8th Locarno Film Festival
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Festival date | Opening: 1 July 1954 Closing: 11 July 1954 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 8th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 July to 11 July 1954 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The Locarno Film Festival remained an official International Federation of Film Producers Associations, FIAPF, festival, and as such it gave out no official awards.[2][3]
This was in light of the International Federation of Film Producers Association announcing its goal of reducing the number of competitive festivals each year to one and including Locarno in the D category of "festivals of national character."[3][2] At Locarno, additional agreements were reached between the producers association and cultural organizations with an interest in Children's films.[4]
Official Sections
[edit]The following films were screened in these sections:[5]
Pre-Program
[edit]Pre-Program / Cinematographic News
| Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actualites Françaises N. 26 | French News N. 26 | France | |
| Cine Journal Suisse N. 630, N. 631 | Cine Journal Switzerland N. 630, N. 631 | Switzerland | |
| Fox Movietone N. 442, N. 443 | USA | ||
| La Settimana Incom, N. 258, N. 259 | The Week In, N. 258, N. 259 | Italia | |
| Neue Deutsche Wochenschau | New German Weekly Show | Germany | |
| No Do Color N. 2 | Spain | ||
| Noticiario No Do | No Do | Spain | |
| Pathe Journal N. 26, N. 27 | France | ||
Programme Principal
[edit]Programme Principal
| Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Boy | Kurt Neumann | 1949 | USA | |
| Carnival Story | Kurt Neumann | 1954 | USA | |
| Carosello Napoletano | Neapolitan Carousel | Ettore Gianini | 1954 | Italia |
| Das Licht Der Liebe | The Light of Love | R.A. Stemmle | 1954 | Austria |
| Die Geschichte Vom Kleinen Muck | The Story of Little Muck | Wolfgang Staudte | 1953 | Germany |
| Egy Kerecsen Solyom Törtenete | A Broch | Istvan Homoki-Nagy | Hungary | |
| Eine Frau Von Heute | A Woman of Today | Paul Verhoeven | 1954 | Germany |
| Jigoku-Mon | Gate of Hell | Teinosuke Kinugasa | 1953 | Japan |
| Kein Hüsung | Arthur Pohl | 1954 | Germany | |
| La Grande Speranza | Submarine Attack | Duilio Coletti | 1954 | Italia |
| Latuko | The Latter | Edgar M. Queeny | 1952 | USA |
| Le Mouton À Cinq Pattes | The Sheep Has Five Legs | Henri Verneuil | 1954 | France |
| Les Etoiles Du Ballet Russe | The Stars of the Russian Ballet | Russia | ||
| Les Femmes S'En Balancent | Women Swing | Bernard Borderie | 1954 | France |
| Les Fruits Sauvages | Wild Fruits | Hervé Bromberger | 1954 | France |
| Maddalena | Augusto Genina | 1954 | Italia | |
| Mesic Nada Rekou | Messic Nadda Rek | Vaclav Krska | 1953 | Czech Republic |
| Mr. Drake's Duck | Val Guest | 1951 | Great Britain | |
| Musoduro | In the Spring | Giuseppe Bennati | 1953 | Italia |
| Panique | Panic | Julien Duvivier | 1946 | France |
| Princ Bajaja | Prince of Baya | Jiri Trnka | Czech Republic | |
| Przygoda Na Mariensztacie | Adventure at Mariensztat | Leonard Buczkowski | 1954 | Poland |
| Rakoczi Hadnagya | Rakoczy's Lieutenant | Frigyes Ban | 1954 | Hungary |
| Rotation | Wolfgang Staudte | 1949 | Germany | |
| So Big | Robert Wise | 1953 | USA | |
Short Films - Preview Program
[edit]Avant-Programme Courts métrages
| Pre-Program Short Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Amour Et Chimeres | Love and Chimeres | France | ||
| Die Kamera War Auch Dabei | The Camera Was There Too | Germany | ||
| Donald's Diary | USA | |||
| Donzere Mondragon | Doncere Mondragon | Pierre Jallaud, François Villiers | France | |
| Festival International Du Film De Locarno, 1946-1954 | Switzerland | |||
| Going, Going, Gosh | USA | |||
| Helpless Hippo | USA | |||
| Jala | India | |||
| Jerez Y Los Caballos | Jerez and the Horses | Spain | ||
