[1] The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Godless, directed by Ralitza Petrova.

The primary Selection Committee included Mark Peranson (Head of Programming), Lorenzo Esposito, Sergio Fant, and Aurélie Godet.

[2] The Leopards of Tomorrow section was programmed by Alessandro Marcionni (Head), Gonzalo De Pedro Amatria, Liz Harkman, and Bruno Quiblier.

[6][9] Leopards of Tomorrow is the festival's competitive program for short films, with separate international and Swiss sections.

[14][15] Beginning in 2016, the Open Doors screening and development section initiated a three-year focus on eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.