62nd Locarno Film Festival

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62nd Locarno Film Festival
Opening film (500) Days Of Summer directed by Marc Webb
Closing filmChingisiyn Hoyor Zagal(Two Horses of Genghis Khan) directed by Byambasuren Davaa
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: She, A Chinese directed by Xiaolu Guo
Artistic directorFrederic Marie
Festival dateOpening: 5 August 2009 (2009-08-05)
Closing: 15 August 2009 (2009-08-15)
Website LFF
Locarno Film Festival

The 62nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 August 2009 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] There were 18 films from 15 countries in competition, seven of which were from first time directors. The opening film of the festival was (500) Days Of Summer directed by Marc Webb. The closing film of the festival was Byambasuren Davaa's 2009 documentary Two Horses of Genghis Khan (Chingisiyn Hoyor Zagal). [1]

Contents

The festival held a retrospective of the work of Italian filmmaker and actor Pippo Delbono and a section dedicated to Manga and Japanese anime. This year's Open Doors section was dedicated to Chinese cinema. [1]

The Leopard of Honor was awarded to William Friedkin for his career in cinema and his film To Live And Die In L.A. was featured on the Piazza Grande, the 8,000-seat open-air theater. [2] [3]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to She, A Chinese directed by Xiaolu Guo. [4] [5]

Official Jury

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [6]

Piazza Grande

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
(500) Days Of Summer Marc Webb 2008USA
Akira Katsuhiro Otomo 1988
Blue SofaGiuseppe Baresi, Pippo Delbono, Lara Fremder2009Italia
Two Horses of Genghis Khan Chingisiyn Hoyor Zagal Byambasuren Davaa 2009Germany
First Squad: The Moment Of Truth Yoshiharu Ashino, Aljoscha Klimov, Misha Shprits2009Canada
Julia's DisappearanceGiulias Verschwinden Christoph Schaub 2009Switzerland
The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of DarknessLa Guerre Des Fils De Lumière Contre Les Fils Des Ténèbres Amos Gitai 2009France
The House of Small Cubes La Maison en Petits Cubes Kunio Katō 2008Japan
The ValleyLa Valle Delle OmbreMisha Gyorik2009Switzerland
The Consequences of Love Le Conseguenze Dell'Amore Paolo Sorrentino 2004
Happy End Les Derniers Jours Du Monde Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu 2009France
Simone's Eyes (short)Les Yeux De Simone (short)Jean-Louis Porchet2009Switzerland
Marching BandHéléna Cotinier, Pierre-Nicolas Durand, Claude Miller 2009France
Mobile Suit Gundam I Yoshiyuki Tomino 1981
My Sister's Keeper Nick Cassavetes 2009USA
Passion Jean-Luc Godard 1982
Petit Indi Marc Recha 2009Spain
Pom Poko Isao Takahata 1994Japan
Redline Takeshi Koike 2009Japan
Same Same but Different Detlev Buck 2009Germany
Sounds and SilencePeter Guyer, Norbert Wiedmer2009Switzerland
To Live and Die in L.A. William Friedkin 1985
Saviors in the Night Unter Bauern - Retter In Der Nacht Ludi Boeken 2009Germany

International Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Religiosa Portuguesa Eugène Green 2009Portugal
Akadimia PlatonosPlatonos Academy Filippos Tsitos 2009Greece
Au VoleurThiefSarah Leonor2009France
Buben.BarabanAlexei Mizgirev2009Russia
Complices Accomplices Frédéric Mermoud2009France
Frontier Blues Babak Jalali 2009Iran
L'InsurgéeInsurgentLaurent Perreau2009France
La Cantante De TangoTango SingerDiego Martinez Vignatti2008Belgium
La Donation The Legacy Bernard Émond 2009Canada
La Invencion De La CarneThe Invention of Meat Santiago Loza 2009Argentina
La Paura - Out Of Competition Pippo Delbono 2009France
Nothing Personal Urszula Antoniak 2009Netherlands
Os Famosos E Os Duendes Da MorteThe Famous and the Goblins of DeathEsmir Filho2009Brazil
Sham MohYuhang Ho2009Malaysia
She, a Chinese Xiaolu GUO2009Great Britain
Shirley Adams Oliver Hermanus 2009South Africa
Summer Wars Mamoru Hosoda 2009Japan
The Search Pema Tseden 2009China
WakaranaiI Don't Know Masahiro Kobayashi 2008Japan

