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56th Locarno Film Festival
| Opening film |
|---|
| Locarno, Switzerland |
| 1946 |
| Golden Leopard: Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar |
| Irene Bignardi |
| 27 World Premieres |
| Opening: 6 August 2003 (2003-08-06) |
| Closing: 16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) |
| LFF |
The 56th Locarno Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 August 2003 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 27 world premieres and films from 17 countries were screened. The festival opened with a screening on the Piazza Grande of the restored print of Vincente Minnelli's The Band Wagon (1953). The Piazza Grande is the 7,000 seat open-air theater assembled in the town square each year. This year it had a 85 by 46 feet screen making it was the largest outdoor screen in Europe. The Leopard of Honor was awarded to Ken Loach for his cinematic career.
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar. The film won 90,000 Swiss Francs (US$66,513) to be split between producers and the director. Both second prize Silver Leopards were awarded 30,000 Swiss Francs (US$22,171).
- Niccolo Ammaniti, Italian writer
- Girish Karnad, Indian director
- Jean-Luc Bideu, Swiss actor
- Frank Nouchi, French film critic
- Nik Powell, British producer and director of UK's National Film and Television School
- David Robbins, American composer
- Stefania Rocca, Italian actress.
The following films were screened in these sections:
Piazza Grande
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alinghi: The Inside Story | Alinghi | Nicolas Wadimoff | 2003 | Ch |
| Any Way the Wind Blows | Tom Barman | 2003 | Belgium | |
| Calendar Girls | Nigel Cole | 2003 | Great Britain | |
| The Cremaster Cycle: Cremaster 3 | Matthew Barney | 2002 | USA, Great Britain | |
| The Miracle of Bern | Das Wunder Von Bern | Sönke Wortmann | 2003 | Germany |
| Die Mommie Die | Mark Rucker | 2003 | USA | |
| For Ever Mozart | Jean-Luc Godard | 1996 | France, Switzerland | |
| The Undesirables | Gli Indesiderabili | Pasquale Scimeca | 2002 | Italia |
| Holiday | George Cukor | 1938 | USA | |
| Fellini's Casanova | Il Casanova Di Federico Fellini | Federico Fellini | 1976 | Italia |
| The Cost of Living | Le Coût De La Vie | Philippe Le Guay | 2003 | France |
| Corn in Parliament | Mais Im Bundeshuus - Le Génie Helvétique | Jean-Stéphane Bron | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II | Mein Name ist Bach | Dominique De Rivaz | 2003 | Germany, Switzerland |
| My Brother-In-Law | Mio Cognato | Alessandro Pepe | 2003 | Italia |
| Bread and Chocolate | Pane E Cioccolata | Franco Brusati | 1974 | Italia |
| Raghu Romeo | Rajat Kapoor | 2003 | India | |
| Raining Stones | Ken Loach | 1993 | Great Britain | |
| The Band Wagon | Vincente Minnelli | 1953 | USA | |
| A Year Along the Abandoned Road | Året Gjennom Børfjord | Morten Skallerud | 1991 | Norway |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Years of Alcohol | Richard Jobson | 2003 | Great Britain | |
| Au Sud Des Nuages | Clouds South | Jean-François Amiguet | 2003 | Switzerland, France |
| Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Geurigo, Bom | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | Kim Ki-duk | 2003 | Korea, Germany |
| Böse Zellen | Evil Cells | Barbara Albert | 2003 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Chokher Bali | Rituparno Ghosh | 2003 | India | |
| Danehaye Rize Barf | Alireza Amini | 2003 | Iran | |
| Dependencia Sexual | Sexual Dependence | Rodrigo Bellott | 2003 | Bolivia, USA |
| Gori Vatra | The Fire Burns | Pjer Žalica | 2003 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Il Vestito Da Sposa | The Wedding Dress | Fiorella Infascelli | 2003 | Italia |
| Khamosh Pani | Silent Water | Sabiha Sumar | 2003 | Pakistan, France, Germany |
| Les Marins perdus | Lost Sailors | Claire Devers | 2003 | France |
