Irena Ivanova was also awarded Best Actress for Godless, while the Polish actor Andrzej Seweryn won the Best Actor award for The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński.
Scarred Hearts has also won the Don Quijote Prize awarded by the International Federation of Film Societies.
In less than two weeks, 279 films were screened in the festival, of which 17 took part in the Concorso internazionale and 16 had open air screenings in the Piazza Grande.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Concorso internazionale
Golden Leopard: Godless / Bezbog (Bulgaria, Denmark)
Directed by Ralitza Petrova
Produced by Klas Film
Coproduced by Snow Globe, Alcatraz Films, Film Factory
Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Danish Film Institute, Eurimages
Special Jury Prize: Scarred Hearts / Inimi cicatrizate (Romania, Germany)
Directed by Radu Jude
Produced by Hi Film
Coproduced by Komplizen Film
Supported by the Romanian CNC and the Media Programme
Best Direction: João Pedro Rodrigues for O ornitólogo (Portugal, France, Brazil)
Best Actress: Irena Ivanova for Godless by Ralitza Petrova
Best Actor: Andrzej Seweryn for The Last Family / Ostatnia rodzina (Poland)
Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński
Produced by Aurum Film
Coproduced by HBO Europe, the Mazovia Film Fund, Lightcraft and Universal Music Poland.
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Special Mention: Mister Universo (Austria, Italy)
Directed by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Concorso Cineasti del presente
Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio Nescens: El auge del humano (Argentina, Brazil, Portugal)
Directed by Eduardo Williams
Special Jury Prize: The Challenge (Italy, France, Switzerland)
Directed by Yuri Ancarani
Prize for the Best Emerging Director: Mariko Tetsuya for Destruction Babies (Japan)
Special Mention: Viejo calavera (Bolivia, Qatar)
Directed by Kiro Russo
First Feature
Swatch First Feature Award (Prize for Best First Feature): El futuro perfecto (Argentina)
Directed by Nele Wohlatz
Swatch Art Peace Hotel Award: Maud Alpi for Gorge coeur ventre (France)
Special Mention: El auge del humano
Pardi di domani
Concorso internazionale
Pardino d’oro– Premio SRG SSR: Romance / L’immense retour (Belgium, France)
Directed by Manon Coubia
Pardino d’argento SRG SSR: Cilaos (France)
Directed by Camilo Restrepo
Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianifica: Romance / L’immense retour
Premio Film und Video Untertitelung: Valparaiso (Italy)
Directed by Carlo Sironi
Special Mention: Non castus (Chile)
Directed by Andrea Castillo
Concorso nazionale
Pardino d’oro– Premio Swiss Life: Die Brücke über den Fluss
Directed by Jadwiga Kowalska
Pardino d’argento Swiss Life: Genesis
Directed by Lucien Monot
Best Swiss Newcomer Award: La Sève
Directed by Manon Goupil
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Prix du Public UBS: I, Daniel Blake (United Kingdom, France, Belgium)
Directed by Ken Loach
Variety Piazza Grande Award: Moka (France, Switzerland)
Directed by Frédéric Mermoud
