Brie Larson Takes Best Actress At Locarno Film Festival

The Locarno Film Festival drew to a close Saturday night in Switzerland with the top Pardo d’Oro prize going to Story Of My Death. The Spanish film is directed by Albert Serra and imagines the last days of Giacomo Casanova. American actress Brie Larson took the Best Actress prize for Short Term 12, Destin Cretton’s drama about a woman working at a foster care facility. The film also received a special mention. The jury prize went to Joaquim Pinto’s E Agora? Lembra-Me. Best Director was South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo for Our Suhni and Best Actor was Fernando Bacilio for Daniel and Diego Vega’s El Mudo. A complete list of winners follows:
 

Concorso internazionale (International competition)

Pardo d’oro
HISTORIA DE LA MEVA MORT by Albert Serra, Spain/France

Premio speciale della giuria (Jury Prize)
E AGORA? LEMBRA-ME by Joaquim Pinto, Portugal

Pardo per la miglior regia (Best Director) HONG SANGSOO for U RI SUNHI (Our Sunhi), South Korea

Pardo per la miglior interpretazione femminile (Best Actress)
BRIE LARSON for SHORT TERM 12 by Destin Cretton, United States

Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile (Best Actor)
FERNANDO BACILIO for EL MUDO by Daniel Vega and Diego Vega, Peru/France/Mexico

Special Mentions
SHORT TERM 12 by Destin Cretton, United States
TABLEAU NOIR by Yves Yersin, Switzerland

Concorso Cineasti del presente (Filmmakers of the present)

Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio George Foundation
MANAKAMANA by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez, Nepal/United States

Pardo per il miglior regista emergente (Best Emerging Director) COSTA DA MORTE by Lois Patiño, Spain

Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente (Jury Prize)
MOUTON by Gilles Deroo and Marianne Pistone, France

Special Mention
SAI NAM TID SHOER (By the River) by Nontawat Numbenchapol, Thailand

Opera Prima (Best First Feature)
Pardo per la migliore opera prima
MOUTON by Gilles Deroo and Marianne Pistone, France

Special Mention
MANAKAMANA by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez, Nepal/United States

Pardi di Domani
Concorso internazionale:

Pardino d’oro per il miglior cortometraggio internazionale – Premio SRG SSR (Best International Short Film)
LA STRADA DI RAFFAEL by Alessandro Falco, Italy/Spain

Pardino d’argento
ZIMA by Cristina Picchi, Russia

Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards
ZIMA by Cristina Picchi, Russia

Film and Video Untertitelung Prize
TADPOLES by Ivan Tan, Singapore

Special Mention
ENDORPHIN by Reza Gamini, Iran

Concorso nazionale:
Pardino d’oro for Best Swiss Short Film
‘A IUCATA by Michele Pennetta, Switzerland

Pardino d’argento
VIGIA by Marcel Barelli, Switzerland/France

Premio Action Light for Best Swiss Newcomer
LA FILLE AUX FEUILLES by Marina Rosset, Switzerland

Prix du Public UBS
GABRIELLE by Louise Archambault, Canada

Variety Piazza Grande Award
2 GUNS by Baltasar Kormákur, United States