76th Locarno Film Festival

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76th Locarno Film Festival
Closing film Shayda by Noora Niasari
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
Awards Golden Leopard: Critical Zone
Hosted byAssociazione Festival del film Locarno
Artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro
Festival dateOpening: 2 August 2023 (2023-08-02)
Closing: 12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)
Website LFF
Locarno Film Festival

The 76th annual Locarno Festival was held from 2 August to 12 August 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] [2]

Contents

French actor Lambert Wilson was the head of the Main Competition Jury. [3] American filmmaker Harmony Korine received the Pardo d’Onore Manor. [4]

The Iranian film Critical Zone , directed by Ali Ahmadzadeh, was the winner of the Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize. Radu Jude's Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World won the Special Jury Prize. [5]

For this year's edition, the acting categories (Best Actor/Best Actress) became gender-neutral after the creation of the Best Performance category. In the Main Competition, the winners were Dimitra Vlagopoulou for Animal and Renée Soutendijk for Sweet Dreams . [5]

Juries

Concorso Internazionale - Main Competition

Filmmakers of the Present Competition

Leopard of Tomorrow

First Feature

Pardo Verde Ricola (Green Leopard)

Official Sections

Piazza Grande

17 films, including 9 world premieres, were screened at the Piazza Grande, Locarno's open-air theater that accommodates a nightly audience of up to 8,000 people: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France
Antarctica CallingContinent Magnétique Luc Jacquet
The Beautiful Summer La Bella Estate Laura Luchetti Italy
City of Women (1980)La città delle donne Federico Fellini
DammiYann Mounir DemangeFrance
The Falling StarL'Étoile FilanteFiona Gordon, Dominique AbelFrance, Belgium
Falling StarsRichard Karpala, Gabriel BienczyckiUnited States
Guardians of the FormulaČuvari formule Dragan Bjelogrlić Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia
The Old Oak Ken Loach United Kingdom, Belgium
La Paloma  [ fr ] (1974) Daniel Schmid Switzerland, France
First CasePremière affaireVictoria MusiedlakFrance
Shayda (closing film)Noora NiasariAustralia
Smugglers 밀수 Ryoo Seung-wan South Korea
Non sono quello che sono - The Tragedy of Othello di W. ShakespeareI Am Not What I Am - The Tragedy of Othello by W. Shakespeare Edoardo Leo Italy
Theater Camp Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman United States
The Path of Excellence La Voie RoyaleFrédéric MermoudSwitzerland, France
Piazza Grande: Pre-festival
Chicken for Linda! Linda veut du poulet!Chiara Malta, Sébastien LaudenbachFrance, Italy

Main Competition (Concorso Internazionale)

The Concorso internazionale explores new territories in moviemaking. This year's selection of 17 titles, all world premieres and one as an international premiere, will be competing for the Pardo d’oro: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Animal Sofia ExarchouGreece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria
Critical Zone منطقه بحرانیAli AhmadzadehIran, Germany
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii Radu Jude Romania, Luxembourg, France,Croatia
Essential Truths of the Lake Lav Diaz Philippines, France, Portugal, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
HomeBaan Leonor Teles Portugal
The Human Surge 3 El auge del humano 3 Eduardo Williams Argentina, Portugal, Netherlands, Taiwan, Brazil, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Peru
The Invisible Fight Nähtamatu võitlus Rainer Sarnet Estonia, Latvia, Greece, Finland
Lousy Carter Bob Byington United States
Manga D'TerraBasil Da CunhaSwitzerland, Portugal
Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, AnywhereNuit obscure - Au revoir ici, n'importe oùSylvain GeorgeFrance, Switzerland
PatagoniaSimone BozzelliItaly
The Permanent Picture La imatge permanentLaura FerrésSpain, France
RossosperanzaAnnarita ZambranoItaly, France
Stepne Maryna Vroda Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
Sweet Dreams Ena Sendijarević Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia
The Vanishing Soldier החייל הנעלםDani RosenbergIsrael
Yannick Quentin Dupieux France