| Los Guantes Magicos | Magic Gloves | Martín Rejtman | 2003 | Argentina |
| Malen'Kie Ljudi | Malen'kie People | Nariman Turebayev | 2003 | France, Kazakhstan |
| Maria | Călin Peter Netzer | 2003 | Romania | |
| Mister V | Mr. V | Émilie Deleuze | 2003 | France |
| Onna Rihatsushi No Koi | Female Barber's Love | Masahiro Kobayashi | 2003 | Japan |
| Ora O Mai Piu' | Lucio Pellegrini | 2003 | Italia | |
| Thirteen | Catherine Hardwicke | 2002 | USA | |
| Violence Des Échanges En Milieu Tempéré | Violence of Exchanges in Temperate Environment | Jean-Marc Moutout | 2003 | France |
| Filmmakers of the Present – Competition (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adieu | Arnaud des Pallières | 2003 | France | |
| Baobab | Laurence Attali | 2000 | France, Senegal | |
| Capturing the Friedmans | Andrew Jarecki | 2003 | USA | |
| En Ausencia | In Absence | Lucia Cedrón | 2002 | Argentina |
| Europe 99Euro-Films2 | Tony Baillargeat, Nacho Cerdà, Rolf Peter Kahl, Harry Kümel, Benjamin Quabeck, Richard Stanley, Ellen Ten Damme, Stefan Wagner, Xawiery Zulawski | 2003 | Germany | |
| Gagooman | Houshang Noorollahi | 2002 | Iran | |
| Geu Jip Ap | Ginger | Gina Kim | 2003 | South Korea, USA |
| Histoire D'Un Secret | Secret Story | Mariana Otero | 2002 | France |
| Il Dono | The Gift | Michelangelo Frammartino | 2003 | Italia |
| Il Ritorno Del Figlio Prodigo / Umiliati | The Return of the Prodigal / Humiliated Son | Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | 2002 | France |
| Jött Egy Busz | Came a Bus | Viktor Bodò, Kornél Mundruczó, György Pálfi, Arpad Shilling, Ferenc Török | 2002 | Hungary |
| La Nuit Sera Longue | The Night will be Long | Olivier Torres | 2003 | France |
| Le Déchaussé | Laurence Attali | 2003 | Senegal | |
| Los Rubios | The Blonds | Albertina Carri | 2003 | Argentina |
| Miso | Kyung-hee PARK | 2003 | Korea | |
| Mods | 2002 | France | ||
| Mundo Civilizado | Civilized World | Luca Guadagnino | 2003 | Italia |
| Même Le Vent | Even the Wind | Laurence Attali | 1999 | France, Senegal |
| Nadar Solo | Swim Alone | Ezequiel Acuña | 2003 | Argentina |
| Namehaye Baad | Name Later | Alireza Amini | 2002 | Iran |
| Nos | Cláudia Tomaz | 2003 | Portugal | |
| Ramàd | Ramed | Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige | 2003 | France, Lebanon |
| Skinhead Attitude | Daniel Schweizer | 2003 | Switzerland, Germany, France | |
| Tokyo.Sora | Tomorrow. Sky | Ishikawa Hiroshi | 2002 | Japan |
| Toutes-Ces Belles Promesses | All this Beautiful Promises | Jean-Paul Civeyrac | 2003 | France |
| Uncut | Gionata Zarantonello | 2003 | Italia |
Filmmakers of The Present - In Progress (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
| Cineasti del Presente / IN PROGRESS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Luz Das Palavras | The Light of Words | Carlos Adriano | 1992 | Brazil |
| A Voz E O Vazio: A Vez De Vassourinha | The Voice and the Emptiness: The Turn of Vassourinha | Carlos Adriano | 1998 | Brazil |
| Angels Camp | Emmanuelle Laure Antille | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Forty Below-A Film Trilogy | Clare Langan | 1999 | Ireland | |
| Glass Hour | Clare Langan | 2002 | Ireland | |
| Militância | Militancy | Carlos Adriano | 2002 | Brazil |
| O Papa Da Pulp: R. F. Lucchetti | Or Pope from Pulp: R. F. Lucchetti | Carlos Adriano | 2002 | Brazil |
| Point De Vue | Point of View | Emanuel Bovet | 2003 | France |
| Remanescências | Remnance | Carlos Adriano | 1997 | Brazil |
| Suspens | Suspense | Carlos Adriano | 1989 | Brazil |
| Too Dark For Night | Clare Langan | 2001 | Ireland | |
| Vb51 | Vanessa Beecroft | 2002 | France |
Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
| Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aline | 2003 | Switzerland | ||
| Assenza, Più Acuta Presenza | Absence, more Acute Presence | Paolo Brunatto | 2003 | Italia |
| Bologna Centrale | 2003 | France | ||
