2016_Locarno_International_Film_Festival

69th Locarno Film Festival

69th Locarno Film Festival

Film festival in Locarno, Switzerland


The 69th Festival del film Locarno was held 3–13 August 2016 in Locarno, Switzerland. Carlo Chatrian was the festival's Artistic Director.[1]

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The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Godless, directed by Ralitza Petrova.

The primary Selection Committee included Mark Peranson (Head of Programming), Lorenzo Esposito, Sergio Fant, and Aurélie Godet.[2] The Leopards of Tomorrow section was programmed by Alessandro Marcionni (Head), Gonzalo De Pedro Amatria, Liz Harkman, and Bruno Quiblier. The Retrospective program was curated by Olaf Möller and Roberto Turigliatto.[3]

Official Section

Piazza Grande

The following films were selected for the Piazza Grande section:[4][5][6][7]

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International Competition (Concorso internazionale)

The following films were selected for the Concorso internazionale section:[6][8]

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Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

Filmmakers of the Present is the festival's competition for first or second feature films.

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Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani)

Leopards of Tomorrow is the festival's competitive program for short films, with separate international and Swiss sections.

International Competition (Concorso internazionale)

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Swiss Competition (Concorso nazionale)

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Signs of Life

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Out of Competition (Fuori concorso)

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Histoire(s) du cinéma

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Retrospective (Retrospettiva)

The 2016 retrospective section, Beloved and Rejected: Cinema in the young Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963, was centered around filmmaking in early West Germany.

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Open Doors

Beginning in 2016, the Open Doors screening and development section initiated a three-year focus on eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Jury films

The festival presents films associated with jurors for the various competitive sections.

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References

  1. "Development and Continuity". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "Team". Locarno Festival. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. "Liz Harkman joins short selection committee of Locarno". Cineuropa Shorts. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. "Locarno International Film Festival: Mohenjo Daro is the closing film". Hindustan Times. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "Locarno Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Abbas Kiarostami Tribute". Hollywood Reporter. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. Kohn, Eric. "Locarno Film Festival 2016: Full Program Lineup | IndieWire". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. "The Big Piazza of Cinema". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. "17 possibilities for the Pardo". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  9. "The future is here". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  10. "The world... in short". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. "Exploring new horizons". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. "Mapping unusual cinematic terrain". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  13. "Special Awards". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  14. "Retrospective The hidden folds of German cinema". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  15. "A new look at post-war German cinema". Goethe Institut. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  16. "A Three-Years-Long Edition". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  17. Leonsis, Elle (19 November 2015). "2016 Locarno Film Festival to Honor Open Doors Initiative". IndieWire. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

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