65th Locarno Film Festival

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65th Locarno Film Festival
Opening film The Sweeney directed by Nick Love
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: The Girl From Nowhere directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Artistic director Olivier Père
Festival dateOpening: 1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)
Closing: 11 August 2012 (2012-08-11)
Website LFF
Locarno Film Festival

The 65th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 2012 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] [2] The opening film was the world premiere of The Sweeney directed by Nick Love. [1] [3] Director Souleymane Cisse was honored at the festival with a ceremony and retrospective of his work. Cisse also assisted in the Open Doors section this year, which focused on African films. [4]

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The Leopard of Honor, was awarded to French director Leos Carax, who attended the festival with his film Holy Motors . [4] A complete retrospective of Carax's work was also featured at the festival. [4] Another retrospective was held for the work of director Otto Preminger. [4] The Locarno Excellence Award was given to Charlotte Rampling and Gael Garcia Bernal, who both attended the festival. [4]

Rain forced many night screenings on the Piazza Grande, the 8,000 seat open-air theater, indoors to the smaller Favi theater. [4] The GoPro shot documentary Leviatian and the docu-fiction Museum Hours directed by Jem Cohen were standouts amongst those reviewing the festival. [5] [4] [3] [6]

This was artistic director Olivier Père's last year at the festival after three years as its chef. Père stepped down to become the head of the French television network, ARTE. [7]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to The Girl From Nowhere directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. [6] The film had such a small budget, only €62,000 Euros, that just by winning the Golden Leopard's €90,000 Euro cash prize the film was profitable. [6]

Official Juries

Main Competition - (Concorso Internazionale)

Filmmakers of the Present Competition - (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)

Leopards of Tomorrow - (Pardi di domani)

Best First Film

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [8]

Piazza Grande

Piazza Grande: Prefestival

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
1848 Dino Risi 1949Italy
Rice Girl La Risaia Raffaello Matarazzo 1956Italy
Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock 1954
Shouting Secrets Korinna Sehringer2011Switzerland

Piazza Grande

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Bachelorette Leslye Headland 2011USA
Hello Sadness Bonjour Tristesse Otto Preminger 1958USA
Camille Rewinds Camille Redouble Noémie Lvovsky 2012France
The Miss MassacreDas Missen MassakerMichael Steiner2012Switzerland
Lore Cate Shortland 2012Germany
Magic Mike Steven Soderbergh 2012USA
More than Honey Markus Imhoof 2012Switzerland
Motorway Soi Cheang 2012Hong Kong
Lullaby RideNachtlärm Christoph Schaub 2012Switzerland
No Pablo Larraín 2012Chile
A Few Hours of SpringQuelques Heures De Printemps Stéphane Brizé 2012France
Ruby Sparks Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris 2012USA
Sightseers Ben Wheatley 2012Great Britain
The Sweeney Nick Love 2012Great Britain
While We Were Here Kat Coiro 2012USA
Wrong Quentin Dupieux 2012France

Piazza Grande: Shorts

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
The Black Balloon Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie 2012USA

Main Competition

International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Última Vez Que Vi Macau The Last Time I Saw Macao João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues 2012Portugal
Berberian Sound Studio Peter Strickland 2012Great Britain
Compliance Craig Zobel 2012USA
Der Glanz Des TagesThe Shine of the Day Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel 2012Austria
Image ProblemSimon Baumann, Andreas Pfiffner2012Switzerland
Jack & Diane Bradley Rust Gray 2011USA
La Fille De Nulle Part The Girl from Nowhere Jean-Claude Brisseau 2012France
Leviathan Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel 2012Great Britain
Los Mejores TemasThe Best Themes Nicolás Pereda 2012Mexico
Mobile HomeFrançois Pirot2012Belgium
Museum Hours Jem Cohen 2012Austria
Padroni Di Casa The Landlords Edoardo Gabbriellini 2012Italy
PlaybackSho Miyake2012Japan
PolvoDust Julio Hernández Cordón 2012Guatemala
Somebody Up There Likes MeRobert Byington2011USA
Starlet Sean Baker 2012USA
The End Of Time Peter Mettler 2012Switzerland
Une Estonienne À ParisAn Estonian in Paris Ilmar Raag 2011France
Wo Hai You Hua Yao ShuoWhen Night FallsYing Liang2012South Korea

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. [9]

