Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present

{{Short description|Award given to a film at the Locarno Film Festival}}

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{{Infobox award

| name = Golden Leopard — Filmmakers of the Present

| awarded_for = Best film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present"

| presenter = Locarno International Film Festival

| country = Switzerland

| year = 2006

| year2 = 2022

| holder = Nightsiren, (Svetlonoc) by Tereza Nvotová

| website =

}}

Filmmakers of the Present - Golden Leopard (Pardo d'oro Cineasti del presente) is an award at the Locarno International Film Festival, presented by the Jury to the best film of the section “Filmmakers of the Present". It was first awarded in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2006/07/locarno-59-goes-leaner-introduces-filmmakers-of-the-present-competition-76356/ |work=indiewire |title=Locarno 59 Goes Leaner; Introduces "Filmmakers of the Present" Competition |last=Brooks |first=Brain |date=31 July 2006 |access-date=30 May 2020}} It is dedicated to emerging directors from all over the world and devoted to first, second and third features.