The 78thLocarno International Film Festival concluded in Switzerland with the Japaneseproduction Two Seasons, Two Strangers by director Sho Miyake winning the GoldenLeopard (Pardo d’Oro) for Best Film.
MainInternational Competition
-GoldenLeopard (Best Film): Two Seasons, Two Strangers by Sho Miyake (Japan).
-BestDirector: Abbas Fahdel for Tales of the Wounded Land (Lebanon).
-Best ActingAward: Marya Imbro and Mikhail Senkov for White Snail (Germany/Austria).
Filmmakersof the Present Competition
-GoldenLeopard: Hair, Paper, Water… by Nicolas Graux and Minh Quy Truong(Belgium/France/Vietnam).
-Special JuryPrize: Gioia mia (Sweetheart) by Margherita Spampinato (Italy).
-SpecialMention: Levan Gelbakhiani for Don’t Let the Sun by Jacqueline Zünd(Switzerland/Italy).
The jury offilmmakers and actors from Egypt, Lesotho, and Italy announced:
-BestInternational Short Film: Hyena by Altay Ulan Yang (United States).
-BestDirector (Short Film): Primera enseñanza by Aria Sánchez and Marina Meira(Cuba/Spain/Brazil).
-AG MediaSponsorship Award: Force Times Displacement by Angel Wu (Taiwan).
The jury,including American cinematographer James Hawkinson and French filmmakers,selected:
-Pardo VerdeCompetition (Climate Crisis)
-Pardo Verde:Mare’s Nest by Ben Rivers (UK/France/Canada).
FestivalOverview
The LocarnoInternational Film Festival, known for its focus on independent world cinema,is regarded as the fourth most prestigious festival globally after Cannes,Venice, and Berlinale.
Credit: Independentjournalist and reporter Mansour Jahani
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