65th Locarno Film Festival
| Opening film | The Sweeney directed by Nick Love |
|---|---|
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: The Girl From Nowhere directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau |
| Artistic director | Olivier Père |
| Festival date | Opening: 1 August 2012 Closing: 11 August 2012 |
| Website | LFF |
The 65th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 2012 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1][2] The opening film was the world premiere of The Sweeney directed by Nick Love.[1][3] Director Souleymane Cisse was honored at the festival with a ceremony and retrospective of his work. Cisse also assisted in the Open Doors section this year, which focused on African films.[4]
The Leopard of Honor, was awarded to French director Leos Carax, who attended the festival with his film Holy Motors.[4] A complete retrospective of Carax's work was also featured at the festival.[4] Another retrospective was held for the work of director Otto Preminger.[4] The Locarno Excellence Award was given to Charlotte Rampling and Gael Garcia Bernal, who both attended the festival.[4]
Rain forced many night screenings on the Piazza Grande, the 8,000 seat open-air theater, indoors to the smaller Favi theater.[4] The GoPro shot documentary Leviatian and the docu-fiction Museum Hours directed by Jem Cohen were standouts amongst those reviewing the festival.[5][4][3][6]
This was artistic director Olivier Père's last year at the festival after three years as it's chef. Père stepped down to become the head of the French television network, ARTE.[7]
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to The Girl From Nowhere directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau.[6]The film had such a small budget, only €62,000 Euros, that just by winning the Golden Leopard's €90,000 Euro cash prize the film was profitable.[6]
Official Juries
Main Competition - (Concorso Internazionale)
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai director, Jury president[5]
- Roger Avary, American screenwriter, producer and director[2]
- Im Sang-soo, South Korean director
- Noémie Lvovsky, French director, screenwriter and actress
- Hans Ulrich Obrist, Swiss art curator and writer, co-director of the Serpentine Gallery in London
Filmmakers of the Present Competition - (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chadian director[2]
- Ana Moreira, Portuguese actress
- Alex Ross Perry, American director
- Luciano Rigolini, Swiss producer at ARTE
- Yuhang Ho, Malaysian filmmaker
Leopards of Tomorrow - (Pardi di domani)
- Mark Peploe, British screenwriter and director, Jury president[2]
- Laurent Achard, French director
- Robin Harsch, Swiss actor and filmmaker
- Isabelle Mayor, Swiss director and programmer
- Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian director
Best First Film
- Dennis Lim, film critic[2]
- Boris Nelepo, film critic
- Abi Sakamoto, film programmer
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:[8]
Piazza Grande
Piazza Grande: Prefestival
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Dino Risi | 1949 | Italy | |
| Rice Girl | La Risaia | Raffaello Matarazzo | 1956 | Italy |
| Rear Window | Alfred Hitchcock | 1954 | ||
| Shouting Secrets | Korinna Sehringer | 2011 | Switzerland | |
Piazza Grande
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelorette | Leslye Headland | 2011 | USA | |
| Hello Sadness | Bonjour Tristesse | Otto Preminger | 1958 | USA |
| Camille Rewinds | Camille Redouble | Noémie Lvovsky | 2012 | France |
| The Miss Massacre | Das Missen Massaker | Michael Steiner | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Lore | Cate Shortland | 2012 | Germany | |
| Magic Mike | Steven Soderbergh | 2012 | USA | |
| More than Honey | Markus Imhoof | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Motorway | Soi Cheang | 2012 | Hong Kong | |
| Lullaby Ride | Nachtlärm | Christoph Schaub | 2012 | Switzerland |
| No | Pablo Larraín | 2012 | Chile | |
| A Few Hours of Spring | Quelques Heures De Printemps | Stéphane Brizé | 2012 | France |
