Awards for 2012

Golden Leopard

WINNER

The Girl from Nowhere: Jean-Claude Brisseau

IN-COMPETITION

Leviathan: Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Starlet: Sean Baker
The End of Time: Peter Mettler
When Night Falls: Liang Ying
Polvo: Julio Hernández Cordón
Somebody Up There Likes Me: Bob Byington
Der Glanz des Tages: Rainer Frimmel, Tizza Covi
Los mejores temas: Nicolás Pereda
Museum Hours: Jem Cohen
Playback: Sho Miyake
I padroni di casa: Edoardo Gabbriellini
Mobile Home: François Pirot
The Last Time I Saw Macao: João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues
Berberian Sound Studio: Peter Strickland
Jack and Diane: Bradley Rust Gray
Une Estonienne à Paris: Ilmar Raag
Image Problem: Simon Baumann, Andreas Pfiffner
Compliance: Craig Zobel

Best Director

WINNER

When Night Falls: Liang Ying

Special Mention

WINNER

The Last Time I Saw Macao
To the extraordinary character Candy due to her powerful presence through absence which resonated for the Jury as representing the immense courage of Portuguese cinema in times when the failures of government and social systems threaten the cinematic arts worldwide.

Leopard of Honor

WINNER

Leos Carax

Excellence Award

WINNERS

Charlotte Rampling
Gael García Bernal

Raimondo Rezzonico Award

WINNER

Arnon Milchan

Audience Award

WINNER

Lore: Cate Shortland

Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present

WINNER

Inori: Pedro González-Rubio

IN-COMPETITION

Ape: Joel Potrykus
Arraianos: Eloy Enciso
Boa Sorte, Meu Amor: Daniel Aragão
Zima, ukhodi!: Denis Klebeev, Nadezhda Leonteva, Madina Mustafina, Anton Seregin, Sofia Rodkevich, Anna Moiseenko, Dmitry Kusabov, Elena Khoreva, Askold Kurov, Alexey Zhiriakov
Not in Tel Aviv: Nony Geffen
Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses: Yosep Anggi Noen
Tutti giù: Niccolò Castelli
Tower: Kazik Radwanski
People's Park: J.P. Sniadecki, Libbie Dina Cohn
Hip Moves: Hervé P. Gustave
Tectonics: Peter Bo Rappmund
Ji yi wang zhe wo: Fang Song
Orléans: Virgil Vernier
Les gouffres: Antoine Barraud

Special Jury Prize - Filmmakers of the Present

WINNER

Not in Tel Aviv: Nony Geffen

Special Mention - Filmmakers of the Present

WINNER

Tectonics: Peter Bo Rappmund

Action Light Award

WINNER

The Volcano: Alice Riva

Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow

National Competition

WINNER

Radioactive: Nathan Hofstetter

IN-COMPETITION

Homo Sapiens Cyborg: Stefano Mosimann
Lamina: Christian Tschanz
On the Beach: Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
Le jour viendra: Cicero Egli
Les Ambassadeurs: Maxime Matray, Alexia Walther
Letzte Runde: Kerstin Polte
The Volcano: Alice Riva
L'amour bègue: Jan Czarlewski

International Competition

WINNER

The Mass of Men: Gabriel Gauchet

IN-COMPETITION

Serce do walki: Tomasz Matuszczak
Über rauhem Grund: Youdid Kahveci
Portraits: Iván Gaona
The Giant: David Raboy
Suspended: Damian Walshe-Howling
Why Elephants?: Marko Mestrovic
Cavo D'Oro: Siamak Etemadi
Familial Fever: Amr Abdelhadi
Distants: Janno Jürgens
Beauty and the Beat: Yann Le Quellec
Zwazo: Gabriel Abrantes
Nuclear Waste: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Meaning of Robots: Matt Lenski
Roubama: Rakan Mayasi
The Back of Beyond: Michael Lennox
Birlikte: Mustafa Baris Corak
The Route 43 Miracle: Ronnie Sandahl
Ismael: Sebastian Hofmann
The Pit: Itamar Lapid
Last Remarks: Umar Riaz
Sano kiitos ja tanssi: Antti Heikki Pesonen
As the Flames Rose: João Rui Guerra da Mata
Feliz: Achille Milone
Fort Buchanan: Benjamin Crotty
We Will Never Be Alone Again: Yann Gonzalez
Solo: Mina Yonazawa
Rivers Return: Joe Vanhoutteghem

Best Director - Filmmakers of the Present

WINNER

Ape: Joel Potrykus

Special Mention - Leopards of Tomorrow

International Competition

WINNER

Portraits: Iván Gaona

Leopard Career Award

WINNER

Johnnie To

Special Jury Prize

WINNER

Somebody Up There Likes Me: Bob Byington

Best First Feature - Special Mention

WINNER

Ape: Joel Potrykus

Best Actress

WINNER

When Night Falls: Nai An

Best First Feature

WINNER

Ji yi wang zhe wo: Fang Song

Variety Piazza Grande Award

WINNER

Camille Rewinds: Noémie Lvovsky

Best Actor

WINNER

Der Glanz des Tages: Walter Saabel

Pianifica Award

WINNER

The Back of Beyond: Michael Lennox

Film and Video Subtitling Award

WINNER

As the Flames Rose: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Silver Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow

National Competition

WINNER

L'amour bègue: Jan Czarlewski

International Competition

WINNER

Nuclear Waste: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Edit page' button will take you through a step-by-step process.