| Carol Rama Di Più, Ancora Di Più | Carol Rama More, Even more | Simone Pierini | 2003 | Italia |
| Chronique Des Love-Hôtels Au Japon | Love-Hotel Chronicle in Japan | 2003 | France | |
| Flores De Septiembre | September Flowers | Pablo Osores, Roberto Testa, Nicolas Wainszebaum | 2003 | Argentina |
| Franco Vaccari. Fuori Schema. 1966-2002 Film E Video | Franco Vaccari. Out of Scheme. 1966-2002 Movies and Videos | Franco Vaccari | 2003 | Italia |
| Full House In Malalai | Lech Kowalski | 2003 | France | |
| Imago-L'Immaginario Di Federico Fellini | Imago-the Imagination of Federico Fellini | Leo Antinozzi, Alessandro De Michele | 2003 | Italia |
| Juste Avant L'Orage | Just Before the Storm | 2003 | France | |
| Le Roi Rodin | King Rodin | 2003 | France | |
| Madness In The Desert | Satyajit Bhatkal | 2003 | India | |
| Marguerite, Telle Qu'En Elle-Même | Marguerite, as in Itself | Dominique Auvray | 2002 | France |
| Nando, Andata E Ritorno | Nando, Round Trip | Patricia Boillat, Elena Gugliuzza | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Portrait Sur Douglas Gordon (Nâ°1) | Portrait on Douglas Gordon (Nâ 1) | Yvon Lambert, Chantal Lasbats | 2003 | France |
| Résurrection | Resurrection | Julien Hallard, Guillaume Paturel | France, USA | |
| Skateboard Confidential | Stefano Pistolini, Massimo Salucci | 2003 | Italia | |
| Tishe! | Quiet! | 2003 | Russia | |
| Tous Ont Besoin D'Amour [Barcelona] | All Need Love [barcelona] | Arnold Pasquier | 2003 | France |
| Tous Ont Besoin D'Amour [Palermo] | All Need Love [palermo] | Arnold Pasquier | 2002 | France |
| Trilogie Newyorkaise - Brooklin 02 | Trilogie Newyorkais - Brooklin 02 | Julien Hallard, Guillaume Paturel | 2003 | France |
| Tristano E Tabucchi | Tristan and Tabucchi | Veronica Noseda, Marcello Togni | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Valentine | Guillaume Paturel | Fr, USA |
Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
| Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Kite | Razi Mohebi | 2003 | Afghanistan | |
| Kabul Cinema | Cemonon | Mirwais Rekab | 2002 | Afghanistan |
| Robert Capa In Love And War | Anne Makepeace | 2002 | USA | |
| Sacrify | Homayoun Paiz | 2003 | Afghanistan | |
| Sophiatown | 2003 | Great Britain, Ireland, Africa | ||
| The Day My God Died | Andrew Levine | 2002 | USA | |
| The Murder Of Emmett Till | Stanley Nelson Jr. | 2002 | USA |
| Leopards of Tomorrow - Swiss Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoes To Fill | Michelle Porter | 2002 | Canada, Switzerland | |
| Blanc-Bec | Robert Nortik | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Green Oaks | Ruxandra Zenide | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| L'Escalier | The Staircase | Frédéric Mermoud | 2002 | Switzerland, France |
| La Moto De Ma Mère | My Mother's Motorcycle | Séverine Cornamusaz | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Le Dormeur | The Sleeper | Richard Szotyori | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Les Tartines | Tartinas | Anthony Vouardoux, Tania Zambrano Ovalle | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Maldimamma | Giuliana Ghielmini | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Meyers | Steven Hayes | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Oscar | Roberto Martinez | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Pas De Deux | No Two | Lawrence Grimm | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Paul Und Lila | Paul and Purple | Güzin Kar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Petit(S) Cadavre(S) Personnel(S) | Small Personal Corpse (s) (s) | Nadège De Benoit-Luthy | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Schenglet | Laurent Nègre | 2002 | Switzerland | |
| Sunntig | South | Barbara Kulcsar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Viandes | Meats | Bruno Deville | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Leopards of Tomorrow - Scandinavia Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att Döda Ett Barn | To Kill a Child | Björne Larsson, Alexander Skarsgård | 2003 | Sweden |