Filmmakers of the Present

The Concorso Cineasti del Presente, also known as the Filmmakers of the Present Competition, showcases first and second feature films from emerging filmmakers. [7]

Filmmakers of the Present

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Fuga, A Raiva, A Dança, A Bunda, A Boca, A Calma, A Vida Da Mulher GorilaThe Escape, the Anger, the Dance, the Ass, the Mouth, the Calm, the Life of the Gorilla WomanFelipe Bragança, Marina Meliande2009Brazil
CastroAlejo Moguillansky2008Argentina
Hälsningar Från SkogenGreetings from the Forest Mikel Cee Karlsson 2009Sweden
IvulWeather Andrew Kötting 2009France
Kaerlighedens KrigereThe Warriors of Love Simon Staho 2009Sweden
Köprüdekiler-Men On The BridgeBridge on the BridgeAsli Özge2009Türkiye
La Reine Des PommesThe Apple Queen Valérie Donzelli 2009France
Mirna Corso Salani 2009Italia
Musashi: The Dream Of The Last SamuraiMizuho Nishikubo2009Japan
Nikotoko TouThrew YoursTakuya Dairiki, Takashi Miura2008Japan
October CountryDonal Mosher, Michael Palmieri2009USA
Piombo FusoMelted LeadStefano Savona2009Italia
Sogno Il Mondo Il VenerdìI Dream of the World on FridayPasquale Marrazzo2009Italia
The Anchorage Anders Edström, C.W. Winter2009USA
The Marsdreamers Richard Dindo 2009Switzerland
Todos MientenEveryone LiesMatías Piñeiro2009Argentina
Un Transport En CommunPublic Transport Dyana Gaye 2009France, Metropolitan

Open Doors: Screenings

This year's Open Doors section was dedicated to China. [1]

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Bu Fa Fen ZiJie Han2006
Dumplings Fruit Chan 2004
Er DongIs DongJin Yang2008China
ExodusPANG Ho-cheung2007Hong Kong
Hao Duo Da Mi Li Hongqi 2005China
He FengmingBing WANG2007Hong Kong
Kuqi De NürenLIU Bingjian2001China
Liu Liang Shen Gou RenSinging CHEN2007Taiwan
Mang JingLI Yang2003Hong Kong
Mang ZhongZhang Lu2005
Mu BangYU Guangyi2006China
Niupi ErLIU Jiayin2009China
Petition-La Cour Des PlaignantsPetition-the Complainant's CourtyardLIANG Zhao2009France
San...DU Hai-bin2007China
Taiyang Zhao Chang ShengquiWen Jiang2007Hong Kong
Wan Mei Sheng HuoEmily TANG2008Hong Kong
Xiao Wu Jia Zhangke 1998China
Yan MoYAN Yu2005China
Yang YangThe OneCHENG Yu-chieh2009Taiwan
YasukuniLI Ying2007Japan
Ye DianQing Yang2008China
Yihe YuanLOU Ye2006
Zuo YouXiaoshuai WANG2007China

Leopards of Tomorrow

The Leopard of Tomorrow section, also known as the Pardi di Domani, features short and medium-length films. [8]

International Competition

International Competition – Leopards of Tomorrow
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
AbsentGuillermo Asensio Alegre2009Spain
Alice Au Pays S'ÉmerveilleAlice in the Country MarvelsMarie-Eve Signeyrole2009France
BeastLars p Arendt2009Denmark
BelievePaul Wright2009Great Britain
Brave Donkey Gaysorn Thavat 2009New Zealand
Diesis 1Franke Frigo2008Italia
EdgarFabian Busch2009Germany
GestreeptStripedJonas Baeckeland, Toon Mertens2008Belgium
GjemselHideAleksandra Niemczyk2008Norway
KokonSizeTill Kleinert2009Germany
Kurjuuden KuningasKing of MiseryMikko Myllylahti2008Finland
La Vie Commence Life Begins Émile Proulx-Cloutier 2009Canada
Mandarin PeelAnna McGrath2009Australia
MiraGregorio Graziosi2009Brazil
MixtapePeter Corina, Timothy S. Pfeffer2009USA
No Country For ChickenHuang Huang2008China
PalmelePalmsGeorge Chiper2009Romania
Posledniy Den' Bulkina I.S.The Last Day of Bulkina I.S.Alexey Andrianov2009Russia
SixGuillaume Giovanetti, Çağla Zencirci2009Japan
Siyur MudrachCiur MoneyBenjamin Freidenberg2009Israel
Túneles En El RíoTunnels in the RiverIgor Galuk2009Argentina
Um Dia FrioA Cold DayClaudia Varejão2009Portugal
VariaciokVaryKrisztina Esztergályos2009Hungary
Vivre Encore Un Peu...Live a Little more ...David Lambert2009Belgium

