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14th Locarno Film Festival

The 14th Locarno Film Festival was held from 19 to 30 July 1961 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival opened with Allen Baron's film Blast of Silence, which went on to win the Swiss jury award. Julio Garcia Espinosa attended the festival with Cuba Dances, which according to him was the first picture from the newly nationalized Cuban film industry to compete at a "top-level" film festival in the "West".

Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections: Main Program Feature Films In Competition Highlighted title indicates winner of the Golden Sail Short Films In Competition Out of Competition Feature Films - Out of Competition Short Films Out of Competition Special Sections - Tribute to ==Official Awards==
Official Awards
International Jury, feature filmsGolden Sail: FIRES ON THE PLAIN directed by Kon Ichikawa. • Silver Sail: LUDZIE Z POCIAGU by Kazimierz Kutz, QUAND NOUS ETIONS PETITS ENFANTS by Herny Brandt • Best First Feature Prize: THE CONNECTION by Shirley Clarke International Jury, short filmsGolden Sail, Short Films: RABINDRANATH TAGORE by Satyajit RaySilver Sail, Short Films: XIAOKEDOU ZHAO MAMA by Te Wei and Jiajun Qian Swiss critics JurySwiss critics award: BLAST OF SILENCE by Allen Baron FIPRESCI JuryFIPRESCI Award: PROSHAITE, GOLUBI by Yakov Seguel Source: == References ==
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