| Opening film | The Sweeney directed by Nick Love |
|---|---|
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: The Girl From Nowhere directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Artistic director | Olivier Père |
| Festival date | Opening: 1 August 2012 Closing: 11 August 2012 |
| Website | LFF |
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]
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]
The following films were screened in these sections: [8]
Piazza Grande: Prefestival
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Dino Risi | 1949 | Italy | |
| Rice Girl | La Risaia | Raffaello Matarazzo | 1956 | Italy |
| Rear Window | Alfred Hitchcock | 1954 | ||
| Shouting Secrets | Korinna Sehringer | 2011 | Switzerland | |
Piazza Grande
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelorette | Leslye Headland | 2011 | USA | |
| Hello Sadness | Bonjour Tristesse | Otto Preminger | 1958 | USA |
| Camille Rewinds | Camille Redouble | Noémie Lvovsky | 2012 | France |
| The Miss Massacre | Das Missen Massaker | Michael Steiner | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Lore | Cate Shortland | 2012 | Germany | |
| Magic Mike | Steven Soderbergh | 2012 | USA | |
| More than Honey | Markus Imhoof | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Motorway | Soi Cheang | 2012 | Hong Kong | |
| Lullaby Ride | Nachtlärm | Christoph Schaub | 2012 | Switzerland |
| No | Pablo Larraín | 2012 | Chile | |
| A Few Hours of Spring | Quelques Heures De Printemps | Stéphane Brizé | 2012 | France |
| Ruby Sparks | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | 2012 | USA | |
| Sightseers | Ben Wheatley | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The Sweeney | Nick Love | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| While We Were Here | Kat Coiro | 2012 | USA | |
| Wrong | Quentin Dupieux | 2012 | France | |
Piazza Grande: Shorts
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Balloon | Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | 2012 | USA | |
International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Última Vez Que Vi Macau | The Last Time I Saw Macao | João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues | 2012 | Portugal |
| Berberian Sound Studio | Peter Strickland | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Compliance | Craig Zobel | 2012 | USA | |
| Der Glanz Des Tages | The Shine of the Day | Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel | 2012 | Austria |
| Image Problem | Simon Baumann, Andreas Pfiffner | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Jack & Diane | Bradley Rust Gray | 2011 | USA | |
| La Fille De Nulle Part | The Girl from Nowhere | Jean-Claude Brisseau | 2012 | France |
| Leviathan | Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Los Mejores Temas | The Best Themes | Nicolás Pereda | 2012 | Mexico |
| Mobile Home | François Pirot | 2012 | Belgium | |
| Museum Hours | Jem Cohen | 2012 | Austria | |
| Padroni Di Casa | The Landlords | Edoardo Gabbriellini | 2012 | Italy |
| Playback | Sho Miyake | 2012 | Japan | |
| Polvo | Dust | Julio Hernández Cordón | 2012 | Guatemala |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Robert Byington | 2011 | USA | |
| Starlet | Sean Baker | 2012 | USA | |
| The End Of Time | Peter Mettler | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Une Estonienne À Paris | An Estonian in Paris | Ilmar Raag | 2011 | France |
| Wo Hai You Hua Yao Shuo | When Night Falls | Ying Liang | 2012 | South Korea |
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 Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ape | Joel Potrykus | USA | |
| Arraianos | Arraian | Eloy Enciso | Spain |
| Boa Sorte, Meu Amor | Good Luck, Sweetheart | Daniel Aragão | Brazil |
| Inori | To Anyone | Pedro González-Rubio | Japan |
| Ji Yi Wang Zhe Wo | Fang Song | China | |
| Les Gouffres | The Abyss | Antoine Barraud | France |
| Les Mouvements Du Bassin | Basin Movements | HPG | France |
| Not In Tel Aviv | Nony Geffen | Israel | |
| Orleans | Virgil Vernier | France | |
| People’S Park | Libbie Dina Cohn, J. P. Sniadecki | USA | |
| Tectonics | Peter Bo Rappmund | USA | |
| Tower | Kazik Radwanski | Canada | |