Filmmakers of the Present

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Ape Joel Potrykus USA
ArraianosArraianEloy EncisoSpain
Boa Sorte, Meu Amor Good Luck, Sweetheart Daniel AragãoBrazil
InoriTo AnyonePedro González-RubioJapan
Ji Yi Wang Zhe WoFang SongChina
Les GouffresThe AbyssAntoine BarraudFrance
Les Mouvements Du BassinBasin MovementsHPGFrance
Not In Tel AvivNony GeffenIsrael
OrleansVirgil VernierFrance
People’S ParkLibbie Dina Cohn, J. P. Sniadecki USA
TectonicsPeter Bo RappmundUSA
Tower Kazik Radwanski Canada
Tutti GiùAll DownNiccolò CastelliSwitzerland
Vakansi Yang Janggal Dan Penyakit LainnyaOdd Vacans and Other DiseasesNoen AnggiIndonesia
Winter, Go Away!Elena Khoreva, Denis Klebleev, Askold Kurov, Dmitry Kusabov, Nadezhda Leonteva, Anna Moiseenko, Madina Mustafina, Sofia Rodkevich, Anton Seregin, Alexey ZhiriakovRussia

Out of Competition

Out of Competition: Feature Films

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Age Is... Stephen Dwoskin 2012France
ChiriIt is Naomi Kawase 2012Japan
Fairy Queen Jean-Paul Civeyrac 2012France
Far From Afghanistan John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon- Mi Yoo, Travis Wilkerson 2012USA
I, Anna Barnaby Southcombe2012Great Britain
Ingrid Caven, Musique Et VoixIngrid Caven, Music and Voice Bertrand Bonello 2012France
La Richesse Du LoupThe Richness of the WolfDamien Odoul2012France
Les CoquillettesThe ShellsSophie Letourneur2012France
L’Enclos Du TempsThe Time EnclosureJean-Charles Fitoussi2012France
Nami No OtoUs HereHAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, Kou Sakai2011Japan
Perret In Frankreich Und AlgerienPerret in France and Algeria Heinz Emigholz 2012Germany
RioSarah Morris2012USA
The Capsule2012Greece

Out of Competition: Jeonju Digital Project

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Light In The Yellow Breathing Space Vimukthi Jayasundara South Korea
The Great Cinema Party Raya Martin South Korea

Open Doors

This year's Open Doors section focused on African film. [4]

Open Doors Screenings

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Aujourd’Hui Today Alain Gomis 2012France
Bal Poussière Dancing in the Dust Henri Duparc 1989Ivory Coast
Bamako Abderrahmane Sissako 2006Mali
Chocolat Claire Denis 1988France
Guimba, Un Tyran, Une ÉpoqueGuimba, a Tyrant, an Era Cheick Oumar Sissoko 1995Mali
Il Va Pleuvoir Sur ConakryHe's Going to Rain on Conakry Cheick Fantamady Camara 2007Guinea
La Noire De... Black Girl Ousmane Sembène 1966France
La Pirogue The Pirogue Moussa Touré 2012Senegal
Le ClandestinThe Clandestine Zeka Laplaine 1996Congo
Le Damier, Papa National Oyé!The Checkerboard, Dad National Oyé!Balufu Bakupa-Kaniynda1996Congo
Le Monologue De La MuetteThe Monologue of La Muette Khady Sylla, Charles Van Damme 2008Senegal
Muna Moto Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa 1975Cameroon
Po Di Sangui Flora Gomes 1996Guinea Bissau
Samba Traoré Idrissa Ouédraogo 1992Burkina Faso
Soleil O Med Hondo 1969France
Touki Bouki Djibril Diop Mambéty 1973Senegal
Une Fenêtre OuverteAn Open Window Khady Sylla 2005Senegal
Visages De FemmesWomen's FacesDésiré Ecaré1985Ivory Coast
Viva Riva! Djo Tunda Wa Munga 2010Congo
Wênd KûuniPhotos of Kuuni Gaston Kaboré 1982Burkina Faso
Yeelen Souleymane Cissé 1987Mali

Leopards of Tomorrow

Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)