| Boogie Woogie Pappa | Boogie Woogie Daddy | Erik Bäfving | 2001 | Sweden |
| Caravan | Dag Mørk | 2002 | Norway | |
| Contra | Raimo Uunila | 2002 | Finland | |
| Den Andra Sidan | The Other Side | Korosh Mirhosseini | 2003 | Sweden |
| Der Er En Yndig Mand | There is a Lovely Man | Martina Stranska | 2002 | Denmark |
| Dykkerdrengen | The Diving Boy | Morten Giese | 2003 | Denmark |
| Forfall | Decay | Geir Henning Hopland | 2002 | Norway |
| Gråvejr | Gray Weather | Anne Heeno | 2001 | Denmark |
| Gömd I Tiden | Hidden in Time | Jens Jonsson | 2003 | Sweden |
| Habibti Min Elskede | Habibti My Loved One | Pernille Fischer Christensen | 2002 | Denmark |
| Heimat | Hometown | Arild Fröhlich | 2002 | Norway |
| Hotel Rienne | Hotel Nothing | Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson | 2002 | Sweden |
| Houdinis Hund | Houdini's Dog | Sara Johnsen | 2002 | Norway |
| Kala | Different | Jonathan Davies | 2002 | Finland |
| Keinu | Wave | Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää | 2003 | Finland |
| Malcolm | Baker Karim | 2002 | Sweden | |
| Memphis | Thorgeir Gudmundsson | 2002 | Iceland | |
| Morgenstemning | Morning Mood | Eva Sørhaug | 2001 | Norway |
| Onnenpeli 2001 | Lucky Game 2001 | Aleksi Salmenperä | 2001 | Finland |
| Redd Barna | Save the Children | Terje Rangnes | 2002 | Norway |
| Regjeringen Martin | Government Martin | Roar Uthaug | 2002 | Norway |
| Risteys | Intersection | Selma Vilhunen | 2002 | Finland |
| Tempo | 2002 | Sweden | ||
| Tunnelen | Tunnel | Claus Schrøder Nielsen | 2002 | Denmark |
| Viktor Och Hans Bröder | Viktor and His Brothers | Mårten Klingberg | 2002 | Sweden |
| Woyzecks Sidste Symfoni | Woyzeck's Last Symphony | Nikolaj Arcel | 2001 | Denmark |
Scandinavia Retrospective
| Scandinavia Retrospective – Leopards of Tomorrow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att Döda Ett Barn | To Kill a Child | Gösta Werner | 1953 | Se |
| Bara Prata Lite | Just Talk a Little | Lukas Moodysson | 1997 | Se |
| Capriccio | Whim | Ole Askman | 1967 | Denmark |
| De Beste Går Først | The Best Go First | Hans petter Moland | 2002 | No |
| De Nåede Faergen | They Reached the Faergen | Carl-Theodor Dreyer | 1948 | Denmark |
| Dypets Ensomhet | The Loneliness of the Deep | Thomas Lien, Joachim Solum | 1995 | No |
| Døren Som Ikke Smakk | The Door that Didn't Taste | Jens Lien | 2000 | No |
| Eating Out | Pål Sletaune | 1993 | No | |
| Echo | Arnljot Berg | 1967 | No | |
| Elsa | Marja Pensala | 1981 | Fi | |
| En Förtrollad Kväll | An Enchanted Evening | Per Carleson | 2001 | Se |
| Familiebildet | Family | Oddvar Einarson | 1982 | No |
| Flugten | The Escape | Albert Mertz, Jørgen Roos | 1942 | Denmark |
| Før Gæsterne Kommer | Before Guests Come | Jon Bang Mertz | 1986 | Denmark |
| Gränsen | The Limit | Reza Parsa | 1995 | Denmark, Se |
| Gömd | Hidden | David Aronowitsch, Hanna Heilborn, Mats Johansson | 2002 | Se, Fi, Denmark |
| Helgoland | Karin Westerlund | 2001 | Denmark | |
| Hyppääjä | Jumper | Pv Lehtinen | 2000 | Fi |
| Härlig Är Jorden | Lovely is the Earth | Roy Andersson | 1991 | Se |
| Jag Minns Lena Svedberg | I Remember Lena Svedberg | Carl Johan De Geer | 1999 | Se |
| Karins Ansikte | Karin's Face | Ingmar Bergman | 1986 | Se |
| Kovat Miehet | Hard Men | Maarit Lalli | 1999 | Fi |
| Kristoball | Arild Kristo | 1967 | No | |
| Livet I Danmark | Life in Denmark | Jørgen Leth | 1971 | Denmark |
| Lost Weekend | Dagur Kári | 1999 | Is | |
| M.A. Numminen Goes Tech-No | Claes Olson | 1995 | Fi | |
| M.A. Numminen Meets Schubert | Claes Olson | 1997 | Fi | |
| M.A. Numminen Sings Wittgestein | M.A. Numminen Sings Wittgenstein | Claes Olson | 1993 | Fi |
| Madur & Verksmidja | Madur & Workshop | Thorgeir Thorgeirsson | 1967 | Is |
