| Opening film | The Band Wagon directed by Vincente Minnelli |
|---|---|
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar |
| Artistic director | Irene Bignardi |
| No. of films | 27 World Premieres |
| Festival date | Opening: 6 August 2003 Closing: 16 August 2003 |
| Website | LFF |
The 56th Locarno Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 August 2003 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] There were 27 world premieres and films from 17 countries were screened. [1] The festival opened with a screening on the Piazza Grande of the restored print of Vincente Minnelli's The Band Wagon (1953). [2] 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. [3] [1] The Leopard of Honor was awarded to Ken Loach for his cinematic career. [4]
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar. [5] [6] 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). [7] [2]
The following films were screened in these sections: [8]
Piazza Grande
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alinghi: The Inside Story | Alinghi | Nicolas Wadimoff | 2003 | Ch |
| Any Way the Wind Blows | Tom Barman | 2003 | Belgium | |
| Calendar Girls | Nigel Cole | 2003 | Great Britain | |
| The Cremaster Cycle: Cremaster 3 | Matthew Barney | 2002 | USA, Great Britain | |
| The Miracle of Bern | Das Wunder Von Bern | Sönke Wortmann | 2003 | Germany |
| Die Mommie Die | Mark Rucker | 2003 | USA | |
| For Ever Mozart | Jean-Luc Godard | 1996 | France, Switzerland | |
| The Undesirables | Gli Indesiderabili | Pasquale Scimeca | 2002 | Italia |
| Holiday | George Cukor | 1938 | USA | |
| Fellini's Casanova | Il Casanova Di Federico Fellini | Federico Fellini | 1976 | Italia |
| The Cost of Living | Le Coût De La Vie | Philippe Le Guay | 2003 | France |
| Corn in Parliament | Mais Im Bundeshuus - Le Génie Helvétique | Jean-Stéphane Bron | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II | Mein Name ist Bach | Dominique De Rivaz | 2003 | Germany, Switzerland |
| My Brother-In-Law | Mio Cognato | Alessandro Pepe | 2003 | Italia |
| Bread and Chocolate | Pane E Cioccolata | Franco Brusati | 1974 | Italia |
| Raghu Romeo | Rajat Kapoor | 2003 | India | |
| Raining Stones | Ken Loach | 1993 | Great Britain | |
| The Band Wagon | Vincente Minnelli | 1953 | USA | |
| A Year Along the Abandoned Road | Året Gjennom Børfjord | Morten Skallerud | 1991 | Norway |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Years of Alcohol | Richard Jobson | 2003 | Great Britain | |
| Au Sud Des Nuages | Clouds South | Jean-François Amiguet | 2003 | Switzerland, France |
| Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Geurigo, Bom | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | Kim Ki-duk | 2003 | Korea, Germany |
| Böse Zellen | Evil Cells | Barbara Albert | 2003 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Chokher Bali | Rituparno Ghosh | 2003 | India | |
| Danehaye Rize Barf | Alireza Amini | 2003 | Iran | |
| Dependencia Sexual | Sexual Dependence | Rodrigo Bellott | 2003 | Bolivia, USA |
| Gori Vatra | The Fire Burns | Pjer Žalica | 2003 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Il Vestito Da Sposa | The Wedding Dress | Fiorella Infascelli | 2003 | Italia |
| Khamosh Pani | Silent Water | Sabiha Sumar | 2003 | Pakistan, France, Germany |
| Les Marins perdus | Lost Sailors | Claire Devers | 2003 | France |
| Los Guantes Magicos | Magic Gloves | Martín Rejtman | 2003 | Argentina |
| Malen'Kie Ljudi | Malen'kie People | Nariman Turebayev | 2003 | France, Kazakhstan |
| Maria | Călin Peter Netzer | 2003 | Romania | |
| Mister V | Mr. V | Émilie Deleuze | 2003 | France |
| Onna Rihatsushi No Koi | Female Barber's Love | Masahiro Kobayashi | 2003 | Japan |
| Ora O Mai Piu' | Lucio Pellegrini | 2003 | Italia | |
| Thirteen | Catherine Hardwicke | 2002 | USA | |
| Violence Des Échanges En Milieu Tempéré | Violence of Exchanges in Temperate Environment | Jean-Marc Moutout | 2003 | France |
| Filmmakers of the Present – Competition (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Adieu | Arnaud des Pallières | 2003 | France | |
| Baobab | Laurence Attali | 2000 | France, Senegal | |
| Capturing the Friedmans | Andrew Jarecki | 2003 | USA | |
| En Ausencia | In Absence | Lucia Cedrón | 2002 | Argentina |
| Europe 99Euro-Films2 | Tony Baillargeat, Nacho Cerdà, Rolf Peter Kahl, Harry Kümel, Benjamin Quabeck, Richard Stanley, Ellen Ten Damme, Stefan Wagner, Xawiery Zulawski | 2003 | Germany | |
| Gagooman | Houshang Noorollahi | 2002 | Iran | |
