Chinese Indie Feature Wins Top Prize at Locarno
Li Hongqi, winner of the Golden Leopard for Winter Vacation (Photo: Locarno Film Festival) by Isabella Tianzi Cai 34-year-old Chinese director Li Hongqi’s feature, Winter Vacation, won the Golden Leopard Award at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival on Saturday, August 14, 2010. It is the second time in Locarno’s award history that one country has won the top prize for two consecutive years. In 2009, the award was given to She, a Chinese by another Chinese director Guo Xiaolu. Wint