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

The Fuori concorso section features 12 films, of which 11 are world premieres, from outstanding directors’ intent on exploring new possibilities in filmic narration: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
5 Hectares Émilie Deleuze France
Best Secret Place Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Bonjour la Langue Paul Vecchiali
Lovano Supreme Franco Maresco Italy
Mademoiselle Kenopsia Denis Côté Canada
Mimì – Prince of DarknessMimì – Il principe delle tenebre Brando De Sica Italy
ProcidaAntonella Di Nocera
Ricardo and PaintingRicardo et la Peinture Barbet Schroeder Switzerland, France
She Is Conann Bertrand Mandico Luxembourg, France, Belgium
TriggeredTopakkRichard V. SomesPhilippines, United States
We BarbariansNous les Barbares Bertrand Mandico Luxembourg, Belgium, France
What RemainsRan HuangHong Kong, United Kingdom, Finland

Filmmakers of the Present Competition (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

The Concorso Cineasti del presente selection, dedicated to discovering the cinema of tomorrow, comprises 15 films: first and second features, all world premieres: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
A Good PlaceEin schöner OrtKatharina HuberGermany
All the FiresTodos los IncendiosMauricio Calderón RicoMexico
BittenLa MorsureRomain de Saint-BlanquatFrance
Camping du LacEléonore SaintagnanBelgium, France
Dreaming & Dying Hao jiu bu jianNelson YeoSingapore, Indonesia
Excursion EkskurzijaUna GunjakBosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, France, Norway, Qatar
Family PortraitLucy KerrUnited States
Negu hurbilakColectivo NeguSpain
Of Living Without IllusionUnd dass man ohne Täuschung zu leben vermagKatharina LüdinGermany, Switzerland
On the GoMaría Gisèle Royo, Julia de CastroSpain
Rapture Rimdogittanga Dominic Sangma India, China, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
RivièreHugues HaricheSwitzerland, France
TouchedClaudia RorariusGermany
West Border西渡Yan LuoChina
Whispers of Fire & WaterLubdhak ChatterjeeIndia

Leopard of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)

The Pardi di domani section, dedicated to short films by emerging Swiss and international directors, combines with auteur shorts competition Concorso Corti d’autore to screen a total of 40 films, all presented as world premieres. The selection is completed by the collection of short films made during the Spring Academy, led this year by director Radu Jude: [1] [6]

Concorso Internazionale

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
A Bird Called MemoryPássaro MemóriaLeonardo MartinelliBrazil, United Kingdom
As if Mother Cried That NightEngar madaram geriste bud aan shabHoda TaheriGermany
A Study of EmpathyEn undersøgelse af empatiHilke RönnfeldtDenmark, Germany
A Tortoise's Year of FateYi zhi wu gui de ben ming nianYi XiongChina
The Currency - Sensing 1 AgbogbloshieElom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor KasperGermany, Taiwan, Togo
De ImperioAlessandro NovelliPortugal, Spain
Du bist so wunderbarLeandro Goddinho, Paulo MenezesGermany, Brazil
Full NightPleine NuitManon CoubiaBelgium, France
The GuardNegahbanAmirhossein ShojaeiIran
i look into the mirror and repeat to myselfGiselle LinSingapore
KinderfilmTotal Refusal, Adrian Jonas Haim, Michael Stumpf, Robin KlengelAustria
The LoversCarolina SandvikSweden
Making Babies Faire un enfant Éric K. Boulianne Canada
The Moon Will Contain UsSolo la luna comprenderáKim TorresCosta Rica, United States
Pray Caleb Azumah Nelson United Kingdom
Scorched EarthMarkela KontaratouGreece, United Kingdom
SlimaneCarlos PereiraGermany
La Vedova Nerafiume, Julian McKinnonFrance
The WavesPadoYumi JoungSouth Korea
Z.O.Loris G. NeseItaly