| Geu Jip Ap | Ginger | Gina Kim | 2003 | South Korea, USA |
| Histoire D'Un Secret | Secret Story | Mariana Otero | 2002 | France |
| Il Dono | The Gift | Michelangelo Frammartino | 2003 | Italia |
| Il Ritorno Del Figlio Prodigo / Umiliati | The Return of the Prodigal / Humiliated Son | Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | 2002 | France |
| Jött Egy Busz | Came a Bus | Viktor Bodò, Kornél Mundruczó, György Pálfi, Arpad Shilling, Ferenc Török | 2002 | Hungary |
| La Nuit Sera Longue | The Night will be Long | Olivier Torres | 2003 | France |
| Le Déchaussé | Laurence Attali | 2003 | Senegal | |
| Los Rubios | The Blonds | Albertina Carri | 2003 | Argentina |
| Miso | Kyung-hee PARK | 2003 | Korea | |
| Mods | 2002 | France | ||
| Mundo Civilizado | Civilized World | Luca Guadagnino | 2003 | Italia |
| Même Le Vent | Even the Wind | Laurence Attali | 1999 | France, Senegal |
| Nadar Solo | Swim Alone | Ezequiel Acuña | 2003 | Argentina |
| Namehaye Baad | Name Later | Alireza Amini | 2002 | Iran |
| Nos | Cláudia Tomaz | 2003 | Portugal | |
| Ramàd | Ramed | Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige | 2003 | France, Lebanon |
| Skinhead Attitude | Daniel Schweizer | 2003 | Switzerland, Germany, France | |
| Tokyo.Sora | Tomorrow. Sky | Ishikawa Hiroshi | 2002 | Japan |
| Toutes-Ces Belles Promesses | All this Beautiful Promises | Jean-Paul Civeyrac | 2003 | France |
| Uncut | Gionata Zarantonello | 2003 | Italia | |
Filmmakers of The Present - In Progress (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
| Cineasti del Presente / IN PROGRESS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| A Luz Das Palavras | The Light of Words | Carlos Adriano | 1992 | Brazil |
| A Voz E O Vazio: A Vez De Vassourinha | The Voice and the Emptiness: The Turn of Vassourinha | Carlos Adriano | 1998 | Brazil |
| Angels Camp | Emmanuelle Laure Antille | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Forty Below-A Film Trilogy | Clare Langan | 1999 | Ireland | |
| Glass Hour | Clare Langan | 2002 | Ireland | |
| Militância | Militancy | Carlos Adriano | 2002 | Brazil |
| O Papa Da Pulp: R. F. Lucchetti | Or Pope from Pulp: R. F. Lucchetti | Carlos Adriano | 2002 | Brazil |
| Point De Vue | Point of View | Emanuel Bovet | 2003 | France |
| Remanescências | Remnance | Carlos Adriano | 1997 | Brazil |
| Suspens | Suspense | Carlos Adriano | 1989 | Brazil |
| Too Dark For Night | Clare Langan | 2001 | Ireland | |
| Vb51 | Vanessa Beecroft | 2002 | France | |
Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
| Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Aline | 2003 | Switzerland | ||
| Assenza, Più Acuta Presenza | Absence, more Acute Presence | Paolo Brunatto | 2003 | Italia |
| Bologna Centrale | 2003 | France | ||
| Carol Rama Di Più, Ancora Di Più | Carol Rama More, Even more | Simone Pierini | 2003 | Italia |
| Chronique Des Love-Hôtels Au Japon | Love-Hotel Chronicle in Japan | 2003 | France | |
| Flores De Septiembre | September Flowers | Pablo Osores, Roberto Testa, Nicolas Wainszebaum | 2003 | Argentina |
| Franco Vaccari. Fuori Schema. 1966-2002 Film E Video | Franco Vaccari. Out of Scheme. 1966-2002 Movies and Videos | Franco Vaccari | 2003 | Italia |
| Full House In Malalai | Lech Kowalski | 2003 | France | |
| Imago-L'Immaginario Di Federico Fellini | Imago-the Imagination of Federico Fellini | Leo Antinozzi, Alessandro De Michele | 2003 | Italia |
| Juste Avant L'Orage | Just Before the Storm | 2003 | France | |
| Le Roi Rodin | King Rodin | 2003 | France | |
| Madness In The Desert | Satyajit Bhatkal | 2003 | India | |
| Marguerite, Telle Qu'En Elle-Même | Marguerite, as in Itself | Dominique Auvray | 2002 | France |
| Nando, Andata E Ritorno | Nando, Round Trip | Patricia Boillat, Elena Gugliuzza | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Portrait Sur Douglas Gordon (Nâ°1) | Portrait on Douglas Gordon (Nâ 1) | Yvon Lambert, Chantal Lasbats | 2003 | France |
| Résurrection | Resurrection | Julien Hallard, Guillaume Paturel | France, USA | |
| Skateboard Confidential | Stefano Pistolini, Massimo Salucci | 2003 | Italia | |
| Tishe! | Quiet! | 2003 | Russia | |
| Tous Ont Besoin D'Amour [Barcelona] | All Need Love [barcelona] | Arnold Pasquier | 2003 | France |
| Tous Ont Besoin D'Amour [Palermo] | All Need Love [palermo] | Arnold Pasquier | 2002 | France |
| Trilogie Newyorkaise - Brooklin 02 | Trilogie Newyorkais - Brooklin 02 | Julien Hallard, Guillaume Paturel | 2003 | France |
