62nd Locarno Film Festival


The 62nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 August 2009 in Locarno, Switzerland. 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.
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.
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.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to She, A Chinese directed by Xiaolu Guo.
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Official Jury

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections:

Piazza Grande

The following films were screened on the Piazza Grande:

International Competition

The following films were screened in the International Competition:

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. The following films were screened in the Filmmakers of the Present Competition section:
'Filmmakers of the Present'''''

Open Doors: Screenings

This year's Open Doors section was dedicated to China. The following films were screened in the Open Doors section:

Leopards of Tomorrow

The Leopard of Tomorrow section, also known as the Pardi di Domani, features short and medium-length films. The following films were screened in the Leopard of Tomorrow section:

Juries Film

The following films were screened in the Juries Film section:

Here And Away

The following films were screened in the Here And Away section:
Here And Away - Anime Now
Here And Away - Jeonju Digital Project 2009
Here And Away - "D Generación" Program
Here And Away - Point ligne plan Program
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirectorYearProduction Country
Conversations De Salon IiLiving Room Conversations IIDanielle Arbid2008France
Notre AmourOur LoveArnold Pasquier2009France

Here And Away - Le Fresnoy Program
'Here And Away / Leopards of Domani - Corti D'autore '''''

Manga Impact

The following films were screened in the Manga Impact section:

Tribute To

The following films were screened in the Tribute sections:

Special Events

The following films were screened in Special Events:

Prize Screenings

The following films were screened in Prize Screenings:

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. The following films were screened in Critics Week section:

Appellation Swiss

The following films were screened in Appellation Swiss section:

Official Awards

International Competition

Filmmakers of the Present Competition Jury

Leopards of Tomorrow Jury

  • Golden Leopard, George Foundation Prize for the Best Swiss Short Film: Las Pelotas directed by Chris Niemeyer
  • Golden Leopard SRG SSR idée suisse Prize for the Best International Short Film: Believe directed by Paula Wright
  • Silver Leopard Kodak Prize for the international Leopards of Tomorrow Competition: Variaciok directed by Krisztina Esztergályos
  • "Action Light Prize" for the Best Swiss Newcomer: Connie directed by Judith Kurmann
  • Film and Video Subtitling Prize: No Country For Chicken directed by Huang Huang
  • Special Mention: Edgar directed by Fabian Busch

First Feature

Piazza Grande

"Cinema e Gioventù" Youth Jury for the Leopards of Tomorrow section

  • Prize "Cinema e Gioventù", Best Short Film for the international Competition Leopards of Tomorrow: Túneles En El Río directed by Igor Galuk
  • Prize "Cinema e Gioventù", Best Short Film for the international Competition Leopards of Tomorrow : Gjemsel directed by Aleksandra Niemczyk
  • Prize "Cinema e Gioventù", Best Short Film for the Swiss National Competition Leopards of Tomorrow: Kitsch Panorama directed by Gilles Monnat

Youth Jury

  • Youth Jury First Prize: Nothing Personal directed by Urszula Antoniak
  • Youth Jury Second Prize: La Donation directed by Bernard Émond
  • "The environnement is the quality of life" Prize: La Donation directed by Bernard Émond
  • "The environnement is the quality of life" Prize Special Mention: Buben.''Baraban'' directed by Alexei Mizgirev

Ecumenical Jury

Jury FIPRESCI

Jury CICAE -Prix Art & Essai

Jury NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)

  • NETPAC Prize:: Sham Moh directed by Yuhang Ho
  • NETPAC Prize Special Mention: Ye Dian directed by Qing Yang

Jury FICC

SRG SSR idée suisse | Semaine de la critique Prize

  • SRG SSR idée suisse/Critics Prize: Pianomania-Auf Der Suche Nach Dme Perfekten Klang directed by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis
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