National Competition

National Competition – Leopards of Tomorrow
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
BrandstifterArsonistFelix von Muralt2009Switzerland
ConnieJudith Kurmann2009Switzerland
DéjàAntonin Schopfer2009Switzerland
Freud'S Magic PowderEdouard Getaz2009Switzerland
Kiss WhoRiccardo Bernasconi2009Switzerland
Kitsch PanoramaGilles Monnat2009Switzerland
La Salle Des MaîtresThe Master HallTareq Daoud2009Switzerland
Las PelotasThe BallsChris Niemeyer2009Switzerland
Le TéméraireThe RecklessLila Ribi2009Switzerland
NachtspaziergangNight WalkChristof Wagner2009Switzerland
SchonzeitHomemadeIrene Ledermann2009Switzerland
Vas-Y Je T'AimeGo Ahead I Love youMarie-Elsa Sgualdo2009Switzerland
À CôtéNext toBasil Da Cunha2009Switzerland

Juries Film

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
1958 Ghassan Salhab 2009Lebanon
Al Mor Wa Al RummanAl -Murr and Al -Roman Najwa Najjar 2009
Bam Gua Nat Hong Sang-soo 2008South Korea
Bonne NuitGood NightValéry Rosier2008France
Carcasses Denis Côté 2009
En La Ciudad De Sylvia In the City of Sylvia José Luis Guerín 2007Spain
Il Papà Di GiovannaGiovanna's Dad Pupi Avati 2008
Je Pense A VousI Think of you Pascal Bonitzer 2006
Marseille Angela Schanelec 2003Germany
On Dirait Le SudIt Looks Like the SouthVincent Pluss2002
Parque ViaVia ParkEnrique Rivero2008
Pescuit Sportiv Hooked Adrian Sitaru 2008Romania
Romanzo Criminale Criminal Novel Michele Placido 2005
SabadoSaturday Matías Bize 2003
Serbis Service Brillante Mendoza 2008
Sunday Jonathan Nossiter 1997
Tehran Bedoune Mojavez Sepideh Farsi 2009Iran
YellaAll Christian Petzold 2007

Here And Away

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Andrzej Wajda: Robmy Zdjecie!Andrzej Wajda: Let's Take a Photo!Maciej Cuske, Thierry Paladino, Marcin Sauter, Piotr Stasik2008Poland
Après La ChuteAfter the FallHiner Saleem2009France
Baba'S SongWolfgang Panzer2009Switzerland
Berlin BerlinArnaud Gerber2009France
Blow HornLuis Miñarro2009Spain
Cordão VerdeGreen CordHiroatsu Suzuki, Rossana Torres2009Portugal
Custodi Di GuerraWar CustodiansZijad Ibrahimovic2009Switzerland
Die Künstlerin Ingeborg LüscherThe Artist Ingeborg LüscherRenata Münzel2009Switzerland
Dirty ParadiseDaniel Schweizer2009Switzerland
Et Mondana OrdinareEt Mondana OrderDaniela Persico2009Italia
Grandi SperanzeGreat HopesMassimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti2009Italia
Hana, Dul, Sed ...Do Not, Over, Sed ...Brigitte Weich2009Austria
HousingFederica Di Giacomo2009Italia
Ich Bin Enric MarcoSantiago Fillol, Lucas Vermal2009Spain
Il Figlio Di AmletoHamlet's SonFrancesco Gatti2009Italia
Il Mio Cuore UmanoMy Human Heart Costanza Quatriglio 2009Italia
In Between Days Naomi Kawase, Isaki Lacuesta 2009Spain
In Un Altro MondoIn Another WorldJoseph Péaquin2009Italia
Itiburtinoterzo Roberta Torre 2009Italia
Kataku No HitoA Hard Person Naomi Kawase 2003Japan
Katyń Andrzej Wajda 2007Poland
Kaze No MatasaburoWind's Saburo Kiyoshi Kurosawa 2003Japan
L'Ultima Salita - La Via Crucis Di Beniamino Simoni A CervenoThe Last Climb - The via Crucis by Beniamino Simoni in Cerveno Elisabetta Sgarbi 2009Italia
La Notte Quando È Morto PasoliniThe Night when Pasolini Died Roberta Torre 2009Italia
Le Temps Des GrâcesGraces TimeDominique Marchais2009France
Les ArbitresThe RefereesYves Hinant2009Belgium
Lignes De FrontFront LinesJean-Christophe Klotz2009France, Metropolitan
Lo SpecchioThe Mirror David Christensen 2009Italia
Noi Che Abbiamo Fatto La Dolce VitaWe Who Made the Dolce Vita Gianfranco Mingozzi 2009Italia
Notas FlanantesNoteClarissa Campolina2009Brazil
Plastic And GlassTessa Joosse2009France
So Long No SeeVéronique Goël2009Switzerland
Tatarak Andrzej Wajda 2008Poland
TerrasLands Maya Da-Rin 2009Brazil
TokageLizard Shinya Tsukamoto 2003Japan
Yakeato No IesuYes of the Burnt Stones Shinji Aoyama 2001Japan