| Tristano E Tabucchi | Tristan and Tabucchi | Veronica Noseda, Marcello Togni | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Valentine | Guillaume Paturel | Fr, USA | ||
Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
| Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| A Kite | Razi Mohebi | 2003 | Afghanistan | |
| Kabul Cinema | Cemonon | Mirwais Rekab | 2002 | Afghanistan |
| Robert Capa In Love And War | Anne Makepeace | 2002 | USA | |
| Sacrify | Homayoun Paiz | 2003 | Afghanistan | |
| Sophiatown | 2003 | Great Britain, Ireland, Africa | ||
| The Day My God Died | Andrew Levine | 2002 | USA | |
| The Murder Of Emmett Till | Stanley Nelson Jr. | 2002 | USA | |
| Leopards of Tomorrow - Swiss Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Big Shoes To Fill | Michelle Porter | 2002 | Canada, Switzerland | |
| Blanc-Bec | Robert Nortik | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Green Oaks | Ruxandra Zenide | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| L'Escalier | The Staircase | Frédéric Mermoud | 2002 | Switzerland, France |
| La Moto De Ma Mère | My Mother's Motorcycle | Séverine Cornamusaz | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Le Dormeur | The Sleeper | Richard Szotyori | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Les Tartines | Tartinas | Anthony Vouardoux, Tania Zambrano Ovalle | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Maldimamma | Giuliana Ghielmini | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Meyers | Steven Hayes | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Oscar | Roberto Martinez | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Pas De Deux | No Two | Lawrence Grimm | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Paul Und Lila | Paul and Purple | Güzin Kar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Petit(S) Cadavre(S) Personnel(S) | Small Personal Corpse (s) (s) | Nadège De Benoit-Luthy | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Schenglet | Laurent Nègre | 2002 | Switzerland | |
| Sunntig | South | Barbara Kulcsar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Viandes | Meats | Bruno Deville | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Leopards of Tomorrow - Scandinavia Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Att Döda Ett Barn | To Kill a Child | Björne Larsson, Alexander Skarsgård | 2003 | Sweden |
| Boogie Woogie Pappa | Boogie Woogie Daddy | Erik Bäfving | 2001 | Sweden |
| Caravan | Dag Mørk | 2002 | Norway | |
| Contra | Raimo Uunila | 2002 | Finland | |
| Den Andra Sidan | The Other Side | Korosh Mirhosseini | 2003 | Sweden |
| Der Er En Yndig Mand | There is a Lovely Man | Martina Stranska | 2002 | Denmark |
| Dykkerdrengen | The Diving Boy | Morten Giese | 2003 | Denmark |
| Forfall | Decay | Geir Henning Hopland | 2002 | Norway |
| Gråvejr | Gray Weather | Anne Heeno | 2001 | Denmark |
| Gömd I Tiden | Hidden in Time | Jens Jonsson | 2003 | Sweden |
| Habibti Min Elskede | Habibti My Loved One | Pernille Fischer Christensen | 2002 | Denmark |
| Heimat | Hometown | Arild Fröhlich | 2002 | Norway |
| Hotel Rienne | Hotel Nothing | Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson | 2002 | Sweden |
| Houdinis Hund | Houdini's Dog | Sara Johnsen | 2002 | Norway |
| Kala | Different | Jonathan Davies | 2002 | Finland |
| Keinu | Wave | Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää | 2003 | Finland |
| Malcolm | Baker Karim | 2002 | Sweden | |
| Memphis | Thorgeir Gudmundsson | 2002 | Iceland | |
| Morgenstemning | Morning Mood | Eva Sørhaug | 2001 | Norway |
| Onnenpeli 2001 | Lucky Game 2001 | Aleksi Salmenperä | 2001 | Finland |
| Redd Barna | Save the Children | Terje Rangnes | 2002 | Norway |
| Regjeringen Martin | Government Martin | Roar Uthaug | 2002 | Norway |
| Risteys | Intersection | Selma Vilhunen | 2002 | Finland |
| Tempo | 2002 | Sweden | ||
| Tunnelen | Tunnel | Claus Schrøder Nielsen | 2002 | Denmark |
| Viktor Och Hans Bröder | Viktor and His Brothers | Mårten Klingberg | 2002 | Sweden |
| Woyzecks Sidste Symfoni | Woyzeck's Last Symphony | Nikolaj Arcel | 2001 | Denmark |
Scandinavia Retrospective
| Scandinavia Retrospective – Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Att Döda Ett Barn | To Kill a Child | Gösta Werner | 1953 | Se |
| Bara Prata Lite | Just Talk a Little | Lukas Moodysson | 1997 | Se |
| Capriccio | Whim | Ole Askman | 1967 | Denmark |
| De Beste Går Først | The Best Go First | Hans petter Moland | 2002 | No |
