69th Locarno Film Festival


The 69th Festival del film Locarno was held August 3–13, 2016 in Locarno, Switzerland.
The line-up consisted of ten sections:
Carlo Chatrian was the festival’s Artistic Director. The primary Selection Committee included Mark Peranson, Lorenzo Esposito, Sergio Fant, and Aurélie Godet. The Leopards of Tomorrow section was programmed by Alessandro Marcionni, Gonzalo De Pedro Amatria, Liz Harkman, and Bruno Quiblier. The Retrospective program was curated by Olaf Möller and Roberto Turigliatto.

Sections

Piazza Grande

International Competition (''Concorso internazionale'')

Filmmakers of the Present (''Concorso Cineasti del presente'')

Filmmakers of the Present is the festival's competition for first or second feature films.
TitleOriginal titleCountryDirector
AfterlovGreeceStergios Paschos
Withered GreenAkhdar yabesEgyptMohammed Hammad
Destruction BabiesDisutorakushon beibîzuJapanTetsuya Mariko
Donald CriedUnited StatesKris Avedisian
The Human SurgeEl auge del humanoArgentina, Brazil, PortugalEduardo Williams
The Future PerfectEl futuro perfectoArgentinaNele Wohlatz
Still LifeGorge coeur ventreFranceMaud Alpi
I Had Nowhere to GoGermanyDouglas Gordon
The NestIl nidoSwitzerland, ItalyKlaudia Reynicke
Solo, SolitudeIstirahatlah kata-kataIndonesiaYosep Anggi Noen
DaydreamsL'indomptéeFranceCaroline Deruas
This Time TomorrowMañana a esta horaColombia, CanadaLina Rodríguez
Pescatori di corpiSwitzerlandMichele Pennetta
The ChallengeItaly, France, SwitzerlandYuri Ancarani
Dark SkullViejo CalaveraBolivia, QatarKiro Russo

Leopards of Tomorrow (''Pardi di domani'')

Leopards of Tomorrow is the festival's competitive program for short films, with separate international and Swiss sections.

International Competition (''Concorso internazionale'')

Swiss Competition (''Concorso nazionale'')

Signs of Life

Out of Competition (''Fuori concorso'')

Feature-length

Shorts

Histoire(s) du cinéma

Retrospective (''Retrospettiva'')

