Golden Leopard

The Golden Leopard is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection. The winning films are chosen by a jury. The award went under many names until it was named the Golden Leopard in 1968. The festival was not held in 1951 and the prize was not awarded in 1956 and 1982. As of 2009 René Clair & Jiří Trnka are the only two directors to have won the award twice, both of them winning in consecutive years.

Winners

- The award was known as Best film for the first two years.

• And Then There Were None, René Clair, * United States, 1946
• Le Silence est d'or, René Clair, * France, 1947

- The award went by the name of Grand Prize for several years.

• Germany Year Zero, Roberto Rossellini, * Italy, 1948
• La Ferme des sept péchés, Jean-Devaivre,  France, 1949
• When Willie Comes Marching Home, John Ford,  United States, 1950

- The festival did not take place in 1951.

• Hunted, Charles Crichton, * United Kingdom, 1952

- Three films tied in 1953.

• Julius Caesar, Joseph L. Mankiewicz,  United States, 1953
• Kompozitor Glinka, Grigori Aleksandrov, * Soviet Union, 1953
• The Glass Wall, Maxwell Shane,  United States, 1953

- Five films tied in 1954.

• Bajaja, Jiří Trnka, * Czechoslovakia, 1954
• Gate of Hell, Teinosuke Kinugasa, * Japan, 1954
• Les fruits sauvages, Hervé Bromberger,  France, 1954
• Rotation, Wolfgang Staudte, * West Germany, 1954
• The Sheep Has Five Legs, Henri Verneuil,  France/ United States}, 1954
• Carmen Jones, Otto Preminger,  United States, 1955
• The Emperor's Nightingale, Jiří Trnka,  Czechoslovakia, 1955

- The festival did not take place in 1956.

• Il grido, Michelangelo Antonioni,  Italy, 1957

- The award was known as the Golden Sail in 1958.

• Ten North Frederick, Philip Dunne,  United States, 1958

- The 1959 winning film was awarded for Best Direction.

• Killer's Kiss, Stanley Kubrick,  United States, 1959

- The award was known as the Golden Sail for the next six years.

• Il bell'Antonio, Mauro Bolognini,  Italy, 1960
• Fires on the Plain, Kon Ichikawa,  Japan, 1961
• Un coeur gros comme ça, François Reichenbach,  France, 1962
• Transport z raje, Zbyněk Brynych,  Czechoslovakia, 1963
• Black Peter, Miloš Forman,  Czechoslovakia, 1964
• Four in the Morning, Anthony Simmons,  United Kingdom, 1965

- In 1966 & 1967 a youth jury picked and awarded a Grand Prize.

• Každý den odvahu, Evald Schorm,  Czechoslovakia, 1966
• Entranced Earth, Glauber Rocha, * Brazil, 1967

- The award has been known as the Golden Leopard since 1968.

• I visionari, Maurizio Ponzi,  Italy, 1968

- Four films tied in 1969.

• Charles mort ou vif, Alain Tanner, * Switzerland, 1969
• Szemüvegesek, Sándor Simó, * Hungary, 1969
• Three Sad Tigers, Raúl Ruiz, * Chile, 1969
• V ogne broda net, Gleb Panfilov,  Soviet Union, 1969

- Four films tied in 1970.

• Lilika, Branko Plesa, * Yugoslavia, 1970
• Mujo, Akio Jissoji,  Japan, 1970
• Soleil O, Med Hondo,  France/* Mauritania, 1970
• The End of the Road, Aram Avakian,  United States, 1970

- In 1971 there were two categories for the Golden Leopard. Three films won Best First Feature:

• In punto di morte, Mario Garriba,  Italy, 1971
• Hanno cambiato faccia, Corrado Farina,  Italy, 1971
• Les amis, Gérard Blain,  France, 1971

- In 1971 there were two categories for the Golden Leopard. Two films won Best Second Feature:

• Private Road, Barney Platts-Mills,  United Kingdom, 1971
• Znaki na drodze, Andrzej Piotrovsky, * Poland, 1971
• Bleak Moments, Mike Leigh,  United Kingdom, 1972
• Illuminacja, Krzysztof Zanussi,  Poland, 1973
• Tüzoltó utca 25., István Szabó,  Hungary, 1974
• Le Fils d'Amr est mort, Jean-Jacques Andrien, * Belgium, 1975
• Le grand soir, Francis Reusser,  Switzerland, 1976
• Antonio Gramsci, i giorni di carcere, Lino Del Fra,  Italy, 1977
• I tembelides tis eforis kiladas, Nikos Panayotopoulos, * Greece, 1978
• Sürü, Zeki Ökten, * Turkey, 1979
• To Love the Damned, Marco Tullio Giordana,  Italy, 1980
• Chakra, Rabindra Dharmaraj, * India, 1981

- The official jury decided not to award a Golden Leopard in 1982; instead they issued four special mentions.

