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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.
Selected Short Films

Auf der Strecke

On the Line

Germany | 2007 | 29:45

Director: Reto Caffi

Image from Auf der Strecke

Well-Founded Concerns

USA | 2008 | 14:48

Director: Tim Cawley

Participation Details
Short film types screened

Fiction / Live Action

Animation

Documentary

Short film competition

International competition

National/Regional competition

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26 March 2008

The details have been announced for the 2008 edition. More...

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Updated: 18 Aug 2009

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