| L'Homme Et La Bete | Man and Beast | Marc de Gastyne | France | |
| L'Oeuvre De Wit Stowsz | Wit Stwosz's Work | Poland | ||
| L'Île Du Bonheur | The Island of Happiness | Spain | ||
| La Vire-Cailloux | Evrard de Rouvre | France | ||
| Land Of Enlightment | India | |||
| Le Chaton Desobeissant | The Desobest Kitten | Russia | ||
| Le Hibou Et Le Pivert | The Owl and the Pivet | Poland | ||
| Le Mystere De La Licorne | The Mystery of the Unicorn | Jean-Claude See | France | |
| Le Pommier Aux Pommes D'Or | Gold Apple Apple | Czech Republic | ||
| Le Verger De Pere Laurent | The Orchard of Pere Laurent | Poland | ||
| Les Cornemusiers Tcheques | The Ccheques Cornemusiers | Czech Republic | ||
| Les Maìtres Du Sport | The Masters of Sport | Russia | ||
| Log Rollers | USA | |||
| Lone Chipmuck | USA | |||
| Madrid Pittoresque | Picturesque Madrid | Spain | ||
| Music Of India | India | |||
| Prescription For Percy | USA | |||
| Rugge Bear | USA | |||
| The Romance Of Transportation | Canada | |||
| Troubadour De La Joie | Troubadour of Joy | M. Omer Boucquey | 1951 | France |
| Una Goccia D'Acqua | A Drop of Water | Italia | ||
| Uno Svizzero In Italia | A Swiss in Italy | Italia | ||
| Water Every Hare | USA | |||
| Workiing For Pin Up | USA | |||
Out of Program
[edit]| Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Aguas Bajan Turbias | Dark River | Hugo del Carril | 1952 | Argentina |
Special Sections
[edit]| Special Sections / Aspects of Italian Neorealist Cinema | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Ambienti E Personaggi | Environments and Characters | Vittorio De Sica | Italia | |
| Ave Marie | Fernando Cerchio | 1947 | Italia | |
| Barboni | Bums | Dino Risi Risi | 1946 | Italia |
| Canzoni Tra Due Guerre | Songs Between Two Wars | Antonio Marchi | 1951 | Italia |
| Colpa Del Sole | Fault of the Sun | Alberto Moravia | Italia | |
| Fidanzate Di Carta | Paper Girlfriends | Renzo Renzi | 1952 | Italia |
| I Bambini Ci Guardano | Children Look at Us | Vittorio De Sica | 1944 | Italia |
| Isole Della Laguna | Lagoon Islands | Luciano Emmer, Enrico Gras | 1948 | Italia |
| L'Ospedale Del Delitto | The Crime Hospital | Luigi Comencini | 1951 | Italia |
| La Terra Trema | The Earth Trembles | Luchino Visconti | 1948 | Italia |
| Lungo Brenta | Along Brenta | Cesare Ardolino, Gianluigi Polidori | 1951 | Italia |
| Ossessione | Obsession | Luchino Visconti | 1942 | Italia |
| Paisà | Countryman | Roberto Rossellini | 1946 | Italia |
| Quando Il Po' È Dolce | When the Little is Sweet | Renzo Renzi | 1953 | Italia |
| Roma, Città Aperta | Rome, Open City | Roberto Rossellini | 1945 | Italia |
| Sciuscià | You Scare | Vittorio De Sica | 1946 | Italia |
Awards
[edit]Jury of the Swiss Association of Film Journalists
[edit]- Prize of the Jury of the Swiss Association of Film Journalists: LES FRUITS SAUVAGES by Hervé Bromberger,PRINC BAJAJA by Jiri Trnka,JIGOKU-MON by Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Homage to: Norman McLaren
International Critic's Jury
[edit]- Prize of the International Critic's Jury: ROTATION by Wolfgang Staudte,JIGOKU-MON by Teinosuke Kinugasa,LE MOUTON À CINQ PATTES byHenri Verneuil
Source:[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "International: Soviet countries send pix to locarno fete; no yank entries yet". Variety. Vol. 195, no. 5. 7 July 1954. p. 12.
- ^ a b "One Competitive Festival a Year Is International Federation Aim: COPYRIGHT, CHILD FILMS DISCUSSED IN LONDON". Kinematograph Weekly. Vol. 441, no. 2424. 10 December 1953. p. 9.
- ^ a b Deane, Milton (14 December 1953). "London". The Hollywood Reporter. 127 (20): 3 – via Proquest.
- ^ "AGREEMENT AT LOCARNO CONFERENCE". Kinematograph Weekly. Vol. 448, no. 2455. 15 July 1954. p. 8.
- ^ "Locarno Film Festival · All the films of the Locarno Film Festival..." Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "1954 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.