72nd Locarno Film Festival

72nd Locarno Film Festival
Official poster of the 72nd Locarno Film Festival by Jannuzzi Smith.
Opening filmMagari
Closing filmTo the Ends of the Earth
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard (Vitalina Varela)
Festival date7–17 August 2019
WebsiteWebsite

The 72nd annual Locarno Festival was held from 7 August to 17 August 2019.[1] The debut feature by Italian director-producer Ginevra Elkann's Magari opened the festival, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's To the Ends of the Earth was screened as closing film.[2]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Vitalina Varela directed by Pedro Costa.[3]

Juries

International Competition

Filmmakers of the Present

  • Jake Perlin, American producer - Jury President
  • Shengze Zhu, Chinese filmmaker and producer
  • Yolande Zauberman, French filmmaker

Leopards of Tomorrow

Moving Ahead

  • Michael Boyce Gillespie, American film theorist and historian - Jury President
  • Aline Schmid, Swiss producer
  • Eduardo Williams, Argentinian filmmaker

Best First Feature Prizes

  • Margherita Chiti, Italian distributor - Jury President
  • Frédéric Jaeger, German artistic director of Berlin Critics’ Week
  • Jacqueline Lyanga, American festival director

Sections

Piazza Grande

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
7500 Patrick Vollrath Germany, Austria
Adoration Fabrice Du Welz Belgium, France
Camille Boris Lojkine France
Days of the Bagnold Summer Simon Bird United Kingdom
Diego Maradona Asif Kapadia
Instinct Halina Reijn Netherlands
The Girl with a Bracelet La Fille au bracelet Stéphane Demoustier France, Belgium
A Letter to Freddy Buache Lettre à Freddy Buache Jean-Luc Godard France
If Only (Opening Film) Magari Ginevra Elkann Italy, France
New Acid Basim Magdy France, Switzerland
Notre Dame Valérie Donzelli France, Belgium
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino United States
To the Ends of the Earth (Closing Film) Tabi no Owari Sekai no Hajimari Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan, Uzbekistan, Qatar

International Competition (Concorso internazionale)

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
The Fever A Febre Maya Da-Rin Brazil, France, Germany
Echo Bergmål Rúnar Rúnarsson Iceland, France, Switzerland
Cat in the Wall Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova Bulgaria, United Kingdom, France
A Voluntary Year Das freiwillige Jahr Ulrich Köhler, Henner Winckler Germany
Douze Mille Nadège Trebal France
During Revolution Fi Al-Thawra Maya Khoury Syria, Sweden
The Science of Fictions Hiruk-pikuk si al-kisah Yosep Anggi Noen Indonesia, Malaysia, France
Maternal Hogar Maura Delpero Italy, Argentina
Isadora's Children Les Enfants d'Isadora Damien Manivel France, South Korea
Endless Night Longa noite Eloy Enciso Spain
O Fim do Mundo Basil Da Cunha Switzerland
Height of the Wave 파고 Park Jung-bum South Korea
Technoboss João Nicolau Portugal, France
South Terminal Terminal Sud Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche France
The Last Black Man in San Francisco Joe Talbot United States
Vitalina Varela Pedro Costa Portugal
A Girl Missing よこがお Koji Fukada Japan, France

Filmmakers of the Present (Concorso Cineasti del presente)

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
143 Sahara Street 143 rue du désert Hassen Ferhani Algeria, France, Qatar
Bird Island L'Île aux oiseaux Maya Kosa, Sergio da Costa Switzerland
The Cold Raising The Cold Lengmo weiyang lengmo Rong Guang Rong Italy
The Dove and the Wolf La Paloma y el Lobo Carlos Lenin Mexico
Ham on Rye Tyler Taormina United States
Here for Life Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Adrian Jackson United Kingdom
Ivana the Terrible Ivana cea Groaznica Ivana Mladenović Romania, Serbia
Love Me Tender Klaudia Reynicke Switzerland
Mariam Sharipa Urazbayeva Kazakhstan
Nafi's Father Baamum Nafi Mamadou Dia Senegal
Oroslan Matjaž Ivanišin Slovenia, Czech Republic
Overseas Yoon Sung-a Belgique, France
Space Dogs Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter Austria, Germany
The Tree House Nhà Cây Minh Quý Trương Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, France, China
Wonders in the Suburbs Merveilles à Montfermeil Jeanne Balibar France
The Young Observant L'apprendistato Davide Maldi Italy

