Locarno International Film Festival

The International Film Festival of Locarno (Italian original: Festival del film Locarno ) takes place since 1946 every year in August in the town of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It belongs to the Film Festival of Venice and the Moscow Film Festival, both of which have already been established in the 1930s, and in addition to the film festival of Cannes and the Film Festival Karlovy Vary (all in 1946 founded ) to the oldest film festival in the world. As these counts it to the art of film festivals with a feature film competition according to the specifications of Film Producers Association FIAPF ( A category festival).

The 66th edition of the film festival will take place between August 17, 2013 from 7.

• Pardo d' onore 3.2.1 ( Leopard of Honour )
• 3.2.2 Excellence Award Moët & Chandon
• 3.2.3 Raimondo Rezzonico Price

Cinematic Special

During ten days, hundreds of films are shown in several rows, retrospectives and in competition for the Golden Leopard. Many films are shown as an open air event at the Piazza Grande in Locarno 's old town on a big screen (26 × 14 m) instead. Around 8,000 viewers have there place.

The Locarno Film Festival has a long tradition of auteur film. These are those films in which the director all artistic aspects of the film such as script or section essentially determined and is regarded as (sole ) author of the cinematographic work.

The reigning from 2000 Head of the Italian film critic Irene Bignardi, stood for a content and artistic continuity of the movies with social and political content. In summer 2004, at the 57th International Film Festival of Locarno, there were over 350

Since August 2005, the director of the Locarno film festival Frédéric Maire was called. In early June 2008 it was announced that the 44 -year-old New Burger film journalist and director Maire prematurely resigns his or her office and takes from 1 November 2009 to work as director of the Swiss Film Archive. On September 1, 2009, he Olivier Père, previously worked in Cannes, the manager of the Film Festival. End of August 2012 he gave after three years on the post of artistic director to take up the beginning of November the post of general director of Arte France Cinéma. In early September 2012, the Italian film critic and author Carlo Chatrian, 2001-2007 Vice- director of the Alba Film Festival, was appointed successor Pères.

2009 Anime stood at the center of the festival. Isao Takahata was awarded the Leopard of Honour for his life's work.

Economic importance for the region

Thanks to a survey commissioned in 2005 by the Council of State of Ticino study by the University of Italian Switzerland (USI ) in Lugano there clarity about the economic concerns that are associated with the film festival. During the two weeks duration of the Film Festival 12 to 13 million Swiss francs remain in the region. In terms of the budget of the festival from 10 million thus remains a significant profit.

The statistically determined average film festival visitors " are from CHF 123 per day, female, 30-40 years old, comes from the German-speaking Switzerland, has a high level of education as well as a medium to high income ". Social scientists speak of " tourism potential " in terms of cultural activities and restaurants that focuses on meeting the emerging here in mass education audience.

The public funding of 2.5 million Swiss francs by the canton, and another 1.3 million per year by the national government are not bad so created.

Prices

Since 1968, as the main prize for the best film in the competition of the Pardo d' oro, the Golden Leopard awarded. The problem associated with the award prize of 90,000 Swiss Francs ( currently about 81,100 euros ) will be shared equally between the director and the producer of the winning film.

A selection of the most important awards that are awarded in the competition:

Competitive prices

International competitive prices ( international competitions )

• Pardo d' oro (Golden Leopard) - Grand Prize of the Festival, the City and Region of Locarno for Best Film ( evenly divided between the director and producer).
• Premio speciale della giuria ( Silver Leopard ) - The Special Jury Award for the second best film ( evenly divided between the director and producer).
• Pardo per la migliore regia ( Price for Best Director ) - Prize of the City and Region of Locarno for the film with the best director ( evenly divided between the director and producer).
• Pardo per la miglior interpretazione femminile (Leopard for Best Actress )
• Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile (Leopard for Best Actor )

Concorso Cineasti del Presente prices

• Pardo d' oro del presente Cineasti - George Foundation Award
• Premio speciale della giuria CINÉ CINÉMA ( Special Jury Prize ): the French television station ensures that the film was awarded the Special Prize, whose purchase by CINÉ CINÉMA and thus its broadcast via the transmitter.
• Pardo per la migliore Opera Prima is a price of the City and Region of Locarno (divided between director and producer) - goes to the best first film in the series program Concorso internazionale, Concorso Cineasti del presente and Piazza Grande.

Pardi di Domani prices ( short films )

• Pardino d' oro for the Best International Short Film - SRG SSR Price
• Pardino d' oro for the Best Swiss Short Film - Swiss Life Prize
• Pardino d' argento - Swiss Life prize is ever awarded by a Swiss film and a film in the international competition.
• Locarno short film nomination for the European Film Awards - Pianifica award goes to a short film of a European director, which was shown in one of the two competitions. The price includes the nomination for the short film category of the European Film Awards, which provides the studio Pianifica.
• The Action Light Prize for the best young talent: Consists of technical services by Action Light, Avant Première, Egli Film, Coming Soon, Kodak, sound design studio, Swiss Effects, Taurus Studio, Titra film and yak film.
• The film and video subtitling - Price The nominated by the jury in the short film competition Pardi di domani is translated in three central European languages. Subtitling can be done on film, on video or DVD.
• Prizes of the jury Cinema e Gioventù - Leopards of Tomorrow: The price Cinema e Gioventù is ever awarded by a Swiss film and a film in the international competition. Will be donated to the price of education and Sports Department of Ticino.

Special Awards

Pardo d' onore ( Leopard of Honour )

The Pardo d' onore distinguished contemporary filmmakers who represent that filmmaking, which is the festival since its inception in the center.

Excellence Award Moët & Chandon

The Excellence Award Moët & Chandon recognizes exceptional actor in the international film scene.

Raimondo Rezzonico Price

The Raimondo Rezzonico Prize (donated by the community Minusio ) for the best independent producers.

Prix ​​du Public UBS

The festival is next to an official jury, composed of film and cultural workers, a public jury. These measures each evening the films shown on Piazza Grande, to give the prize " Prix du Public UBS ".

Variety Piazza Grande Award

The Variety Piazza Grande Award is awarded by a jury consisting of critics of the U.S. film industry sheet Variety. The prize is awarded to a film which is shown in the Piazza Grande program as a world premiere or international premiere.

Gallery

Chairs on the Piazza Grande (Locarno ).

Piazza Grande during an evening demonstration.

The canvas of the Piazza Grande.

Festival del film Locarno, press conferences in Palazzo Morettini.