‘One Summer’s Dream’ Takes Grand Prize

A test feature Another Summer’s Dream received Locarno Pro’s Antaviana Films First Look Award, the biggest award given by the festival’s industry section. The prize comes with post-production services of up to €50,000.

This feature is assisted by Barcelona-born filmmaker Irene Bartolomé, who is based in Beirut. The producers on this project are Pere Marzo (Colibrí Studio), Bartolomé (IB Films), and Elie Kamal (The Attic Productions).

Discussing their choice, the Locarno Pro jury – consisting of Beatrice Fiorentino (Artistic Director, Venice International Film Critics Week), Kerem Ayan (Director, Istanbul Film Festival), and Mercedes Martínez-Abarca (Editor, International Film Festival Rotterdam) – said. the film is “a poetic and intense program that elaborates on collective trauma by rewriting the landscape of a city that has been wounded many times in history.”

The judge added: “In its two public and private spaces, it restores the complexity of the area marked by the past and the inspiration of the present.”

Elsewhere, the Music Library &SFX/Acorde Award worth €45,000 for music supervision services went to Río abajo, un tigre directed by Víctor Diago and produced by Montse Pujol Solà (Boogaloo Films), who also received the Laserfilm cine y vídeo prize, worth €5,000.

The second annual Heritage Online Restoration Contest was won by Liliana Cavani I Cannibali (The Cannibals1969). The film, represented by Minerva Pictures, will receive a full restoration by the German film lab Cinegrell and will be shown at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival.

Check out the full list of winners below.

LOOK FIRST

Antaviana Films First Look Award

Up to €50,000 in post-production services

· Another Summer’s Dream
Directed by: Irene Bartolomé
Produced by: Pere Marzo (Colibrí Studio), Irene Bartolomé (IB Films) and Elie Kamal (The Attic Productions)

Judge’s statement: “A poetic and intense project that elaborates on collective trauma by rewriting the landscape of a city that has been traumatized many times in history. In its two public and private parts, it restores the complexity of the area marked by the past and the impetus of modernity.“

Music Library &SFX/Acorde Award

€45,000 in music supervision services for Music Library &SFX labs

· Río abajo, un tigre
Directed by: Víctor Diago
Produced by: Montse Pujol Solà (Boogaloo Films)

Laserfilm cine and video award

€ 5,000, for example, which can be used for subtitles, audio descriptions, score lists, transcripts or DCP

· Río abajo, un tigre
Directed by: Víctor Diago
Produced by: Montse Pujol Solà (Boogaloo Films)

Jannuzzi Smith Award

International poster design worth €10,000.

· Mares
Directed by: Ariadna Seuba
Produced by: Carles Brugeras, Marieke van der Bersselaar (Polar Star Films), María Nova López (Intactes Films)

The Film Français Award

€5,600 for advertising space

· Bodegón con fantasmas

Directed by: Enrique Buleo

Produced by: Alejandra Mora (Quatre Films Audiovisuales SL), Alicia Yubero (Cuidado con el perro), Snezana van Houwelingen (This and that), Roberto Butragueño (Sideral)

Alliance 4 DEVELOPMENT

Alphapanda Market Breakout Award

Consulting services in the amount of € 3,500

· Bourgeois Paranoia by Lukas Nathrath, produced by Linus Günther (Klinkerfilm Production, Germany)

Alphapanda says: “The Alphapanda Market Breakout Award 2024 goes to a promising idea that we can’t wait to get excited about. Jokes, malaise, obsession, revenge and capitalist paranoia come to an end and we are in for a bloody ride.“

The Script Consultancy Residency at DreamAgo is offered by the Valais Film Commission

· 6 Mois 6 hours (6 Months 6 Days) by Michale Boganim, produced by Mathilde Leite (Vilanova Productions, France), co-produced by Dorothe Beinemeier (Red Balloon Film, Germany)

Pascale Rey (DreamAgo) and Tristan Albrecht (Valais Film Commission) say: “This project is a strong story (approved by the DreamAgo criteria) and great potential on the production side (approved by the Valais Film Commission). We are therefore very pleased to offer the writer the script doctoring of Sir Christopher Hampton, during Plume & Pellicle in June 2025.“

MIDPOINT Consulting Award

An in-depth online scripted interaction with one of the MIDPOINT Institute experts

· La Fin de l’été (Atlantic Mirage) by Hakim Mao, produced by Emma Binet and Charles Meresse (Furyo Films, France)

MIDPOINT says: “We are pleased to support an engaging and moving story that uniquely combines themes and genres, set against the mysterious backdrop of the bustling city of Agadir. Hakim Mao convinced us of his strong artistic vision, and we are eager to help him bring it to life.“

Ticino Film Commission Residence Award

A 2-day location scout (worth CHF 4,000) and a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the financial support of the production company (worth up to CHF 12,000), if all or part of the film will be shot in Ticino

· Ithaca (Ithaca) by Alessandro Grande, produced by Alessandro Amato and Luigi Chimienti (dispàrte, Italy)

Judge’s statement: “The Ticino Film Commission is proud to award its prize to this work Ithacawhere the landscape plays an important role in portraying the violent outbursts that its young protagonist experiences – being kidnapped from his southern homeland and transported to a northern, mountainous region. We are confident that, with our support, the production will be able to find the right locations to relaunch this touching real life story and present it to the wider public.“

CONTEST FOR THE RETURN OF TREASURES

· The Cannibals (Cannibals1970) by Liliana Cavani

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Alliance 4 Development is possible thanks to the collaboration with CNC (Centre national du cinema et de l’image animée), France; FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt), Germany; DGCA-MiC (Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura), Italy; ÖFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut), Austria; Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse, Switzerland. A4D is also possible with donations from Eurimages, which promotes and sponsors one of the communication events of the program, and the European Producers Club, which provides consultation on the various issues at hand.