International Competition

International Competition Leopards of Tomorrow
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Back Of Beyond Michael Lennox 2012Great Britain
BirlikteTogetherBaris Corak2012Türkiye
Cavo D’OroGolden CableSiamak Etemadi2012Greece
DistantsDistance Janno Jürgens 2012Estonia
FelizAchille Milone2012Argentina
Fort BuchananBenjamin Crotty2012France
Homma AailiyyaAmr Abdelhadi2012Giordania
Ismael Sebastián Hofmann 2012Mexico
Je Sens Le Beat Qui Monte En MoiI Feel the Beat that Goes Up in MeYann Le Quellec2012France
Last RemarksUmar Riaz2012Pakistan
Los RetratosThe PortraitsIván D. Gaona2012Colombia
Meaning Of Robots Matt Lenski 2011USA
Mirakel Utmed Riksväg 43Miracle along National Highway 43Ronnie Sandahl2012Sweden
Nous Ne Serons Plus Jamais SeulsWe will Never be Alone Again Yann Gonzalez 2012France
O Que Arde CuraWhat Does He CureJoão Rui Guerra da Mata2012Portugal
Rivers ReturnJoe Vanhoutteghem2011Belgium
RoubamaStealRakan Mayasi2012Lebanon
Sano Kiitos Ja TanssiSay Thanks and DanceAntti Heikki Pesonen2012Finland
Serce Do WalkiHeart to FightTomek Matuszczak2011Poland
SoloMina Yonezawa2012Japan
SuspendedDamian Walshe-Howling2012Australia
The GiantDavid Raboy2011USA
The Mass of Men Gabriel Gauchet2012Great Britain
The PitItamar Lapid2011Israel
Yaderni Wydhody Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi 2012Ukraina
Zašto Slonovi?Why Elephants?Marko Mestrovic2012Croatia
ZwazoBirdGabriel Abrantes2012Portugal
Über Rauhem GrundAbout a Rough ReasonYoudid Kahveci2012Germany

National Competition

National Competition – Leopards of Tomorrow
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Homo Sapiens CyborgStefano Mosimann2012Switzerland
Il VulcanoThe VolcanoAlice Riva2012Switzerland
LaminaChristian Tschanz2012Switzerland
Le Jour ViendraThe Day will ComeCicero Egli2012Switzerland
Les AmbassadeursAmbassadorsMaxime Matray, Alexia Walther2012Switzerland
Letzte RundeLast RoundKerstin Polte2012Switzerland
L’Amour BègueBègue LoveJan Czarlewski2012Switzerland
On The BeachMarie-Elsa Sgualdo2012Switzerland
Radio-ActifRadioactiveNathan Hofstetter2012Switzerland

Author Shorts

Author Shorts (Corti d'artista) - Leopards of Tomorrow
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
BiografiBiographyMagnus Bärtås2012Sweden
ColumbosTakumi Kawai, Hiroki Okamura, Kawai+Okamura2012Japan
Concrete ParlayFern Silva2012USA
I First Saw The LightPhillip Warnell2012Great Britain
InsightSebastian Diaz Morales2012Netherlands
MonumentoMonumentGregorio Graziosi2012Brazil
Perspective Du Sous-SolPerspective of the Subsoil Olivier Zabat 2012France
The Creation As We Saw It Ben Rivers 2012Great Britain
The Hidden Conference: A Fractured Play Rosa Barba 2011Germany
The Name Is Not The Thing Named Deborah Stratman 2012USA
The WaveSarah Vanagt, Katrien Vermeire2012Belgium
Un ArchipelAn Archipelago Clément Cogitore 2011France

Other Sections

Tribute To Curtas Vila Do Conde - Leopards of Tomorrow
Land Of My Dreams Yann Gonzalez 2012Portugal
O Canto Do RochaTHE ROCK'S CORNERHelvécio Marins Jr2012Portugal
O Milagre De Santo António Sergei Loznitsa 2012Portugal
ReconversãoReconversion Thom Andersen 2012Portugal
Tribute To the Viennale - Leopards of Tomorrow
20 Little Films - Viennale Trailers 1995-2012 Martin Arnold, Bruce Baillie, James Benning, Stan Brakhage, Leos Carax, Jem Cohen, Gustav Deutsch, Ernie Gehr, Jean-Luc Godard, Ken Jacobs, David Lynch, Chris Marker, Jonas Mekas, Matthias Müller, Peter Tscherkassky, Agnès Varda, Apichatpong Weerasethakul Austria
Enjoy Yourself Gastón Solnicki 2012Argentina
Rousseau's Fault (La Faute à Rousseau) - Leopards of Tomorrow
Chemin FaisantPath Georges Schwizgebel Switzerland
Du Contrat SocialSocial ContractFrédéric MermoudSwitzerland
Déposer Les EnfantsPut the ChildrenAntoine Jaccoud, Bettina OberliSwitzerland
Le Goût De La NeigeThe Taste of SnowNader HomayounSwitzerland
Madame WJean-Daniel SchneiderSwitzerland
MenuetMinuet Milagros Mumenthaler Switzerland
Sakda Apichatpong Weerasethakul Switzerland