| De Nåede Faergen | They Reached the Faergen | Carl-Theodor Dreyer | 1948 | Denmark |
| Dypets Ensomhet | The Loneliness of the Deep | Thomas Lien, Joachim Solum | 1995 | No |
| Døren Som Ikke Smakk | The Door that Didn't Taste | Jens Lien | 2000 | No |
| Eating Out | Pål Sletaune | 1993 | No | |
| Echo | Arnljot Berg | 1967 | No | |
| Elsa | Marja Pensala | 1981 | Fi | |
| En Förtrollad Kväll | An Enchanted Evening | Per Carleson | 2001 | Se |
| Familiebildet | Family | Oddvar Einarson | 1982 | No |
| Flugten | The Escape | Albert Mertz, Jørgen Roos | 1942 | Denmark |
| Før Gæsterne Kommer | Before Guests Come | Jon Bang Mertz | 1986 | Denmark |
| Gränsen | The Limit | Reza Parsa | 1995 | Denmark, Se |
| Gömd | Hidden | David Aronowitsch, Hanna Heilborn, Mats Johansson | 2002 | Se, Fi, Denmark |
| Helgoland | Karin Westerlund | 2001 | Denmark | |
| Hyppääjä | Jumper | Pv Lehtinen | 2000 | Fi |
| Härlig Är Jorden | Lovely is the Earth | Roy Andersson | 1991 | Se |
| Jag Minns Lena Svedberg | I Remember Lena Svedberg | Carl Johan De Geer | 1999 | Se |
| Karins Ansikte | Karin's Face | Ingmar Bergman | 1986 | Se |
| Kovat Miehet | Hard Men | Maarit Lalli | 1999 | Fi |
| Kristoball | Arild Kristo | 1967 | No | |
| Livet I Danmark | Life in Denmark | Jørgen Leth | 1971 | Denmark |
| Lost Weekend | Dagur Kári | 1999 | Is | |
| M.A. Numminen Goes Tech-No | Claes Olson | 1995 | Fi | |
| M.A. Numminen Meets Schubert | Claes Olson | 1997 | Fi | |
| M.A. Numminen Sings Wittgestein | M.A. Numminen Sings Wittgenstein | Claes Olson | 1993 | Fi |
| Madur & Verksmidja | Madur & Workshop | Thorgeir Thorgeirsson | 1967 | Is |
| Matka | Travel | Pirjo Hokkanen | 1983 | Fi |
| Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers | Ola Simsonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson | 2001 | Se | |
| Människor I Stad | People in City | Arne Sucksdorff | 1947 | Se |
| Non Stop | Kari Paljakka | 1987 | Fi | |
| Operasjon Blodsrøyt | Operation Blood Smoke | Bredo Greve | 1968 | No |
| Pigen Som Var Søster | The Girl Who Was Sister | Pernille Fischer Christensen | 1997 | Denmark |
| Reparation | Jens Jonsson | 2001 | Se | |
| Rocky Vi | Aki Kaurismäki | 1986 | Fi | |
| Siggi Valli Á Mótorhjóli | Siggi Valli on a Motorcycle | Bödvar Bjarki Pétursson | 1997 | Is, Denmark |
| Stopp | Stop | Pål Øie | 1999 | No, Denmark |
| Tann For Tann | Tooth for Tooth | Emil Stang Lund | 1998 | No |
| These Boots | Aki Kaurismäki | 1992 | Fi | |
| Those Were The Days | Aki Kaurismäki | 1991 | Fi | |
| Thru The Wire | Aki Kaurismäki | 1987 | Fi | |
| Tidens Ansikte | The Face of the Time | Elefteria Kalogritsa | 2000 | Se |
| Two Little Girls And A War | María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir | 1995 | Is | |
| Utukt | Unemployment | Dag Johan Haugerud | 2000 | No |
| Valehtelija | The Liar | Mika Kaurismäki | 1981 | Fi |
| Vokse Opp | Grow | Anja Breien | 1967 | No |
| Leopards of Tomorrow / Filmmakers of the Present | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Interface: Cartographie N.3 | Interface: Mapping N.3 | Pierre-Yves Borgeaud | 2003 | Switzerland |
| L'Arrivée | The First Day: The Arrivla | Fernand Melgar | Switzerland | |
| L'Ordination | The First Day: The Ordination | Fernand Melgar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| La Rentrée | The First Day: Back to School | Fernand Melgar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| La Vente | The First Day: The Sale | Fernand Melgar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| La Visite | The First Day: Visit | Fernand Melgar | Switzerland | |
| Le Combat | The First Day: The Fight | Fernand Melgar | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Little Girl Blue | Anna Luif | 2003 | Switzerland, Germany | |
| Mieux Que Rien | Better than Nothing | Julien Sulser | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Rekrutenschule Schweiz | Recruit School Switzerland | Kevin Merz | 2003 | Switzerland |
| The Greenhouse Infect | Vincent Pluss, Kylie Walters | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Voyage Sublime Au Pays Du Gafghanistan | Sublime Trip to the Country of Gafghanistan | Claude Baechtold | 2003 | Switzerland |
Open Doors - Cuba
| Open Doors - Cuba | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| 90 Miles | Juan Carlos Zaldívar | 2001 | Cuba | |
| Amor Vertical | Arturo Sotto Diaz | 1997 | Cuba | |
| Bendita Tv | Blessed TV | Marcelo Müller | 2001 | Cuba |
| Distancias | Distances | Akiko Majima | 2001 | Cuba |
