66th Locarno Film Festival


The 66th Locarno Film Festival was held from 7 to 17 August 2013 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 20 films in the main competition of which 18 were world premieres and two were international premieres. In the Filmmakers of the Present competition 14 out of the 16 films were from first time directors.
The opening film was the international premiere of 2 Guns directed by Baltasar Kormákur on the Piazza Grande, the 8,000-seat open-air theater The closing film was the 2013 documentary On the Way to School directed by Pascal Plisson.
There was a retrospective of the work of director George Cukor in collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Cukor's film Rich and Famous starring Jacqueline Bisset was presented at the festival by Bisset herself. Hong Sang-soo had the world premiere of his film Our Sunhi, which won him Best Director in the main competition. Also featured was the third film, Exhibition, from emerging director Joanna Hogg. The winner in the Filmmakers of the Present competition was the innovative documentary Manakamana directed by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez, which contains only 11 shots, all in real-time, entirely inside a cable car.
This was journalist and film critic Carlo Chatrian's first year as artistic director of the festival following the departure of Olivier Père in 2012. The Leopard of Honor was awarded to Werner Herzog and his film Fitzcarraldo was screened in tribute.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Story of My Death directed by Albert Serra.
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Official Jury

Main Competition - (''Concorso Internazionale'')

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections:

Piazza Grande

Piazza Grande: Prefestival
'Piazza Grande'''''

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.
'Filmmakers of the Present'''''

Out of Competition

Out of Competition
Out of Competition: Death Row
Out of Competition: Focus on Syria
Out of Competition: Jeonju Digital Project 2013 - Stranger
Out of Competition: Shorts
'Out of Competition: Signs of Life'''''

Open Doors

Open Doors: Artavazd Pelechian
'Open Doors: Screenings'''''

Leopards of Tomorrow

Leopards of Tomorrow

History (s) of Cinema

The festival's Histoire 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.

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 (Concorso Internazionale)

Filmmakers of the Present Competition (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

  • Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio George Foundation: Manakamana directed by Pacho Velez and Stephanie Spray
  • Premio per il miglior regista emergente : Lois Patiño for the film COSTA DA MORTE
  • Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente: Mouton directed by Gilles Deroo and Marianne Pistone

Opera Prima

  • Special Mention : Manakamana directed by Pacho Velez and Stephanie Spray
  • Pardo per la migliore opera prima : Mouton directed by Gilles Deroo and Marianne Pistone

Leopards of Tomorrow - ''Pardi di domani''

Leopards of Tomorrow - Concorso internazionale

  • Pardino d’oro for the Best international Short Film: La Strada Di Raffael directed by Alessandro Falco
  • Pardino d’argento : Zima directed by Cristina Picchi
  • Special Mention : Endorphin directed by Reza Gamini
  • Locarno short film nominee for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianifica: Zima directed by Cristina Picchi
  • The Film und Video Untertitelung Prize: Tadpoles directed by Ivan Tan

Leopards of Tomorrow - Concorso nazionale

  • Pardino d’oro for the Best Swiss Short Film: ‘A Iucata directed by Michele Pennetta
  • Pardino d’argento : Vigia directed by Marcel Barelli
  • Action Light Prize for the Best Swiss Newcomer: La Fille Aux Feuilles directed by Marina Rosset

Piazza Grande

Youth Jury

Youth Jury – Main Competition

Youth Jury – Filmmakers of the Present

  • Youth Jury Prize – Concorso Cineasti del presente: Los ''Insólitos Peces Gato'' directed by Claudia Sainte-Luce

Youth Jury – Leopards of Tomorrow

  • Youth Jury special mention – Pardi di domani: Vigia directed by Marcel Barelli
  • Youth Jury Prize – Pardi di domani : Quelqu’Un D’Extraordinarie directed by Monia Chokri
  • Youth Jury Prize – Pardi di domani : Alfonso directed by Jan-Eric Mack

Europa Cinemas Label Jury

  • Premio Europa Cinemas Label: Tableau Noir directed by Yves Yersin

SRG SSR idée suisse / Semaine de la critique Jury

  • SRG SSR / Semaine de la critique Prize: Master Of The Universe directed by Marc Bauder
  • Premio Zonta Club Locarno: ÕLimäe ÕIed directed by Heilika Pikkov

FICC/IFFS Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

  • International Critics Prize : 'E Agora? Lembra-Me directed by Joaquim Pinto

Ecumenical Jury

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