| Ruby Sparks | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | 2012 | USA | |
| Sightseers | Ben Wheatley | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The Sweeney | Nick Love | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| While We Were Here | Kat Coiro | 2012 | USA | |
| Wrong | Quentin Dupieux | 2012 | France | |
Piazza Grande: Shorts
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Balloon | Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | 2012 | USA | |
Main Competition
International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Última Vez Que Vi Macau | The Last Time I Saw Macao | João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues | 2012 | Portugal |
| Berberian Sound Studio | Peter Strickland | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Compliance | Craig Zobel | 2012 | USA | |
| Der Glanz Des Tages | The Shine of the Day | Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel | 2012 | Austria |
| Image Problem | Simon Baumann, Andreas Pfiffner | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Jack & Diane | Bradley Rust Gray | 2011 | USA | |
| La Fille De Nulle Part | The Girl from Nowhere | Jean-Claude Brisseau | 2012 | France |
| Leviathan | Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Los Mejores Temas | The Best Themes | Nicolás Pereda | 2012 | Mexico |
| Mobile Home | François Pirot | 2012 | Belgium | |
| Museum Hours | Jem Cohen | 2012 | Austria | |
| Padroni Di Casa | The Landlords | Edoardo Gabbriellini | 2012 | Italy |
| Playback | Sho Miyake | 2012 | Japan | |
| Polvo | Dust | Julio Hernández Cordón | 2012 | Guatemala |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Robert Byington | 2011 | USA | |
| Starlet | Sean Baker | 2012 | USA | |
| The End Of Time | Peter Mettler | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Une Estonienne À Paris | An Estonian in Paris | Ilmar Raag | 2011 | France |
| Wo Hai You Hua Yao Shuo | When Night Falls | Ying Liang | 2012 | South Korea |
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.[9]
Filmmakers of the Present
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ape | Joel Potrykus | USA | |
| Arraianos | Arraian | Eloy Enciso | Spain |
| Boa Sorte, Meu Amor | Good Luck, Sweetheart | Daniel Aragão | Brazil |
| Inori | To Anyone | Pedro González-Rubio | Japan |
| Ji Yi Wang Zhe Wo | Fang Song | China | |
| Les Gouffres | The Abyss | Antoine Barraud | France |
| Les Mouvements Du Bassin | Basin Movements | HPG | France |
| Not In Tel Aviv | Nony Geffen | Israel | |
| Orleans | Virgil Vernier | France | |
| People’S Park | Libbie Dina Cohn, J. P. Sniadecki | USA | |
| Tectonics | Peter Bo Rappmund | USA | |
| Tower | Kazik Radwanski | Canada | |
| Tutti Giù | All Down | Niccolò Castelli | Switzerland |
| Vakansi Yang Janggal Dan Penyakit Lainnya | Odd Vacans and Other Diseases | Noen Anggi | Indonesia |
| Winter, Go Away! | Elena Khoreva, Denis Klebleev, Askold Kurov, Dmitry Kusabov, Nadezhda Leonteva, Anna Moiseenko, Madina Mustafina, Sofia Rodkevich, Anton Seregin, Alexey Zhiriakov | Russia | |
Out of Competition
Out of Competition: Feature Films
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Is... | Stephen Dwoskin | 2012 | France | |
| Chiri | It is | Naomi Kawase | 2012 | Japan |
| Fairy Queen | Jean-Paul Civeyrac | 2012 | France | |
| Far From Afghanistan | John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon- Mi Yoo, Travis Wilkerson | 2012 | USA | |
| I, Anna | Barnaby Southcombe | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Ingrid Caven, Musique Et Voix | Ingrid Caven, Music and Voice | Bertrand Bonello | 2012 | France |
| La Richesse Du Loup | The Richness of the Wolf | Damien Odoul | 2012 | France |
| Les Coquillettes | The Shells | Sophie Letourneur | 2012 | France |
| L’Enclos Du Temps | The Time Enclosure | Jean-Charles Fitoussi | 2012 | France |
| Nami No Oto | Us Here | HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, Kou Sakai | 2011 | Japan |
| Perret In Frankreich Und Algerien | Perret in France and Algeria | Heinz Emigholz | 2012 | Germany |