Concorso Nazionale

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
About a CowO krávěPavla BaštanováCzech Republic, Switzerland
Alexx196 & the pink sand beachAlexx196 & la plage de sable roseLoïc HobiSwitzerland, France
DuckCanardElie ChapuisSwitzerland, Belgium
Ever Since, I Have Been FlyingO gün bu gündür, uçuyorumAylin GökmenSwitzerland
The IslandJulien PujolFrance, Estonia
JaimaFrancesco PereiraSwitzerland
Last NightLetzte NachtLea Bloch
NIGHT SHIFTKayije Kagame, Hugo Radi
Remember, Broken Crayons Colour TooUrša Kastelic, Shannet Clemmings
Searching for the 5th DirectionMatthias Herr Schüpbach

Concorso Corti d’Autore

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Been ThereCorina Schwingruber IlićSwitzerland
iNTELLIGENCEJeanne Frenkel, Cosme CastroFrance
I Used to Live There Ryan McKenna Canada
Kill 'Em AllMátalos a todosSebastian Molina RuizMexico
Loving in Between Jyoti Mistry Austria, South Africa
My Mother Is a SaintI mitera mou ine agia Syllas Tzoumerkas Greece
Nocturne for a ForestNocturno para uma floresta Catarina Vasconcelos Portugal
The Passing Ivete Lucas, Patrick BresnanUnited States
Rainer, a Vicious Dog in a Skull Valley Bertrand Mandico France
Valley PrideLukas MarxtAustria, Germany

Pardi di Domani: Special event

Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Find a Film!Coline Confort, Slava Doytcheva, Federico Frefel, Alessandro Garbuio, Andrea Gatopoulos, Ambra Guidotti, Jumana Issa, Zhenia Kazankina, Bohao Liu, Diego Andres Murillo, Chiara ToffolettoSwitzerland

Open Doors: Screenings

In the second of three years dedicated to cinemas in Latin America and the Caribbean, Open Doors will offer an overview of the most interesting independent productions from its current focus region. For the Open Doors Screenings, this year's focus will be on film from South American continent, with 18 long, medium and short films, of which one is a world premiere: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
98 Seconds Without Shadow (2021)98 Segundos sin SombraJuan Pablo RichterBolivia
Autoerótica (2021)Andrea Fernanda Hoyos ValderramaPeru
Boreal (2022)Federico AdornoParaguay, Mexico
Me & The Beasts (2021)Yo y las BestiasNico ManzanoVenezuela
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (2020)Érase una vez en Venezuela Anabel Rodríguez Ríos Venezuela, United Kingdom, Austria, Brazil
The Preacher (2021)El RezadorTito Jara H.Ecuador, Colombia, Spain
The Shape of Things to Come (2021)Tiempos FuturosVíctor ChecaPeru, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador
Short Films
Angelo (2022)Alex PlumbBolivia
The Distance of Time (2021)La distancia del TiempoCarlos Ormeño PalmaPeru
Eating Papaw On The Seashore (2022)Rae Wiltshire, Nickose LayneGuyana
Hidden World (2018)Kenrich CairoSuriname, Netherlands
Plástico (2022)Vero KompalicVenezuela
The Red Spiral (2021)La Espiral RojaLorena ColmenaresVenezuela, Germany
Rimana Wasi: Home of Stories (2022)Rimana Wasi: Hogar de HistoriasXimena Málaga Sabogal, Piotr TurlejPeru
Volivia (2014)Leandro GrilloBolivia
What Do You See? (2019)Veo, veoTania Cattebeke LaconichParaguay
Willkawiwa (The Sacred Fire of the Dead) (2022)Willkawiwa (El Sagrado Fuego de los Muertos)Pável Quevedo UllauriEcuador, Costa Rica
You Can Read, Can't You? (2018)Je kan toch lezenAnanta KhemradjSuriname, Netherlands

