Fernando Bacilio is the best of the best…
The Peruvian actor took home the Best Actor prize at the Locarno Film Festival over the weekend in Switzerland.
Bacilio won the award for his critically acclaimed performance in Daniel and Diego Vega’s El Mudo.
Meanwhile, Albert Serra’s latest movie Story of My Death took home the top Pardo d’Oro prize.
The Spanish film is directed by the Spanish flmmaker and imagines the last days of Giacomo Casanova.
Here’s a complete look at this year’s winners:
Concorso internazionale (International competition)
Pardo d’oro HISTORIA DE LA MEVA MORT by Albert Serra, Spain/France
Premio speciale della giuria (Jury Prize) E AGORA? LEMBRA-ME by Joaquim Pinto, Portugal
Pardo per la miglior regia (Best Director) HONG SANGSOO for U RI SUNHI (Our Sunhi), South Korea
Pardo per la miglior interpretazione femminile (Best Actress) BRIE LARSON for SHORT TERM 12 by Destin Cretton, United States
Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile (Best Actor) FERNANDO BACILIO for EL MUDO by Daniel Vega and Diego Vega, Peru/France/Mexico
Special Mentions SHORT TERM 12 by Destin Cretton, United States TABLEAU NOIR by Yves Yersin, Switzerland
Concorso Cineasti del presente (Filmmakers of the present)
Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio George Foundation MANAKAMANA by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez, Nepal/United States
Pardo per il miglior regista emergente (Best Emerging Director) COSTA DA MORTE by Lois Patiño, Spain
Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente (Jury Prize) MOUTON by Gilles Deroo and Marianne Pistone, France
Special Mention SAI NAM TID SHOER (By the River) by Nontawat Numbenchapol, Thailand
Opera Prima (Best First Feature) Pardo per la migliore opera prima MOUTON by Gilles Deroo and Marianne Pistone, France
Special Mention MANAKAMANA by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez, Nepal/United States
Pardi di Domani Concorso internazionale:
Pardino d’oro per il miglior cortometraggio internazionale – Premio SRG SSR (Best International Short Film) LA STRADA DI RAFFAEL by Alessandro Falco, Italy/Spain
Pardino d’argento ZIMA by Cristina Picchi, Russia
Locarno Nomination for the European Film Awards ZIMA by Cristina Picchi, Russia
Film and Video Untertitelung Prize TADPOLES by Ivan Tan, Singapore
Special Mention ENDORPHIN by Reza Gamini, Iran
Concorso nazionale: Pardino d’oro for Best Swiss Short Film ‘A IUCATA by Michele Pennetta, Switzerland
Pardino d’argento VIGIA by Marcel Barelli, Switzerland/France
Premio Action Light for Best Swiss Newcomer LA FILLE AUX FEUILLES by Marina Rosset, Switzerland
Prix du Public UBS GABRIELLE by Louise Archambault, Canada
Variety Piazza Grande Award 2 GUNS by Baltasar Kormákur, United States