History (s) of Cinema

The festival's Histoire(s) du Cinéma section showcases films deemed significant to the evolution of cinema. Films by the festival's career award winners are presented in this section. [10]

Histoire(s) du Cinéma
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Cinemasuisse: Jean-Luc Godard Fabrice Aragno 2012Switzerland
GazzaraJoseph Rezwin2012USA
Iluminacja The Illumination Krzysztof Zanussi 1973Poland
Kern Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala 2012Austria
Otto Preminger André S. Labarthe 2012France
Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli Rocco and His Brothers Luchino Visconti 1960Italy
Room 237 Rodney Ascher 2012USA
Twilight's Last Gleaming Robert Aldrich 1977USA
White Dog Samuel Fuller 1982USA
Ben Wheatley
Down Terrace Ben Wheatley 2009Great Britain
Kill List Ben Wheatley 2011Great Britain
Dino Risi Rediscovered
1848 Dino Risi 1949Italy
La Fabbrica Del DuomoThe Fabbrica Del Duomo Dino Risi 1949Italy
La Provincia Dei Sette LaghiThe Province of the Seven Lakes Dino Risi 1948Italy
Tigullio MinoreMinor Tigullio Dino Risi 1947Italy
Verso La VitaTowards Life Dino Risi 1946Italy
Hannes Schmidhauser
Hannes Pussy SchmidhauserVictor J. Tognola2012Switzerland
Uli, Der KnechtUli, the Servant Franz Schnyder 1954Switzerland
Uli, Der PächterUli, the Tenant Franz Schnyder 1955Switzerland
Naomi Kawase
Embracing Naomi Kawase 1992Japan
KatatsumoriSnail Naomi Kawase 1994Japan
KyakarabaaKakarba Naomi Kawase 2001Japan
Tarachime Naomi Kawase 2006Japan
Ornella Muti
Il Futuro È DonnaThe Future is a Woman Marco Ferreri 1984Italy
La Dernière Femme The Last Woman Marco Ferreri 1976Italy
Primo Amore First Love Dino Risi 1978Italy
Storie Di Ordinaria FolliaStories of Ordinary Madness Marco Ferreri 1981Italy
Career Leopard – Harry Belafonte
Sing Your Song Susanne Rostock2010USA
Career Leopard – Johnnie To
Dyut Meng Gam Life Without Principle Johnnie To 2011Hong Kong
Hak Se Wui Yi Wo Wai Kwai Election 2 Johnnie To 2006Hong Kong
Hak Se Wui Election Johnnie To 2005Hong Kong
PTU Johnnie To 2003Hong Kong
Career Leopard – Peter-Christian Fueter
Grounding - Die Letzten Tage Der Swissair Grounding Michael Steiner2006Switzerland
Renato Pozzetto
Oh, Serafina! Alberto Lattuada 1976Italy
Sono FotogenicoI'm Photogenic Dino Risi 1980Italy
Un Amore Su MisuraA Tailor-Made Love Renato Pozzetto 2007Italy
Sarah Morris
1972Sarah Morris2008USA
Am/PmSarah Morris1999USA
BeijingSarah Morris2008USA
CapitalSarah Morris2000USA
ChicagoSarah Morris2011USA
Los AngelesSarah Morris2004USA
MiamiSarah Morris2002USA
MidtownSarah Morris1998USA
Points On A LineSarah Morris2010USA
Robert TowneSarah Morris2006USA
Swiss Cinema Rediscovered
Die Börse Als Barometer Der WirtschaftslageThe Stock Exchange as a Barometer of the Economic SituationHans Richter1939Switzerland
Die Neue Wohnung. Version Atelier RichterThe New Apartment. Version Atelier RichterHans Richter1930Switzerland
Die Neue Wohnung. Version SwbThe New Apartment. Version SWBHans Richter1930Switzerland
S’Margritli Und D’Soldate. Ernstes Und Heiteres Aus Der GrenzbesetzungS’Margritli and d’Aldate. Serious and Cheerful from the Border CastAugust Kern1940Switzerland

