The closing ceremony of the 61st Locarno International Film Festival took place on Saturday, August 16th 2008 at the Piazza Grande. The announcement of the Official Awards 2008 was followed by the screening of BACK SOON, a French / Islandic comedy by Solveig Anspach, as a World Premiere.
Golden Leopard
PARQUE VIA by Enrique Rivero, Mexico
Special Jury Prize
33 SCENY Z ZYCIA (33 Scenes from Life) by Malgoska Szumowska, Germany/Poland
Best Director
for ELLE VEUT LE CHAOS, Canada Leopard for Best Actress Ilaria Occhini in MAR NERO by Federico Bondi, Italy/Romania/France
Leopard for Best Actor
Tayanç Ayaydin in THE MARKET – A TALE OF TRADE by Ben Hopkins, Germany/UK/Turkey/Kazakhstan
C.P. Company Golden Leopard / Filmmakers of the Present Competition
LA FORTERESSE by Fernand Melgar, Switzerland
Ciné Cinéma Special Jury Prize / Filmmakers of the Present Competition
ALICIA EN EL PAÍS di Esteban Larraín, Chile
Leopard for the Best First Feature
MÄRZ by Händl Klaus, Austria (International Competition)
Golden Leopard
SRG SSR idée suisse Prize for the International Leopard of Tomorrow Competition
DEZ ELEFANTES by Eva Randolph, Brazil
Silver Leopard
Eastman Kodak Company Prize for the International Leopard of Tomorrow
KAUPUNKILAISIA by Juho Kuosmanen, Finland
Golden Leopard
IKEA Prize for the Leopards of Tomorrow National Competition
LA DÉLOGEUSE by Julien Rouyet, Switzerland
Silver Leopard
Eastman Kodak Company Prize for the
Leopards of Tomorrow National Competition
UN DIA Y NADA by Lorenz Merz, Switzerland
Prix du Public UBS
SON OF RAMBOW by Garth Jennings, UK/France/Germany
Variety Piazza Grande Award
BACK SOON by Sólveig Anspach, Island/France
22.08.2008 | Editor's blog
Cat. : 61st Locarno International Film Festival Awards ALICIA EN EL Austria Ben Hopkins Brazil Canada CHAOS Cinema of Switzerland Competition Eastman Kodak Company Enrique Rivero Entertainment Entertainment Esteban Larraín Eva Randolph Federico Bondi Fernand Melgar Film Finland France Garth Jennings Germany Golden Leopard Händl Klaus Ilaria Occhini Italy Julien Rouyet Kazakhstan Locarno Locarno International Film Festival Lorenz Merz Malgoska Szumowska National Competition Poland Romania Solveig Anspach Switzerland the 61st Locarno International Film Festival The Market: A Tale of Trade Turkey United Kingdom United Nations