| Rio | Sarah Morris | 2012 | USA | |
| The Capsule | 2012 | Greece | ||
Out of Competition: Jeonju Digital Project
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light In The Yellow Breathing Space | Vimukthi Jayasundara | South Korea | |
| The Great Cinema Party | Raya Martin | South Korea | |
Open Doors
This year's Open Doors section focused on African film.[4]
Open Doors Screenings
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aujourd’Hui | Today | Alain Gomis | 2012 | France |
| Bal Poussière | Dancing in the Dust | Henri Duparc | 1989 | Ivory Coast |
| Bamako | Abderrahmane Sissako | 2006 | Mali | |
| Chocolat | Claire Denis | 1988 | France | |
| Guimba, Un Tyran, Une Époque | Guimba, a Tyrant, an Era | Cheick Oumar Sissoko | 1995 | Mali |
| Il Va Pleuvoir Sur Conakry | He's Going to Rain on Conakry | Cheick Fantamady Camara | 2007 | Guinea |
| La Noire De... | Black Girl | Ousmane Sembène | 1966 | France |
| La Pirogue | The Pirogue | Moussa Touré | 2012 | Senegal |
| Le Clandestin | The Clandestine | Zeka Laplaine | 1996 | Congo |
| Le Damier, Papa National Oyé! | The Checkerboard, Dad National Oyé! | Balufu Bakupa-Kaniynda | 1996 | Congo |
| Le Monologue De La Muette | The Monologue of La Muette | Khady Sylla, Charles Van Damme | 2008 | Senegal |
| Muna Moto | Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa | 1975 | Cameroon | |
| Po Di Sangui | Flora Gomes | 1996 | Guinea Bissau | |
| Samba Traoré | Idrissa Ouédraogo | 1992 | Burkina Faso | |
| Soleil O | Med Hondo | 1969 | France | |
| Touki Bouki | Djibril Diop Mambéty | 1973 | Senegal | |
| Une Fenêtre Ouverte | An Open Window | Khady Sylla | 2005 | Senegal |
| Visages De Femmes | Women's Faces | Désiré Ecaré | 1985 | Ivory Coast |
| Viva Riva! | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | 2010 | Congo | |
| Wênd Kûuni | Photos of Kuuni | Gaston Kaboré | 1982 | Burkina Faso |
| Yeelen | Souleymane Cissé | 1987 | Mali | |
Leopards of Tomorrow
Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)
International Competition
| International Competition Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Back Of Beyond | Michael Lennox | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Birlikte | Together | Baris Corak | 2012 | Türkiye |
| Cavo D’Oro | Golden Cable | Siamak Etemadi | 2012 | Greece |
| Distants | Distance | Janno Jürgens | 2012 | Estonia |
| Feliz | Achille Milone | 2012 | Argentina | |
| Fort Buchanan | Benjamin Crotty | 2012 | France | |
| Homma Aailiyya | Amr Abdelhadi | 2012 | Giordania | |
| Ismael | Sebastián Hofmann | 2012 | Mexico | |
| Je Sens Le Beat Qui Monte En Moi | I Feel the Beat that Goes Up in Me | Yann Le Quellec | 2012 | France |
| Last Remarks | Umar Riaz | 2012 | Pakistan | |
| Los Retratos | The Portraits | Iván D. Gaona | 2012 | Colombia |
| Meaning Of Robots | Matt Lenski | 2011 | USA | |
| Mirakel Utmed Riksväg 43 | Miracle along National Highway 43 | Ronnie Sandahl | 2012 | Sweden |
| Nous Ne Serons Plus Jamais Seuls | We will Never be Alone Again | Yann Gonzalez | 2012 | France |
| O Que Arde Cura | What Does He Cure | João Rui Guerra da Mata | 2012 | Portugal |
| Rivers Return | Joe Vanhoutteghem | 2011 | Belgium | |
| Roubama | Steal | Rakan Mayasi | 2012 | Lebanon |
| Sano Kiitos Ja Tanssi | Say Thanks and Dance | Antti Heikki Pesonen | 2012 | Finland |
| Serce Do Walki | Heart to Fight | Tomek Matuszczak | 2011 | Poland |
| Solo | Mina Yonezawa | 2012 | Japan | |
| Suspended | Damian Walshe-Howling | 2012 | Australia | |
| The Giant | David Raboy | 2011 | USA | |
| The Mass of Men | Gabriel Gauchet | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The Pit | Itamar Lapid | 2011 | Israel | |
| Yaderni Wydhody | Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi | 2012 | Ukraina | |
| Zašto Slonovi? | Why Elephants? | Marko Mestrovic | 2012 | Croatia |
| Zwazo | Bird | Gabriel Abrantes | 2012 | Portugal |
| Über Rauhem Grund | About a Rough Reason | Youdid Kahveci | 2012 | Germany |
National Competition