Moving Ahead

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
(tourism studies) Joshua Gen Solondz United States
A Topography of Memory Burak Çevik Turkey, Canada
Black Hole Emmanuel Grimaud, Arnaud Deshayes France
Color-blind Ben Russell France, Germany
Distancing Miko Revereza United States
The Giverny Document (Single Channel) Ja'Tovia M. Gary United States, France
In Memoriam Jean-Claude Rousseau France
The Invisible Hand Omer Fast China, Germany
Kasiterit Riar Rizaldi Indonesia
Krabi, 2562 Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong United Kingdom, Thailand
Lore Sky Hopinka United States
The Sun, the Sun Blinded Me Anka Sasnal, Wilhelm Sasnal Poland, Switzerland
Osmosis Shān Zhī Běi Zhou Tao China
Ralf's Colors Ralfs Farben Lukas Marxt Austria, Germany, Spain, France
Swinguerra Bárbara Wagner, Benjamin de Burca Brazil
Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another Jessica Sarah Rinland United Kingdom, Argentina, Spain
Un film dramatique Éric Baudelaire France

Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di domani)

International Competition (Concorso internazionale)

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
16 December 16 de decembro Alvaro Gago Spain
A Street Under Chão de Rua Tomas von der Osten Brazil
All Come From Dust Younes Ben Slimane Tunisia
All the Fires the Fire Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis Greece
The Animal Tskhoveli Amiran Dolidze Georgia
Black Sun Siyah güneş Arda Çiltepe Turkey, Germany
Cobalt Blue ပြာပြာညိုရောင် မှိုင်းတလဲ့လဲ့ Aung Phyoe Myanmar
Companions of the Cave Ahlou al kahef Fakhri El Ghezal Tunisia
Dossier of the Dossier Sorayos Prapapan Thailand
Douma Underground Douma that al ard Tim Alsiofi Lebanon, Syria
Enduring Body Râang Ton Taan Ukrit Sa-nguanhai Thailand
Eyes on the Road Stefanie Kolk Netherlands
Father Vader Isabel Lamberti Netherlands
Flesh Carne Camila Kater Brazil, Spain
The Furniture Maker El hacedor de muebles David Aviles Cuba
How to Tell a True Immigrant Story Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz United States
In Vitro Larissa Sansour, Søren Lind United Kingdom, Palestine, Denmark
The Last Image of Father Poslednja slika o ocu Stefan Djordjevic Serbia
Leave of Absence Otpusk Anton Sazonov Russia
Mom's Movie Stella Kyriakopoulos Greece, Spain
Mthunzi Tebogo Malebogo South Africa
Our Territory Notre territoire Mathieu Volpe Belgium
Sheep, Wolf and a Cup of Tea... Moutons, loup et tasse de thé... Marion Lacourt France
Shiver of Love Frisson d'amour Maxence Stamatiadis France
Tide Marée Manon Coubia Belgium, France
Umbilical Danski Tang United States
Unfinished Incompiuta Samira Guadagnuolo, Tiziano Doria Italy
Volcano: What Does a Lake Dream? Vulcão: O Que Sonha um Lago? Diana Vidrascu France, Portugal, Romania
White Afro Akosua Adoma Owusu Ghana, United States

Swiss Competition (Concorso nazionale)

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
A Summer Morning Un matin d'été Patrick Muroni Switzerland
Aline Simon Guélat Switzerland, France
All Cats Are Grey in the Dark Nachts sind alle Katzen grau Lasse Linder Switzerland
At the Pool À la piscine Consuelo Frauenfelder, Stefan Lauper
Azure Memories L'azzurro del cielo Enea Zucchetti
Life is One of the Simplest Das Leben ist eines der Leichtesten Marion Nyffenegger
Mama Rosa Dejan Barac Switzerland
Sas Léa Célestine Bernasconi Switzerland
Still Working Julietta Korbel
Silent Storm Tempête silencieuse Anaïs Moog
Terminal Kim Allamand

Official Awards

The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:

International Competition

Filmmakers of the Present

Moving Ahead

  • Moving Ahead Award: The Giverny Document (Single Channel) by Ja'Tovia M. Gary
  • Special Mentions:
    • Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another by Jessica Sarah Rinland
    • Osmosis by Zhou Tao

Leopards of Tomorrow

  • Pardino d'oro for the Best International Short Film – SRG SSR Prize: Black Sun by Arda Çiltepe
  • Pardino d'oro for the Best Swiss Short Film – Swiss Life Prize: Mama Rosa by Dejan Barac
  • Pardino d'argento SSR SRG for the international competition: Umbilical by Danski Tang
  • Pardino d'argento Swiss Life for the national competition: Silent Storm by Anaïs Moog
  • Pardi di domani Best Direction Prize: Anton Sazonov for Leave of Absence

References

  1. ↑ "Information of the 72nd Film Festival". Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "The 72nd Locarno Film Festival announces its opening and closing titles". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (17 August 2019). "Pedro Costa's 'Vitalina Varela' Triumphs at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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