69th Locarno Film Festival

The 69th Locarno Film Festival was held 3 to 13 August 2016 in Locarno, Switzerland. Carlo Chatrian was the festival's Artistic Director.

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. The Leopards of Tomorrow section was programmed by Alessandro Marcionni (Head), Gonzalo De Pedro Amatria, Liz Harkman, and Bruno Quiblier. The Retrospective program was curated by Olaf Möller and .

Official Section

Piazza Grande

The following films were selected for the Piazza Grande section:

International Competition (Concorso internazionale)

The following films were selected for the Concorso internazionale section:

Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

Filmmakers of the Present is the festival's competition for first or second feature films.

Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani)

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

International Competition (Concorso internazionale)

Swiss Competition (Concorso nazionale)

Signs of Life

Out of Competition (Fuori concorso)

Feature-length

Shorts

Histoire(s) du cinéma

Retrospective (Retrospettiva)

The 2016 retrospective section, Beloved and Rejected: Cinema in the young Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963, was centered around filmmaking in early West Germany.

Open Doors

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.

Feature-length

Shorts

Jury films

The festival presents films associated with jurors for the various competitive sections.

Official Awards

<u>International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)</u>

• Pardo d’oro: GODLESS by Ralitza Petrova, Bulgaria/Denmark/France
• Premio speciale della giuria (Special Jury Prize): INIMI CICATRIZATE (Scarred Hearts)by Radu Jude, Romania/Germany
• Pardo per la miglior regia (Best direction): JOÃO PEDRO RODRIGUESforO ORNITÓLOGO, Portugal/France/Brazil
• Pardo per la miglior interpretazione femminile (Best actress): IRENA IVANOVAforGODLESSby Ralitza Petrova, Bulgaria/Denmark/France
• Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile (Best actor): ANDRZEJ SEWERYNforOSTATNIA RODZINA (The Last Family) by Jan P. Matuszyński, Poland
• Special Mention: MISTER UNIVERSOby Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel, Austria/Italy

<u>Filmmakers of the Present Competition (Concorso Cineasti del presente)</u>

• Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio Nescens: EL AUGE DEL HUMANO by Eduardo Williams, Argentina/Brazil/Portugal
• Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente (Special Jury Prize): THE CHALLENGEby Yuri Ancarani, Italy/France/Switzerland
• Premio per il miglior regista emergente (Prize for the best emerging director): MARIKO TETSUYA for DESTRUCTION BABIES, Japan
• Special Mention: VIEJO CALAVERA by Kiro Russo, Bolivia/Qatar

<u>First Feature</u>

• Swatch First Feature Award (Prize for Best First Feature): EL FUTURO PERFECTOby Nele Wohlatz, Argentina
• Swatch Art Peace Hotel Award: MAUD ALPI for GORGE CŒUR VENTRE, France
• Special Mention: EL AUGE DEL HUMANO by Eduardo Williams, Argentina/Brazil/Portugal

<u>Leopard of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)</u>

• Concorso internazionale:
• Pardino d’oro per il miglior cortometraggio internazionale – Premio SRG SSR: L’IMMENSE RETOUR (ROMANCE)by Manon Coubia, Belgium/France
• Pardino d’argento SRG SSR per il Concorso internazionale: CILAOSby Camilo Restrepo, France
• Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianifica: L’IMMENSE RETOUR (ROMANCE) by Manon Coubia, Belgium/France
• Premio Film und Video Untertitelung: VALPARAISO by Carlo Sironi, Italy
• Special Mention: NON CASTUS by Andrea Castillo, Chile
• Concorso nazionale: Concorso nazionale
• Pardino d’oro per il miglior cortometraggio svizzero – Premio Swiss Life: DIE BRÜCKE ÜBER DEN FLUSSby Jadwiga Kowalska, Switzerland
• Pardino d’argento Swiss Life per il Concorso nazionale: GENESIS by Lucien Monot, Switzerland
• Best Swiss Newcomer Award: LA SÈVE by Manon Goupil, Switzerland

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