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Locarno Film Festival

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    Golden Leopard

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Edwin
    • [object Object]

      After Blue

      5.4 (1.2K)
      Bertrand Mandico
    • [object Object]

      The Sacred Spirit

      6.6 (1.3K)
      Chema García Ibarra
    • [object Object]

      Zeros and Ones

      3.3 (3.3K)
      Abel Ferrara
    • [object Object]

      Soul of a Beast

      5.4 (259)
      Lorenz Merz
    • [object Object]

      The Odd-Job Men

      6.5 (662)
      Neus Ballús
    • [object Object]

      Heavens Above

      6.0 (1.3K)
      Srdjan Dragojevic
    • [object Object]

      Luzifer

      5.6 (1K)
      Peter Brunner
    • [object Object]

      Secret Name

      6.5 (799)
      Aurélia Georges
    • [object Object]

      Juju Stories

      5.5 (195)
      Abba Makama
      C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
      Michael Omonua
    • [object Object]

      Gerda

      5.5 (686)
      Natalya Kudryashova
    • [object Object]

      The River

      5.3 (45)
      Ghassan Salhab
    • [object Object]

      Giants

      5.3 (115)
      Bonifacio Angius
    • [object Object]

      A New Old Play

      7.6 (649)
      Qiu Jiongjiong
    • [object Object]

      Medea

      5.7 (198)
      Alexander Zeldovich
    • [object Object]

      Virgin Blue

      6.0 (46)
      Xiaoyu Niu
    • [object Object]

      Cop Secret

      5.9 (1.4K)
      Hannes Þór Halldórsson
    • [object Object]

      Petite Solange

      6.1 (262)
      Axelle Ropert

    Special Prize of the Jury

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    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A New Old Play

      7.6 (649)
      Qiu Jiongjiong

    Best Director

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    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zeros and Ones

      3.3 (3.3K)
      Abel Ferrara

    Excellence Award

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    • Laetitia Casta at an event for Errance (2003)
      Winner
      • Laetitia Casta

    Raimondo Rezzonico Award

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    • Gale Anne Hurd
      Winner
      • Gale Anne Hurd

    Audience Award

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hinterland

      6.2 (1.8K)
      Stefan Ruzowitzky(director)
      Sabine Moser(producer)
      Oliver Neumann(producer)
      Bady Minck(producer)
      Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu(producer)
      FreibeuterFilm
      Amour Fou Luxembourg

    Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present

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    Golden Leopard

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brotherhood

      6.9 (108)
      Francesco Montagner
    • [object Object]

      Zahorí

      6.8 (73)
      Marí Alessandrini
    • [object Object]

      Whether the Weather Is Fine

      6.0 (162)
      Carlo Francisco Manatad
    • [object Object]

      Streams

      5.7 (162)
      Mehdi Hmili
    • [object Object]

      No One's with the Calves

      6.0 (367)
      Sabrina Sarabi
    • [object Object]

      Actual People

      6.2 (970)
      Kit Zauhar
    • [object Object]

      Holy Emy

      6.1 (495)
      Araceli Lemos
    • [object Object]

      Public Toilet Africa

      5.2 (130)
      Kofi Ofosu-Yeboah
    • [object Object]

      The Legionnaire

      5.9 (284)
      Hleb Papou
    • [object Object]

      Our Eternal Summer

      5.4 (368)
      Emilie Aussel
    • [object Object]

      My Brothers Dream Awake

      7.2 (219)
      Claudia Huaiquimilla
    • [object Object]

      Mostro

      6.6 (38)
      Jose Pablo Escamilla
    • [object Object]

      Shankar's Fairies

      6.9 (42)
      Irfana Majumdar
    • [object Object]

      Wet Sand

      7.0 (774)
      Elene Naveriani

    Special Jury Prize - Filmmakers of the Present

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Our Eternal Summer

      5.4 (368)
      Emilie Aussel
    • [object Object]

      Zahorí

      6.8 (73)
      Marí Alessandrini

    Best First Film

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    • [object Object]

      Zahorí

      6.8 (73)

    Critics Week Award

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    Grand Prix - Semaine de la Critique

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      Winner

      The Balcony Movie

      7.5 (1.4K)
      Pawel Lozinski
    • [object Object]

      A Thousand Fires

      7.2 (59)
      Saeed Taji Farouky
    • [object Object]

      Stand Up My Beauty

      6.8 (17)
      Heidi Specogna
    • [object Object]

      Bucolic

      6.7 (51)
      Karol Palka
    • [object Object]

      How to Kill a Cloud

      6.1 (92)
      Tuija Halttunen
    • [object Object]

      Walk with Angels

      5.8 (21)
      Tomasz Wysokinski
    • [object Object]

      The Bad Man

      7.0 (13)
      Yong Chao Lee

    Marco Zucchi Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Thousand Fires

      7.2 (59)
      Saeed Taji Farouky

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After Blue

      5.4 (1.2K)
      Bertrand Mandico

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul of a Beast

      5.4 (259)
      Lorenz Merz

    Swiss Critics Boccalino Award

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    Best Actor

    • Filipp Yankovskiy in Brut (2016)
      Winner
      • Filipp Yankovskiy
      • 100 Minutes

