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).
Official Jury 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.
Sections The following films were screened in these sections:
Piazza Grande
Piazza Grande English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country Alinghi: The Inside Story AlinghiNicolas Wadimoff 2003 ChAny Way the Wind Blows Tom Barman 2003 BelgiumCalendar Girls Nigel Cole 2003 Great BritainThe Cremaster Cycle: Cremaster 3 Matthew Barney 2002 USA, Great Britain The Miracle of Bern Das Wunder Von Bern Sönke Wortmann 2003 GermanyDie Mommie Die Mark Rucker 2003 USAFor Ever Mozart Jean-Luc Godard 1996 France, Switzerland The Undesirables Gli Indesiderabili Pasquale Scimeca 2002 ItaliaHoliday 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 HelvétiqueJean-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 ItaliaRaghu Romeo Rajat Kapoor 2003 IndiaRaining Stones Ken Loach 1993 Great BritainThe Band Wagon Vincente Minnelli 1953 USA A Year Along the Abandoned Road Året Gjennom Børfjord Morten Skallerud 1991 Norway
International Competition {| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" |- ! Original Title ! English Title ! Director(s) ! Year ! Production Country |- | colspan="2" | 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 |- | colspan="2" | 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 |- | colspan="2" | 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 |- | colspan="2" | Ora O Mai Piu| Lucio Pellegrini | 2003 | Italia |- | colspan="2" | 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 (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)
Competition Filmmakers of the Present – Competition (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 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
In Progress Filmmakers of The Present - In Progress (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) Cineasti del Presente / IN PROGRESS Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 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
Video Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)Filmmakers of The Present - Video (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 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
Video HRW Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente)Filmmakers of The Present - Video HRW (Concorso Cineasti del Presente) Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 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 (Pardi di Domani) Swiss Competition Leopards of Tomorrow - Swiss Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 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
Scandinavia Competition Leopards of Tomorrow - Scandinavia Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 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