopard at Locarno, as Monica Bellucci and Kim Minhee Take Acting Awards - [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/08/locarno-film-festival-winners-florin-serban-monica-bellucci-1237040623) — Locarno Film Festival Winners: Florin Șerban, Monica Bellucci - [The Hollywood Reporter](https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/locarno-2026-awards-winners-monica-bellucci-hong-sang-soo-1236673771) — Locarno Film Festival Awards Go to ‘You Don’t Belong Here,’ Hong Sangsoo, Monica Bellucci ## Questions **What film won the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival?** Florin Șerban’s 'You Don’t Belong Here' won the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The jury awarded it for its screenplay, vision and cinematic language, and it included a 75,000-franc cash prize. **Who won the Best Performance awards at Locarno this year?** Monica Bellucci and Kim Minhee shared the Best Performance award at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. Bellucci won for her role in 'Ketticè', while Minhee was recognised for her performance in 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'. **Which outlets covered the Locarno Film Festival awards?** Six left-rated outlets and two centre-rated outlets covered the awards, including Variety, ANSA and Le Temps. No right-rated outlet reported on the festival’s results this year. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/media/locarno-film-festival-awards-golden-leopard-to-romanian-director-florin-serban. 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