The 56th Locarno Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 August 2003 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 27 world premieres and films from 17 countries were screened. The festival opened with a screening on the Piazza Grande of the restored print of Vincente Minnelli's The Band Wagon (1953). The Piazza Grande is the 7,000 seat open-air theater assembled in the town square each year. This year it had a 85 by 46 feet screen making it was the largest outdoor screen in Europe. The Leopard of Honor was awarded to Ken Loach for his cinematic career.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar. The film won 90,000 Swiss Francs (US$66,513) to be split between producers and the director. Both second prize Silver Leopards were awarded 30,000 Swiss Francs (US$22,171).
Official Jury
Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:
Piazza Grande
Piazza Grande
International Competition
Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
Competition
In Progress
Filmmakers of The Present - In Progress (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
Video
Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
Video HRW
Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)
Swiss Competition
Scandinavia Competition
Retrospective (Leopards of Tomorrow)
Scandinavia Retrospective
Leopards of Tomorrow / Filmmakers of the Present
Open Doors
Open Doors - Cuba
Tribute To â To Dürenmatt
Retrospective â All That Jazz
DIVERS
Human Rights Program
In Progress
Video Competition
Independent Sections
Critics Week
The Semaine de la Critique is an independent section, created in 1990 by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in partnership with the Locarno Film Festival.
Swiss
Appellation Swiss
Official Awards
<u>International Competition</u>
- Golden Leopard: Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar
- Silver Leopard: Thirteen directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
- Special Jury Prize: Maria directed by Calin Netzer
- Leopard for Best Actress: Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN, Diana Dumbrava in MARIA, Kirron Kher in KHAMOSH PANI
- Leopard for Best Actor: Serban Ionescu in MARIA
- Special Jury Mention: Onna Rihatsushi No Koi directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, Danehaye Rize Barf directed by Alireza Amini
<u>Piazza Grande</u>
- Prix du Public UBS: Das Wunder Von Bern directed by Sönke Wortmann
<u>Leopards of Tomorrow competition</u>
- Golden Leopard, SRG SSR idée Suisse Prize, New Swiss Talents: L'ESCALIER directed by Frédéric Mermoud
- Silver Leopard, Eastman Kodak Company Prize, New Swiss Talents: Le Dormeur directed by Richard Szotyori
- "Action Light" Prize, New Swiss Talents: Meyers directed by Steven Hayes
- Golden Leopard, SRG SSR Idée Suisse Prize, Scandinavian Films: Viktor Och Hans BRÃÂDER directed by MÃÂ¥rten Klingberg
- Silver Leopard, Eastman Kodak Company Prize, scandinavian Films: Onnenpeli 2001 directed by Aleksi Salmenperä
- Film und Video Subtitling Prize, scandinavian Films: Heimat directed by Arild Fröhlich
<u>"Cinema e Gioventù" â Leopards of Tomorrow Jury</u>
- Youth Jury Prize, short films, "Scandinavia" Competition: Regjeringen Martin directed by Roar Uthaug
- Special Mention, Youth Jury, short films, "Scandinavia" Competition: Tunnelen directed by Claus Schrøder Nielsen
- Youth Jury Prize, short films, "Switzerland" Competition: Viandes directed by Bruno Deville
- Special Mention, Youth Jury, short films, "Switzerland" Competition: Schenglet directed by Laurent Nègre
<u>Video Competition Jury</u>
- Golden Leopard, Video C.P Company, Video Jury: Cantata De Las Cosas Solas directed by Willi Behnisch, IXIÃÂME, JOURNAL D'UN PRIONNIER directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
- Special Mention, Video Jury: Erkennen Und Verfolgen directed by Harun Farocki
<u>Ecumenical Jury</u>
- Oecumenical Jury Prize: Khamosh Pani
<u>CICAE â Art & Essai Award Jury</u>
- CICAE Jury Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
- Special Mention, CICAE Jury: Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
<u>NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Jury</u>
- NETPAC Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
<u>Youth Jury</u>
- First Prize, Youth Jury: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
- Second Prize, Youth Jury: Au Sud Des Nuages directed by Jean-Francois Amiguet
- Third Prize, Youth Jury: Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
- Special Prize "The environnement is the quality of life": Danehaye Rize Barf directed by Alireza Amini
- Special Mention, Youth Jury: Maria directed by Calin Netzer, Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar
<u>FICC Jury</u>
- Don Quijote Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
- Special Mention, FICC Jury: Les Marins Perdus directed by Claire Devers
<u>SRG SSR idée suisse | Semain de la critique Award</u>
- SSR SRG idée Suisse Prize, Critics Week: The Weather Underground directed by Sam Green
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