| El Ebanista | The Cabanist | Pablo Ortega | 2001 | Cuba |
| El Ultimo Vagon | The Last Vagon | 2001 | Cuba | |
| Gente Que Llora. S.A. (G.Q.L.) | People Who Cry. S.A. (G.Q.L.) | Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla | 2001 | Cuba |
| Hacerse El Sueco | Get the Swedish | Daniel Díaz Torres | 2000 | Cuba |
| Ilusiòn | Ilusios | Juana Castell Palou | 2001 | Cuba |
| La Epoca Y El Encanto De Fin De Siglo | The Era and the Charm of the End of the Century | Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti | 1999 | Cuba |
| La Venganza Sangrienta De Kiyoshi | Kiyoshi's Bloody Revenge | Leonor Urdaneta Gallardo | 2001 | Cuba |
| La Vida Es Silbar | Life is Whistling | Fernando Perez | 1998 | Cuba |
| Madagascar | Fernando Perez | 1994 | Cuba | |
| Miel Para Ochun | Honey for Ochun | Humberto Solás | 2002 | Cuba |
| Nada Mas | Nothing but | Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti | 2001 | Cuba |
| Pon Tu Pensamento En Mi | Put your Thought About Me | Arturo Sotto Diaz | 1995 | Cuba |
| Tropicanita | Daniel Díaz Torres | 1998 | Cuba | |
| Video De Familia | Family Video | Arturo Cremata | 2001 | Cuba |
| Tribute To Dürenmatt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Der Richter Und Sein Henker | The Judge and His Executioner | Maximilian Schell | 1975 | Germany, Italia |
| Es Geschah Am Hellichten Tag | Italy Happened in the Bright Day | Ladislao Vajda | 1958 | Spain, Switzerland, Germany, France |
| Hyènes | Hyena | Djibril Kebe | 1992 | Senegal, Switzerland, France |
| La Più Bella Serata Della Mia Vita | The Most Beautiful Evening of My Life | Ettore Scola | 1972 | Italia |
| Porträt Eines Planeten | Portrait of a Planet | Charlotte Kerr-Dürrenmatt | 1970 | Switzerland |
| The Pledge | Sean Penn | 2001 | USA | |
| The Visit | Bernhard Wicki | 1964 | USA, Germany, France, Italia | |
| Retrospective All That Jazz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| A Bundle Of Blues | Fred Waller | 1933 | USA | |
| A Date With Dizzy | John Hubley | 1958 | USA | |
| A Date With Duke | George Pal | 1947 | USA | |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Jean Bach | 1994 | USA | |
| A Man Called Adam | Leo Penn | 1966 | USA | |
| A Song Is Born | Howard Hawks | 1948 | USA | |
| After Hours | Shepard Traube | 1961 | ||
| After You've Gone | Jack Kinney, John Meador | 1946 | USA | |
| All The Cats Join In | Jack Kinney, John Meador | 1946 | USA | |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Otto Preminger | 1959 | USA | |
| Appunti Per Un Film Sul Jazz | Notes for a Jazz Movie | Gianni Amico | 1965 | Italia |
| Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud | Elevator for the Scaffold | Louis Malle | 1957 | France |
| Aunt Julia And The Scriptwriter | Jack Webb | 1955 | ||
| Begone Dull Care | Evelin Lambart, Norman McLaren | Canada | ||
| Bird | Clint Eastwood | 1988 | USA | |
| Birth of the Blues | Victor Schertzinger | 1941 | USA | |
| Bix | Carlo Fuscagni | 1991 | Italia, USA | |
| Black and Tan | Dudley Murphy | 1929 | USA | |
| Bosko and the Pirates | Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising | 1937 | USA | |
| Broken Strings | Bernard B. Ray | 1940 | USA | |
| Cabin in the Sky | Vincente Minnelli | 1943 | USA | |
| Chet'S Romance | Bertrand Fèvre | 1988 | USA | |
| Clean Pastures | Friz Freleng | 1937 | USA | |
| Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs | Bob Clampett | 1943 | USA | |
| Dingo | Rolf de Heer | 1991 | Australia | |
| Dixieland Droopy | 1954 | USA | ||
| Django Reinhardt | Paul Paviot | 1958 | France | |
| Hallelujah | King Vidor | 1929 | USA | |
| Hi-De-Ho | Hi-from | Roy Mack | 1937 | USA |
| Hi-Ho Broadway | Inconnu | USA | ||
| Hollywood Hotel | 1937 | USA | ||
| I Blues Della Domenica | The Sunday Blues | Valerio Zurlini | 1951 | Italia |
| I Want to Live! | Robert Wise | 1958 | USA | |
| I'Ll Be Glad When You'Re Dead, You Rascal You | Max Fleischer | 1942 | USA | |
| Il Disco Del Mondo | The Disk of the World | Roberto Malfatto | 2003 | Italia |
| Jam Session | 1942 | |||
| Jam Session | 1944 | USA | ||
| Jamming The Blues | Gjon Mili | 1944 | USA | |
| Jasper in a Jam | Duke Goldstone | 1946 | USA | |
| Jazz '34 | Robert Altman | 1996 | USA | |
| Jazz Daimyo | Kihachi Okamoto | 1986 | Japan | |
| Jazz From Sixty-One | Carl Genus | 1959 | USA | |
| Jazz On A Summer'S Day | Bert Stern | 1959 | USA | |
| Jitterbugs Nights | Sid Marcus | 1939 | USA | |
| Jivin' In Be-Bop | 1947 | USA | ||
