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
The following films were screened in these sections:[5]
Pre-Program
Pre-Program / Cinematographic News
| Original 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 | Italy | |
| 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
Programme Principal
| Original 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 | Italy |
| 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 | Istvan Homoki-Nagy | 1951 | 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 | Italy |
| Latuko | 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 | The Women Couldn't Care Less | Bernard Borderie | 1954 | France |
| Les Fruits Sauvages | Wild Fruits | Hervé Bromberger | 1954 | France |
| Maddalena | Augusto Genina | 1954 | Italy | |
| Mesic Nada Rekou | The Moon Over the River | Václav Krška | 1953 | Czech Republic |
| Mr. Drake's Duck | Val Guest | 1951 | Great Britain | |
| Musoduro | In the Spring | Giuseppe Bennati | 1953 | Italy |
| Panique | Panic | Julien Duvivier | 1946 | France |
| Princ Bajaja | Prince Bayaya | Jiří Trnka | Czech Republic | |
| Przygoda Na Mariensztacie | Adventure in Marienstadt | 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
Avant-Programme Courts métrages
| Pre-Program Short Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Amour Et Chimeres | France | |||
| Die Kamera War Auch Dabei | The Camera Was There Too | Germany | ||
| Donald's Diary | Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts | 1954 | USA | |
| Donzère Mondragon | Pierre Jallaud, François Villiers | 1953 | France | |
| Festival International Du Film De Locarno, 1946-1954 | Switzerland | |||
| Going, Going, Gosh | Chuck Jones | 1952 | USA | |
| Helpless Hippo | Connie Rasinski | 1953 | USA | |
| Jala | India | |||
| Jerez Y Los Caballos | Jerez and the Horses | Spain | ||
| L'Homme Et La Bete | The Man and the Beast | Marc de Gastyne | France | |
| L'Oeuvre De Wit Stowsz | The Work of Wit Stowsz | Poland | ||
| L'Île Du Bonheur | The Island of Happiness | Spain | ||
| La Vire-Cailloux | Evrard de Rouvre | 1954 | France | |
| Land Of Enlightment | India | |||
| Le Chaton Desobeissant | Russia | |||
| Le Hibou Et Le Pivert | Poland | |||
| Le Mystere De La Licorne | The Mystery of the Unicorn | Jean-Claude See | France | |
| Le Pommier Aux Pommes D'Or | Czech Republic | |||
| Le Verger De Pere Laurent | The Orchard of Pere Laurent | Poland | ||
| Les Cornemusiers Tcheques | Czech Republic | |||
| Les Maìtres Du Sport | The Master of Sport | Russia | ||
| Log Rollers | Mannie Davis | 1953 | USA | |
| Lone Chipmuck | Jack Kinney, Jack Hannah | 1954 | USA | |
| Madrid Pittoresque | Picturesque Madrid | Spain | ||
| Music Of India | India | |||
| Prescription For Percy | Mannie Davis | 1954 | USA | |
| Rugge Bear | Jack Hannah | 1953 | USA | |
| The Romance Of Transportation | Colin Low | 1952 | Canada | |
| Troubadour De La Joie | M. Omer Boucquey | 1951 | France | |
| Una Goccia D'Acqua | A Drop of Water | Italy | ||
| Uno Svizzero In Italia | A Swiss in Italy | Italy | ||
| Water Every Hare | Chuck Jones | 1952 | USA | |
| Workiing For Pin Up | USA | |||
Out of Program
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Aguas Bajan Turbias | Dark River | Hugo del Carril | 1952 | Argentina |
Special Sections
| Special Sections / Aspects of Italian Neorealist Cinema | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Ambienti E Personaggi | Environments and Characters | Vittorio De Sica | Italy | |
| Ave Marie | Fernando Cerchio | 1947 | Italy | |
| Barboni | Dino Risi Risi | 1946 | Italy | |
| Canzoni Tra Due Guerre | Songs Between Two Wars | Antonio Marchi | 1951 | Italy |
| Colpa Del Sole | Alberto Moravia | 1951 | Italy | |
| Fidanzate Di Carta | Paper Girlfriends | Renzo Renzi | 1952 | Italy |
| I Bambini Ci Guardano | The Children are Watching Us | Vittorio De Sica | 1944 | Italy |
| Isole Della Laguna | Luciano Emmer, Enrico Gras | 1948 | Italy | |
| L'Ospedale Del Delitto | Luigi Comencini | 1951 | Italy | |
| La Terra Trema | The Earth Trembles | Luchino Visconti | 1948 | Italy |
| Lungo Brenta | Cesare Ardolino, Gianluigi Polidori | 1951 | Italy | |
| Ossessione | Obsession | Luchino Visconti | 1942 | Italy |
| Paisan | Countryman | Roberto Rossellini | 1946 | Italy |
| Quando Il Po' È Dolce | Renzo Renzi | 1953 | Italy | |
| Roma, Città Aperta | Rome, Open City | Roberto Rossellini | 1945 | Italy |
| Sciuscià | Shoeshine | Vittorio De Sica | 1946 | Italy |
Awards
Jury of the Swiss Association of Film Journalists
- 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
- Prize of the International Critic's Jury: ROTATION by Wolfgang Staudte,JIGOKU-MON by Teinosuke Kinugasa,LE MOUTON À CINQ PATTES by Henri Verneuil
Source:[6]
References
- ^ "International: Soviet countries send pix to locarno fete; no yank entries yet". Variety. Vol. 195, no. 5. 7 July 1954. p. 12. ProQuest 963295436.
- ^ 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. ProQuest 2738578566.
- ^ a b Deane, Milton (14 December 1953). "London". The Hollywood Reporter. 127 (20): 3. ProQuest 2338239683 – via Proquest.
- ^ "AGREEMENT AT LOCARNO CONFERENCE". Kinematograph Weekly. Vol. 448, no. 2455. 15 July 1954. p. 8. ProQuest 2676990594.
- ^ "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.