Retrospective – Otto Preminger

Retrospective Otto Preminger
English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Royal Scandal Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger 1945USA
Advise & Consent Otto Preminger 1962USA
Anatomy of a Murder Otto Preminger 1959USA
Angel Face Otto Preminger 1952USA
Bunny Lake Is Missing Otto Preminger 1965USA
Carmen Jones Otto Preminger 1954USA
Centennial Summer Otto Preminger 1946USA
Daisy Kenyon Otto Preminger 1947USA
Danger – Love at Work Otto Preminger 1937USA
The Great Love Die Grosse Liebe Otto Preminger 1931Austria
Exodus Otto Preminger 1960USA
Fallen Angel Otto Preminger 1945USA
Forever Amber Otto Preminger 1947USA
Hurry Sundown Otto Preminger 1967USA
In Harm's Way Otto Preminger 1965USA
In the Meantime, Darling Otto Preminger 1944USA
Laura Otto Preminger 1944USA
Margin for Error Otto Preminger 1943USA
River of No Return Otto Preminger 1954USA
Rosebud Otto Preminger 1975USA
Saint Joan Otto Preminger 1957USA
Skidoo Otto Preminger 1968USA
Stalag 17 Billy Wilder 1953USA
Such Good Friends Otto Preminger 1971USA
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Otto Preminger 1970USA
The 13th Letter Otto Preminger 1951USA
The Cardinal Otto Preminger 1963USA
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Otto Preminger 1955USA
The Fan Otto Preminger 1949USA
The Human Factor Otto Preminger 1979Great Britain
The Man with the Golden Arm Otto Preminger 1955USA
The Moon Is Blue Otto Preminger 1953USA
Under Your Spell Otto Preminger 1936USA
Where the Sidewalk Ends Otto Preminger 1950USA
Whirlpool Otto Preminger 1949USA

Author's Shorts (Corti d'Autore)

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Dizem Que Os Cães Veem CoisasThey Say Dogs See ThingsGuto ParenteBrazil
Family NightmareDustin DefaUSA
Ina Litovski Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin Canada
La MadreThe Mother Jean-Marie Straub Switzerland
O Dom Das LágrimasThe Gift of TearsJoão NicolauPortugal
Pohn TalayWichanon Somumjarn, Anocha Suwichakornpong Thailand

Special Premiere

Special Premiere: Arnon Milchan
English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Brazil Terry Gilliam 1985Great Britain
L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson 1997USA
Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone 1984USA
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese 1983USA

Jury Members' Films

Filmmakers of the Present Jury
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Daratt Mahamat-Saleh Haroun 2006Chad
Impolex Alex Ross Perry 2009USA
Open VerdictYuhang Ho2011Hong Kong
Transe Trance Teresa Villaverde 2006Portugal
Main Competition Jury
Killing Zoe Roger Avary 1993France
La Vie Ne Me Fait Pas PeurLife Doesn't Scare Me Noémie Lvovsky 2004France
Mekong Hotel Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2012Great Britain
The President’S Last Bang Im Sang-Soo 2005South Korea
The Rules of Attraction Roger Avary 2002USA
Leopards of Tomorrow Jury
La Ménagerie De BettyIsabelle Mayor2010Switzerland
La Peur, Petit ChasseurFear, Little Hunter Laurent Achard 2003France
Le Dernier Des FousThe Last of the Madmen Laurent Achard 2006France
Les Cheveux Courts, Ronde, Petite TailleShort, Round, Small HairRobin Harsch2012Switzerland
O Som Ao RedorThe Sound Around Kleber Mendonça Filho 2012Brazil
The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci 1987China
The Passenger Michelangelo Antonioni 1975Italy

Special Prizes

Gael García Bernal
English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Bad Education La Mala Educación Pedro Almodóvar 2004Spain
The Science of Sleep La Science Des Rêves Michel Gondry 2006France
Charlotte Rampling
The Night Porter Il Portiere Di Notte Liliana Cavani 1974Italy
Under the Sand Sous Le Sable François Ozon 2000France
Leos Carax
Boy Meets Girl Leos Carax 1984France
Holy Motors Leos Carax 2012France
The Lovers on the Bridge Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf Leos Carax 1991France
Mauvais Sang Leos Carax 1986France
Pola X Leos Carax 1999France
Tokyo! Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry 2008France