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Peter Brunner
      • Luzifer
      Independent Critics Boccalino Award

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Juju Stories

      5.5 (195)
      Abba Makama
      Michael Omonua
      C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

    Best Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mostro

      6.6 (38)
      Jose Pablo Escamilla

    Silver Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow

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    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Demons of Dorothy

      5.8 (495)
      Alexis Langlois

    National Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After a Room

      5.3 (25)
      Naomi Pacifique(director)
      Rafael Manuel(producer)
      Juri Ferri(producer)

    Variety Piazza Grande Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rose

      6.3 (215)
      Aurélie Saada
    • [object Object]

      Beckett

      5.7 (30K)
      Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
    • [object Object]

      Free Guy

      7.1 (470K)
      Shawn Levy
    • [object Object]

      Hinterland

      6.2 (1.8K)
      Stefan Ruzowitzky
    • [object Object]

      Ida Red

      5.6 (2.6K)
      John Swab
    • [object Object]

      Monte Verità: Der Rausch der Freiheit

      5.7 (197)
      Stefan Jäger
    • [object Object]

      Respect

      6.6 (19K)
      Liesl Tommy
    • [object Object]

      Sinkhole

      6.2 (3.2K)
      Kim Ji-hoon
    • [object Object]

      The Alleys

      7.1 (978)
      Bassel Ghandour
    • [object Object]

      Vortex

      7.4 (10K)
      Gaspar Noé
    • [object Object]

      Yaya e Lennie: The Walking Liberty

      6.2 (75)
      Alessandro Rak

    Best First Feature

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She Will

      5.4 (3.6K)
      Charlotte Colbert

    Best First Feature - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Holy Emy

      6.1 (495)
      Araceli Lemos

    Best Actress

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    Filmmakers of the Present

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No One's with the Calves

      6.0 (367)
      Saskia Rosendahl
    • [object Object]

      Zahorí

      6.8 (73)
      Lara Tortosa
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gerda

      5.5 (686)
      Anastasiya Krasovskaya

    Best Emerging Director - Filmmakers of the Present

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Legionnaire

      5.9 (284)
      Hleb Papou
    • [object Object]

      Zahorí

      6.8 (73)
      Marí Alessandrini

    Leopard Career Award

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    • Dante Spinotti
      Winner
      • Dante Spinotti

    Best Actor

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    Filmmakers of the Present

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wet Sand

      7.0 (774)
      Gia Agumava
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Odd-Job Men

      6.5 (662)
      Mohamed Mellali
      Valero Escolar

    Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow

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    Auteur Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Creature

      7.2 (47)
      María Silvia Esteve
    • [object Object]

      Caricaturana

      5.0 (282)
      Radu Jude
    • [object Object]

      Dead Flash

      4.6 (19)
      Bertrand Mandico
    • [object Object]

      Fou de Bassan

      6.6 (68)
      Yann Gonzalez
    • [object Object]

      Happiness is a Journey

      6.2 (21)
      Patrick Bresnan
      Ivete Lucas
    • [object Object]

      Hotel Royal

      5.7 (26)
      Salomé Lamas
    • [object Object]

      Penalty Shot

      7.4 (37)
      Rok Bicek
    • [object Object]

      How Do You Measure a Year?

      6.9 (1.3K)
      Jay Rosenblatt
    • [object Object]

      Gotta Fabricate Your Own Gifts

      6.6 (19)
      Cyril Schäublin
    • [object Object]

      Se posso permettermi

      6.4 (33)
      Marco Bellocchio

    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Neon Phantom

      6.9 (106)
      Leonardo Martinelli
    • [object Object]

      The Infernal Machine

      6.7 (41)
      Francis Vogner Dos Reis
    • [object Object]

      And Then They Burn the Sea

      6.0 (23)
      Majid Al-Remaihi
    • [object Object]

      Suncatcher

      5.3 (22)
      Kim Torres
    • [object Object]

      Christmas

      Fengrui Zhang
    • [object Object]

      First Time: The Time for All but Sunset - Violet

      6.9 (20)
      Nicolaas Schmidt
    • [object Object]

      Playtime

      6.3 (45)
      Simone Bozzelli
    • [object Object]

      Home

      6.3 (13)
      Myriam Uwiragiye Birara
    • [object Object]

      In Flow of Words

      6.9 (53)
      Eliane Esther Bots
    • [object Object]

      The Demons of Dorothy

      5.8 (495)
      Alexis Langlois
    • [object Object]

      Love, Dad

      7.1 (177)
      Diana Cam Van Nguyen
    • [object Object]

      Mask

      6.5 (19)
      Nava Rezvani
    • [object Object]

      Dad's Sneakers

      6.3 (61)
      Olha Zhurba
    • [object Object]

      Sound of the Night

      5.8 (32)
      Sok Chanrado
      Kongkea Vann
    • [object Object]

      Squish!