| Kansas City | Robert Altman | 1996 | USA, France | |
| Lady Sings the Blues | Sidney J. Furie | 1972 | USA | |
| Lambert, Hendricks & Co | R. Leacock, D. Pennebaker | 1964 | USA | |
| Le Blues Entre Les Dents | Blues Between Teeth | Robert Manthoulis | 1973 | France |
| Le Nouveau Monde | New World | Alain Corneau | 1994 | France |
| Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Dangerous Connections | Roger Vadim | 1959 | France |
| Les Tricheurs | Young Sinners | Marcel Carné | 1958 | France |
| Let'S Get Lost | Bruce Weber | 1988 | USA | |
| Madamu To Nyobo | Madame and the Tomb | Heinosuke Gosho | 1931 | Japan |
| Minnie The Moocher | Dave Fleischer | 1932 | USA | |
| Minnie The Moocher | Inconnu | USA | ||
| Mississipi Blues | Mississippi Blues | Bertrand Tavernier | 1983 | France |
| Mo' Better Blues | Spike Lee | 1990 | USA | |
| New Orleans | Arthur Lubin | 1947 | USA | |
| New York Eye and Ear Control | Michael Snow | 1964 | USA | |
| New York, New York | Martin Scorsese | 1977 | USA | |
| Newport Jazz Festival | 1962 | USA | ||
| Noi Insistiamo | We Insist | Gianni Amico | 1965 | Italia |
| Number 11: Mirror Animation | 1956 | USA | ||
| Odds Against Tomorrow | Robert Wise | 1959 | USA | |
| Paradise in Harlem | Joseph Seiden | 1939 | USA | |
| Paris Blues | Martin Ritt | 1961 | USA | |
| Pie, Pie Blackbird | Roy Mack | 1932 | USA | |
| Rendez-Vous De Juillet | July Meeting | 1949 | France | |
| Rhapsody In Black And Blue | Aubrey Scotto | 1932 | USA | |
| Rhapsody In The Wood | George Pal | 1947 | USA | |
| Round Midnight | Bertrand Tavernier | 1986 | France, USA | |
| Satchmo The Great | W. Friendly, Edward R. Murrow | 1957 | USA | |
| Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat | Walter Lantz | 1941 | USA | |
| Shadows | 1959 | USA | ||
| Shorts From The 40S/50S | Inconnu | |||
| Shorts With Satchmo | Inconnu | USA | ||
| Snow White | Dave Fleischer | 1933 | USA | |
| St. Louis Blues | Dudley Murphy | 1929 | USA | |
| Stormy Weather | Andrew L. Stone | 1943 | USA | |
| Sven Klang'S Kvintet | Sven Klang's Quintet | Stellan Olsson | 1976 | Sweden |
| Sweet and Lowdown | 1999 | USA | ||
| Sweet Love, Bitter | 1967 | USA | ||
| Sweet Smell of Success | Alexander Mackendrick | 1957 | USA | |
| Swing Wedding | Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising | 1937 | USA | |
| Symphony in Black | Fred Waller | 1935 | USA | |
| Syncopation | William Dieterle | 1942 | USA | |
| Taksi-Blyuz (Taxi Blues) | Taxi-Breuse (Taxi Blues) | Pavel Lounguine | 1990 | Russia, France |
| Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story | Arthur Elgort | 1992 | USA | |
| That'S The Spirit | Roy Mack | 1933 | USA | |
| The Adventures Of An* | John Hubley | 1957 | ||
| The Benny Goodman Story | 1955 | USA | ||
| The Connection | Shirley Clarke | 1961 | USA | |
| The Cool World | Shirley Clarke | 1963 | USA | |
| The Cotton Club | Francis Ford Coppola | 1984 | USA | |
| The Fabulous Dorseys | Alfred A. Green | 1947 | USA | |
| The Gene Krupa Story | Dan Weis | 1959 | USA | |
| The Glenn Miller Story | Anthony Mann | 1954 | USA | |
| The Hat | John Hipwell, Faith Hubley | 1964 | USA | |
| The Hot Spot | Dennis Hopper | 1990 | USA | |
| The Man with the Golden Arm | Otto Preminger | 1955 | USA | |
| The Moocher | Inconnu | 1952 | USA | |
| The Sound Of Jazz | Inconnu | 1957 | USA | |
| The Swingin' Singin' Years | Berry Shear | 1960 | USA | |
| The Three Little Bops | Friz Freleng | 1956 | ||
| Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Charlotte Zwerin | 1989 | USA | |
| Tiger Rag | Inconnu | |||
| Too Late Blues | 1961 | USA | ||
| Tschäss | Toddler | Daniel Helfer | 1994 | Switzerland |
| Un Témoin Dans La Ville | A Witness in the City | Édouard Molinaro | 1959 | France, Italia |
| Una Storia Milanese | A Milanese Story | Eriprando Visconti | 1962 | Italia, France |
| Uncle Tom Cabana | 1947 | |||
| Vip'S Boogie- Jam With Sam | Inconnu | 1952 | USA | |
| Wholly Smokey | Frank Tashlin | 1938 | USA | |
| Woodland Café | Wilfred Jackson | 1937 | USA | |
| Yamecraw | Inconnu | 1944 | USA | |
| Young Man with a Horn | Michael Curtiz | 1950 | USA | |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrengard | Emidio Greco | 1982 | Italia | |
| Il Vento Di Settembre | The September Wind | Alexander J. Seiler | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Siamo Italiani | We are Italian | Alexander J. Seiler | 1964 | Switzerland |