Histoire(s) du Cinéma

Unprecedented perspectives on movie history with 18 films, including prestigious restored titles, valuable rediscoveries and works that have become part of the collective imagination: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Abismu (1977) Rogério Sganzerla Brazil
Alphaville (1965)Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution Jean-Luc Godard France
California Straight Ahead (1925) Harry A. Pollard United States
Documentário (1966) Rogério Sganzerla Brazil
Final Report (2020)Zárójelentés István Szabó Hungary
The Lodger A Story of the London Fog (1927) (opening film) Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom
Pardo d'onore Manor: Harmony Korine
Gummo (1997) Harmony Korine United States
Spring Breakers (2012)
Cinéma Suisse Redécouvert - Heritage Online
If the Sun Never Returns (1987)Si le soleil ne revenait pas Claude Goretta Switzerland, France
Heritage Online
The Gate of Sun (2004)باب الشمس Yousry Nasrallah France, Egypt, Morocco, Denmark, Belgium
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'AmericaFrancesco ZippelItaly
TAMARO. Stones and Angels. Mario Botta Enzo Cucchi (1998)TAMARO. Pietre e angeli. Mario Botta Enzo Cucchi Villi Hermann Switzerland
Pardo alla carriera Ascona-Locarno Turismo
Days (2020)日子 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan, France
Premio Cinema Ticino
Waalo Fendo - Where the Earth Freezes (1997)Waalo Fendo (là où la terre gèle)Mohammed SoudaniSwitzerland
Raimondo Rezzonico Award: Marianne Slot
Woman at War (2018)Kona fer í stríð Benedikt Erlingsson Iceland, France, Ukraine
Vision Award Ticinomoda: Pietro Scalia
Black Hawk Down (2001) Ridley Scott United States, United Kingdom
Good Will Hunting (1997) Gus Van Sant United States
Excellence Award Davide Campari: Riz Ahmed
Mogul Mowgli (2020) Bassam Tariq United Kingdom, United States

Retrospettiva

Espectáculo a diario – Las distintas temporadas del cine popular mexicano” (“Spectacle Every Day – The Many Seasons of Mexican Popular Cinema”) will offer an intensive investigation of Mexican filmmaking from the 1940s to the end of the 1960s, covering decades hallmarked by astonishing creativity and peppered with stars of the silver screen and one-of-a-kind directors who were an inspiration for generations. This year's Retrospective is curated by Olaf Möller, in collaboration with Roberto Turigliatto. A collection of essays in Spanish and English to accompany the event, curated by Jorge Javier Negrete Camacho and Alonso Díaz de la Vega, will be published by Les éditions de l’Œil: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
Amok (1944) Antonio Momplet Mexico
Autumn Days (1963)Días de Otoño Roberto Gavaldón
The Batwoman (1968)La Mujer Murciélago René Cardona
The Black Ace (1944)El as Negro
The Black Pit of Dr. M (1958)Misterios de UltratumbaFernando Méndez
Carry me in your Arms (1954)Llévame en tus razos Julio Bracho
The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman (1955)El Caso de la Mujer Asesinadita Tito Davison
La Corte de Faraón (1944) Julio Bracho
Corner, Stop (1948)Esquina, Bajan...! Alejandro Galindo
El medallón del crimen (El 13 de oro) (1956) Juan Bustillo Oro
Girls in Uniform (1951)Muchachas de UniformeAlfredo Bolongaro-Crevenna
The Great Champion (1949)El Gran Campeón Chano Urueta
In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)En Tiempos de Don Porfirio Juan Bustillo Oro
The King of the Neighborhood (1949)El Rey del Barrio Gilberto Martínez Solares
Más Fuerte que el Amor (1955) Tulio Demicheli Mexico, Cuba
May God Forgive Me (1948) Que Dios me Perdone Tito Davison Mexico
La Mente y el Crimen (1961) Alejandro Galindo
My Son, the Hero (1961)Los Hermanos del Hierro Ismael Rodríguez
Música de Siempre (1956) Tito Davison
The Night Falls (1952)La Noche Avanza Roberto Gavaldón
The Olympics in Mexico (1969)Olimpiada en México Alberto Isaac
Pueblerina (1949) Emilio Fernández
The River and Death (1954)El Río y la Muerte Luis Buñuel
Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (1960)El Esqueleto de la Señora MoralesRogelio Antonio González
The Soft One (1951)El SuavecitoFernando Méndez
Sword of Granada (1953)El Corazón y la EspadaEdward Dein, Carlos Véjar Jr.
The Three Garcías (1947) Los Tres García Ismael Rodríguez
Tongolele has been Killed (1948)Han Matado a Tongolele Roberto Gavaldón
Torero! (1956) Carlos Velo
Santo vs. the Vampire Women (1962) Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro Alfonso Corona Blake
Sensuality (1951) Sensualidad Alberto Gout
Streetwalker (1951)Trotacalles Matilde Landeta
Forgotten Faces (1952)Rostros Olvidados Julio Bracho
The Unknown Policeman (1941)El Gendarme DesconocidoMiguel Melitón Delgado
Wetbacks (1955)Espaldas Mojadas Alejandro Galindo
The Witch's Mirror (1960)El Espejo de la Bruja Chano Urueta