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. [11]

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Camp 14 - Total Control Zone Marc Wiese 2012Germany
Dance Of OutlawsMohamed El Aboudi2012Finland
Libya HurraFritz Ofner2012Austria
Mother's DayBin Chuen Choi2012Germany
Sagrada - El Misteri De La CreacióSacred - The Mystery of CreationStefan Haupt2012Switzerland
Stolen SeasThe Chair Seas Thymaya Payne 2011USA
Vergiss Mein NichtDon't Forget MineDavid Sieveking2012Germany

Appellation Swiss

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Bon VoyageHave a Good TripFabio Friedli2011Switzerland
Capitaine Thomas SankaraCaptain Thomas SankaraChristophe Cupelin2012Switzerland
Carole Roussopoulos, Une Femme À La CaméraCarole Roussopoulos, a Woman on the CameraEmmanuelle de Riedmatten2011Switzerland
Die Kinder Vom NapfThe Children from the BowlAlice Schmid2011Switzerland
Die WiesenbergerMartin Schilt, Bernard Weber2012Switzerland
Dur D’Être DieuHard to be GodAntoine Cattin, Pavel Kostomarov2012Switzerland
Giochi D’Estate Summer Games Rolando Colla2011Switzerland
Gypaetus HelveticusMarcel Barelli2011Switzerland
Hiver NomadeNomad WinterManuel von Stürler2012Switzerland
L’Enfant D’En Haut Sister Ursula Meier 2012Switzerland
Mary &Amp; JohnnyJulian M. Grünthal, Samuel Schwarz2011Switzerland
Opération LibertadOperation LibertadNicolas Wadimoff2011Switzerland
Os Vivos Tambem ChoramThe Living also CryBasil Da Cunha2012Switzerland
Virgin TalesMirjam von Arx2012Switzerland

Official Awards

International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)

Filmmakers of the Present Competition (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

First Work

Leopards of Tomorrow - Pardi di domani

Leopards of Tomorrow - International Competition

  • Golden Leopard for Best International Short Film:The Mass Of Men directed by Gabriel Gauchet
  • Silver Leopard (Concorso internazionale):Yadermi Wydhody directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
  • Special Mention (Pardi di domani – Concorso internazionale):Los Retratos directed by Iván D. Gaona
  • Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianifica:Back Of Beyond directed by Michael Lennox
  • Award for Subtitling (Premio Film und Video Untertitelung):O Que Arde Cura directed by João Rui Guerra da Mata

Leopards of Tomorrow - National Competition

  • Golden Leopard for BestNational Short Film::Radio-Actif directed by Nathan Hofstetter
  • Silver Leopard (Concorso nazionale):L'Amour bègue (Stammering Love) directed by Jan Czarlewski
  • Premio Action Light per la miglior speranza svizzera:Il Vulcano directed by Alice Riva

Piazza Grande

Youth Jury (Giuria dei giovani)

Youth Jury – Main Competition (Concorso internazionale)

  • First Prize:Starlet directed by Sean Baker
  • Second Prize:Mobile Home directed by François Pirot
  • Third Prize:Compliance directed by Craig Zobel
  • Premio “L'ambiente è qualità di vita":The End Of Time directed by Peter Mettler
  • Special Mention:Berberian Sound Studio directed by Peter Strickland, Image Problem directed by Andreas Pfiffner, Simon Baumann

Youth Jury – Filmmakers of the Present Competition

  • Youth Jury Prize – Filmmakers of the Present:Boa Sorte, Meu Amor directed by Daniel Aragão

Youth Jury – Leopards of Tomorrow

  • Youth Jury Prize – Pardi di domani (Concorso internazionale):Back Of Beyond directed by Michael Lennox
  • Youth Jury Prize – Pardi di domani (Concorso nazionale): L’Amour BÈGue directed by Jan Czarlewski
  • Special Mention – Pardi di domani:Serce Do Walki

Giuria SRG SSR idée suisse / Semaine de la critique 2012

Ecumenical Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

CICAE Jury

FICC/IFFS Jury

Source: [12] [13]

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