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The pardos of the 58th edition INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION The Official Jury of the 58th Locarno International Film Festival: Vittorio Storaro – Cinematographer - Italy (President) Valerio Adami – Artist - Italy Niki Karimi – Actress and Director – Iran Tsai Ming Liang – Director - Taiwan Lynda Myles – Producer - UK Aparna Sen – Actress, Director and Writer – India Richard Schlagman – Publisher - UK The jury has awarded the: GOLDEN LEOPARD, Grand Prize of the City and Region of Locarno (90,000 SF to be shared equally between the director and the producer) for the best film to NINE LIVES by Rodrigo García- USA and awarded the following prizes: SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, Special Jury Prize City of Ascona and of Losone, (30,000 SF. to be shared equally between the director and the producer) : UN COUPLE PARFAIT by Nobuhiro Suwa- France/Japan SILVER LEOPARD Second prize of the City and of the Region of Locarno, (30,000 SF to be shared equally between the director and producer) for the second best film to FRATRICIDE by Yilmaz Arslan- Germany/Luxembourg/France SILVER LEOPARD the prize of the City and of the Region of Locarno (30,000 SF, to be shared equally between the director and producer) for the best first or second feature film shared equally between 3 GRAD KAELTER by Florian Hoffmeister- German MA HAMEH KHOUBIM- WE ARE ALL FINE by Bizhan Mirbaqeri- Iran LEOPARD FOR THE BEST ACTRESS TO: to THE ENSEMBLE OF THE ACTRESSES of NINE LIVES by Rodrigo García- USA LEOPARD FOR THE BEST ACTOR to PATRICK DROLET for LA NEUVAINE by Bernard Émond- Canada Special Mention to To the Quay Brothers for the visionary athmosphere in the film THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES Special Mention for 2 young actors MARCO GRIECO for his outstanding performance in LA GUERRA DI MARIO by Antonio Capuano XEVAT GECTAN for his outstanding performance in FRATRICIDE by Yilmaz Arslan VIDEO COMPETITION The Official Jury of the Video Competition: Danielle Arbid – Director - Lebanon Christian Frei – Director and producer - Switzerland Citto Maselli – Director - Italy Alexandra Stewart – Actress - Canada Laurence Weiner – Artist - USA Golden Leopard Video C.P.COMPANY (worth 30'000 FrS) unanimously shared equally between the films: LES ÉTATS NORDIQUES by Denis Coté- Canada MASAHISTA by Brilliante Mendoza - Philippines Special Mention by the majority of the Jury to BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE WIDE BLUE SEA by Romuald Karmakar- Germany LEOPARDS OF TOMORROW The Official Jury of the Leopards of Tomorrow: Alex Descas, Actor, Martinique/France Susa Katz, Producer, Germany/Switzerland Morad Kertobi, Head of the shorts department at the CNC national film center, Algeria/France Joel Chikapa Phiri, Producer, South Africa Jean-Marie Teno, Director, Cameroon/France, LEOPARDS OF TOMORROW- NEW SWISS TALENT Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR idée suisse, awarded to a Swiss film (to the value of 6,000 SF), has been awarded to HERR GOLDSTEIN by Micha Lewinsky For its humanity and its undeniable technical and artistic quality Pardino d’Argento, Kodak Prize awarded to a Swiss film, in the form of film stock offered by “Eastman Kodak” (of a value of 6,000 SF), has been awarded to: LA LIMACE by Anthony Vouardoux and Tania Zambrano-Ovalle For its caustic humour and its tender vision of childhood. THE ACTION LIGHT PRIZE FOR BEST SWISS NEWCOMER, which provides equipment worth 33,000 SF offered by Action Light SA, Avant-Première, Cinetec, Film Demnächts, Fujifilm (Switzerland), Rosco, Schwarz Film, SDS Sound Design Studio, Swiss Effects AG and Titra Film SA: FROHE OSTERN by Ulrich Schaffner For its reflection on society and its overall direction. Special Mention to STAILA CRUDANTA by Pascal Bergamin For the quality of its directing and the performance of its actors. LEOPARDS OF TOMORROW- «THE AFRICAS» Pardino d’Oro, SRG SSR idée suisse (to the value of 6,000 SF) has been awarded to: L’EVANGILE DU COCHON CREOLE by Michelange Quay For its audacity and allegorical force of its proposal. Pardino d’Argento, KODAK PRIZE, presented in the form of film stock offered by “Eastman Kodak” (of a value of 6,000 SF) has been awarded to: SA/X by Gilli Apter For the humour and intelligence with which she tackled the complexity of contemporary South African society. The Film and Video Prize Subtitling Prize, sponsored by the subtitling company Film und Video Untertitelung Gerhard LEHMANN AG, provides the subtitling in three central European languages to the film: ENHARDA TALATEEN NOVEMBER (Today 30th November) by Mahmood Soliman For the originality of its narrative construction. Special Mention to POURQUOI? by Sokhna Amar For its evocative strength and the intelligence with which it tackles a sensitive subject. LEOPARDS OF TOMORROW: PRIZE AWARDED BY THE «CINEMA E GIOVENTÙ» JURY The «Cinema e Gioventù» Jury awarded the following Prizes offered by the Department for Education, Culture and Sport TI (worth of 3,000 SF), to be shared by a Swiss film and «Africas» film: LEOPARDS OF TOMORROW – «THE AFRICAS» POURQUOI ? by Sokhna Amar For the intensity of its message. In