| National Competition – Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Homo Sapiens Cyborg | Stefano Mosimann | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Il Vulcano | The Volcano | Alice Riva | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Lamina | Christian Tschanz | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Le Jour Viendra | The Day will Come | Cicero Egli | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Les Ambassadeurs | Ambassadors | Maxime Matray, Alexia Walther | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Letzte Runde | Last Round | Kerstin Polte | 2012 | Switzerland |
| L’Amour Bègue | Bègue Love | Jan Czarlewski | 2012 | Switzerland |
| On The Beach | Marie-Elsa Sgualdo | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Radio-Actif | Radioactive | Nathan Hofstetter | 2012 | Switzerland |
Author Shorts
| Author Shorts (Corti d'artista) - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Biografi | Biography | Magnus Bärtås | 2012 | Sweden |
| Columbos | Takumi Kawai, Hiroki Okamura, Kawai+Okamura | 2012 | Japan | |
| Concrete Parlay | Fern Silva | 2012 | USA | |
| I First Saw The Light | Phillip Warnell | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| Insight | Sebastian Diaz Morales | 2012 | Netherlands | |
| Monumento | Monument | Gregorio Graziosi | 2012 | Brazil |
| Perspective Du Sous-Sol | Perspective of the Subsoil | Olivier Zabat | 2012 | France |
| The Creation As We Saw It | Ben Rivers | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The Hidden Conference: A Fractured Play | Rosa Barba | 2011 | Germany | |
| The Name Is Not The Thing Named | Deborah Stratman | 2012 | USA | |
| The Wave | Sarah Vanagt, Katrien Vermeire | 2012 | Belgium | |
| Un Archipel | An Archipelago | Clément Cogitore | 2011 | France |
Other Sections
| Tribute To Curtas Vila Do Conde - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Of My Dreams | Yann Gonzalez | 2012 | Portugal | |
| O Canto Do Rocha | THE ROCK'S CORNER | Helvécio Marins Jr | 2012 | Portugal |
| O Milagre De Santo António | Sergei Loznitsa | 2012 | Portugal | |
| Reconversão | Reconversion | Thom Andersen | 2012 | Portugal |
| Tribute To the Viennale - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
| 20 Little Films - Viennale Trailers 1995-2012 | Martin Arnold, Bruce Baillie, James Benning, Stan Brakhage, Leos Carax, Jem Cohen, Gustav Deutsch, Ernie Gehr, Jean-Luc Godard, Ken Jacobs, David Lynch, Chris Marker, Jonas Mekas, Matthias Müller, Peter Tscherkassky, Agnès Varda, Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Austria | ||
| Enjoy Yourself | Gastón Solnicki | 2012 | Argentina | |
| Rousseau's Fault (La Faute à Rousseau) - Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
| Chemin Faisant | Path | Georges Schwizgebel | Switzerland | |
| Du Contrat Social | Social Contract | Frédéric Mermoud | Switzerland | |
| Déposer Les Enfants | Put the Children | Antoine Jaccoud, Bettina Oberli | Switzerland | |
| Le Goût De La Neige | The Taste of Snow | Nader Homayoun | Switzerland | |
| Madame W | Jean-Daniel Schneider | Switzerland | ||
| Menuet | Minuet | Milagros Mumenthaler | Switzerland | |
| Sakda | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Switzerland | ||
History (s) of Cinema
The festival's Histoire(s) 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.[10]
| Histoire(s) du Cinéma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Cinemasuisse: Jean-Luc Godard | Fabrice Aragno | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Gazzara | Joseph Rezwin | 2012 | USA | |
| Iluminacja | The Illumination | Krzysztof Zanussi | 1973 | Poland |
| Kern | Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala | 2012 | Austria | |
| Otto Preminger | André S. Labarthe | 2012 | France | |
| Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli | Rocco and His Brothers | Luchino Visconti | 1960 | Italy |
| Room 237 | Rodney Ascher | 2012 | USA | |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | Robert Aldrich | 1977 | USA | |
| White Dog | Samuel Fuller | 1982 | USA | |
| Ben Wheatley | ||||
| Down Terrace | Ben Wheatley | 2009 | Great Britain | |