| Matka | Travel | Pirjo Hokkanen | 1983 | Fi |
| Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers | Ola Simsonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson | 2001 | Se | |
| Människor I Stad | People in City | Arne Sucksdorff | 1947 | Se |
| Non Stop | Kari Paljakka | 1987 | Fi | |
| Operasjon Blodsrøyt | Operation Blood Smoke | Bredo Greve | 1968 | No |
| Pigen Som Var Søster | The Girl Who Was Sister | Pernille Fischer Christensen | 1997 | Denmark |
| Reparation | Jens Jonsson | 2001 | Se | |
| Rocky Vi | Aki Kaurismäki | 1986 | Fi | |
| Siggi Valli Á Mótorhjóli | Siggi Valli on a Motorcycle | Bödvar Bjarki Pétursson | 1997 | Is, Denmark |
| Stopp | Stop | Pål Øie | 1999 | No, Denmark |
| Tann For Tann | Tooth for Tooth | Emil Stang Lund | 1998 | No |
| These Boots | Aki Kaurismäki | 1992 | Fi | |
| Those Were The Days | Aki Kaurismäki | 1991 | Fi | |
| Thru The Wire | Aki Kaurismäki | 1987 | Fi | |
| Tidens Ansikte | The Face of the Time | Elefteria Kalogritsa | 2000 | Se |
| Two Little Girls And A War | María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir | 1995 | Is | |
| Utukt | Unemployment | Dag Johan Haugerud | 2000 | No |
| Valehtelija | The Liar | Mika Kaurismäki | 1981 | Fi |
| Vokse Opp | Grow | Anja Breien | 1967 | No |
| Leopards of Tomorrow / Filmmakers of the Present | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface: Cartographie N.3 | Interface: Mapping N.3 | Pierre-Yves Borgeaud | 2003 | Switzerland |
| L'Arrivée | The First Day: The Arrivla | Fernand Melgar | Switzerland | |
| L'Ordination | The First Day: The Ordination | Fernand Melgar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| La Rentrée | The First Day: Back to School | Fernand Melgar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| La Vente | The First Day: The Sale | Fernand Melgar | 2003 | Switzerland |
| La Visite | The First Day: Visit | Fernand Melgar | Switzerland | |
| Le Combat | The First Day: The Fight | Fernand Melgar | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Little Girl Blue | Anna Luif | 2003 | Switzerland, Germany | |
| Mieux Que Rien | Better than Nothing | Julien Sulser | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Rekrutenschule Schweiz | Recruit School Switzerland | Kevin Merz | 2003 | Switzerland |
| The Greenhouse Infect | Vincent Pluss, Kylie Walters | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Voyage Sublime Au Pays Du Gafghanistan | Sublime Trip to the Country of Gafghanistan | Claude Baechtold | 2003 | Switzerland |
Open Doors - Cuba
| Open Doors - Cuba | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 Miles | Juan Carlos Zaldívar | 2001 | Cuba | |
| Amor Vertical | Arturo Sotto Diaz | 1997 | Cuba | |
| Bendita Tv | Blessed TV | Marcelo Müller | 2001 | Cuba |
| Distancias | Distances | Akiko Majima | 2001 | Cuba |
| El Ebanista | The Cabanist | Pablo Ortega | 2001 | Cuba |
| El Ultimo Vagon | The Last Vagon | 2001 | Cuba | |
| Gente Que Llora. S.A. (G.Q.L.) | People Who Cry. S.A. (G.Q.L.) | Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla | 2001 | Cuba |
| Hacerse El Sueco | Get the Swedish | Daniel Díaz Torres | 2000 | Cuba |
| Ilusiòn | Ilusios | Juana Castell Palou | 2001 | Cuba |
| La Epoca Y El Encanto De Fin De Siglo | The Era and the Charm of the End of the Century | Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti | 1999 | Cuba |
| La Venganza Sangrienta De Kiyoshi | Kiyoshi's Bloody Revenge | Leonor Urdaneta Gallardo | 2001 | Cuba |
| La Vida Es Silbar | Life is Whistling | Fernando Perez | 1998 | Cuba |
| Madagascar | Fernando Perez | 1994 | Cuba | |
| Miel Para Ochun | Honey for Ochun | Humberto Solás | 2002 | Cuba |
| Nada Mas | Nothing but | Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti | 2001 | Cuba |
| Pon Tu Pensamento En Mi | Put your Thought About Me | Arturo Sotto Diaz | 1995 | Cuba |
| Tropicanita | Daniel Díaz Torres | 1998 | Cuba | |
| Video De Familia | Family Video | Arturo Cremata | 2001 | Cuba |
