2019 Shanghai International Film Festival
The 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 22nd such festival devoted to international cinema held in Shanghai, China.[1][2][3][4]
International Jury
The members of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award were:[5]
- President: Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkish director)
- Paolo Genovese (Italian director)
- Zhao Tao (Chinese actress)
- Aleksey German Jr. (Russian director)
- Nicolas Celis (Mexican producer )
- Wang Jingchun (Chinese actor)
Documentary Film Jury:
- President: Viktor Kossakovsky (Russian director)
- Zhou Hao (Chinese director of The Chinese Mayor)
- Isabelle Arrate Fernandez (Danish roducer of 5 Broken Camera)
Animation Jury:
- President: Tomm Moore (Irish director)
Short Film Jury:
- President: Raul Garcia (American director of Extraordinary Tales)
In Competition
Drama
| English title | Director(s) | Production country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brotherhood | Pavel Lungin | Russia | |
| Castle of Dreams | Reza Mirkarimi | Iran | |
| Escape From Town (Chicuarotes) | Gael García Bernal | Mexico | |
| God Helps My Friends (Il Grande Spirito) | Sergio Rubini | Italy | |
| Between Breaths (Inhale-Exhale) | Dito Tsintsadze | Georgia/ Russia/ Sweden | |
| The Fourth Lane (Raja 4) | Emiliano Cunha | Brazil | |
| A Serenade | Rikiya Imaizumi | Japan | |
| Many Happy Returns | Carlos A. Morelli | Germany | |
| Dream Ballet (Pacarrete) | Allan Deberton | Brazil | |
| Homesickness | Qin Hailu | China | |
| Rosa | Katja Colja | Italy / Slovenia | |
| Guardian of Light and Shadow | Yermek Tursunov | Kazakhstan | |
| Spring Tide | Yang Lina | China | |
| Trees Under the Sun | Dr. Biju | India | |
| Dangerous/Vortex | Jacky Gan | China |
Documentary
| English title | Director(s) | Production country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges of Time | Kristīne Briede, Audrius Stonys | Latvia / Lithuania / Estonia | |
| The Fourth Kingdom | Adán Aliaga, Àlex Lora | Spain | |
| It's All Good | Tuki Jencquel | Venezuela / Germany | |
| Fire of Silence | Federico Arteaga | Columbia | |
| Dali's Voice/The Sound of Dali | Zhang Yang | China |
Animation
| English title | Director(s) | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilili in Paris | Michel Ocelot | France | |
| Lotte and the Lost Dragons | Janno Põldma | Estonia | |
| Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon | Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Norway | |
| Ride Your Wave | Masaaki Yuasa | Japan | |
| Spycies | Zhiyi Zhang, Guillaume Ivernel | China |
Short Film
Live Action
| English title | Director(s) | Production country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Brief Dream | Geng De | China | |
| Dissect | Siavash Shahabi | Iran | |
| Harbor | Paul Marques Duarte | France | |
| Gretel's Trick | Milena Aboyan | Germany | |
| mother | Pariched Sen | Nepal | |
| Nowhere to Place | Han Jingzhi | China | |
| Three Days of Klava | Ivan Grigolyunas | Russia | |
| Dream of Lock (The Nightmare) | Liu Jingyu | China | |
| Homecoming | Zhou Yiran | China | |
| Videotape | Sandra Concepcion Reynoso Estrada | Mexico |
Animated
| English title | Director(s) | Production country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest (Qiushi) | SUN Lijun | China | |
| King of the Brood | ZHANG Zige | China | |
| Ferris Wheel | Carlos Baena | Spain | |
| Cat Adventures (Teofrastus) | Sergei Kibus | Estonia | |
| Counterclockwise (Widdershins) | Simon P. Biggs | United Kingdom |
Award Winners
Golden Goblet Awards
- Best Feature Film: Castle of Dreams (Iran)
- Jury Grand Prix: Inhale-Exhale, Georgia/Russia/Sweden
- Best Director: Reza Mirakarimi for Castle of Dreams
- Best Actor: (tie) Chang Feng for The Return and Hamed Saberi Behdad for Castle of Dreams
- Best Actress: Salome Demuria for Inhale-Exhale
- Best Screenplay: Aleksander Lungin & Pavel Lungin for Brotherhood (Russia)
- Best Cinematography: Jake Pollock for Spring Tide
- Outstanding Artistic Achievement: Trees Under the Sun (India)
- Best Documentary: Bridge of Time
- Best Animated Movie: Ride Your Wave (Japan)
- Best Animated Short: La Noria (Spain)
- Best Live Action Short: Nowhere To Put(China)
Asian New Talent Awards
- Best Film: To Live To Sing
- Best Director: Yuko Hakota for Blue Hour
- Best Script Writer: Mountain Song
- Best Cinematographer:
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
Moved away from SIFF to become its own event on July 21, 2019.[10]
Notable Attendees
Notable attendees of the festival include William Feng, Ng See-yuen, TIFF director Takeo Hisamatsu and CFF director Thierry Fremaux and Amanda Seyfried.[11]
References
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- ^ "22nd Golden Goblet Awards Competition Films". www.siff.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
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- ^ "Asian New Talent awards unveiled at Shanghai Int'l Film Festival - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2019-07-30). "Jackie Chan Reignites Action Film Week in China". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
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