Here And Away - Anime Now

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion Gorō Taniguchi 2006
Gurren Lagann Hiroyuki Imaishi 2007
Mai Mai Miracle Sunao Katabuchi 2009Japan
One Piece Episode Of Chopper: Bloom In The Winter, Miracle SakuraJunji Shimizu2008Japan
Pokémon Diamond &Amp; Pearl The Movie: Arceus And The Jewel Of Life Kunihiko Yuyama 2009
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights In The Sky Are Stars Hiroyuki Imaishi 2009

Here And Away - Jeonju Digital Project 2009

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Butterflies Have No Memories Lav Diaz 2009
KomaArrival Naomi Kawase 2009
Lost In The Mountains Hong Sang-soo 2009South Korea

Here And Away - "D Generación" Program

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A.K.A Familia NuclearA.k.a Nuclear FamilyMarc Igual2009
Alice In HollywoodlandJesús Pérez-Miranda2007
De La Hospitalidad, Derecho De AutorOf Hospitality, CopyrightMiguel Amorim, Oriol Sánchez2006
Detesto El Sentimentalismo BaratoI Hate Cheap SentimentalityJorge Torregrosa2003
If The Camera Blows UpOscar Pérez2008
La InvasionThe InvasionGonzalo de Pedro Amatria2009
La SortieThe OutingChus Domínguez2008
Limits: 1St PersonLeón Siminiani2009
MicroscopíasMicroscopies Isaki Lacuesta 2003
MirallsMirrorsGerard Gil2006
Sempre Una EstranyaAlways a StrangeLaia Ramos i Segura2008
Texas SunriseLluis Escartín2009
The End Fernando Franco 2009
The Toro'S RevengeMaria Cañas2006
¿Que Hago Yo Aqui?What Do I Do Here?Daniel Cuberta2007

Here And Away - Point ligne plan Program

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Conversations De Salon IiLiving Room Conversations II Danielle Arbid 2008France
Notre AmourOur LoveArnold Pasquier2009France

Here And Away - Le Fresnoy Program

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
En El Canal Sur De La Carreta M50On the Southern Channel of the M50 CartEdgar Pedroza2009France
TracesYakup Girpan2009France

Here And Away / Leopards of Domani - Corti D'autore (Author's Shorts)

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Looking At AnimalsMarc Turtletaub2009USA
Lost DogSylvie Michel2009Germany
MirrorJoachim Ladefoged2009Denmark
NueCatherine Bernstein2008France
Premier AnniversaireFirst Birthday Pascal Rambert 2009France

Manga Impact

Manga Impact - TV Series
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Armored Trooper Votoms Ryōsuke Takahashi 1983
Astro Boy Noboru Ishiguro 1980
Aura Battler Dunbine Yoshiyuki Tomino 1983
Black JackSatoshi Kuwabara2004
Blue Submarine N.6 Mahiro Maeda 1998
Burst Angel Koichi Ohata 2004
City Hunter Kenji Kodama 1987
Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion Gorō Taniguchi 2006
Conan, The Boy In FutureKeiji Hayakawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata 1978
Dirty PairNorio Kashima, Toshifumi Takizawa1985
Dororo Gisaburō Sugii 1967
Dragon Ball GtOsamu Kasai, Daisuke Nishio 1996
Dragon Ball Z Daisuke Nishio 1989
Dragon Ball Daisuke Nishio, Minoru Okazaki1986
Gto Noriyuki Abe, Naoyasu Hanyu1999
Gurren Lagann Gurren the Song Hiroyuki Imaishi 2007
Last Exile Koichi Chigira 2003
Marvelous MelmoTsunehito Nagaki1971
Nadia - Secret Of Blue Water Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi 1989
Neon Genesis Evangelion Hideaki Anno 1995
Princess KnightKanji Akabori, Chikao Katsui1967
Revolutionary Girl Utena Kunihiko Ikuhara 1996
Saint SeiyaKazuhito Kikuchi, Kozo Morishita1986
The Vision of Escaflowne Kazuki Akane 1996
The World of Japanese Animation
(A Long Day Of) Mr. CalpaccioUrumadelvi2005Japan
5 Centimeters Per Second: A Chain Of Short Stories About Their Distance Makoto Shinkai 2007
A Blunt Sword Jun'ichi Kōuchi 1917
A Fox And A Badger In RivalryIkuo Oishi1933
A Magic PenMasao Kumakawa1946
A Room With A View - A Story Concerning Borders Or SkinTetsuji Kurashige2008Japan
A Spider'S Thread Noburō Ōfuji 1946
A Story Of The Muku TreeShoji Maruyama1947
A Story Of Tobacco Noburō Ōfuji 1924
Agitated Screams Of MaggotsKeita Kurosaka2006Japan
AmanatsuAmazing SummerToshihisa Yokoshima2009Japan
Arichan The AntReaction the End Mitsuyo Seo 1941
AroundRyu Kato2007Japan
Azur Et AsmarIzor Etgmar Michel Ocelot 2006France
Barefoot GenMasaki Mori1983
Belladonna of Sadness Eiichi Yamamoto 1973
Black Cat's Meow Noburō Ōfuji 1929
Blassreiter Pale Rider Ichirō Itano 2009
Broken Down Film Osamu Tezuka 1985
Bucci #1-3Nijitaro .2008Japan
Cherry Blossoms Kenzō Masaoka 1946
Chinkoro Heibei'S CasketChincoro Habai Noburō Ōfuji 1936
ChorusArisa Wakami2008Japan
Clap Vocalism Yōji Kuri 1962
Cleopatra : Queen Of Sex Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto 1970
Coelacanth / Speculation For The Function Of Mother-Of-Pearl LineKeiji Aiuchi1985Japan
Cowboy Bebop The Movie: Knockin' On Heaven'S Door Shinichirō Watanabe 2001
Cyborg 009: The Legend Of The Super Galaxy Masayuki Akehi 1980Japan
Dagger Of Kamui Rintaro 1985
Daicon Iii Hiroyuki Yamaga 1981
Daicon Iv Hiroyuki Yamaga 1983
Dojoji Temple Kihachirō Kawamoto 1976Japan
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone. Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki 2007
Fit SongKoichiro Tsujikawa2006Japan
FlclMasahiko Otsuka, Kazuya Tsurumaki 1999
FluffyMiyuki Echigoya2006Japan
Fukuchan'S SubmarineRyuichi Yokoyama1944
Gaki Biwa-HoushiGaki Biwa ServingReiko Yokosuka2005Japan
Galaxy Express 999 Rintaro 1979Japan
Gantz Ichirō Itano 2009
Genius PartyAtsuko Fukushima, Yoji Fukuyama, Hideki Futamura, Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Kimura, Shinichirō Watanabe, Masaaki Yuasa 2007Japan
Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii 1995
Grave of the Fireflies Isao Takahata 1988
Grey TownYukihiro Tsujita2001
Gulliver'S Great ActivitiesTokio Kuroda, Shigeyuki Ozawa1950
Hal & Bons Episode 1 Katsuhito Ishii, Sadamune Takenaka2001Japan
Hanamoski #1, 3Hanamoski # 1, 3Kitsune Akimoto2005Japan
Hells2009
His Snatched-Off Lump Yasuji Murata 1929
