Locarno Film Festival 2007 Winners
International Competition
Golden Leopard: AI NO YOKAN (THE REBIRTH) by Masahiro Kobayashi, Japan
Special Jury Prize: MEMORIES by Pedro Costa, Harun Farockis, Eugène Green, South Korea
Best Director: Philippe Ramos for CAPITAINE ACHAB, France / Sweden
Leopard for Best Actor (ex aequo): Michel Piccoli in SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS (top) by Hiner Saleem (France) and Michele Venitucci in FUORI DALLE CORDE (bottom) by Fulvio Bernasconi (Switzerland / Italy)
Leopard for Best Actress: Marián Álvarez in LO MEJOR DE MI, Spain
Special mention: Cho Sang-Yoon, cinematographer in the film BOYS OF TOMORROW by Noh Dong-Seok
Leopard of Honour: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
© FOTOFESTIVAL / Marco Abram
Excellence Award: Carmen Maura (above) and Michel Piccoli
Filmmakers of the Present Competition
Golden Leopard: TEJUT (Milky Way) by Benedek Fliegauf, Hungary / Germany
Ciné Cinéma Special Jury Prize: IMATRA by Corso Salani, Italy
Special mention: TUSSENSTAND by Mijke De Jong, Netherlands
Leopard for the Best First Feature
Leopard for the Best First Feature: TAGLIARE LE PARTI IN GRIGIO by Vittorio Rifranti, Italy
Leopards of Tomorrow
International Competition Golden Leopard: VALURI (Waves) by Adrian Sitaru, Romania
Silver Leopard: BENDE SIRA (Ich bin dran) by Ismet Erguen, Germany / Turkey
Swiss National Competition Golden Leopard: RENÉ by Tobias Nölle, Switzerland
Silver Leopard: LATITUDE 2023 by Florence Guillermin, Switzerland
Action Light Prize for the Best Swiss Newcomer: ICEBERGS de Germinal Roaux, Switzerland
Film and Video Subtitling Prize: IL NEIGE A MARRAKECH by Hicham Alhayat, Switzerland
Cinema e Gioventù / Cinema and Youth Award – International Competition: HOY NO ESTOY by Gustavo Taretto, Argentina
Special mention: BRAEDRABYLTA (WRESTLING) by Grimur Hakonarson, Iceland
Swiss National Competition: MÉNAGERIE INTÉRIEURE by Nadège de Benoit Luthy, Switzerland
Special mention to: THE LITTLE SAMURAI de Lorenz Merz, Switzerland
Audience Award / Prix du Public: DEATH AT A FUNERAL by Frank Oz, USA / Great-Britain
Youth Jury Prize
First Prize: Anthony Hopkins for SLIPSTREAM, United-States
Second Prize: Peter Payer for FREIGESPROCHEN, Austria / Luxembourg
Third Prize: Amor Hakkar for LA MAISON JAUNE by, France / Algeria
The Environnement Is the Quality of Life Award: Claudio Del Punta for HAÏTI CHÉRIE, Italy
Special Mention: AI NO YOKAN (The Rebirth) by Masahiro Kobayashi, Japan, and SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS by Hiner Saleem, France
Netpac Prize (Network for Asian Cinema) (ex aequo): LITTLE MOTH by Tao Peng, China, and AN SEH (THOSE THREE) by Naghi Nemati, Iran
FIPRESCI Prize (Internation Federation of Cinematographic Press): CAPITAIN ACHAB by Philippe Ramos, France / Sweden
Ecumenical Jury Prize: LA MAISON JAUNE by Amor Hakkar, Algeria / France
FICC / IFFS Prize: LA MAISON JAUNE by Amor Hakkar, Algeria / France
CICAE Prize: LADRONES by Jaime Marques, Spain
Special Mention: AI NO YOKAN (The Rebirth) by Masahiro Kobayashi, Japan, and LAS VIDAS POSIBLES by Sandra Gugliotta, Argentina/Germany
Critics Week: ALLEIN IN VIER WÄNDEN by Alexandra Westmeier, Germany
Daniel Schmid Prize: AI NO YOKAN (The Rebirth) by Masahiro Kobayashi, Japan
International Competition Jury:
• Walter Carvalho, cinematographer and director, Brazil
• Saverio Costanzo, director, Italy
• Irène Jacob, actress, France
• Jia Zhang-Ke, director, China
• Romuald Karmakar, director, Germany
• Bruno Todeschini, actor, Switzerland / France
Filmmakers of the Present Competition Jury:
• Khalil Joreige, director, Lebanon
• Diego Lerman, director, Argentina
• Laila Pakalnina, director, Latvia
• Annamaria Percavassi, director of the Trieste Film Festival / Alpe Adria Cinema, Italy
• Marc-Olivier Wahler, art critic and director of Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Switzerland
Leopard for the Best First Feature Jury:
• Raja Amari, director, Tunisia / France
• Kornél Mundruczó, director and actor, Hungary
• Francisco Villa-Lobos, producer, Portugal
Leopards of Tomorrow Jury:
• Alia Arasoughly, filmmaker and Director General of Shashat
• Christopher Buchholz, actor and director, Germany
• Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Director of Tampere Short Movie Festival, Finland
• Lyes Salem, actor and director, Algeria / France
• Andrea Staka, director, Switzerland
Cinema e Gioventù Jury:
Christel Berthoud, Camilla Boschetti, Sebastiano Conforti, Michele Foletti, Ada
Franciolli, Giacomo Hug, Théo Kummer, Lisa Lurati, Daniele Nerini, Mélodie Nyffeler,
Laura Pallù
Netpac Jury:
• Xie Fei, China
• Intishal al Timini, Irak / Netherlands
• Lorna Tee, Taiwan
FIPRESCI Jury:
• Gabriele Barrera, Italy
• Elise Domenach, France
• Gerhard Midding, Germany
• Charles-Stéphane Roy, Canada
• Valentin Rabitsch, Switzerland
Ecumenical Jury:
• Thomas Kroll, Germany
• Robin E. Gurney, United Kingdom
• Julia Helmke, Germany
• Jes Nysten, Danemark
• Daria Pezzoli-Oligati, Switzerland
• Karen Merced Willner, United States
FICC / IFFS Jury:
• Marynelle Debétaz, Switzerland
• Robert Bjørnøy Norseng, Norway
• Raquel Llorca Sanz, Spain
CICAE Jury:
• Hans Peter Bernet, Switzerland
• Edith Csenki, Hungary
• Alain Nouaille, France
Critics Week Jury:
• Antonello Catacchio, Italy
• Martin Girod, Switzerland
• Marie-Anne Guerin, France
Daniel Schmid Award Jury:
• Freddy Buache
• Jose Maria Prado
• Frederic Maire