56th Locarno Film Festival


The 56th Locarno Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 August 2003 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 27 world premieres and films from 17 countries were screened. The festival opened with a screening on the Piazza Grande of the restored print of Vincente Minnelli's The Band Wagon. 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. The Leopard of Honor was awarded to Ken Loach for his cinematic career.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar. The film won 90,000 Swiss Francs to be split between producers and the director. Both second prize Silver Leopards were awarded 30,000 Swiss Francs.

Official Jury

Sections

The following films were screened in these sections:

Piazza Grande

'Piazza Grande'''''

Filmmakers of the Present ''(Concorso Cineasti del Presente)''

In Progress

'Filmmakers of The Present - In Progress '''''

Video

'Filmmakers of The Present - Video '''''

Video HRW

'Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW '''''

Leopards of Tomorrow (''Pardi di Domani'')

Retrospective (Leopards of Tomorrow)

'''Scandinavia Retrospective'''

Open Doors

'Open Doors - Cuba'''''

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.

Official Awards

International Competition

  • Golden Leopard: Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar
  • Silver Leopard: Thirteen directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
  • Special Jury Prize: Maria directed by Calin Netzer
  • Leopard for Best Actress: Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN, Diana Dumbrava in MARIA, Kirron Kher in KHAMOSH PANI
  • Leopard for Best Actor: Serban Ionescu in MARIA
  • Special Jury Mention: Onna Rihatsushi No Koi directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, Danehaye Rize Barf directed by Alireza Amini

Piazza Grande

Leopards of Tomorrow competition

  • Golden Leopard, SRG SSR idée Suisse Prize, New Swiss Talents: L'ESCALIER directed by Frédéric Mermoud
  • Silver Leopard, Eastman Kodak Company Prize, New Swiss Talents: Le Dormeur directed by Richard Szotyori
  • "Action Light" Prize, New Swiss Talents: Meyers directed by Steven Hayes
  • Golden Leopard, SRG SSR Idée Suisse Prize, Scandinavian Films: Viktor Och Hans BRÖDER directed by Mårten Klingberg
  • Silver Leopard, Eastman Kodak Company Prize, scandinavian Films: Onnenpeli 2001 directed by Aleksi Salmenperä
  • Film und Video Subtitling Prize, scandinavian Films: Heimat directed by Arild Fröhlich

"Cinema e Gioventù" – Leopards of Tomorrow Jury

  • Youth Jury Prize, short films, "Scandinavia" Competition: Regjeringen Martin directed by Roar Uthaug
  • Special Mention, Youth Jury, short films, "Scandinavia" Competition: Tunnelen directed by Claus Schrøder Nielsen
  • Youth Jury Prize, short films, "Switzerland" Competition: Viandes directed by Bruno Deville
  • Special Mention, Youth Jury, short films, "Switzerland" Competition: Schenglet directed by Laurent Nègre

Video Competition Jury

  • Golden Leopard, Video C.P Company, Video Jury: Cantata De Las Cosas Solas directed by Willi Behnisch, IXIÈME, JOURNAL D'UN PRIONNIER directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
  • Special Mention, Video Jury: Erkennen Und Verfolgen directed by Harun Farocki

Ecumenical Jury

  • Oecumenical Jury Prize: ''Khamosh Pani''

CICAE – Art & Essai Award Jury

  • CICAE Jury Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
  • Special Mention, CICAE Jury: Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica

NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Jury

  • NETPAC Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim

Youth Jury

  • First Prize, Youth Jury: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
  • Second Prize, Youth Jury: Au Sud Des Nuages directed by Jean-Francois Amiguet
  • Third Prize, Youth Jury: Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
  • Special Prize "The environnement is the quality of life": Danehaye Rize Barf directed by Alireza Amini
  • Special Mention, Youth Jury: Maria directed by Calin Netzer, Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar

FICC Jury

  • Don Quijote Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
  • Special Mention, FICC Jury: Les Marins Perdus directed by Claire Devers

SRG SSR idée suisse | Semain de la critique Award

  • SSR SRG idée Suisse Prize, Critics Week: The Weather Underground directed by Sam Green
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