Event Profile: Film Festival
Festival Internazionale del Film Locarno
Locarno International Film Festival
Throughout its 60 year history, the Locarno International Film Festival has occupied a unique position in the landscape of the major film festivals. Every August, around 190,000 cinema-goers, over 1,100 journalists, and 3,700 professionals converge on the small Swiss-Italian town of Locarno, right in the heart of Europe, which becomes the world capital of auteur cinema for eleven days.
61st edition
2008 | 6 - 16 August
The “Leopards of Tomorrow” is a competitive section reserved for short and mid-length fiction films (on 35mm, 16mm, or “standard” and “high definition” video, to a maximum length of 40 minutes) by young filmmakers who have not yet made feature films: student and graduation films, and the first cinematic ventures from new talents.
Priority is given to films that have not yet participated in other international film events.
Priority is given to films that have not yet participated in other international film events.
Selected Short Films
Participation Details
Short film types screened
Fiction / Live Action
Animation
Documentary
Short film competition
International competition
National/Regional competition
Related News
26 March 2008
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