| Kill List | Ben Wheatley | 2011 | Great Britain | |
| Dino Risi Rediscovered | ||||
| 1848 | Dino Risi | 1949 | Italy | |
| La Fabbrica Del Duomo | The Fabbrica Del Duomo | Dino Risi | 1949 | Italy |
| La Provincia Dei Sette Laghi | The Province of the Seven Lakes | Dino Risi | 1948 | Italy |
| Tigullio Minore | Minor Tigullio | Dino Risi | 1947 | Italy |
| Verso La Vita | Towards Life | Dino Risi | 1946 | Italy |
| Hannes Schmidhauser | ||||
| Hannes Pussy Schmidhauser | Victor J. Tognola | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Uli, Der Knecht | Uli, the Servant | Franz Schnyder | 1954 | Switzerland |
| Uli, Der Pächter | Uli, the Tenant | Franz Schnyder | 1955 | Switzerland |
| Naomi Kawase | ||||
| Embracing | Naomi Kawase | 1992 | Japan | |
| Katatsumori | Snail | Naomi Kawase | 1994 | Japan |
| Kyakarabaa | Kakarba | Naomi Kawase | 2001 | Japan |
| Tarachime | Naomi Kawase | 2006 | Japan | |
| Ornella Muti | ||||
| Il Futuro È Donna | The Future is a Woman | Marco Ferreri | 1984 | Italy |
| La Dernière Femme | The Last Woman | Marco Ferreri | 1976 | Italy |
| Primo Amore | First Love | Dino Risi | 1978 | Italy |
| Storie Di Ordinaria Follia | Stories of Ordinary Madness | Marco Ferreri | 1981 | Italy |
| Career Leopard – Harry Belafonte | ||||
| Sing Your Song | Susanne Rostock | 2010 | USA | |
| Career Leopard – Johnnie To | ||||
| Dyut Meng Gam | Life Without Principle | Johnnie To | 2011 | Hong Kong |
| Hak Se Wui Yi Wo Wai Kwai | Election 2 | Johnnie To | 2006 | Hong Kong |
| Hak Se Wui | Election | Johnnie To | 2005 | Hong Kong |
| PTU | Johnnie To | 2003 | Hong Kong | |
| Career Leopard – Peter-Christian Fueter | ||||
| Grounding - Die Letzten Tage Der Swissair | Grounding | Michael Steiner | 2006 | Switzerland |
| Renato Pozzetto | ||||
| Oh, Serafina! | Alberto Lattuada | 1976 | Italy | |
| Sono Fotogenico | I'm Photogenic | Dino Risi | 1980 | Italy |
| Un Amore Su Misura | A Tailor-Made Love | Renato Pozzetto | 2007 | Italy |
| Sarah Morris | ||||
| 1972 | Sarah Morris | 2008 | USA | |
| Am/Pm | Sarah Morris | 1999 | USA | |
| Beijing | Sarah Morris | 2008 | USA | |
| Capital | Sarah Morris | 2000 | USA | |
| Chicago | Sarah Morris | 2011 | USA | |
| Los Angeles | Sarah Morris | 2004 | USA | |
| Miami | Sarah Morris | 2002 | USA | |
| Midtown | Sarah Morris | 1998 | USA | |
| Points On A Line | Sarah Morris | 2010 | USA | |
| Robert Towne | Sarah Morris | 2006 | USA | |
| Swiss Cinema Rediscovered | ||||
| Die Börse Als Barometer Der Wirtschaftslage | The Stock Exchange as a Barometer of the Economic Situation | Hans Richter | 1939 | Switzerland |
| Die Neue Wohnung. Version Atelier Richter | The New Apartment. Version Atelier Richter | Hans Richter | 1930 | Switzerland |
| Die Neue Wohnung. Version Swb | The New Apartment. Version SWB | Hans Richter | 1930 | Switzerland |
| S’Margritli Und D’Soldate. Ernstes Und Heiteres Aus Der Grenzbesetzung | S’Margritli and d’Aldate. Serious and Cheerful from the Border Cast | August Kern | 1940 | Switzerland |
Retrospective – Otto Preminger
Author's Shorts (Corti d'Autore)
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dizem Que Os Cães Veem Coisas | They Say Dogs See Things | Guto Parente | Brazil |
| Family Nightmare | Dustin Defa | USA | |
| Ina Litovski | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin | Canada | |
| La Madre | The Mother | Jean-Marie Straub | Switzerland |
| O Dom Das Lágrimas | The Gift of Tears | João Nicolau | Portugal |
| Pohn Talay | Wichanon Somumjarn, Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thailand | |
Special Premiere
| Special Premiere: Arnon Milchan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Brazil | Terry Gilliam | 1985 | Great Britain | |
| L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson | 1997 | USA | |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Sergio Leone | 1984 | USA | |
| The King of Comedy | Martin Scorsese | 1983 | USA | |
Jury Members' Films
| Filmmakers of the Present Jury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Daratt | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | 2006 | Chad | |