| Tutti Giù | All Down | Niccolò Castelli | Switzerland |
| Vakansi Yang Janggal Dan Penyakit Lainnya | Odd Vacans and Other Diseases | Noen Anggi | Indonesia |
| Winter, Go Away! | Elena Khoreva, Denis Klebleev, Askold Kurov, Dmitry Kusabov, Nadezhda Leonteva, Anna Moiseenko, Madina Mustafina, Sofia Rodkevich, Anton Seregin, Alexey Zhiriakov | Russia | |
Out of Competition: Feature Films
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Is... | Stephen Dwoskin | 2012 | France | |
| Chiri | It is | Naomi Kawase | 2012 | Japan |
| Fairy Queen | Jean-Paul Civeyrac | 2012 | France | |
| Far From Afghanistan | John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon- Mi Yoo, Travis Wilkerson | 2012 | USA | |
| I, Anna | Barnaby Southcombe | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Ingrid Caven, Musique Et Voix | Ingrid Caven, Music and Voice | Bertrand Bonello | 2012 | France |
| La Richesse Du Loup | The Richness of the Wolf | Damien Odoul | 2012 | France |
| Les Coquillettes | The Shells | Sophie Letourneur | 2012 | France |
| L’Enclos Du Temps | The Time Enclosure | Jean-Charles Fitoussi | 2012 | France |
| Nami No Oto | Us Here | HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, Kou Sakai | 2011 | Japan |
| Perret In Frankreich Und Algerien | Perret in France and Algeria | Heinz Emigholz | 2012 | Germany |
| Rio | Sarah Morris | 2012 | USA | |
| The Capsule | 2012 | Greece | ||
Out of Competition: Jeonju Digital Project
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light In The Yellow Breathing Space | Vimukthi Jayasundara | South Korea | |
| The Great Cinema Party | Raya Martin | South Korea | |
This year's Open Doors section focused on African film. [4]
Open Doors Screenings
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aujourd’Hui | Today | Alain Gomis | 2012 | France |
| Bal Poussière | Dancing in the Dust | Henri Duparc | 1989 | Ivory Coast |
| Bamako | Abderrahmane Sissako | 2006 | Mali | |
| Chocolat | Claire Denis | 1988 | France | |
| Guimba, Un Tyran, Une Époque | Guimba, a Tyrant, an Era | Cheick Oumar Sissoko | 1995 | Mali |
| Il Va Pleuvoir Sur Conakry | He's Going to Rain on Conakry | Cheick Fantamady Camara | 2007 | Guinea |
| La Noire De... | Black Girl | Ousmane Sembène | 1966 | France |
| La Pirogue | The Pirogue | Moussa Touré | 2012 | Senegal |
| Le Clandestin | The Clandestine | Zeka Laplaine | 1996 | Congo |
| Le Damier, Papa National Oyé! | The Checkerboard, Dad National Oyé! | Balufu Bakupa-Kaniynda | 1996 | Congo |
| Le Monologue De La Muette | The Monologue of La Muette | Khady Sylla, Charles Van Damme | 2008 | Senegal |
| Muna Moto | Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa | 1975 | Cameroon | |
| Po Di Sangui | Flora Gomes | 1996 | Guinea Bissau | |
| Samba Traoré | Idrissa Ouédraogo | 1992 | Burkina Faso | |
| Soleil O | Med Hondo | 1969 | France | |
| Touki Bouki | Djibril Diop Mambéty | 1973 | Senegal | |
| Une Fenêtre Ouverte | An Open Window | Khady Sylla | 2005 | Senegal |
| Visages De Femmes | Women's Faces | Désiré Ecaré | 1985 | Ivory Coast |
| Viva Riva! | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | 2010 | Congo | |
| Wênd Kûuni | Photos of Kuuni | Gaston Kaboré | 1982 | Burkina Faso |
| Yeelen | Souleymane Cissé | 1987 | Mali | |
Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)
| International Competition Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Back Of Beyond | Michael Lennox | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Birlikte | Together | Baris Corak | 2012 | Türkiye |
| Cavo D’Oro | Golden Cable | Siamak Etemadi | 2012 | Greece |
| Distants | Distance | Janno Jürgens | 2012 | Estonia |
| Feliz | Achille Milone | 2012 | Argentina | |
| Fort Buchanan | Benjamin Crotty | 2012 | France | |
| Homma Aailiyya | Amr Abdelhadi | 2012 | Giordania | |
| Ismael | Sebastián Hofmann | 2012 | Mexico | |
| Je Sens Le Beat Qui Monte En Moi | I Feel the Beat that Goes Up in Me | Yann Le Quellec | 2012 | France |
| Last Remarks | Umar Riaz | 2012 | Pakistan | |
| Los Retratos | The Portraits | Iván D. Gaona | 2012 | Colombia |
| Meaning Of Robots | Matt Lenski | 2011 | USA | |
| Mirakel Utmed Riksväg 43 | Miracle along National Highway 43 | Ronnie Sandahl | 2012 | Sweden |
