Concorso internazionale

The Concorso internazionale features works shown primarily as world premieres, coming from all over the globe and competing for the prestigious Pardo d’oro. Showcasing established auteurs alongside the pleasure of discovery, storytelling and innovation, the Concorso internazionale is an open, inclusive place, which aims to imagine the new territories of cinematic art. This is where the best forms of contemporary cinema converge, in keeping with the history and tradition of the Locarno Film Festival. 

Concorso internazionale

Ariyippu

Director: Mahesh Narayanan

India  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  107'  ·  o.v. Malayalam/Hindi

Concorso internazionale

Balıqlara xütbə

Director: Hilal Baydarov

Azerbaijan, Mexico, Switzerland, Türkiye  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  90'  ·  o.v. Azerbaijani

Concorso internazionale

Bowling Saturne

Director: Patricia Mazuy

France, Belgium  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  114'  ·  o.v. French

Concorso internazionale

De noche los gatos son pardos

Director: Valentin Merz

Switzerland  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  110'  ·  o.v. French/Spanish/English/German/Swiss German

Concorso internazionale

Gigi la legge

Director: Alessandro Comodin

Italy, France, Belgium  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  98'  ·  o.v. Italian/Friulan Dialect

Concorso internazionale

Hikayat elbeit elorjowani

Director: Abbas Fahdel

Lebanon, Iraq, France  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  184'  ·  o.v. Arabic

Concorso internazionale

Human Flowers of Flesh

Director: Helena Wittmann

Germany, France  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  106'  ·  o.v. French/English/Portuguese/Berber/Serbo-Croatian

Concorso internazionale

Il Pataffio

Director: Francesco Lagi

Italy, Belgium  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  117'  ·  o.v. Italian

Concorso internazionale

Matter Out of Place

Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Austria  ·  2022  ·  DCP 4K  ·  Color  ·  110'  ·  o.v. Swiss German/Nepali/English

Concorso internazionale

Nação Valente

Director: Carlos Conceição

Portugal, France, Angola  ·  2022  ·  DCP 4K  ·  Color  ·  120'  ·  o.v. Portuguese/Nyaneka

Concorso internazionale

Piaffe

Director: Ann Oren

Germany  ·  2022  ·  DCP 4K  ·  Color  ·  86'  ·  o.v. German

Concorso internazionale

Regra 34

Director: Julia Murat

Brazil, France  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  100'  ·  o.v. Portuguese

Concorso internazionale

Serviam – Ich will dienen

Director: Ruth Mader

Austria  ·  2022  ·  DCP 4K  ·  Color  ·  106'  ·  o.v. German

Concorso internazionale

Skazka

Director: Alexander Sokurov

Belgium, Russia  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color and Black and White  ·  78'  ·  o.v. Georgian/German/Italian/English/French

Concorso internazionale

Stella est amoureuse

Director: Sylvie Verheyde

France  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  110'  ·  o.v. French

Concorso internazionale

Stone Turtle

Director: Ming Jin Woo

Malaysia, Indonesia  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  91'  ·  o.v. Malay/Indonesian/Mandarin

Concorso internazionale

Tengo sueños eléctricos

Director: Valentina Maurel

Belgium, France, Costa Rica  ·  2022  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Color  ·  101'  ·  o.v. Spanish

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