| Tribute To Dürenmatt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der Richter Und Sein Henker | The Judge and His Executioner | Maximilian Schell | 1975 | Germany, Italia |
| Es Geschah Am Hellichten Tag | Italy Happened in the Bright Day | Ladislao Vajda | 1958 | Spain, Switzerland, Germany, France |
| Hyènes | Hyena | Djibril Kebe | 1992 | Senegal, Switzerland, France |
| La Più Bella Serata Della Mia Vita | The Most Beautiful Evening of My Life | Ettore Scola | 1972 | Italia |
| Porträt Eines Planeten | Portrait of a Planet | Charlotte Kerr-Dürrenmatt | 1970 | Switzerland |
| The Pledge | Sean Penn | 2001 | USA | |
| The Visit | Bernhard Wicki | 1964 | USA, Germany, France, Italia |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrengard | Emidio Greco | 1982 | Italia | |
| Il Vento Di Settembre | The September Wind | Alexander J. Seiler | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Siamo Italiani | We are Italian | Alexander J. Seiler | 1964 | Switzerland |
| Human Rights Program (Filmmakers of the Present CdP) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsho | Gear | Murad Mazaev | Georgia, Netherlands | |
| O Dromos Pros Tin Dissi | The Road to the Bill | Kyriakos Katzourakis | Greece | |
| 5 To Five Kabul City | Eileen Hofer | 2002 | Switzerland | |
| A Great Wonder | Kim Shelton | 2003 | USA | |
| Aamer E Nasser | Fadhil | 2003 | ||
| Afghan Massacre, The Convoy Of Death | Jamie Doran | 2002 | Uk | |
| Baghdad On/Off | Saad Salman | 2002 | France | |
| Beirut-Baghdad | Phased | Bassem Fayad | 2003 | Lb |
| Botosani, Ospedale Di Neomatologia Di S.Maria (Romania) | Botosani, Hospital of Neonatology of S.Maria (Romania) | Mike Stauss | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Brother Outsider:The Life Of Bayard Rustin | Nancy Kates, Barnett Singer | 2002 | USA | |
| De Engel Komt Terug (L'Ange Revient) | The Angel Comes Back (L'Ange Revient) | Jacqueline Bakker | 2002 | Nl |
| Hack Workers | Furkat Yavkalkhodzhaev | 2003 | Uz | |
| Haram | Gudrun Torrubia | 2003 | Ye | |
| Intihar (Suicide) | Eliane Raheb | 2003 | Lb | |
| Invisible | Liana Jakeli | 2003 | Ge | |
| Jenin Jenin | Muhammad Bacri | 2002 | Palestine | |
| L'Acqua Che Non C'È | The Water that is not There | Alessandra Speciale | 2002 | Bf, Italy |
| Le Siege | Le Victory | Samir Abdallah | 2003 | |
| Like Twenty Impossibles | Annemarie Jacir | 2003 | Palestine | |
| Live Containers | Orzu Sharipov | 2003 | Tj | |
| Marratan Ochra ... | Stripes Ochra ... | Ismail El Habbash, Najwa Najjar, Abdel Salam Shehadeh, Nada Yaser | 2003 | Palestine |
| My Flesh and Blood | Jonathan Karsh | 2003 | Ca | |
| Ni Olvido Ni Perdon | Neither Forget nor Forgive | Richard Dindo | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Nous Avons Tué Pour Rien | We Killed for Nothing | François Margolin | 2003 | France |
| Palestine For Dummies | Sobhi Al Zobaidi | 2003 | ||
| Power: Feminine Gender | Vlad Gello, Nina Rudic | 2003 | Ua | |
| Prisoners Of The Caucasus | Yuri Khashavatski | 2002 | Belarus, Poland | |
| Red Butterflies Where Two Springs Merge | Gaukhar/dilia Sydykova/ruzieva | 2002 | Kg | |
| Return To Kandahar | Paul Jay | 2003 | Ca | |
| Salaam Viterbo | Maghed El Mehedy | 2002 | Italy | |
| Schreiben Gegen Den Tod | Writing Against Death | Dominique Robb | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Silk Patterns | Uranchimeg Nansalmaa | 2003 | Mn | |
| Sulle Tracce Del Gatto | On the Trail of the Cat | Andrea Caccia, Vittorio Moroni | 2003 | Italy |
| Tarifa Traffic | Joakim Demmer | 2003 | Ch, De, Es | |
| The Hole In The Wall | Gil Rossellini | 2002 | Italy | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Robert Mulligan | 1962 | ||
| To Sarah | Nadyne El Khouri Aoudeh, Zeina Sfeir | 2003 | Lb, Emirates | |
| Tomorrow Will Be Better | Monika Juozapaviciute | 2003 | Lt | |
| Volver A Vernos | See Us Again | 2002 | De | |