this film, the director knew, in a correct and simple manner, how to associate words and images. The choice of fixed camera allowed the sensitivity of the text to speak for itself. LEOPARDS OF TOMORROW- NEW SWISS TALENT HERR GOLDSTEIN by Micha Lewinsky For the sophistication of composition and for how it illustrated the daily life of an elderly person, with simplicity, sensitivity and tenderness. Above all, it touched on the relationship between protagonist and the young nurse, who helped the former to find reason for living right up until the end. PUBLIC’S CHOICE AWARD 2005 awarded to the film ZAÏNA, CAVALIERE DE L’ATLAS by Bourlem Guerdjou - France THE JUNIOR JURY The Junior Jury have decided to award the following films in the official international competition: 1st prize offered by the Department for Education, Culture and Sport TI (6,000 SF): NINE LIVES by Rodrigo Garcia- USA First Prize to NINE LIVES by Rodrigo Garcia for the intensity with which it delves into the women’s stories : all different but all similar. Pure emotion heightened by the format of 12 minute shots for each one. A presentation of nine female characters at crucial moments of their existance. We enter the personal lives of these women and exit just as the tension is at its height, to then enter another world. The consequence of these interruptions, ties even more to these stories. The casting is also excellent. 2nd prize offered by Department for Education, Culture and Sport TI (4,000 SF) 20 CENTÍMETROS by Ramón Salazar- Spain Second Prize to 20 CENTÍMETROS by Ramón Salazar. A film, full of energy, refreshing and pleasurable, which tackles important social themes in a light-handed manner. The intertwining of music and comedy conspire to make a mixture of irony and gravity which distance it from known models. The music and choreography give the film a stylish sophistication that backs up the splendid performance by Monica Cervera. The direction reveals a great technical skill. 3rd prize offered by the Department for Education, Culture and Sport TI (2,000 SF) FRATRICIDE by Arslan Yilmaz - Germany/Luxembourg/ France Third Prize to FRATRICIDE by Arslan Yilmaz . Two young people escape their native Turkey for a better life but come up against the same problems that forced them to leave their native country: principally that of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict. The violence that breaks out is not justifiable but also cannot be condemned. The profound message of the film is this : the impossibility to draw a line between what is right and what is wrong. The director puts this complex problem under the lens, without sentimentality and with a sustained rhythm. The non-professional actors understood how to express the pain, pushing the spectator to reflect on these themes. The Junior Jury also awarded the following prizes: SPECIAL PRIZE of 3,000 SF, offered by the Cantonal Department for territory, to the film with the best interpretation of the concept «Environment is quality of life», to LA NEUVAINE by Bernard Émond- Canada Special Prize for the environment, goes to LA NEUVAINE by Bernard Emond. Through his two protagonists he contrasts two worlds and two ways of life. On one side, Jeanne is disillusioned by atmosphere of death which follows her and by the austerity of the town. On the other, François, educated by his grandmother, maintains all his religious values and the simplicity linked to his native town. Nature plays a great role in this story. It represents the peace of spirit, the calm that the characters look for and that accompanies them in their pain. Two Special Mentions to the films: THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES by Quay Brothers- UK/Germany/France Mention for THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES by the Quay Brothers, a stupefying psychological investigation into madness and the desire to possess the life of another. The fantastical setting is imbued with poetic images. An original attempt to transfer «a magical realism » onto the screen through a sophisticated and intriguing symbolism capable of stimulating the imagination of the spectator. The constant obssesion with trying to imprison eternity raises a deep philosophical reflection, sustained with excellent photography constructed out of games of light and colour. MIRRORMASK by Dave McKean- UK/USA Mention for MIRRORMASK by Dave McKean for the skill with which the director takes the spectators into an imaginary, fantastical and alternative world. It is a contemporary fairytale loaded with symbolism, which recalls the poetry of the past without becoming nostalgic. All of this is thanks to the fascinating and magic cinematography, designs and music, as well as the excellent performance by Stephanie Leonidas. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD The Human Rights Jury composed of Mohammad Bakri – Actor - Israel Andrea Bajani - Writer - Italy Dimitri - Theater director and actor, Director School of Theatre Dimitri Verscio - Switzerland has awarded the Human Rights Award to : LITTLE BIRDS by Takeharu Watai - Japan/Iraq For the immense courage, intellectual honesty and cinematic strength with which it reveals the absurdity of an unjustified war in which innocent people pay the highest price. Special Mention to LIVING RIGHTS: TOTI, ROY, YOSHI, LENA by Duco Tellegen - Holland For its ability to retell the sadness and pain of childhood with tenderness, simplicity and enthusiasm. Four great cinematic moments, an antidote to sentimental story-telling ALIVE IN LIMBO by Hrabba Gunnarsdottir, Tina Naccache and Erica Marcus - USA/ Lebanon/Iceand For the simplicity with which the Palestinian tragedy, which started in 1948 and has not ended, is retold. For the cinematic honesty and way in which it managed to capture the desire to have a home, a passport and to return to a native land. NETPAC AWARD (to promote Asian cinema) The Netpac Jury composed of Philippe Cheah - Singapore Izza Génini – Morocco Leo Pescarolo - Italy Has awarded its Prize to the film: HAO DUO DA MI (SO MUCH RICE) by Li Hongqi - China For showing the increasing absurdity of a society in transition through a minimalist mise en scène. A special Jury Award goes to THE RISING - BALLAD OF MANGAL PANDEY by Ketan Mehta - India For the great narrative power and emotion flowing through the strength of a rising nation. FIPRESCI JURY The Jury composed of Christian Jungen, Switzerland Claudia Lenssen, Germany Marcel Martin, France Ruth Pombo, Spain André Roy, Canada has awarded its Prize for Competition entry to: A PERFECT DAY by Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige - France/Lebanon/Germany ECUMENICAL JURY The Ecumenical Jury composed of: Peter Malone, Australia/UK Randy Naylor, Canada/UK Rose Pacatte, USA Adela Peeva, Bulgaria Ruben Rossello, Switzerland Karsten Visarius, Germany The Ecumenical Jury in Locarno awards its prize, which includes 20.000.- CHFr given by the Catholic Church and the Reformed Church in Switzerland to assist distribution of the film in Switzerland, to LA NEUVAINE, directed by Bernard Émond- Canada While many explicitly religious films fall short because of too earnest proselytising or alienating aspects of piety, LA NEUVAINE succeeds in presenting simple faith with respect, acknowledging how difficult it is to believe in God in a secular world and in the aftermath of tragedy. When a young man making a pilgrimage of prayer for his dying grandmother encounters a doctor paralysed by anguish, the interaction leads not to miracles or conversion but to kindness and deep possibilities for hope. The Ecumenical Jury awards a Commendation to FRATRICIDE by Yilmaz Arslan- Germany/Luxembourg/ France FRATRICIDE provocatively confronts the burning European question of refugees. The setting is Germany, the people the Kurds. Yilmaz Arslan combines a complex plot about two brothers with scenes of visceral violence as well as a tender picture of caring friendship. His film is both an accusation against racism and neglect and a plea for common humanity and decency. The FICC Jury (International Federation of Film Societies) The FICC Jury comprised of Laurent Sester, Switzerland Françoise Fabre, France David Murolo, Italy gives the DON QUIJOTE Prize to: A PERFECT DAY by Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige - France/Lebanon/Germany For the sensitivity of the representation of Lebanon today, and the footprints left behind by the war, both for the city and its inhabitants, throughout the metaphor of the oblivious, the absence and the rejection of the social surroundings. and two Special Mentions to MA HAMEH KHOUBIM - WE ARE ALL FINE by Bijan Mirbagheri - Iran For its enchanting observation of the complex relationships of a family, faced with the need to reaffirm a lost identity, attempts to start a dialogue. NINE LIVES by Rodrigo García- USA For the originality of its narrative construction and the sensitivity of it characterisation, the interpertation of which is left to the spectator thanks to an implied story. PRIZE OF THE CICAE/ARTE The CICAE/ARTE PRIZE jury composed of Albert-Thomas Baumgärtner, Germany Alain Bouffartigue, France Pinia Frey, Switzerland The Jury is happy to announce it unanimous decision to award the CICAE Prize of the International Locarno Film Festival to Japanese filmmaker Nabuhiro Suwa’s French Film Un Couple Parfait. This work is a universal reflection on the life of a couple, which is sensitive, complex and far from all clichés (the framework, the lighting, the duration, the actors, the dialogue). Finally, as with all great cinema,the work gives the spectator an active role and freedom of interpretation. SRG SSR idée suisse/ CRITICS WEEK 2004 The jury of the Critic’s week composed of Minou Moshiri, Iran Günter H.Jekubzik, Germany Peter Holdener, Switzerland Awards the Critics Week Prize (8,000 SF , donated by the SRG SSR idée Suisse) to the film GAMBIT by Sabine Gisiger - Switzerland A well researched classical documentary depicting the tragedy of Seceso three decades ago thus showing us a rare case of personal responsibility as opposed to the continuing exploitation of human beings by multi-national industries. Special Mention to MY DATE WITH DREW by Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger, Brett Winn - USA Because of its exhilarating rhythm, excellent editing, and the joy of those 3 Hollywood fans and their unbelievable quest of a date with Drew Barrymore. |