The 74th edition of the Locarno Film Festival closes this evening with the award winners

The eleven days of the Festival have brought back the giant screen of the Piazza Grande and revived the unique experience of live cinema. With 209 films and 310 screenings, Locarno audiences were able to encounter the visionary genius of Phil Tippett, the lucid provocations of Gaspar Noé, the eclectic charm of Laetitia Casta, the dazzling imagery of Mamoru Hosoda and of the children of Locarno Kids, and the determination and courage of Gale Anne Hurd. The opening with Beckett and the closing with Respect marks the return of great popular narratives to one of the world's largest open-air venues.

Concorso internazionale

Pardo d’oro, Grand Prize of the Festival of the City of Locarno to the best film
SEPERTI DENDAM, RINDU HARUS DIBAYAR TUNTAS (Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash) by Edwin, Indonesia / Singapore / Germany

Special Jury Prize of the Cities of Ascona and Losone
JIAO MA TANG HUI (A New Old Play) by QIU Jiongjiong, Hong Kong / France

Pardo for Best Direction of the City and Region of Locarno for the best directed film
Abel Ferrara for ZEROS AND ONES, Germany / United Kingdom / United States

Pardo for Best Actress
Anastasiya Krasovskaya for GERDA by Natalya Kudryashova, Russia

Pardo for Best Actor
Mohamed Mellali and Valero Escolar for SIS DIES CORRENTS (The Odd-job Men) by Neus Ballús, Spain

Special Mentions
SOUL OF A BEAST by Lorenz Merz, Switzerland
ESPÍRITU SAGRADO by Chema García Ibarra, Spain / France / Turkey

Concorso Cineasti del presente

Pardo d’oro Concorso Cineasti del presente to the best film
BROTHERHOOD by Francesco Montagner, Czech Republic / Italy

Best Emerging Director Award of the City and Region of Locarno
Hleb Papou for IL LEGIONARIO, Italy / France

Special Jury Prize Ciné+
L'ÉTÉ L'ÉTERNITÉ by Émilie Aussel, France

Pardo for Best Actress
Saskia Rosendahl for NIEMAND IST BEI DEN KÄLBERN by Sabrina Sarabi, Germany

Pardo for Best Actor
Gia Agumava for WET SAND by Elene Naveriani, Switzerland / Georgia

First Feature

Swatch First Feature Award
SHE WILL by Charlotte Colbert, United Kingdom

Special mention
AGIA EMI (Holy Emy) by Araceli Lemos, Greece / France / United States

Pardi di domani

Concorso Corti d’autore

Pardino d’oro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short
CRIATURA (Creature) by María Silvia Esteve, Argentina / Switzerland

Concorso internazionale

Pardino d’oro SRG SSR for the Best International Short Film
FANTASMA NEON (Neon Phantom) by Leonardo Martinelli, Brazil

Pardino d’argento SRG SSR for the International Competition
LES DÉMONS DE DOROTHY (The Demons Of Dorothy) by Alexis Langlois, France

Pardi di domani Best Direction Prize – BONALUMI Engineering
Eliane Esther Bots for IN FLOW OF WORDS, Netherlands

Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award
IMUHIRA (Home) by Myriam Uwiragiye Birara, Ruanda

Special mentions
FIRST TIME [THE TIME FOR ALL BUT SUNSET - VIOLET] by Nicolaas Schmidt, Germany

Cortometraggio candidato del Locarno Film Festival agli European Film Awards IN FLOW OF WORDS by Eliane Esther Bots, Netherlands

Concorso nazionale

Pardino d’oro Swiss Life for the Best Swiss Short Film
CHUTE (Strangers) by Nora Longatti, Switzerland

Pardino d’argento Swiss Life for the National Competition
AFTER A ROOM by Naomi Pacifique, United Kingdom / Netherlands / Switzerland

Best Swiss Newcomer Award
Flavio Luca Marano and Jumana Issa for ES MUSS (It Must), Switzerland

Please find the complete PDF list here.

The evening at Piazza Grande ends with the award ceremony of the Variety Piazza Grande Award and Prix du Public UBS winners and with the screening of the closing film Respect by Liesl Tommy.

The 75th Locarno Film Festival will be held from 3 to 13 August 2022.