| Nous Ne Serons Plus Jamais Seuls | We will Never be Alone Again | Yann Gonzalez | 2012 | France |
| O Que Arde Cura | What Does He Cure | João Rui Guerra da Mata | 2012 | Portugal |
| Rivers Return | Joe Vanhoutteghem | 2011 | Belgium | |
| Roubama | Steal | Rakan Mayasi | 2012 | Lebanon |
| Sano Kiitos Ja Tanssi | Say Thanks and Dance | Antti Heikki Pesonen | 2012 | Finland |
| Serce Do Walki | Heart to Fight | Tomek Matuszczak | 2011 | Poland |
| Solo | Mina Yonezawa | 2012 | Japan | |
| Suspended | Damian Walshe-Howling | 2012 | Australia | |
| The Giant | David Raboy | 2011 | USA | |
| The Mass of Men | Gabriel Gauchet | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The Pit | Itamar Lapid | 2011 | Israel | |
| Yaderni Wydhody | Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi | 2012 | Ukraina | |
| Zašto Slonovi? | Why Elephants? | Marko Mestrovic | 2012 | Croatia |
| Zwazo | Bird | Gabriel Abrantes | 2012 | Portugal |
| Über Rauhem Grund | About a Rough Reason | Youdid Kahveci | 2012 | Germany |
| National Competition – Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Homo Sapiens Cyborg | Stefano Mosimann | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Il Vulcano | The Volcano | Alice Riva | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Lamina | Christian Tschanz | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Le Jour Viendra | The Day will Come | Cicero Egli | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Les Ambassadeurs | Ambassadors | Maxime Matray, Alexia Walther | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Letzte Runde | Last Round | Kerstin Polte | 2012 | Switzerland |
| L’Amour Bègue | Bègue Love | Jan Czarlewski | 2012 | Switzerland |
| On The Beach | Marie-Elsa Sgualdo | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Radio-Actif | Radioactive | Nathan Hofstetter | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Author Shorts (Corti d'artista) - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Biografi | Biography | Magnus Bärtås | 2012 | Sweden |
| Columbos | Takumi Kawai, Hiroki Okamura, Kawai+Okamura | 2012 | Japan | |
| Concrete Parlay | Fern Silva | 2012 | USA | |
| I First Saw The Light | Phillip Warnell | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Insight | Sebastian Diaz Morales | 2012 | Netherlands | |
| Monumento | Monument | Gregorio Graziosi | 2012 | Brazil |
| Perspective Du Sous-Sol | Perspective of the Subsoil | Olivier Zabat | 2012 | France |
| The Creation As We Saw It | Ben Rivers | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The Hidden Conference: A Fractured Play | Rosa Barba | 2011 | Germany | |
| The Name Is Not The Thing Named | Deborah Stratman | 2012 | USA | |
| The Wave | Sarah Vanagt, Katrien Vermeire | 2012 | Belgium | |
| Un Archipel | An Archipelago | Clément Cogitore | 2011 | France |
| Tribute To Curtas Vila Do Conde - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Of My Dreams | Yann Gonzalez | 2012 | Portugal | |
| O Canto Do Rocha | THE ROCK'S CORNER | Helvécio Marins Jr | 2012 | Portugal |
| O Milagre De Santo António | Sergei Loznitsa | 2012 | Portugal | |
| Reconversão | Reconversion | Thom Andersen | 2012 | Portugal |
| 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 | 2012 | Argentina | |
| Rousseau's Fault (La Faute à Rousseau) - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
| Chemin Faisant | Path | Georges Schwizgebel | Switzerland | |
| Du Contrat Social | Social Contract | Frédéric Mermoud | Switzerland | |
| Déposer Les Enfants | Put the Children | Antoine Jaccoud, Bettina Oberli | Switzerland | |
| Le Goût De La Neige | The Taste of Snow | Nader Homayoun | Switzerland | |
| Madame W | Jean-Daniel Schneider | Switzerland | ||
| Menuet | Minuet | Milagros Mumenthaler | Switzerland | |
| Sakda | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Switzerland | ||
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 Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Cinemasuisse: Jean-Luc Godard | Fabrice Aragno | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Gazzara | Joseph Rezwin | 2012 | USA | |
| Iluminacja | The Illumination | Krzysztof Zanussi | 1973 | Poland |
