First Look 2024
Locarno’s work in progress section, aiming to showcase films in any post-production stage from a different territory, every year. The focus country for the 2024 edition is Spain.

Locarno’s work in progress section, aiming to showcase films in any post-production stage from a different territory, every year. The focus country for the 2024 edition is Spain.
First Look is the work in progress section of Locarno Film Festival, taking place during the Locarno Pro Days and selecting 6 feature films in post-production stage from a different focus country every year. Since 2012, First Look was launchpad for new productions from Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Israel, Poland, Baltic Countries, Portugal, Serbia, Switzerland, Germany and the UK.
For its 13th edition (9-11 August, 2024), the Locarno Film Festival’s First Look initiative focused on Spanish Cinema, thanks to a partnership with ICAA, the Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts, and ICEX Spain Trade & Investment. Work in Progress were presented to an audience of sales agents, buyers, programmers and representatives from post-production support funds, with a view to aiding their completion and enhancing both their sales prospects and international festival runs.
First Look 2024 selection:
A jury of international festival directors and curators awarded several prizes, including the Antaviana Films First Look Award covering post-production services up to € 50,000; an award by post-production company Laserfilm cine y vídeo worth € 5.000, which can, for example, be spent on subtitles, audiodescriptions, spotting lists, transcriptions or a DCP; and the Music Library &SFX/Acorde Award worth € 45,000, consisting in music supervision services at Music Library &SFX’s labs. Like last year, leading industry magazine Le Film Français offered an award worth €5,600 of advertising space and Jannuzzi Smith selected one project to win the design of an international poster worth € 10,000.
The 2024 First Look on Spanish Cinema winners are:
For info please contact industry@locarnofestival.ch