• Adj király katonat, Pal Erdöss,  Hungary, 1983
• Stranger Than Paradise, Jim Jarmusch,  United States, 1984
• Höhenfeuer, Fredi M. Murer,  Switzerland, 1985
• Jezioro Bodenskie, Janusz Zaorski,  Poland, 1986
• O Bobo, José Alvaro Morais, * Portugal, 1987
• Distant Voices, Still Lives, Terence Davies,  United Kingdom, 1988
• Schmetterling, Wolfgang Becker,  West Germany, 1988
• Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?, Bae Yong-kyun, * South Korea, 1989
• Sluchainij Vals, Svetlana Proskurina, * Russia, 1990
• Johnny Suede, Tom DiCillo,  United States, 1991
• Autumn Moon, Clara Law,  Hong Kong/ Japan, 1992
• Azghyin ushtykzyn'azaby, Ermek Shinarbaev, * Kazakhstan, 1993
• Khomreh, Ibrahim Foruzesh, * Iran, 1994
• Raï, Thomas Gilou,  France, 1995
• Nénette et Boni, Claire Denis,  France, 1996
• The Mirror, Jafar Panahi,  Iran, 1997
• Mr. Zhao, Zhang Yimou, * China, 1998
• Peau d’homme, cœur de bête, Hélène Angel,  France, 1999
• Father, Wang Shuo,  China, 2000
• Alla rivoluzione sulla due cavalli, Maurizio Sciarra,  Italy, 2001
• Das Verlangen, Iain Dilthey, * Germany, 2002
• Khamosh Pani, Sabiha Sumar,  France/ Germany/* Pakistan, 2003
• Private, Saverio Costanzo,  Italy, 2004
• Nine Lives, Rodrigo García,  United States, 2005
• Das Fräulein, Andrea Staka,  Germany/ Switzerland, 2006
• Ai no yokan , Masahiro Kobayashi,  Japan, 2007
• Parque via, Enrique Rivero, * Mexico, 2008
• She, a Chinese, Xiaolu Guo,  France/ Germany/ United Kingdom, 2009
• Winter Vacation, Li Hongqui,  China, 2010
• Abrir Puertas y Ventanas, Milagros Mumenthaler, * Argentina/ Switzerland, 2011

*_{denotes first win for a nation}

External links

• Official site

Golden Leopard 1946-1959 And Then There Were None (1946) · Man About Town (1947) · Germany, Year Zero (1948) · The Farm of Seven Sins (1949) · When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) · Hunted (1952) · Julius Caesar (1953) · Kompozitor Glinka (1953) · The Glass Wall (1953) · Prince Bayaya (1954) · Gate of Hell (1954) · Wild Fruit (1954) · Rotation (1954) · The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954) · Carmen Jones (1955) · The Emperor's Nightingale (1955) · Il Grido (1957) · Ten North Frederick (1958) · Killer's Kiss (1959) 1960-1979 Il bell'Antonio (1960) · Fires on the Plain (1961) · The Winner (1962) · Transport z ráje (1963) · Black Peter (1964) · Four in the Morning (1965) · Courage for Every Day (1966) · Entranced Earth (1967) · The Visionaries (1968) · Charles mort ou vif (1969) · Szemüvegesek (1969) · Three Sad Tigers (1969) · V ogne broda net (1969) · Lilika (1970) · Mujo (1970) · Soleil O (1970) · The End of the Road (1970) · In punto di morte (1971) · They Have Changed Their Face (1971) · Les amis (1971) · Private Road (1971) · Znaki na drodze (1971) · Bleak Moments (1972) · Illuminacja (1973) · Tüzoltó utca 25. (1974) · Le Fils d'Amr est mort (1975) · Le grand soir (1976) · Antonio Gramsci, i giorni di carcere (1977) · I tembelides tis eforis kiladas (1978) · Sürü (1979) 1980-1999 To Love the Damned (1980) · Chakra (1981) · Adj király katonat (1983) · Stranger Than Paradise (1984) · Höhenfeuer (1985) · Jezioro Bodenskie (1986) · O Bobo (1987) · Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) · Schmetterling (1988) · Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989) · Sluchainij Vals (1990) · Johnny Suede (1991) · Autumn Moon (1992) · Prisoner of the Mountains (1993) · Khomreh (1994) · Raï (1995) · Nénette et Boni (1996) · The Mirror (1997) · Mr. Zhao (1998) · Peau d’homme, cœur de bête (1999) 2000-2019 Father (2000) · Alla rivoluzione sulla due cavalli (2001) · Das Verlangen (2002) · Khamosh Pani (2003) · Private (2004) · Nine Lives (2005) · Das Fräulein (2006) · Ai no yokan (2007) · Parque via (2008) · She, a Chinese (2009) · Winter Vacation (2010)