| Human Rights Program (Filmmakers of the Present CdP) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original title | English title | Director(s) | Year | Production country |
| Marsho | Gear | Murad Mazaev | Georgia, Netherlands | |
| O Dromos Pros Tin Dissi | The Road to the Bill | Kyriakos Katzourakis | Greece | |
| Human Rights Program | ||||
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| 5 To Five Kabul City | Eileen Hofer | 2002 | Switzerland | |
| A Great Wonder | Kim Shelton | 2003 | USA | |
| Aamer E Nasser | Fadhil | 2003 | ||
| Afghan Massacre, The Convoy Of Death | Jamie Doran | 2002 | Uk | |
| Baghdad On/Off | Saad Salman | 2002 | France | |
| Beirut-Baghdad | Phased | Bassem Fayad | 2003 | Lb |
| Botosani, Ospedale Di Neomatologia Di S.Maria (Romania) | Botosani, Hospital of Neonatology of S.Maria (Romania) | Mike Stauss | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Brother Outsider:The Life Of Bayard Rustin | Nancy Kates, Barnett Singer | 2002 | USA | |
| De Engel Komt Terug (L'Ange Revient) | The Angel Comes Back (L'Ange Revient) | Jacqueline Bakker | 2002 | Nl |
| Hack Workers | Furkat Yavkalkhodzhaev | 2003 | Uz | |
| Haram | Gudrun Torrubia | 2003 | Ye | |
| Intihar (Suicide) | Eliane Raheb | 2003 | Lb | |
| Invisible | Liana Jakeli | 2003 | Ge | |
| Jenin Jenin | Muhammad Bacri | 2002 | Palestine | |
| L'Acqua Che Non C'È | The Water that is not There | Alessandra Speciale | 2002 | Bf, Italy |
| Le Siege | Le Victory | Samir Abdallah | 2003 | |
| Like Twenty Impossibles | Annemarie Jacir | 2003 | Palestine | |
| Live Containers | Orzu Sharipov | 2003 | Tj | |
| Marratan Ochra ... | Stripes Ochra ... | Ismail El Habbash, Najwa Najjar, Abdel Salam Shehadeh, Nada Yaser | 2003 | Palestine |
| My Flesh and Blood | Jonathan Karsh | 2003 | Ca | |
| Ni Olvido Ni Perdon | Neither Forget nor Forgive | Richard Dindo | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Nous Avons Tué Pour Rien | We Killed for Nothing | François Margolin | 2003 | France |
| Palestine For Dummies | Sobhi Al Zobaidi | 2003 | ||
| Power: Feminine Gender | Vlad Gello, Nina Rudic | 2003 | Ua | |
| Prisoners Of The Caucasus | Yuri Khashavatski | 2002 | Belarus, Poland | |
| Red Butterflies Where Two Springs Merge | Gaukhar/dilia Sydykova/ruzieva | 2002 | Kg | |
| Return To Kandahar | Paul Jay | 2003 | Ca | |
| Salaam Viterbo | Maghed El Mehedy | 2002 | Italy | |
| Schreiben Gegen Den Tod | Writing Against Death | Dominique Robb | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Silk Patterns | Uranchimeg Nansalmaa | 2003 | Mn | |
| Sulle Tracce Del Gatto | On the Trail of the Cat | Andrea Caccia, Vittorio Moroni | 2003 | Italy |
| Tarifa Traffic | Joakim Demmer | 2003 | Ch, De, Es | |
| The Hole In The Wall | Gil Rossellini | 2002 | Italy | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Robert Mulligan | 1962 | ||
| To Sarah | Nadyne El Khouri Aoudeh, Zeina Sfeir | 2003 | Lb, Emirates | |
| Tomorrow Will Be Better | Monika Juozapaviciute | 2003 | Lt | |
| Volver A Vernos | See Us Again | 2002 | De | |
| War Game | Dave Unwin | 2002 | England | |
| Wishing For Seven Sons And One Daughter | Ali-isa Djabbarov | 2002 | Az | |
| Words On Water | Sanjay Kak | 2002 | ||
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 Mt. S.L.M. | Giuseppe Baresi | 2002 | Italy | |
| Alice In Wonderland | Gentian Shkurti | 1999 | ||
| Aliénations | Alienations | Atsuhiko Watanabe | 2003 | Algérie |
| Aya | Annelies Strba | 2003 | Ch | |
| Balkan Identity-The Bride | Erzen Shkololli | 2001 | ||
| Big Time | Damir Niksic | 2002 | ||
| Broadway by Light | William Klein | 1958 | USA | |
| Cada Respiro | Each Breath | Glenda León | 2003 | |
| Chambre Avec Vue | Room with a View | Maja Bajevic | 2003 | |
| Chamonix | Valérie Mréjen | 2002 | ||
| Communausme | Community | Vincent Voillat | 2003 | |
| Contacts | William Klein | 1986 | USA | |
| Cremaster 1 | Matthew Barney | 1995 | Uk | |
| Cremaster 2 | Matthew Barney | 1999 | Uk | |
| Cremaster 4 | Matthew Barney | 1994 | Uk | |
| Cremaster 5 | Matthew Barney | 1997 | Uk | |
| Double Bubble | Maja Bajevic | 2001 | ||
| El Hogar Y Sus Fantasias | The Home and Its Fantasies | 2003 | ||
| El Télon | The Télon | Orlando Galloso | 2002 | |
| Emn 40 | 2003 | Italy | ||
| Fermo Del Tempo | Stop of Time | Mauro Santini | 2003 | Italy |
| Hey You... | Erzen Shkololli | 2002 | ||
| Hollywar | Damir Niksic | 2002 | ||
| Kajsa | Jérôme Thomas | 2003 | ||
| L'Histoire De Mon Oncle Racontée Par Mon Père | The Story of My Uncle Told by My Father | Alexandra Mélot | 2003 | |
