About 53rd Locarno Film Festival
The 53rd Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 2000 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 18 films in competition. The opening film of the festival was the international premiere of X-Men directed by Bryan Singer. The Leopard of Honor was awarded to Paul Verhoeven, for his cinematic career, and his film Hollow Man had its European premiere on the Piazza Grande, the 10,000 seat open-air theater. A section called "Kings of the B's" was held to celebrate B-movies.
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