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62nd Locarno Film Festival

The 62nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 August 2009 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 18 films from 15 countries in competition, seven of which were from first time directors. The opening film of the festival was (500) Days Of Summer directed by Marc Webb. The closing film of the festival was Byambasuren Davaa's 2009 documentary Two Horses of Genghis Khan.

Official Jury
Jonathan Nossiter, American director • Hong Sang-soo, South Korean director • Pascal Bonitzer, French director, screenwriter, and critic • Nina Hoss, German actress • Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress • Luis Minarro, Spanish producer • Jean-Marie Blanchand, former director of the Grand Theatre de Geneve. == Official Sections ==
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections: Piazza Grande The following films were screened on the Piazza Grande: The following films were screened in the Leopard of Tomorrow section: International Competition National Competition Juries Film The following films were screened in the Juries Film section: Here And Away The following films were screened in the Here And Away section: Here And Away - Anime Now Here And Away - Jeonju Digital Project 2009 Here And Away - "D Generación" Program Here And Away - Point ligne plan Program Here And Away - Le Fresnoy Program '''''Here And Away / Leopards of Domani - Corti D'autore (Author's Shorts)''''' Manga Impact The following films were screened in the Manga Impact section: Tribute To The following films were screened in the Tribute sections: Special Events The following films were screened in Special Events: Prize Screenings The following films were screened in Prize Screenings: == Independent Sections ==
Independent Sections
Critics Week The Semaine de la Critique is an independent section, created in 1990 by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in partnership with the Locarno Film Festival.{{cite web |title=Semaine de la Critique Appellation Swiss The following films were screened in Appellation Swiss section: == Official Awards ==
Official Awards
International CompetitionGolden Leopard: She, A Chinese directed by Xiaolu GUOLeopard for Best Actress: Lotte Verbeek in Nothing PersonalLeopard for Best Actor: Antonis Kafetzopoulos in Akadimia PlatonosBest Director: Alexei Mizgirev for BUBEN.BARABANSpecial Jury Prize: Buben.Baraban directed by Alexei Mizgirev Filmmakers of the Present Competition Jury Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present Competition City of Locarno: The Anchorage directed by C.W. Winter and Anders EdströmCinéCinéma Special Jury Prize, Filmmakers of the Present Competition: Piombo Fuso directed by Stefano Savona Leopards of Tomorrow Jury Golden Leopard, George Foundation Prize for the Best Swiss Short Film: Las Pelotas directed by Chris Niemeyer • Golden Leopard SRG SSR idée suisse Prize for the Best International Short Film: Believe directed by Paula Wright • Silver Leopard Kodak Prize for the international Leopards of Tomorrow Competition: Variaciok directed by Krisztina Esztergályos • "Action Light Prize" for the Best Swiss Newcomer: Connie directed by Judith Kurmann • Film and Video Subtitling Prize: No Country For Chicken directed by Huang Huang • Special Mention: Edgar directed by Fabian Busch First FeatureLeopard for the Best First Feature: Nothing Personal directed by Urszula Antoniak Piazza GrandePrix du Public UBS: Giulias Verschwinden ''(Julia's Dissaperance)'' directed by Christoph SchaubVariety Piazza Grande Award: Same Same But Different directed by Detlev Buck "Cinema e Gioventù" Youth Jury for the Leopards of Tomorrow sectionPrize "Cinema e Gioventù", Best Short Film for the international Competition Leopards of Tomorrow: Túneles En El Río directed by Igor Galuk • Prize "Cinema e Gioventù", Best Short Film for the international Competition Leopards of Tomorrow (Spetial Mention): Gjemsel directed by Aleksandra Niemczyk • Prize "Cinema e Gioventù", Best Short Film for the Swiss National Competition Leopards of Tomorrow: Kitsch Panorama directed by Gilles Monnat Youth JuryYouth Jury First Prize: Nothing Personal directed by Urszula AntoniakYouth Jury Second Prize: La Donation directed by Bernard Émond"The environnement is the quality of life" Prize: La Donation directed by Bernard Émond"The environnement is the quality of life" Prize Special Mention: Buben.Baraban directed by Alexei Mizgirev Ecumenical JuryEcumenical Jury Prize: Akadimia Platonos directed by Filippos TsitosEcumenical Jury Prize Special Mention: Nothing Personal directed by Urszula Antoniak Jury FIPRESCIFIPRESCI Prize: Nothing Personal directed by Urszula Antoniak Jury CICAE -Prix Art & EssaiCICAE Prize: Nothing Personal directed by Urszula Antoniak Jury NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)NETPAC Prize:: Sham Moh directed by Yuhang Ho • NETPAC Prize Special Mention: Ye Dian directed by Qing Yang Jury FICCFICC/IFFS Prize: La Donation directed by Bernard Émond SRG SSR idée suisse | Semaine de la critique PrizeSRG SSR idée suisse/Critics Prize: Pianomania-Auf Der Suche Nach Dme Perfekten Klang directed by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis Source: == References ==
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