Best Direction Award
Awarded forBest directed film
CountrySwitzerland
Presented byLocarno International Film Festival
Last awarded2022
Currently held byValentina Maurel for I Have Electric Dreams (Tengo sueños eléctricos)

The Best Direction Award is an award given at the Locarno International Film Festival. It is awarded to the best directed film in the international competition section.

Award Winners

Abel Ferrara has won the award for Zeros and Ones in 2021
YearFilmOriginal titleDirectorCountry of production
1946And Then There Were NoneRené ClairUnited States
1947Man About TownLe Silence est d'orRené ClairFrance
1948Fort Apache (1st prize)John FordUnited States
Germany, Year Zero (2nd prize)Germania anno zeroRoberto RosselliniItaly
1949Yellow SkyWilliam A. WellmanUnited States
1950 - 1957 : No Awards Given
1958Le Beau SergeClaude ChabrolFrance
1959Killer's KissStanley KubrickUnited States
1960Foma Gordeev [1]Mark DonskoySoviet Union
1961 - 2005 : No Awards Given
2006Le Dernier des fous (The Last of the Crazy People)Laurent AchardFrance / Belgium
2007Capitaine Achab [2]Philippe RamosFrance
2008All That She Wants [3]Elle veut le chaosDenis CôtéCanada
2009Tambourine, Drum [4]Buben, barabanAleksei MizgiryovRussia
2010Curling [5]Denis CôtéCanada
2011Best Intentions [6]Din dragoste cu cele mai bune intentiiAdrian SitaruRomania
2012When Night Falls [7]Wo hai you hua yao shouLiang YingChina / South Korea
2013Our SunhiUri SeonhuiHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
2014Horse MoneyCavalo DinheiroPedro CostaPortugal
2015Cosmos [8]Andrzej ŻuławskiFrance / Portugal
2016The Ornithologist [9]O OrnitólogoJoão Pedro RodriguesPortugal / France / Brazil
20179 Fingers  [10] [11]9 DoigtsF. J. OssangFrance / Portugal
2018Too Late to Die Young [12] [13]Tarde para morir jovenDominga Sotomayor CastilloChile
2019Isadora's ChildrenLes Enfants d'IsadoraDamien ManivelFrance/South Korea
2021Zeros and OnesAbel FerraraUS, Italy
2022I Have Electric DreamsTengo sueños eléctricosValentina MaurelBelgium, France, Costa Rica[14]

References

  1. ↑ Foma Gordeev on IMDb
  2. ↑ Capitaine Achab on IMDb
  3. ↑ All That She Wants on IMDb
  4. ↑ Tambourine, Drum on IMDb
  5. ↑ Curling on IMDb
  6. ↑ Best Intentions on IMDb
  7. ↑ When Night Falls on IMDb
  8. ↑ "Palmarès 2015". Locarno.
  9. ↑ "Palmarès 2016". Locarno. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  10. ↑ 9 Fingers on IMDb
  11. ↑ Anderson, Ariston (12 August 2017). "Locarno Festival: Chinese Documentary 'Mrs. Fang' Wins Golden Leopard". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Too Late to Die Young on IMDb
  13. ↑ Ercolani, Adriano (12 August 2018). "Leopard for Best Direction: Dominga Sotomayor". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Lodge, Guy (13 August 2022). "Provocative Brazilian Film 'Rule 34' Wins the Top Prize at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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