| Kern | Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala | 2012 | Austria | |
| Otto Preminger | André S. Labarthe | 2012 | France | |
| Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli | Rocco and His Brothers | Luchino Visconti | 1960 | Italy |
| Room 237 | Rodney Ascher | 2012 | USA | |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | Robert Aldrich | 1977 | USA | |
| White Dog | Samuel Fuller | 1982 | USA | |
| Ben Wheatley | ||||
| Down Terrace | Ben Wheatley | 2009 | Great Britain | |
| Kill List | Ben Wheatley | 2011 | Great Britain | |
| Dino Risi Rediscovered | ||||
| 1848 | Dino Risi | 1949 | Italy | |
| La Fabbrica Del Duomo | The Fabbrica Del Duomo | Dino Risi | 1949 | Italy |
| La Provincia Dei Sette Laghi | The Province of the Seven Lakes | Dino Risi | 1948 | Italy |
| Tigullio Minore | Minor Tigullio | Dino Risi | 1947 | Italy |
| Verso La Vita | Towards Life | Dino Risi | 1946 | Italy |
| Hannes Schmidhauser | ||||
| Hannes Pussy Schmidhauser | Victor J. Tognola | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Uli, Der Knecht | Uli, the Servant | Franz Schnyder | 1954 | Switzerland |
| Uli, Der Pächter | Uli, the Tenant | Franz Schnyder | 1955 | Switzerland |
| Naomi Kawase | ||||
| Embracing | Naomi Kawase | 1992 | Japan | |
| Katatsumori | Snail | Naomi Kawase | 1994 | Japan |
| Kyakarabaa | Kakarba | Naomi Kawase | 2001 | Japan |
| Tarachime | Naomi Kawase | 2006 | Japan | |
| Ornella Muti | ||||
| Il Futuro È Donna | The Future Is Woman | Marco Ferreri | 1984 | Italy |
| La Dernière Femme | The Last Woman | Marco Ferreri | 1976 | Italy |
| Primo Amore | First Love | Dino Risi | 1978 | Italy |
| Storie Di Ordinaria Follia | Tales of Ordinary Madness | Marco Ferreri | 1981 | Italy |
| Career Leopard – Harry Belafonte | ||||
| Sing Your Song | Susanne Rostock | 2010 | USA | |
| Career Leopard – Johnnie To | ||||
| Dyut Meng Gam | Life Without Principle | Johnnie To | 2011 | Hong Kong |
| Hak Se Wui Yi Wo Wai Kwai | Election 2 | Johnnie To | 2006 | Hong Kong |
| Hak Se Wui | Election | Johnnie To | 2005 | Hong Kong |
| PTU | Johnnie To | 2003 | Hong Kong | |
| Career Leopard – Peter-Christian Fueter | ||||
| Grounding - Die Letzten Tage Der Swissair | Grounding | Michael Steiner | 2006 | Switzerland |
| Renato Pozzetto | ||||
| Oh, Serafina! | Alberto Lattuada | 1976 | Italy | |
| Sono Fotogenico | I'm Photogenic | Dino Risi | 1980 | Italy |
| Un Amore Su Misura | A Tailor-Made Love | Renato Pozzetto | 2007 | Italy |
| Sarah Morris | ||||
| 1972 | Sarah Morris | 2008 | USA | |
| Am/Pm | Sarah Morris | 1999 | USA | |
| Beijing | Sarah Morris | 2008 | USA | |
| Capital | Sarah Morris | 2000 | USA | |
| Chicago | Sarah Morris | 2011 | USA | |
| Los Angeles | Sarah Morris | 2004 | USA | |
| Miami | Sarah Morris | 2002 | USA | |
| Midtown | Sarah Morris | 1998 | USA | |
| Points On A Line | Sarah Morris | 2010 | USA | |
| Robert Towne | Sarah Morris | 2006 | USA | |
| Swiss Cinema Rediscovered | ||||
| Die Börse Als Barometer Der Wirtschaftslage | The Stock Exchange as a Barometer of the Economic Situation | Hans Richter | 1939 | Switzerland |
| Die Neue Wohnung. Version Atelier Richter | The New Apartment. Version Atelier Richter | Hans Richter | 1930 | Switzerland |
| Die Neue Wohnung. Version Swb | The New Apartment. Version SWB | Hans Richter | 1930 | Switzerland |
| S’Margritli Und D’Soldate. Ernstes Und Heiteres Aus Der Grenzbesetzung | S’Margritli and d’Aldate. Serious and Cheerful from the Border Cast | August Kern | 1940 | Switzerland |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dizem Que Os Cães Veem Coisas | They Say Dogs See Things | Guto Parente | Brazil |
| Family Nightmare | Dustin Defa | USA | |
| Ina Litovski | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin | Canada | |
| La Madre | The Mother | Jean-Marie Straub | Switzerland |
| O Dom Das Lágrimas | The Gift of Tears | João Nicolau | Portugal |
| Pohn Talay | Wichanon Somumjarn, Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thailand | |
| Special Premiere: Arnon Milchan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Brazil | Terry Gilliam | 1985 | Great Britain | |
| L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson | 1997 | USA | |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Sergio Leone | 1984 | USA | |
