15-08-2022

FESTIVALS: Films from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia and Poland Win at 75th Locarno Film Festival

By
    FESTIVALS: Films from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia and Poland Win at 75th Locarno Film Festival copyright: Locarno Film Festival

    LOCARNO: The Slovak/Czech coproduction Nightsiren by Tereza Nvotová was awarded the Pardo d’oro Concorso Cineasti del presente for best film at the 75th Locarno Film Festival (3 - 13 August 2022). In the same competition, Croatian production Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić received the awards for best emerging director and best actor (Goran Marković). Safe Place also received the Swatch First Feature Award, while the Polish majority coproduction Love Dog by Bianca Lucas received a Special Mention in the First Feature Competition.

    Nightsiren / Svetlonoc, which is Tereza Nvotová’s second feature film, had been acquired by Rome-based sales agent Intramovies ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival.

    Safe Place / Sigurnomjesto, the debut feature by Juraj Lerotić, which also ran in the Cineasti del presente section, is currently competing for the Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme - Feature Film 2022 of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival (12 – 19 August 2022).

    The Polish/Mexican/US coproduction Love Dog by Bianca Lucas also had its world premiere in the Cineasti del Presente competition and is currently taking part in the Kinoscope programme of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival.

    Films from FNE Partner Countries Awarded at the 75th Locarno Film Festival:

    Concorso Cineasti del Presente:

    Pardo d’oro Concorso Cineasti del Presente for Best Film:
    Nightsiren / Svetlonoc (Slovak, Czech, French)
    Directed by Tereza Nvotová
    Produced by BFILM
    Coproduced by moloko film
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film FundEurimages

    Best Emerging Director Award of the City and Region of Locarno:
    Juraj Lerotić for Safe Place / Sigurnomjesto (Croatia)
    Produced by Pipser
    Coproduced by Zelenazraka
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Croatian Radio-TelevisionSlovenski filmski centarEurimagesCineLink Co-production Market/Sarajevo Film Festival

    Pardo for Best Actor:
    Goran Marković for Safe Place / Sigurnomjesto (Croatia)

    First Feature:

    Swatch First Feature Award:
    Safe Place / Sigurnomjesto (Croatia)
    Directed by Juraj Lerotić

    Special Mention:
    Love Dog (Poland, Mexico, USA)
    Directed by Bianca Lucas
    Produced by Love Dogs, Cárcava Cine
    Coproduced by Manosanta Studios, Film Exchange

    Click HERE for the full list of winners of the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.