| Les Histoires De La Tache 1 | The Stories of the Stain 1 | Marie Laure Cazin | 2003 | |
| Memoria Y Caché | Memory and Cache | Eduardo Moltó | 2003 | |
| Milka | Sokol Beqiri | 1999 | ||
| New York 2001 | Annelies Strba | 2001 | Ch | |
| New York, New York | Sokol Beqiri | 2001 | ||
| Oblivia | Oblivion | Luca Infascelli, Carlo Lavagna, Caterina Nelli | 2003 | Italia |
| Operation Reussie N. X | Orlan | 1994 | France | |
| Paris | Annelies Strba | 2000 | Ch | |
| Petite Memoire | Small Memory | Mauro Santini | 2003 | Italy |
| Ruines | Ruins | Jérôme Fihey | 2002 | |
| Sensory Adaption | Damir Niksic | 2002 | ||
| Streetparade 1 | Annelies Strba | 2001 | Ch | |
| Tokyo | Annelies Strba | 2003 | Ch | |
| Undo Disable | Abel Milanés | 2002 | ||
| Vad | What | Noëlle Pujol | 2003 | |
| Women At Work-Under Construction | Maja Bajevic | 1999 | ||
| Women At Work-Washing Up | Maja Bajevic | 2001 | ||
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.22.03 Backstage | Nicolo Massazza | 2003 | Italia | |
| A Moth And A Butterfly | Gilbert Kwong | 2003 | Canada | |
| Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty | Rafi Pitts | 2003 | France | |
| Ball Lightning | Amy Glazer | 2003 | USA | |
| Camera Gun | Lech Kowalski | 2003 | France | |
| Cantata De Las Cosas Solas | Cantata of Things Alone | Willi Behnisch | 2003 | Argentina |
| Casting | Goran Radovanovic | 2003 | Serbia | |
| Christmas | Gregory King | 2003 | New Zealand | |
| Erkennen Und Verfolgen | Recognize and Follow | Harun Farocki | 2003 | Germany |
| Genève-Marseille | Geneva-Marseille | Frédéric Choffat | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Ixième, Journal D'Un Prisonnier | IXIth, Journal of a Prisoner | Pierre-Yves Borgeaud | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Jesus, Du Weisst (Video Version) | Jesus, you Know (Video Version) | Ulrich Seidl | 2003 | Austria |
| La Situazione | The Situation | Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima | 2003 | Italia |
| Mercado Do Bolhão | Bolhão Market | Renata Sancho | 2003 | Portugal |
| Mes Toits Et Moi | My Roofs and Me | Anne Morin | 2003 | France |
| Morte Densa | Dense Death | Kiko Goifman | 2003 | Brazil |
| Roy Höllsdotter Live | Matthew Saville | 2002 | Australia | |
| Soleils D' Hiver | Winter Suns | Emmanuel Saada | 2002 | France |
| Xiang Huo - Incense | X Ian GH UO - Incense | Ning Hao | 2003 | China |
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| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilder Finden | Find Pictures | 2002 | Germany | |
| Dix-Sept Ans | Seventeen | Didier Nion | 2003 | France |
| Go West, Young Man | Peter Delpeut, Mart Dominicus | 2003 | Netherlands | |
| Hans Im Glück - Von Einem, Der Auszog, Das Rauchen Loszuwerden | Hans Im Glück - From Someone Who Moved Out to Get Rid of Smoking | Peter Liechti | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Peter Sellers Story: As He Filmed It | Peter Lydon, Anthony Wall | 2002 | Great Britain | |
| The Other Final- Bhutan Versus Montserrat | Johan Kramer | 2002 | Netherlands | |
| The Weather Underground | Sam Green | 2003 | USA | |
| Swiss Cinema Rediscovered | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Fräulein Huser | Miss Huser | Leonard Steckel | 1940 | Switzerland |
| La Vocation D'André Carel | Jean Choux | 1925 | Switzerland | |
| Tessiner Herbstlied | Ticino Autumn Song | Herbert Dreyer | 1935 | De |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Épaules Solides | Solid Shoulders | Ursula Meier | 2002 | Switzerland, France, Belgium |
| Die Wägsten Und Besten Des Landes | They are Waving and the Best in the Country | Matthias von Gunten | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Dieter Roth | Edith Jud | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Einspruch Iii | Objection III | Rolando Colla | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - Dem Tod Ins Gesicht Sehen | Elisabeth Kübler -Ross - Look in the Face of Death | Stefan Haupt | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Fremds Land | Foreign Country | Luke Gasser | 2003 | Switzerland, USA |
| Mani Matter - Warum Syt Dir So Truurig? | Mani Matter - Why Do you Syntify you so Truurig? | Friedrich Kappeler | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Mission En Enfer | Mission in Hell | Frédéric Gonseth | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Mutter | Miklós Gimes | 2002 | Switzerland | |
| Viaggio A Misterbianco | Journey to Misterbianco | Paolo Poloni | 2003 | Switzerland |