HoruMountainShiro Fujii2005Japan
House Of Flame Kihachirō Kawamoto 1979Japan
JamMirai Mizue2009Japan
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Hiroyuki Okiura 1998
Jumping Osamu Tezuka 1984
Kill Bill Vol.1 Quentin Tarantino 2003
Kimba the White Lion Eiichi Yamamoto 1966
Komaneko -The Curious Cat- The First Step Tsuneo Gōda 2003Japan
Little Norse Prince Valiant Isao Takahata 1968Japan
Mabo Fights Hard In The South SeasYoji Chiba1942
Mabo In The Tokyo OlympiadYoji Chiba, Ginjiro Sato1936
Madame Butterfly'S FantasyKazugoro Arai, Nakaya Tobiishi1940
Memory Of CellKazuhiro Sekiguchi1992Japan
Memory Osamu Tezuka 1964
Mermaid Osamu Tezuka 1964
Metropolis Rintaro 2001
Mind Game Masaaki Yuasa 2004
Mobile Suit Gundam Ii: Soldiers Of Sorrow Yoshiyuki Tomino 1981
Mobile Suit Gundam Iii : Encounters In Space Yoshiyuki Tomino 1982
Mofu MofuMoff MoffChii2007Japan
Muramasa Osamu Tezuka 1987
Mushishi Salty Hiroshi Nagahama 2005
My Neighbors the Yamadas Isao Takahata 1999
National Anthem: Kimigayo Noburō Ōfuji 1930
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind Hayao Miyazaki 1984Japan
Ninja Boy Fireball: An Episode In EdoYoshi Tanaka1935
Nonsense Story Vol.1: Monkey Island Kenzō Masaoka 1930
Norabbits' Minutes Episode 2 Piano, Episode 3 Art &Amp; SkateYuchi Ito2006
NostalgiaTomoyasu Murata2000Japan
One Thousand And One Nights Eiichi Yamamoto 1969
Otaku No VideoGeek's Video Takeshi Mori 1991
Our Baseball Game Yasuji Murata 1930
Paper FilmsTaku Furukawa2006Japan
Patlabor 2 - The MovieCLOSED 2 - The Movie Mamoru Oshii 1993
Peeping LifeRyouichi Mori2009Japan
Perfect Blue Satoshi Kon 1998
Pictures at an Exhibition Osamu Tezuka 1966
Poppoyasan: An Episode Of A Careless StationmasterMasao Kumakawa1948
Private Norakuro Mitsuyo Seo 1935
Push Osamu Tezuka 1987
Puss In Boots Kimio Yabuki 1969Japan
Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise Hiroyuki Yamaga 1987
Self-Portrait Osamu Tezuka 1988
Shellet #1-4Junpei Mizokawa2003Japan
Ski Jumping PairsRiichiro Mashima2002Japan
SolIsao Nishigori, Takuya Yonezawa2005
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia Of My Youth Tomoharu Katsumata 1982Japan
Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked Yoshiyuki Tomino 1982
SpeedTaku Furukawa1980Japan
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki 2001
Steam HeadHiroyuki Nakao1998
Story of a Certain Street Corner Osamu Tezuka 1962
Summer Days with Coo Keiichi Hara 2007
TekkonkinkreetTackkre Michael Arias 2006Japan
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood'S End Hiroyuki Imaishi 2008
The Animatrix Peter Cheung, Andy Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda, Kōji Morimoto, Shinichirō Watanabe 2003
The Battle Of The Malay Sea Noburō Ōfuji 1943
The Book Of The Dead Kihachirō Kawamoto 2005Japan
The Demon Kihachirō Kawamoto 1972Japan
The Diary Of Tortov Roddle Red Fruit Kunio Katō 2003
The Drop Osamu Tezuka 1965
The Life Of AntsYuko Asano1994Japan
The Phantom Ship Noburō Ōfuji 1956
The Sky Crawlers Mamoru Oshii 2008
The Tale Of Crab TempleHakuzan Kimura, Hidehiko Okuda, Tomu Uchida 1924
The White Snake EnchantressTaiji Yabushita1958Japan
The Wild RoseKatsuo Takahashi1978Japan
Tokyo Onlypic 2008 HomeathlonTetsuro Kodama2008Japan
Tokyo Onlypic 2008 Kyodai SumoTOKYO LOY NICE C 2008 Giant SumiHiroyuki Nakao2008Japan
Torachan And The Bride Kenzō Masaoka 1948
Tragedy Of Soft Ice CreamMinoru Sugiyama2008Japan
Urashima Taro Seitarō Kitayama 1918
Voices of a Distant Star Makoto Shinkai 2002Japan
Well, That'S GlassesAtsushi Wada2007Japan
Whale Noburō Ōfuji 1952
WindNobuhiro Aihara2000Japan