| War Game | Dave Unwin | 2002 | England | |
| Wishing For Seven Sons And One Daughter | Ali-isa Djabbarov | 2002 | Az | |
| Words On Water | Sanjay Kak | 2002 |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 Mt. S.L.M. | Giuseppe Baresi | 2002 | Italy | |
| Alice In Wonderland | Gentian Shkurti | 1999 | ||
| Aliénations | Alienations | Atsuhiko Watanabe | 2003 | Algérie |
| Aya | Annelies Strba | 2003 | Ch | |
| Balkan Identity-The Bride | Erzen Shkololli | 2001 | ||
| Big Time | Damir Niksic | 2002 | ||
| Broadway by Light | William Klein | 1958 | USA | |
| Cada Respiro | Each Breath | Glenda León | 2003 | |
| Chambre Avec Vue | Room with a View | Maja Bajevic | 2003 | |
| Chamonix | Valérie Mréjen | 2002 | ||
| Communausme | Community | Vincent Voillat | 2003 | |
| Contacts | William Klein | 1986 | USA | |
| Cremaster 1 | Matthew Barney | 1995 | Uk | |
| Cremaster 2 | Matthew Barney | 1999 | Uk | |
| Cremaster 4 | Matthew Barney | 1994 | Uk | |
| Cremaster 5 | Matthew Barney | 1997 | Uk | |
| Double Bubble | Maja Bajevic | 2001 | ||
| El Hogar Y Sus Fantasias | The Home and Its Fantasies | 2003 | ||
| El Télon | The Télon | Orlando Galloso | 2002 | |
| Emn 40 | 2003 | Italy | ||
| Fermo Del Tempo | Stop of Time | Mauro Santini | 2003 | Italy |
| Hey You... | Erzen Shkololli | 2002 | ||
| Hollywar | Damir Niksic | 2002 | ||
| Kajsa | Jérôme Thomas | 2003 | ||
| L'Histoire De Mon Oncle Racontée Par Mon Père | The Story of My Uncle Told by My Father | Alexandra Mélot | 2003 | |
| Les Histoires De La Tache 1 | The Stories of the Stain 1 | Marie Laure Cazin | 2003 | |
| Memoria Y Caché | Memory and Cache | Eduardo Moltó | 2003 | |
| Milka | Sokol Beqiri | 1999 | ||
| New York 2001 | Annelies Strba | 2001 | Ch | |
| New York, New York | Sokol Beqiri | 2001 | ||
| Oblivia | Oblivion | Luca Infascelli, Carlo Lavagna, Caterina Nelli | 2003 | Italia |
| Operation Reussie N. X | Orlan | 1994 | France | |
| Paris | Annelies Strba | 2000 | Ch | |
| Petite Memoire | Small Memory | Mauro Santini | 2003 | Italy |
| Ruines | Ruins | Jérôme Fihey | 2002 | |
| Sensory Adaption | Damir Niksic | 2002 | ||
| Streetparade 1 | Annelies Strba | 2001 | Ch | |
| Tokyo | Annelies Strba | 2003 | Ch | |
| Undo Disable | Abel Milanés | 2002 | ||
| Vad | What | Noëlle Pujol | 2003 | |
| Women At Work-Under Construction | Maja Bajevic | 1999 | ||
| Women At Work-Washing Up | Maja Bajevic | 2001 |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.22.03 Backstage | Nicolo Massazza | 2003 | Italia | |
| A Moth And A Butterfly | Gilbert Kwong | 2003 | Canada | |
| Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty | Rafi Pitts | 2003 | France | |
| Ball Lightning | Amy Glazer | 2003 | USA | |
| Camera Gun | Lech Kowalski | 2003 | France | |
| Cantata De Las Cosas Solas | Cantata of Things Alone | Willi Behnisch | 2003 | Argentina |
| Casting | Goran Radovanovic | 2003 | Serbia | |
| Christmas | Gregory King | 2003 | New Zealand | |
| Erkennen Und Verfolgen | Recognize and Follow | Harun Farocki | 2003 | Germany |
| Genève-Marseille | Geneva-Marseille | Frédéric Choffat | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Ixième, Journal D'Un Prisonnier | IXIth, Journal of a Prisoner | Pierre-Yves Borgeaud | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Jesus, Du Weisst (Video Version) | Jesus, you Know (Video Version) | Ulrich Seidl | 2003 | Austria |
| La Situazione | The Situation | Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima | 2003 | Italia |
| Mercado Do Bolhão | Bolhão Market | Renata Sancho | 2003 | Portugal |
| Mes Toits Et Moi | My Roofs and Me | Anne Morin | 2003 | France |
| Morte Densa | Dense Death | Kiko Goifman | 2003 | Brazil |
| Roy Höllsdotter Live | Matthew Saville | 2002 | Australia | |
| Soleils D' Hiver | Winter Suns | Emmanuel Saada | 2002 | France |
| Xiang Huo - Incense | X Ian GH UO - Incense | Ning Hao | 2003 | China |
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.
