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Festival Director Irene Bignardi, right, speaks to Swiss photographer Rene Burri, left, observed by Italian director Ermanno Olmi, center, who received the Leopard of Honour, after a press conference at the 57th International Film Festival Locarno, Monday, August 9, 2004, in Locarno, Switzerland. The Leopard of Honour is awarded to a working film-maker as a lifetime achievement award. Bud Spencer and Jun Ichikawa play leading roles in Olmi's latest film "Cantando dietro ai paraventi" ("Singing behind Screens"), which will be shown on Piazza Grande this evening. (KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini)