The 74th annual Locarno Festival was held from 4 August to 14 August 2021 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was Beckett by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, which had its world premiere on 4 August. The 74th edition of Locarno Film Festival hosted 14 films including 7 world premieres in Piazza Grande among which half were European productions. More than 75,000 spectators attended the festival, half the attendance rate in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash directed by Edwin.
Events
Rotonda by la Mobiliare - Come together!
This event will be held from 30 July to 14 August. It is Locarno Film FestivalâÂÂs communal space, which embraces existing audience and greets new people. It will have following platforms:
- Art
- Virtual Reality
- Forum
- Talks
- Music
- Food and beverage
- Kids town
- Come together
Locarno Talks la Mobiliare
During the course of the film festival, it will be a stage for exchanging and debating ideas and perspectives. It will have encounters with people from the world of art, photography, cinema music, politics and science.
Cinema and Youth
This is an initiative open to 28 final year students of high school or vocational school of Switzerland and Northern Italy, aged between 18 and 23. They will be privileged viewers as they may watch the screenings, meet directors and actors/actresses, attend specially organized introductory lectures on film language. In addition they will have access to the sidebar events.
Juries
International competition
Filmmakers of the present competition
Leopards of Tomorrow
- Kamal Aljafari, Palestinian filmmaker and artist
- Marie-Pierre Macia, French Producer
- Adina Pintilie (Romanian film director, screenwriter, visual artist and curator)
First Feature
- Amjad Abu Alala, Sudanese filmmaker
- Karina Ressler, Austrian editor
- Katharina Wyss, Switzerland filmmaker
Sections
The following films were selected to receive screening in the sections below:
Pre-Festival
- LYNX by Laurent Geslin
- Tomorrow My Love by Gitanjali Rao
Piazza Grande
International competition (Concorso internazionale)
<span style="background:#EAAA00">Highlighted title</span> indicates Golden Leopard winner
Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)
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Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani)
International competition (Concorso internazionale)
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National competition (Concorso nazionale)
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Competition of Author's Courts (Concorso Corti dâÂÂautore)
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Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)
Open Doors Screenings
History (s) of cinema (Histoire(s) du cinéma)
Retrospective (Retrospettiva)
Locarno Kids
Swiss Panorama (Panorama Suisse)
International Critics' Week (Semaine de la critique)
Official Awards
The following awards were presented for films shown in competition:
International Competition
Filmmakers of the Present Competition
- Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present: Brotherhood by Francesco Montagner
- Special Jury Prize: LâÂÂÃÂté LâÂÂéternité by ÃÂmilie Aussel
- Best Emerging Director: Hleb Papou for Il Legionario
- Leopard for the Best Actress: Saskia Rosendahl for No OneâÂÂs With the Calves
- Leopard for the Best Actor: Gia Agumava for Wet Sand
Leopards of Tomorrow
International Competition
- Pardino dâÂÂoro SRG SSR for the Best International Short Film:
- Neon Phantom by Leonardo Martinelli
- Pardino dâÂÂargento SRG SSR for the International Competition:
- The Demons of Dorothy by Alexis Langlois
- Pardi di domani Best Direction Award â BONALUMI Engineering:
- Eliane Esther Bots for In Flow of Words
- Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award:
- Home for Myriam Uwiragiye Birara
- Special Mentions:
- First Time (The Time For All But Sunset â Violet) by Nicolaas Schmidt
National Competition
- Pardino dâÂÂoro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short Film:
- Strangers by Nora Longatti
- Pardino dâÂÂargento Swiss Life for the National Competition:
- After A Room by Naomi Pacifique
- Best Swiss Newcomer Award:
- Flavio Luca Marano, Jumana Issa for It Must
Competition of Author's Courts
- Pardino dâÂÂoro Swiss Life for the Best Author Short Film:
- Creature by MarÃÂa Silvia Esteve
First Feature
- Swatch First Feature Award:
- She Will by Charlotte Colbert
- Special Mention: Holy Emy (Agia Emi) by Araceli Lemos
Special Awards
Excellence Award Davide Campari
Locarno Film Festival Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards
Special Lifetime Achievement Award
Prix du public UBS Award
Variety Piazza Grande Award
References
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