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilder Finden | Find Pictures | 2002 | Germany | |
| Dix-Sept Ans | Seventeen | Didier Nion | 2003 | France |
| Go West, Young Man | Peter Delpeut, Mart Dominicus | 2003 | Netherlands | |
| Hans Im Glück - Von Einem, Der Auszog, Das Rauchen Loszuwerden | Hans Im Glück - From Someone Who Moved Out to Get Rid of Smoking | Peter Liechti | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Peter Sellers Story: As He Filmed It | Peter Lydon, Anthony Wall | 2002 | Great Britain | |
| The Other Final- Bhutan Versus Montserrat | Johan Kramer | 2002 | Netherlands | |
| The Weather Underground | Sam Green | 2003 | USA |
| Swiss Cinema Rediscovered | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fräulein Huser | Miss Huser | Leonard Steckel | 1940 | Switzerland |
| La Vocation D'André Carel | Jean Choux | 1925 | Switzerland | |
| Tessiner Herbstlied | Ticino Autumn Song | Herbert Dreyer | 1935 | De |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Épaules Solides | Solid Shoulders | Ursula Meier | 2002 | Switzerland, France, Belgium |
| Die Wägsten Und Besten Des Landes | They are Waving and the Best in the Country | Matthias von Gunten | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Dieter Roth | Edith Jud | 2003 | Switzerland | |
| Einspruch Iii | Objection III | Rolando Colla | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - Dem Tod Ins Gesicht Sehen | Elisabeth Kübler -Ross - Look in the Face of Death | Stefan Haupt | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Fremds Land | Foreign Country | Luke Gasser | 2003 | Switzerland, USA |
| Mani Matter - Warum Syt Dir So Truurig? | Mani Matter - Why Do you Syntify you so Truurig? | Friedrich Kappeler | 2002 | Switzerland |
| Mission En Enfer | Mission in Hell | Frédéric Gonseth | 2003 | Switzerland |
| Mutter | Miklós Gimes | 2002 | Switzerland | |
| Viaggio A Misterbianco | Journey to Misterbianco | Paolo Poloni | 2003 | Switzerland |
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Golden Leopard: Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar
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Silver Leopard: Thirteen directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
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Special Jury Prize: Maria directed by Calin Netzer
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Leopard for Best Actress: Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN, Diana Dumbrava in MARIA, Kirron Kher in KHAMOSH PANI
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Leopard for Best Actor: Serban Ionescu in MARIA
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Special Jury Mention: Onna Rihatsushi No Koi directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, Danehaye Rize Barf directed by Alireza Amini
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Prix du Public UBS: Das Wunder Von Bern directed by Sönke Wortmann
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Golden Leopard, SRG SSR idée Suisse Prize, New Swiss Talents: L'ESCALIER directed by Frédéric Mermoud
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Silver Leopard, Eastman Kodak Company Prize, New Swiss Talents: Le Dormeur directed by Richard Szotyori
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"Action Light" Prize, New Swiss Talents: Meyers directed by Steven Hayes
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Golden Leopard, SRG SSR Idée Suisse Prize, Scandinavian Films: Viktor Och Hans BRÖDER directed by Mårten Klingberg
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Silver Leopard, Eastman Kodak Company Prize, scandinavian Films: Onnenpeli 2001 directed by Aleksi Salmenperä
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Film und Video Subtitling Prize, scandinavian Films: Heimat directed by Arild Fröhlich
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Youth Jury Prize, short films, "Scandinavia" Competition: Regjeringen Martin directed by Roar Uthaug
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Special Mention, Youth Jury, short films, "Scandinavia" Competition: Tunnelen directed by Claus Schrøder Nielsen
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Youth Jury Prize, short films, "Switzerland" Competition: Viandes directed by Bruno Deville
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Special Mention, Youth Jury, short films, "Switzerland" Competition: Schenglet directed by Laurent Nègre
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Golden Leopard, Video C.P Company, Video Jury: Cantata De Las Cosas Solas directed by Willi Behnisch, IXIÈME, JOURNAL D'UN PRIONNIER directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
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Special Mention, Video Jury: Erkennen Und Verfolgen directed by Harun Farocki
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Oecumenical Jury Prize: Khamosh Pani
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CICAE Jury Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
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Special Mention, CICAE Jury: Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
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NETPAC Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
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First Prize, Youth Jury: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
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Second Prize, Youth Jury: Au Sud Des Nuages directed by Jean-Francois Amiguet
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Third Prize, Youth Jury: Gori Vatra directed by Pjer Zalica
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Special Prize "The environnement is the quality of life": Danehaye Rize Barf directed by Alireza Amini
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Special Mention, Youth Jury: Maria directed by Calin Netzer, Khamosh Pani directed by Sabiha Sumar
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Don Quijote Prize: Bom, Yeoreum, Gaeul, Gyeowool, Guerigo, Bom directed by Ki-duk Kim
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Special Mention, FICC Jury: Les Marins Perdus directed by Claire Devers
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SSR SRG idée Suisse Prize, Critics Week: The Weather Underground directed by Sam Green
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