Tribute To

Tribute To Alvaro Bizzarri
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Lo StagionaleThe SeasonalAlvaro Bizzarri1971
Pagine Di Vita Dell'Emigrazione-EstrattiPages of Life of Emigration-ExtractAlvaro Bizzarri1976
Tribute To Rolf Gérard
Invitation to the Dance Gene Kelly 1956

Special Events

Special Events - CISA
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
From Festival To Cinema 12009Switzerland
From Festival To Cinema 22009Switzerland
Pippo Delbono Between Theater And Cinema
Gente Di PlasticaPlastic PeopleChristophe Bargues2006
GridoCry Pippo Delbono 2006Italia
Guerra Pippo Delbono 2003Italia
Her Bijit Francesco Cabras, Alberto Molinari 1999
Il SilenzioSilenceVitold Krysinsky2005France
L'India Che DanzaIndia that Dance Pippo Delbono 2009
Questo Buio FeroceThis Ferocious Darkness Pippo Delbono 2008Italia
The Love Factory #3 - Pippo Delbono - Bisogna MorireThe Love Factory #3 - Pippo Delbono - You Have to Die Luca Guadagnino 2008
Tutti Pazzi Per PippoAll Crazy for PippoAntonello Agliotti2009
Swiss Cinema Rediscovered
Dilemma Edmund Heuberger 1940
Negresco SchimpansiWilhelm Eggert1939
The Cineteca Italian Presents
Lo Strano Viaggio Di Pim-PopòThe Strange Journey of Pim-PopoDante Cappelli, Giovanni Casaleggio1922Italia
Quel Fantasma Di Mio Marito That Ghost of My Husband Camillo Mastrocinque 1950Italia
Vitus In Concert
Vitus Fredi M. Murer 2006

Prize Screenings

Ticino Cinema Prize
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Heute Nacht Oder NieTonight or Never Daniel Schmid 1972
Raimondo Rezzonico Prize To the Best Independent Manufacturer
Jeanne La Pucelle (Les Batailles/Les Prisons)Jeanne La Pucelle (Battles/Prisons) Jacques Rivette 1994

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. [9]

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
44425 Alexander Gutman Russia
Breath Made Visible Ruedi GerberSwitzerland
Crips, Strapped'N StrongMags Gavan, Joost Van der valkNetherlands
El Milagro Del PapaThe Pope's MiracleJosé Luis ValleMexico
Pianomania- Auf Der Suche Nach Dem Perfekten KlangPianomania- Looking for the Perfect SoundRobert Cibis, Lilian Franck Austria
The Moon Inside YouDiana FabiánováSpain
We Don'T Care About Music Anyway...Cédric Dupire, Gaspard KuentzFrance

Appellation Swiss

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Body, Body, BluesIsa Hesse-Rabinovitch1986
BrothersIgaal Niddam2008Switzerland
Ceux De La CollineThose of the Hill Berni Goldblat 2009Switzerland
ChrigiAnja Kofmel2009Switzerland
Die Frau Mit Den 5 ElefantenThe Woman with the 5 ElephantsVadim Jendreyko2009Switzerland
Die StandesbeamtinThe RegistrarMicha Lewinsky2009Switzerland
Du Bruit Dans La TêteNoise in the HeadVincent Pluss2008Switzerland
From Somewhere To Nowhere - On The Road In China With Photographer Andreas Seibert Villi Hermann 2009Switzerland
GeburtBirthSilvia Haselbeck, Erich Langjahr2009Switzerland
Happy New Year Christoph Schaub 2008Switzerland
Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch - Das Grosse Spiel FilmIsa Hesse -Rabinovitch - The Big Game Film Anka Schmid 2009Switzerland
SpiegeleiFried EggIsa Hesse-Rabinovitch1969
Tandoori Love Oliver Paulus2008Switzerland
Tell-SpottIsa Hesse-Rabinovitch1974

Official Awards

International Competition

Jury Filmmakers of the Present Competition

Jury Leopards of Tomorrow

First Feature

Piazza Grande

“Cinema e Gioventù” Jury for the Leopards of Tomorrow section

Youth Jury

Ecumenical Jury

Jury FIPRESCI

Jury CICAE -Prix Art & Essai

Jury NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)

Jury FICC

SRG SSR idée suisse | Semaine de la critique Prize

Source: [4] [5]

References

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