Archive · 16 Aug 2025
Locarno Film Festival Announces Award Winners
At the Locarno Film Festival, the top prize, the Pardo d’Oro, was awarded to 'Tabi to Hibi,' a Japanese film based on a manga.
In a separate competition, a documentary called 'Hair, Paper, Water...'
also won a top award.
The documentary portrays the life of an elderly woman in a village.
Other films, such as 'White Snail' and 'Tales Of The Wounded Land,' also received awards at the event.
The festival celebrated cinema's ability to bring communities together.
Sho Miyake's 'Tabi to Hibi' won the Pardo d’Oro at the Locarno Film Festival.
The film is based on the manga 'Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside' by Yoshiharu Tsuge.
Documentary 'Hair, Paper, Water...' won the top prize in the parallel competition.
The documentary follows an elderly woman and her life in a village.
White Snail and Tales Of The Wounded Land also received awards at the festival.
- Who
- Sho Miyake, Truong Minh Quy, and Nicolas Graux
- What
- The Locarno Film Festival awarded prizes to several films.
- When
- The awards were announced in the afternoon.
- Where
- Locarno Film Festival
- Why
- To celebrate the power of cinema and its ability to bring communities together.
- Pardo d'Oro Winner
- Tabi to Hibi
- Directed by
- Sho Miyake
- Based on
- Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside
- Concorso Cineasti del Presente Winner
- Hair, Paper, Water...
- Directed by
- Truong Minh Quy and Nicolas Graux
- Special Jury Prize
- White Snail