The tenth edition of First Look – the Locarno Film Festival initiative aiming to showcase films in post-production – has ended with the announcement of the winning projects. This year’s focus, Switzerland, gave the members of the jury, which are all professionals of the international industry, the chance to preview six Swiss projects. Between August 6 and 8, the works in progress have been presented at the Rialto theater in Muralto (Locarno), thanks to the partnership with SWISS FILMS. Each project was introduced by its producer to sales agents and festival programmers attending Locarno Pro.
The jury comprising Sebastian Höglinger (Diagonale), Orestis Andreadakis (Thessaloniki International Film Festival) and Jean-Pierre Rehm (FIDMarseille) handed out the following Awards:
Cinegrell First Look Award – post-production service worth 50,000 Swiss francs
to De Noche los Gatos son Pardos by Valentin Merz, produced by Marie Lanne-Chesnot and Valentin Merz (Andrea Film)
For its complexity, its playfulness and its innovative and challenging storytelling.
Le Film Français Award - advertising services worth 5,600 euro
to Semret by Caterina Mona, produced by Michela Pini (Cinédokké), co-produced by Cineworx Produktion Basel and RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera
Kaiju Cinema Diffusion Prize - Designing of international poster worth 5,000 euro
to Réduit by Leon Schwitter, produced by Caroline Hepting, Rea Televantos, Leon Schwitter (EXIT Filmkollektiv), co-produced by Sabotage Filmkollektiv
The full list of the 2021 selected films:
First Look 2021 in the frame of Locarno Pro was possible thanks to the support of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse.