Locarno Kids: Screenings

A rite of passage into the movies, with 8 titles for children and teenagers, featuring exclusive premieres, golden oldies, and forays into the world of animation: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
A Greyhound of a Girl (2023)Mary e lo Spirito di Mezzanotte Enzo d'Alò Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Estonia, Latvia, Germany
The Kid (1921) Charles Chaplin United States
March of the Penguins (2005)La Marche de l'Empereur Luc Jacquet France
Nina and the Hedghog's Secret (2023)Nina et le Secret du HérissonAlain Gagnol, Jean-Loup FelicioliFrance, Luxembourg
The Singing Princess (1949) La Rosa di Bagdad Anton Gino DomenighiniItaly
Snot & Splash (2023)Räkä ja RoiskisTeemu NikkiFinland
Tales of Franz (2022)Geschichten vom FranzJohannes SchmidAustria, Germany
We Have a Dream (2023) Pascal Plisson France

Independent Sections

International Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique)

Founded in 1990, the Semaine de la Critique is an independent section within the Locarno Film Festival organized by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists. This year's Locarno's Critics’ Week features 7 full-length documentaries as world or international premieres: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
Archive of the FutureArchiv der ZukunftJoerg BurgerAustria
The First DaysLes Premiers JoursStéphane BretonFrance
Monogamia Ohad Milstein Israel
The Pathan SistersLes Soeurs PathanEléonore BoissinotFrance
Prisoners of FateMehdi SahebiSwitzerland
Under ConstructionWanha MarkkuMarkus ToivoFinland
Vista MareJulia Gutweniger, Florian KoflerAustria, Italy

Panorama Suisse

A selection of titles representing the state of the art in Swiss cinema, chosen by representatives from SWISS FILMS, the Solothurner Filmtage and the Swiss Film Academy, Panorama Suisse presents 10 current Swiss films such as festival successes, audience favorites and films that have not yet been released in theaters. Film lovers from all over the world have the opportunity to discover current Swiss filmmaking in its own dedicated section at the Locarno Festival.: [1] [6]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country
Big Little Women (2022) Nadia Fares Switzerland, Egypt
Crows – Nature Is Watching Us (2023)Krähen – Nature Is Watching UsMartin SchiltSwitzerland, Austria
Flores del Otro Patio (2022)Jorge CadenaSwitzerland, Colombia
The Giacomettis (2023)I GiacomettiSusanna FanzunSwitzerland
Jill (2022)Steven Michael HayesSwitzerland, Germany
The Land Within (2022) Fisnik Maxville Switzerland, Kosovo
Longing for the World (2023)L'Amour du MondeJenna HasseSwitzerland
Pipes (2022)Jessica Meier, Kilian Feusi, Sujanth Ravichandran
Polish Prayers  [ ca ] (2022)Hanna NobisSwitzerland, Poland
The Record (2023)Jonathan LaskarSwitzerland
This Kind of Hope (2023)Paweł SiczekSwitzerland, Germany
Thunder (2022)FoudreCarmen JaquierSwitzerland
Until Branches Bend (2022) Sophie Jarvis Canada, Switzerland

Special Awards

Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore Manor)

Premio Raimondo Rezzonico

Excellence Award Davide Campari

Official Awards

Concorso Internazionale - Main Competition

Concorso Cineasti del presente (Filmmakers of the Present Competition)

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