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70th Locarno Film Festival

The 70th Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 2017 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival's opening film was Tomorrow and Thereafter directed by Noémie Lvovsky. The closing film was Gotthard – One Life, One Soul directed by Kevin Merz.

Juries
, international competition jury president International Competition Olivier Assayas, French filmmaker and film critic - Jury President • Jean-Stéphane Bron, Swiss actor and filmmaker • Miguel Gomes, Portuguese filmmaker • Christos Konstantakopoulos, Greek producer and writer • Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente) Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian filmmaker - Jury President • Matías Piñeiro, Argentinian director • Katrin Pors, Danish film producer • Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress • Paola Turci, Italian composer Leopards of TomorrowSabine Azéma, French actress and director - Jury President == Official Sections ==
Official Sections
The following films were screened in the sections below: Piazza Grande: Prefestival Piazza Grande International Competition (Concorso internazionale) Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente) Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani) International competition (Concorso internazionale) Highlighted title indicates Leopard of Tomorrow winner National competition (Concorso nazionale) Highlighted title indicates Leopard of Tomorrow winner Signs of Life Open Doors Screenings Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso) History (s) of cinema (Histoire(s) du cinéma) Pardo d’onore Manor to Jean-Marie Straub Leopard of Honor to Todd Haynes (Pardo d’onore Manor_ Locarno70 Tributes to Award Screenings Locarno Kids Retrospettiva – Jacques Tourneur Panorama Suisse Swiss Cinema Rediscovered == 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. ==Official Awards==
Official Awards
The following awards were presented for films shown in competition: Concorso internazionale Pardo d’oro: Mrs. Fang directed by Wang BingPremio Speciale Della Giuria (Special Jury Prize): As Boas Maneiras directed by Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, Brazil, France • Pardo per la Miglior Regia (Best Direction): F. J. Ossang for 9 Doigts, France, Portugal • Pardo per la Miglior Interpretazione Femminile (Best Actress): Isabelle Huppert for Madame Hyde directed by Serge Bozon, France, Belgium • Pardo per la Miglior Interpretazione Maschile (Best Actor): Elliott Crosset Hove for Vinterbrødre directed by Hlynur Pálmason, Denmark, Iceland Concorso Cineasti del presente Pardo d’Oro Cineasti del Presente: 3/4 (Three Quarters) directed by Ilian Metev, Bulgaria, Germany • Premio Speciale della Giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del Presente (Special Jury Prize): Milla directed by Valerie Massadian, France, Portugal • Premio per il Miglior Regista Emergente – Città e Regione di Locarno (Prize for the Best Emerging Director): Kim Dae-Hwan for Cho-haeng (The First Lap), South Korea • Special Mention: Distant Constellation directed by Shevaun Mizrahi, USA, Turkey, Netherlands • Special Mention: Verão Danado directed by Pedro Cabeleira, Portugal Signs of Life Signs of Life Award electronic-art.foundation for Best Film: Cocote directed by Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Germany, Qatar • Fondación Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award: Dane Komljen for Phantasiesätze, Germany, Denmark • Special Mention: Era uma vez Brasília (Once there was Brazil) directed by Adirley Queirós, Brazil, Portugal First Feature Swatch First Feature Award (Prize for Best First Feature): Scary Mother directed by Ana Urushadze, Georgia, Estonia • Swatch Art Peace Hotel Award: Meteorlar (Meteors) directed by Gürcan Keltek, Netherlands, Turkey • Special Mention: Dene wos guet geit (Those Who Are Fine) directed by Cyril Schäublin, Switzerland Pardi di domani Concorso Internazionale Pardino d’Oro for the Best International Short Film – Premio SRG SSR: António e Catarina directed by Cristina Hanes, Portugal • Pardino d’Argento SRG SSR for the Concorso Internazionale: Shmama directed by Miki Polonski, Israel • Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianifica: Jeunes Hommes à la Fenêtre (Young Men at their Window) directed by Loukianos Moshonas, France • Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award: Kapitalistis directed by Pablo Muñoz Gomez, Belgium, France • Special Mention: Armageddon 2 directed by Corey Hughes, Cuba Concorso Nazionale Pardino d’Oro for the Best Swiss Short Film – Premio Swiss Life: Rewind Forward directed by Justin Stoneham, Switzerland • Pardino d’Argento Swiss Life for the Concorso Nazionale: 59 Secondes directed by Mauro Carraro, Switzerland • Best Swiss Newcomer Award: Les Intranquilles directed by Magdalena Froger, Switzerland Prix du Public UBS Prix du Public UBS: The Big Sick directed by Michael Showalter, USA Variety Piazza Grande Award Variety Piazza Grande Award: Three Peaks directed by Jan Zabeil, Germany, Italy ==References==
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