8th Locarno Film Festival
The 8th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 July to 11 July 1954 in Locarno, Switzerland. The Locarno Film Festival remained an official International Federation of Film Producers Associations, FIAPF, festival, and as such it gave out no official awards.
This was in light of the International Federation of Film Producers Association announcing its goal of reducing the number of competitive festivals each year to one and including Locarno in the D category of "festivals of national character." At Locarno, additional agreements were reached between the producers association and cultural organizations with an interest in Children's films.
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:Pre-Program
'Pre-Program / Cinematographic News'''''Programme Principal
'Programme Principal'''''Short Films - Preview Program
''Avant-Programme Courts métrages''Awards
Jury of the Swiss Association of Film Journalists
- Prize of the Jury of the Swiss Association of Film Journalists: LES FRUITS SAUVAGES by Hervé Bromberger,PRINC BAJAJA by Jiri Trnka,JIGOKU-MON by Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Homage to: Norman McLaren
International Critic's Jury
- Prize of the International Critic's Jury: ROTATION by Wolfgang Staudte,JIGOKU-MON by Teinosuke Kinugasa,LE MOUTON À CINQ PATTES by Henri Verneuil