IndieWire:
Chinese director Li Hongqi took home the Pardo d’oro, or Golden Leopard, for his film, “Han Jia” (Winter Vacation), closing out the 63rd Locarno Film Festival. French/Romanian/Hungarian production “Morgen” by Marian Crisan received a Special Jury Prize, while Denis Côté was named Best Director for his feature, “Curling.” The prize included 30,000 CHF and the Golden Leopard included a 90,000 CHF cash prize.
THR: There are many slow and uneventful scenes in Li Hogqi's labored comedy "Winter Vacation" that are intended to show how slow and uneventful a break from school can be for teenagers in a snowbound urban wasteland with nothing to do.
