The Locarno Film Festival wrapped on August 17, crowning Lithuanian film Toxic, selected in Official Competition, with its top prize. The French film industry distinguished itself with numerous awards, notably for the second part of documentary filmmaker Wang Bing's trllogy, Youth (Hard Times) (photo), produced, like the two earlier segments, by House on Fire and Gladys Glover, and sold internationally by Pyramide International.
Awards received by French films
Official Selection
- Special Mention: Youth (Hard Times) by Wang Bing
- Junior Jury – "L’ambiente è qualità di vita” Award : Youth (Hard Times) by Wang Bing
- FIPRESCI Prize: Youth (Hard Times) by Wang Bing
- MUBI Award – Debut Feature: Green Line by Sylvie Ballyot
Other sections
- Special Mention – Debut Feature: Kouté vwa (Listen to the Voices) by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
- Pardo Verde: Agora by Ala Eddine Slim
- Junior Jury – First Prize: Green Line by Sylvie Ballyot
- Critics' Week – Marco Zucchi Award: The Deposition by Claudia Marschal
Short films
- Golden Leopard – ConcorsoCorti d'autore: Upshot by Maha Haj
- Junior Jury – Concorso Corti d’Autore: Upshot by Maha Haj
- Locarno Film Festival Short Film Candidate – European Film Awards: The Exploding Girl by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
