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74th Locarno Film Festival

The 74th annual Locarno Festival was held from 4 August to 14 August 2021 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The opening film of the festival was Beckett by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, which had its world premiere on 4 August.[2] The 74th edition of Locarno Film Festival hosted 14 films including 7 world premieres in Piazza Grande among which half were European productions.[3][4] More than 75,000 spectators attended the festival. 50% less than the attendance rate in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Events

Rotonda by la Mobiliare - Come together!

This event will be held from 30 July to 14 August. It is Locarno Film Festival’s communal space, which embraces existing audience and greets new people. It will have following platforms:

Locarno Talks la Mobiliare

During the course of the film festival, it will be a stage for exchanging and debating ideas and perspectives. It will have encounters with people from the world of art, photography, cinema music, politics and science.

Cinema and Youth

This is an initiative open to 28 final year students of high school or vocational school of Switzerland and Northern Italy, aged between 18 and 23. They will be privileged viewers as they may watch the screenings, meet directors and actors/actresses, attend specially organized introductory lectures on film language. In addition they will have access to the sidebar events.

Eliza Hittman, international competition jury president

Juries

International competition

Filmmakers of the present competition

Leopards of Tomorrow

First Feature

Sections

The following films were selected to receive screening in the sections below:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Pre-Festival

Piazza Grande

International competition (Concorso internazionale)

Highlighted title indicates Golden Leopard winner

Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

Highlighted title indicates winner

Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani)

International competition (Concorso internazionale)

Highlighted title indicates winner

National competition (Concorso nazionale)

Highlighted title indicates winner

Competition of Author's Courts (Concorso Corti d’autore)

Highlighted title indicates winner

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

Open Doors Screenings

History (s) of cinema (Histoire(s) du cinéma)

Retrospective (Retrospettiva)

Locarno Kids

Swiss Panorama (Panorama Suisse)

International Critics' Week (Semaine de la critique)

Official Awards

The following awards were presented for films shown in competition:[16][17]

International Competition

Filmmakers of the Present Competition

Leopards of Tomorrow

International Competition

National Competition

Competition of Author's Courts

First Feature

John Landis winner of Leopard of Honour, the lifetime achievement award

Special Awards

Laetitia Casta winner of Excellence Award Davide Campari
Dario Argento winner of Special Lifetime achievement award

Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’onore Manor award)

Excellence Award Davide Campari

Locarno Film Festival Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards

Special Lifetime Achievement Award

Prix du public UBS Award

Variety Piazza Grande Award

References

  1. ^ "74th Locarno Film Festival (Road to Locarno74: August 4–14 2021)". Locarno Film Festival. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ Grater, Tom (1 July 2021). "Locarno Unveils 2021 Line-Up: Abel Ferrara's Ethan Hawke-Starrer 'Zeros And Ones' To World Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ Del Don, Muriel (1 July 2021). "LOCARNO 2021: Locarno unveils the programme of its parallel sections". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Locarno Film Festival 74th Edition". Film Italia. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Le Festival de Locarno a renoué avec une partie de son public". rts.ch (in French). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Locarno film festival picks "Mask", "Here My Village" from Iran". Tehran Times. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Irfana Majumdar's 'Shankar's Fairies' to have world premiere at Locarno Film Festival". The Hindu. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ Del Don, Giorgia (1 July 2021). "LOCARNO 2021:Locarno makes its voice heard with a 74th edition to be held in person". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ Del Don, Muriel (20 July 2021). "Locarno 2021:Locarno unveils the programme of its parallel sections". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ Tim Grierson (9 August 2021). "'Respect': Locarno Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (1 July 2021). "Locarno Unveils Genre-Friendly Lineup Premiering Abel Ferrara's 'Zeros and Ones,' U.S. Thriller 'Ida Red'". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. ^ Yoo Soo-kyung (2 July 2021). "차승원X이광수 '싱크홀', 로카르노 국제 영화제 공식 초청" [Cha Seung-won X Lee Kwang-soo's 'Sinkhole' officially invited to the Locarno International Film Festival]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. ^ "The Alleys movie to have its world premiere at Piazza Grande of Locarno Festival". Egypt Today. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  14. ^ Hopewell, John (8 August 2021). "Neus Ballús on Locarno World Premiere 'The Odd-Job Men,' Fear of Others, How the Ordinary is Extraordinary". Variety. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ^ Lang, Jamie (11 August 2020). "Marí Alessandrini Presents Debut Feature 'Zahorí' at Locarno's The Films After Tomorrow". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  16. ^ Kiang, Jessica (14 August 2021). "Golden Leopard Winner 'Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash' Heads Impressive Slate Of Locarno Award". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  17. ^ Scott Roxborough (14 August 2021). "'Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash' Wins Locarno Film Festival". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  18. ^ Scott Roxborough (21 June 2021). "Locarno Festival Honors Comedy Legend John Landis: The 'Animal House' and 'Blues Brothers' director will receive Locarno's 2021 lifetime achievement award". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Excellence Award to Laetitia Casta: "If you choose a film with your heart, you can't go wrong"". Italy 24 News. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  20. ^ "John Landis Gives the Award to Dario Argento". Locarno Film Festival. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Hinterland and Rose Win the Prix du public UBS and the Variety Piazza Grande Award". 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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