The 70th Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 2017 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival's opening film was Tomorrow and Thereafter () directed by Noémie Lvovsky. The closing film was Gotthard â One Life, One Soul directed by Kevin Merz.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to the documentary film Mrs. Fang directed by Wang Bing.
Juries
International Competition
Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)
Leopards<nowiki/> of Tomorrow
Official Sections
The following films were screened in the sections below:
Piazza Grande: Prefestival
Piazza Grande
International Competition (Concorso internazionale)
Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)
Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani)
International competition (Concorso internazionale)
<span style="background:#FAEB86">Highlighted title</span> indicates Leopard of Tomorrow winner
National competition (Concorso nazionale)
<span style="background:#FAEB86">Highlighted title</span> indicates Leopard of Tomorrow winner
Signs of Life
Open Doors Screenings
Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)
History (s) of cinema (Histoire(s) du cinéma)
Pardo dâÂÂonore Manor to Jean-Marie Straub
Leopard of Honor to Todd Haynes (Pardo dâÂÂonore Manor_
Locarno70
Tributes to
Award Screenings
Locarno Kids
Retrospettiva â Jacques Tourneur
Panorama Suisse
Swiss Cinema Rediscovered
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.
Official Awards
The following awards were presented for films shown in competition:
Concorso internazionale
Concorso Cineasti del presente
- Pardo dâÂÂOro Cineasti del Presente: 3/4 (Three Quarters) directed by Ilian Metev, Bulgaria, Germany
- Premio Speciale della Giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del Presente (Special Jury Prize): Milla directed by Valerie Massadian, France, Portugal
- Premio per il Miglior Regista Emergente â Cittàe Regione di Locarno (Prize for the Best Emerging Director): Kim Dae-Hwan for Cho-haeng (The First Lap), South Korea
- Special Mention: Distant Constellation directed by Shevaun Mizrahi, USA, Turkey, Netherlands
- Special Mention: Verão Danado directed by Pedro Cabeleira, Portugal
Signs of Life
- Signs of Life Award electronic-art.foundation for Best Film: Cocote directed by Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Germany, Qatar
- Fondación Casa Wabi â Mantarraya Award: Dane Komljen for Phantasiesätze, Germany, Denmark
- Special Mention: Era uma vez BrasÃÂlia (Once there was Brazil) directed by Adirley Queirós, Brazil, Portugal
First Feature
- Swatch First Feature Award (Prize for Best First Feature): Scary Mother directed by Ana Urushadze, Georgia, Estonia
- Swatch Art Peace Hotel Award: Meteorlar (Meteors) directed by Gürcan Keltek, Netherlands, Turkey
- Special Mention: Dene wos guet geit (Those Who Are Fine) directed by Cyril Schäublin, Switzerland
Pardi di domani
Concorso Internazionale
- Pardino dâÂÂOro for the Best International Short Film â Premio SRG SSR: António e Catarina directed by Cristina Hanes, Portugal
- Pardino dâÂÂArgento SRG SSR for the Concorso Internazionale: Shmama directed by Miki Polonski, Israel
- Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards â Premio Pianifica: Jeunes Hommes àla Fenêtre (Young Men at their Window) directed by Loukianos Moshonas, France
- Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award: Kapitalistis directed by Pablo Muñoz Gomez, Belgium, France
- Special Mention: Armageddon 2 directed by Corey Hughes, Cuba
Concorso Nazionale
- Pardino dâÂÂOro for the Best Swiss Short Film â Premio Swiss Life: Rewind Forward directed by Justin Stoneham, Switzerland
- Pardino dâÂÂArgento Swiss Life for the Concorso Nazionale: 59 Secondes directed by Mauro Carraro, Switzerland
- Best Swiss Newcomer Award: Les Intranquilles directed by Magdalena Froger, Switzerland
Prix du Public UBS
Variety Piazza Grande Award
- Variety Piazza Grande Award: Three Peaks directed by Jan Zabeil, Germany, Italy
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