| Impolex | Alex Ross Perry | 2009 | USA | |
| Open Verdict | Yuhang Ho | 2011 | Hong Kong | |
| Transe | Trance | Teresa Villaverde | 2006 | Portugal |
| Main Competition Jury | ||||
| Killing Zoe | Roger Avary | 1993 | France | |
| La Vie Ne Me Fait Pas Peur | Life Doesn't Scare Me | Noémie Lvovsky | 2004 | France |
| Mekong Hotel | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | 2012 | Great Britain | |
| The President’S Last Bang | Im Sang-Soo | 2005 | South Korea | |
| The Rules of Attraction | Roger Avary | 2002 | USA | |
| Leopards of Tomorrow Jury | ||||
| La Ménagerie De Betty | Isabelle Mayor | 2010 | Switzerland | |
| La Peur, Petit Chasseur | Fear, Little Hunter | Laurent Achard | 2003 | France |
| Le Dernier Des Fous | The Last of the Madmen | Laurent Achard | 2006 | France |
| Les Cheveux Courts, Ronde, Petite Taille | Short, Round, Small Hair | Robin Harsch | 2012 | Switzerland |
| O Som Ao Redor | The Sound Around | Kleber Mendonça Filho | 2012 | Brazil |
| The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | 1987 | China | |
| The Passenger | Michelangelo Antonioni | 1975 | Italy | |
Special Prizes
| Gael García Bernal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Bad Education | La Mala Educación | Pedro Almodóvar | 2004 | Spain |
| The Science of Sleep | La Science Des Rêves | Michel Gondry | 2006 | France |
| Charlotte Rampling | ||||
| The Night Porter | Il Portiere Di Notte | Liliana Cavani | 1974 | Italy |
| Under the Sand | Sous Le Sable | François Ozon | 2000 | France |
| Leos Carax | ||||
| Boy Meets Girl | Leos Carax | 1984 | France | |
| Holy Motors | Leos Carax | 2012 | France | |
| The Lovers on the Bridge | Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf | Leos Carax | 1991 | France |
| Mauvais Sang | Leos Carax | 1986 | France | |
| Pola X | Leos Carax | 1999 | France | |
| Tokyo! | Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry | 2008 | France | |
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.[11]
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp 14 - Total Control Zone | Marc Wiese | 2012 | Germany | |
| Dance Of Outlaws | Mohamed El Aboudi | 2012 | Finland | |
| Libya Hurra | Fritz Ofner | 2012 | Austria | |
| Mother's Day | Bin Chuen Choi | 2012 | Germany | |
| Sagrada - El Misteri De La Creació | Sacred - The Mystery of Creation | Stefan Haupt | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Stolen Seas | The Chair Seas | Thymaya Payne | 2011 | USA |
| Vergiss Mein Nicht | Don't Forget Mine | David Sieveking | 2012 | Germany |
Appellation Swiss
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Voyage | Have a Good Trip | Fabio Friedli | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Capitaine Thomas Sankara | Captain Thomas Sankara | Christophe Cupelin | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Carole Roussopoulos, Une Femme À La Caméra | Carole Roussopoulos, a Woman on the Camera | Emmanuelle de Riedmatten | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Die Kinder Vom Napf | The Children from the Bowl | Alice Schmid | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Die Wiesenberger | Martin Schilt, Bernard Weber | 2012 | Switzerland | |
| Dur D’Être Dieu | Hard to be God | Antoine Cattin, Pavel Kostomarov | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Giochi D’Estate | Summer Games | Rolando Colla | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Gypaetus Helveticus | Marcel Barelli | 2011 | Switzerland | |
| Hiver Nomade | Nomad Winter | Manuel von Stürler | 2012 | Switzerland |
| L’Enfant D’En Haut | Sister | Ursula Meier | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Mary &Amp; Johnny | Julian M. Grünthal, Samuel Schwarz | 2011 | Switzerland | |
| Opération Libertad | Operation Libertad | Nicolas Wadimoff | 2011 | Switzerland |
| Os Vivos Tambem Choram | The Living also Cry | Basil Da Cunha | 2012 | Switzerland |
| Virgin Tales | Mirjam von Arx | 2012 | Switzerland | |
Official Awards
International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)
- Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro): The Girl from Nowhere directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
- Special Jury Prize : Somebody Up There Likes Me directed by Robert Byington
- Leopard for Best Director: Liang Ying for the film Wo Hai You Hua Yao Shuo (When Night Falls)
- Leopard for Best Actress: An Nai in Wo Hai You Hua Yao Shuo (When Night Falls) directed by Ying Liang
- Leopard for Best Actor: Walter Saabel in Der Glanz Des Tages directed by Rainer Frimmel, Tizza Covi
- Special Mention: A Última Vez Que Vi Mancau directed by João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues
Filmmakers of the Present Competition (Concorso Cineasti del presente)
- Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio George Foundation: Inori directed by Pedro Gonzáles-Rubio
- Premio per il miglior regista emergente (Award for Best New Director): Joel Potrykus for the film Ape
- Premio special della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente: Not In Tel Aviv directed by Nony Geffen
- Special Mention (Concorso Cineasti del presente): Tectonics directed by Peter Bo Rappmund
First Work
- Pardo per la miglior opera prima (Leopard for best first work): Ji Yi Wang Zhe Wo directed by Fang Song
Leopards of Tomorrow - Pardi di domani
Leopards of Tomorrow - International Competition
- Golden Leopard for Best International Short Film: The Mass Of Men directed by Gabriel Gauchet
- Silver Leopard (Concorso internazionale): Yadermi Wydhody directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
- Special Mention (Pardi di domani – Concorso internazionale): Los Retratos directed by Iván D. Gaona
- Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianifica: Back Of Beyond directed by Michael Lennox
- Award for Subtitling (Premio Film und Video Untertitelung): O Que Arde Cura directed by João Rui Guerra da Mata
Leopards of Tomorrow - National Competition
- Golden Leopard for Best National Short Film:: Radio-Actif directed by Nathan Hofstetter
- Silver Leopard (Concorso nazionale): L'Amour bègue (Stammering Love) directed by Jan Czarlewski
- Premio Action Light per la miglior speranza svizzera: Il Vulcano directed by Alice Riva
Piazza Grande
- Prix du Public UBS: Lore directed by Cate Shortland
- Variety Piazza Grande Award: Camille Redouble directed by Noémie Lvovsky
Youth Jury (Giuria dei giovani)
Youth Jury – Main Competition (Concorso internazionale)
- First Prize: Starlet directed by Sean Baker
- Second Prize: Mobile Home directed by François Pirot
- Third Prize: Compliance directed by Craig Zobel
- Premio “L'ambiente è qualità di vita": The End Of Time directed by Peter Mettler
- Special Mention: Berberian Sound Studio directed by Peter Strickland, Image Problem directed by Andreas Pfiffner, Simon Baumann
Youth Jury – Filmmakers of the Present Competition
- Youth Jury Prize – Filmmakers of the Present: Boa Sorte, Meu Amor directed by Daniel Aragão
Youth Jury – Leopards of Tomorrow
- Youth Jury Prize – Pardi di domani (Concorso internazionale): Back Of Beyond directed by Michael Lennox
- Youth Jury Prize – Pardi di domani (Concorso nazionale): L’Amour BÈGue directed by Jan Czarlewski
- Special Mention – Pardi di domani: Serce Do Walki
Giuria SRG SSR idée suisse / Semaine de la critique 2012
- Premio Zonta Club Locarno: Dance Of Outlaws directed by Mohamed El Aboudi
- Premio SRG SSR / Semaine de la critique: Vergiss Mein Nicht directed by David Sieveking
Ecumenical Jury
- Ecumenical Prize: Une Esonienne À Paris directed by Ilmar Raag
- Special Mention (Giuria Ecumenica): Der Glanz Des Tages (The Shine of Day) directed by Rainer Frimmel, Tizza Covi
FIPRESCI Jury
- International Critics' Award, FIPRESCI Prize: Leviathan directed by Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
CICAE Jury
- Art Cinema Award: Museum Hours directed by Jem Cohen
FICC/IFFS Jury
- Premio Don Quijote: Der Glanz Des Tages directed by Rainer Frimmel e Tizza Covi
- Special Mention (Giuria FICC/IFFS): Leviathan directed by Verena Paravel e Lucien Castaing-Taylor
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