The 2016 retrospective section, Beloved and Rejected: Cinema in the young Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963, was centered around filmmaking in early West Germany.
TitleOriginal titleDirectorCountryYear
An Alibi for DeathEin Alibi zerbrichtAlfred VohrerAustria1963
All Clues Lead to BerlinDie Spur führt nach BerlinFrantišek ČápWest Germany1952
Alvorada - Brazil's Changing FaceAlvorada - Aufbruch in BrasilienHugo NiebelingWest Germany1962
AutobahnHerbert VeselyWest Germany1957
Banktresor 713Werner KlinglerWest Germany1957
Bau 60Dieter LemmelWest Germany1960
Black GravelSchwarzer KiesHelmut KäutnerWest Germany1961
By the Dike SluiceAm SielPeter NestlerWest Germany1962
The Captain from CologneDer Hauptmann von KölnSlatan DudowEast Germany1956
Chased by the DevilVom Teufel gejagtVictor TourjanskyWest Germany1950
The Condemned VillageDas verurteilte DorfMartin HellbergEast Germany1952
The Confession of Ina KahrDas Bekenntnis der Ina KahrG. W. PabstWest Germany1954
The CornetDer Cornet. Die Weise von Liebe und TodWalter ReischWest Germany1955
The Day the Rains CameAm Tag als der Regen kamGerd OswaldWest Germany1959
Den Einsamen allenFranz SchömbsWest Germany1962
The Devil Strikes at NightNachts, wenn der Teufel kamRobert SiodmakWest Germany1957
The Doctor of StalingradDer Arzt von StalingradGéza von RadványiWest Germany1958
The DressDas KleidKonrad PetzoldEast Germany1961/1991
Durch Nacht zum LichtHans FischerkoesenWest Germany1955
The Eighth Day of the WeekÓsmy dzień tygodniaAleksander FordPolish People’s Republic, West Germany1958
Encounters In The DarkSpotkania w mrokuWanda JakubowskaPolish People’s Republic, East Germany1960
Es muss ein Stück vom Hitler seinWalter KrüttnerWest Germany1963
Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach DeutschlandMichael Grzimek, Bernhard GrzimekWest Germany1954
Faces in the ShadowAnsikten i skuggaPeter Weiss, Christer StrömholmSweden1956
The FairKirmesWolfgang StaudteWest Germany1960
FaustPeter GorskiWest Germany1960
Fussball Weltmeisterschaft 1954Gerhard Grindel, Horst Wigankow, Sammy DrechselWest Germany1954
The Glass TowerDer gläserne TurmHarald BraunWest Germany1957
The Haunted CastleDas Spukschloss im SpessartKurt HoffmannWest Germany1960
Holiday on SyltUrlaub auf SyltAnnelie Thorndike, Andrew ThorndikeEast Germany1957
The Indian TombDas indische GrabmalFritz LangWest Germany, France, Italy1959
It Happened in Broad DaylightEs geschah am hellichten TagLadislao VajdaSwitzerland, West Germany1958
JonasOttomar DomnickWest Germany1957
Jungens in den FlegeljahrenRudolf Werner KippWest Germany1956
KahlHaro SenftWest Germany1961
Kommunikation - Technik der VerständigungEdgar ReitzWest Germany1962
LabyrinthRolf ThieleWest Germany1959
Last Stop LoveEndstation LiebeGeorg TresslerWest Germany1958
LeuchtfeuerWolfgang StaudteEast Germany, Sweden1954
Look at This CitySchaut auf diese StadtKarl GassEast Germany1962
The Lost OneDer VerlorenePeter LorreWest Germany1951
Machorka-MuffJean-Marie Straub, Danièle HuilletWest Germany1963
Mädchen in UniformGéza von RadványiWest Germany, France1958
Das magische BandFerdinand KhittlWest Germany1959
Many Passed ByViele kamen vorbeiPeter PewasWest Germany1956
Menschen im WerkGerhard LamprechtWest Germany1957
The Miracle of Father MalachiaDas Wunder des MalachiasBernhard WickiWest Germany1961
Mother Courage and Her ChildrenMutter Courage und ihre KinderManfred Wekwerth, Peter PalitzschEast Germany1961
Neue Kunst - neues SehenOttomar DomnickWest Germany1950
No Way BackWeg ohne UmkehrVictor VicasWest Germany1953
People in the NetMenschen im NetzFranz Peter WirthWest Germany1959
Die PurpurlinieFlo NordhoffWest Germany1959
Puschkin – Wodka für harte Männer. ElchCharles Paul WilpWest Germany1962
RedheadDie RoteHelmut KäutnerWest Germany, Italy1962
The Return of Doctor MabuseIm Stahlnetz des Dr. MabuseHarald ReinlWest Germany, France, Italy1961
Roses Bloom on the MoorlandRosen blühen auf dem HeidegrabHans H. KönigWest Germany1952
Schichten unter der DunstglockeHerbert ViktorWest Germany1959
Sky Without StarsHimmel ohne SterneHelmut KäutnerWest Germany1955
SpeedGeschwindigkeitEdgar ReitzWest Germany1963
Spielbank-AffäreArthur PohlEast Germany1957
Das Stacheltier: Freie MarktwirtschaftRichard GroschoppEast Germany1954
Hunde, wollt ihr ewig lebenFrank WisbarWest Germany1959
Süden im SchattenFranz-Josef SpiekerWest Germany1962
The Tiger of EschnapurDer Tiger von EschnapurFritz LangWest Germany, France, Italy1959
The Trapp Family in AmericaDie Trapp-Familie in AmerikaWolfgang LiebeneinerWest Germany1958
Traum in TuscheRolf EnglerWest Germany1952
Das UnkrautWolfgang UrchsWest Germany1962
Verstummte StimmenRoger FritzWest Germany1962
Ein Wagen und sein WerkCurt A. EngelWest Germany1953
Weißes BlutGottfried KolditzEast Germany1959
WerftarbeiterWolf HartWest Germany1951
Der WundertischHerbert SeggelkeWest Germany1954
You Must Choose LifeWähle das LebenErwin LeiserSwitzerland, Sweden, Austria1963

Open Doors

Beginning in 2016, the Open Doors screening and development section initiated a three-year focus on eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Feature-length

Shorts

Jury films

The festival presents films associated with jurors for the various competitive sections.
TitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorYear
Bleak StreetLa calle de la amarguraMexico, SpainArturo Ripstein2015
You and the NightLes rencontres d'après minuitFrance, SwitzerlandYann Gonzalez2013
Soy NeroGermany, France, MexicoRafi Pitts2016
Frances HaUnited StatesNoah Baumbach2012
Ta’angHong Kong, FranceWang Bing2016
SuspiriaItalyDario Argento1977
The LobsterGreece, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, FranceYorgos Lanthimos2015
Struggle for LifeLa loi de la jungleFranceAntonin Peretjako2016
KöpekSwitzerlandEsen Isik2015
Eyes Find EyesFrance, United StatesSean Price Williams, Jean-Manuel Fernandez2011
SpeedGeschwindigkeitWest GermanyEdgar Reitz1963
Kommunikation - Technik der VerständigungWest GermanyEdgar Reitz1962
La heridaSpainFernando Franco2013
Boxcar BerthaUnited StatesMartin Scorsese1972
Wolf and SheepDenmark, France, Sweden, AfghanistanShahrbanoo Sadat2016
Battle of the QueensKampf der KöniginnenGermany, SwitzerlandNicolas Steiner2011