| The King of Comedy | Martin Scorsese | 1983 | USA | |
| Filmmakers of the Present Jury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Daratt | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | 2006 | Chad | |
| Impolex | Alex Ross Perry | 2009 | USA | |
| Open Verdict | Yuhang Ho | 2011 | Hong Kong | |
| Transe | Trance | Teresa Villaverde | 2006 | Portugal |
| Main Competition Jury | ||||
| Killing Zoe | Roger Avary | 1993 | France | |
| La Vie Ne Me Fait Pas Peur | Life Doesn't Scare Me | Noémie Lvovsky | 2004 | France |
| Mekong Hotel | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The President’S Last Bang | Im Sang-Soo | 2005 | South Korea | |
| The Rules of Attraction | Roger Avary | 2002 | USA | |
| Leopards of Tomorrow Jury | ||||
| La Ménagerie De Betty | Isabelle Mayor | 2010 | Switzerland | |
| La Peur, Petit Chasseur | Fear, Little Hunter | Laurent Achard | 2003 | France |
| Le Dernier Des Fous | The Last of the Madmen | Laurent Achard | 2006 | France |
| Les Cheveux Courts, Ronde, Petite Taille | Short, Round, Small Hair | Robin Harsch | 2012 | Switzerland |
| O Som Ao Redor | The Sound Around | Kleber Mendonça Filho | 2012 | Brazil |
| The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | 1987 | China | |
| The Passenger | Michelangelo Antonioni | 1975 | Italy | |
| Gael García Bernal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Bad Education | La Mala Educación | Pedro Almodóvar | 2004 | Spain |
| The Science of Sleep | La Science Des Rêves | Michel Gondry | 2006 | France |
| Charlotte Rampling | ||||
| The Night Porter | Il Portiere Di Notte | Liliana Cavani | 1974 | Italy |
| Under the Sand | Sous Le Sable | François Ozon | 2000 | France |
| Leos Carax | ||||
| Boy Meets Girl | Leos Carax | 1984 | France | |
| Holy Motors | Leos Carax | 2012 | France | |
| The Lovers on the Bridge | Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf | Leos Carax | 1991 | France |
| Mauvais Sang | Leos Carax | 1986 | France | |
| Pola X | Leos Carax | 1999 | France | |
| Tokyo! | Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry | 2008 | France | |
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 Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp 14 - Total Control Zone | Marc Wiese | 2012 | Germany | |
| Dance Of Outlaws | Mohamed El Aboudi | 2012 | Finland | |
| Libya Hurra | Fritz Ofner | 2012 | Austria | |
| Mother's Day | Bin Chuen Choi | 2012 | Germany | |
| Sagrada - El Misteri De La Creació | Sacred - The Mystery of Creation | Stefan Haupt | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Stolen Seas | The Chair Seas | Thymaya Payne | 2011 | USA |
| Vergiss Mein Nicht | Don't Forget Mine | David Sieveking | 2012 | Germany |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Voyage | Have a Good Trip | Fabio Friedli | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Capitaine Thomas Sankara | Captain Thomas Sankara | Christophe Cupelin | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Carole Roussopoulos, Une Femme À La Caméra | Carole Roussopoulos, a Woman on the Camera | Emmanuelle de Riedmatten | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Die Kinder Vom Napf | The Children from the Bowl | Alice Schmid | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Die Wiesenberger | Martin Schilt, Bernard Weber | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Dur D’Être Dieu | Hard to be God | Antoine Cattin, Pavel Kostomarov | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Giochi D’Estate | Summer Games | Rolando Colla | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Gypaetus Helveticus | Marcel Barelli | 2011 | Switzerland | |
| Hiver Nomade | Nomad Winter | Manuel von Stürler | 2012 | Switzerland |
| L’Enfant D’En Haut | Sister | Ursula Meier | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Mary &Amp; Johnny | Julian M. Grünthal, Samuel Schwarz | 2011 | Switzerland | |
| Opération Libertad | Operation Libertad | Nicolas Wadimoff | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Os Vivos Tambem Choram | The Living also Cry | Basil Da Cunha | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Virgin Tales | Mirjam von Arx | 2012 | Switzerland | |