Film festival in Locarno, Switzerland
The 74th annual Locarno Festival was held from 4 August to 14 August 2021 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was "Beckett" by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, which had its world premiere on 4 August. The 74th edition of Locarno Film Festival hosted 14 films including 7 world premieres in Piazza Grande among which half were European productions. More than 75,000 spectators attended the festival. 50% less than the attendance rate in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Events.
Rotonda by la Mobiliare - Come together!
This event will be held from 30 July to 14 August. It is Locarno Film Festival’s communal space, which embraces existing audience and greets new people. It will have following platforms:
Locarno Talks la Mobiliare.
During the course of the film festival, it will be a stage for exchanging and debating ideas and perspectives. It will have encounters with people from the world of art, photography, cinema music, politics and science.
Cinema and Youth.
This is an initiative open to 28 final year students of high school or vocational school of Switzerland and Northern Italy, aged between 18 and 23. They will be privileged viewers as they may watch the screenings, meet directors and actors/actresses, attend specially organized introductory lectures on film language. In addition they will have access to the sidebar events.
Sections.
The following films were selected to receive screening in the sections below:
Highlighted title indicates Golden Leopard winner
Filmmakers of the Present ("Concorso Cineasti del presente").
Highlighted title indicates winner
Leopards of Tomorrow ("Pardi di domani").
International competition ("Concorso internazionale").
Highlighted title indicates winner
National competition (Concorso nazionale).
Highlighted title indicates winner
Competition of Author's Courts (Concorso Corti d’autore).
Highlighted title indicates winner
Official Awards.
The following awards were presented for films shown in competition:
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