      5.2 (167)
      Tulapop Saenjaroen
    • [object Object]

      Steakhouse

      6.4 (216)
      Spela Cadez
    • [object Object]

      Strawberry Cheesecake

      6.4 (17)
      Siyou Tan
    • [object Object]

      The Sunset Special

      6.1 (12)
      Nicolas Gebbe
    • [object Object]

      Time Flows in Strange Ways on Sundays

      6.5 (20)
      Giselle Lin
    • [object Object]

      Night

      5.5 (61)
      Ahmad Saleh

    National Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chute

      6.2 (21)
      Nora Longatti
    • [object Object]

      After a Room

      5.3 (25)
      Naomi Pacifique
    • [object Object]

      Real News

      7.4 (11)
      Luka Popadic
    • [object Object]

      The Life Underground

      6.8 (23)
      Loïc Hobi
    • [object Object]

      Dream Racing

      6.0 (16)
      Juliette Riccaboni
    • [object Object]

      Four Pills at Night

      7.2 (16)
      Leart Rama
    • [object Object]

      Dihya

      5.0 (7)
      Lucia Martinez
    • [object Object]

      Thing

      6.0 (10)
      Pascale Egli
      Aurelio Ghirardelli
    • [object Object]

      It Must

      6.0 (15)
      Jumana Issa
      Flavio Luca Marano
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Pete & the Iron Horse

      6.5 (43)
      Kilian Vilim

    Special Mention - Leopards of Tomorrow

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    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      First Time: The Time for All but Sunset - Violet

      6.9 (20)
      Nicolaas Schmidt

    Junior Jury Award - "Environment Is Quality of Life" Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gerda

      5.5 (686)
      Natalya Kudryashova

    Junior Jury Award - Special Mention

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    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Odd-Job Men

      6.5 (662)
      Neus Ballús

    Leopards of Tomorrow - International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Steakhouse

      6.4 (216)
      Spela Cadez

    Leopards of Tomorrow - National Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dream Racing

      6.0 (16)
      Juliette Riccaboni

    Open Doors Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dear to Me

      7.9 (81)
      Monica Vanesa Tedja

    Lifetime Achievement Award

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    • Dario Argento in Dracula 3D (2012)
      Winner
      • Dario Argento

    Vision Award

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    • Phil Tippett in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Winner
      • Phil Tippett

    Junior Jury Award

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    Filmmakers of the Present Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Whether the Weather Is Fine

      6.0 (162)
      Carlo Francisco Manatad

    International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heavens Above

      6.0 (1.3K)
      Srdjan Dragojevic
    • [object Object]

      A New Old Play

      7.6 (649)
      Qiu Jiongjiong
    • [object Object]

      Medea

      5.7 (198)
      Alexander Zeldovich

    Leopards of Tomorrow - International Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Demons of Dorothy

      5.8 (495)
      Alexis Langlois

    Leopards of Tomorrow - National Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dihya

      5.0 (7)
      Lucia Martinez

    Open Doors Shorts

    • Winner

      Side by Side

      Polen Ly

    Europa Cinemas Label

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Odd-Job Men

      6.5 (662)
      Neus Ballús

    Leopard Club Award

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    • Kasia Smutniak at an event for From Paris with Love (2010)
      Winner
      • Kasia Smutniak

    Cinema Ticino Award

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    • Winner
      • Sonia Peng

    Premio Zonta Club Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      How to Kill a Cloud

      6.1 (92)
      Tuija Halttunen

    Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Home

      6.3 (13)
      Myriam Uwiragiye Birara

    Golden Leopard - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul of a Beast

      5.4 (259)
      Lorenz Merz
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sacred Spirit

      6.6 (1.3K)
      Chema García Ibarra

    Pardi di domani Best Direction Prize - PIANIFICA

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    Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Flow of Words

      6.9 (53)
      Eliane Esther Bots

    Pardo d'onore Manor Award

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    • John Landis
      Winner
      • John Landis

    Best Swiss Newcomer

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    Leopards of Tomorrow

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It Must

      6.0 (15)
      Jumana Issa
      Flavio Luca Marano

    Locarno Kids Award

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    • Mamoru Hosoda
      Winner
      • Mamoru Hosoda

    Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur @ Villa Sträuli

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    Residency Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Neon Phantom

      6.9 (106)
      Leonardo Martinelli

    Rotterdam Lab Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hungry Ghost Diner

      6.4 (100)
      Benji Lim
      Kinovisuals

    First Look Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      At Night All the Cats Are Black

      3.9 (150)
      Valentin Merz
      Andrea Film
    • [object Object]

      Semret

      6.1 (149)
      Caterina Mona
      Cinédokké
    • [object Object]

      Réduit

      6.5 (55)
      Leon Schwitter
      EXIT Filmkollektiv

    Le Film Français Award

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    Advertising services

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Semret

      6.1 (149)
      Cinédokké
      Cineworx Filmproduktion
      RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera

    Best Super Short Film

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The photographer

      Matt Aucott(director)

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    • Festival Internazionale del Film Locarno

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