Actress Virginie Efira honoured at Locarno Film Festival

Belgian-French actress Virginie Efira has received the Leopard Club Award at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. This award recognises a figure whose work in cinema has left a lasting impression on the collective imagination. Winner of a César Award in 2023 for her role in Alice Winocour’s Revoir Paris, Virginie Efira has established herself in recent years as one of the leading figures in French-language cinema. She has notably starred in films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Benedetta, Elle) and…