Sebastian Bieniek (middle), press conference 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival
The 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 10th such
festival
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devoted to international cinema to be held in the city of
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
in the
People's Republic of China
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. It was held from June 16 to June 24, 2007. It was one of twelve film festivals to be accredited in 2007 by the
International Federation of Film Producers Association (FIAPF).
The festival was composed of three sections: the Golden Goblet (Jin Jue) competition, the Asian New Talent Section, and an International Panorama.
Films in competition
Juries
Golden Goblet
*
Chen Kaige (China) (head of jury)
*
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer, producer and book editor.
Career
Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El Paí ...
(Spain)
*
Michael Ballhaus (Germany)
*
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Italy)
*
Luc Jacquet (France)
*
Lu Chuan
Lu Chuan (born 8 February 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker. One of China's Sixth Generation directors, he is known for his films '' Kekexili: Mountain Patrol'' (2004), '' City of Life and Death'' (2009)'', and The Last Supper'' (2012).
Early life ...
(China)
*
Kohei Oguri (Japan)
Asia New Talent
*
He Ping (China) (head of jury)
*
Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung Yuen Ting (, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law Cheuk-y ...
(Hong Kong)
*
Jean-Michel Frodon
Jean-Michel Frodon (born 20 September 1953 in Paris) is a journalist, critic and historian of cinema.
Biography
Born Jean-Michel Billard, he writes with a pseudonym borrowed from Frodo of ''The Lord of the Rings''. He has a master's degree and a ...
(France)
*
Isao Yukisada (Japan)
*
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (; ; , born 16 July 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, film producer and Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Apichatpong h ...
(Thailand)
Awards
Golden Goblet
* Golden Goblet for Best Film
** ''
According to the Plan'', directed by
Franziska Meletzky (Germany)
* Jury Grand Prix
**''
The New Man'', directed by
Klaus Härö
Klaus Härö (; born 31 March 1971 in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish film director. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art.
Härö grew up in a Swedish-speaking Finnish family. He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at ...
(Finland/Sweden)
* Golden Goblet for Best Director
**
Tian Zhuangzhuang for ''
The Go Master'' (China)
* Golden Goblet for Best Actor
**
Juan José Ballesta
Juan José Ballesta Muñoz, also known as Juanjo Ballesta (born 12 November 1987) is a Spanish actor.
Biography
Born on 12 November 1987 in Parla, Ballesta grew up in Toledo, Spain, Toledo. He debuted in a performance in television in 1997, ...
for ''
Doghead'' (Spain)
* Golden Goblet for Best Actress
**
Corinna Harfouch
Corinna Harfouch (; ; born 16 October 1954) is a German actress.
Early life and education
Harfouch was born in Suhl, East Germany, the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne (née Kleber). She worked as a nurse and stu ...
,
Dagmar Manzel,
Kirsten Block,
Christine Schorn for ''According To The Plan'' (Germany)
* Best Screenplay
**
Shemi Zarhin for ''
Aviva My Love'' (Israel)
* Best Cinematography
**
Wang Yu for ''The Go Master'' (China)
* Best Music
**
Isao Tomita
, often known simply as Tomita, was a Japanese composer, regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements. In addition to creating note-by-note realiza ...
for ''
Love and Honor'' (Japan)
* Special Award
** ''
The Knot'', directed by
Yin Li (director) (China)
Asian New Talent Award
* Best Film
** ''
Bliss
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'' directed by
Sheng Zhimin
* Best Director
**
Golam Rabbany Biplob for ''
On the Wings of Dreams''
* Audience Award
** ''
The Case
''The Case'' is a 2007 Chinese film directed by the female first-time director, Wang Fen. It is the first film of the Yunnan New Film Project, a planned anthology of ten films directed by female Chinese directors, all taking place in the southe ...
'' directed by
Wang Fen
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
* Titles in Chinese nobility
* A title in Korean nobility
* A title in Mongolian nobility
Places
* Wang River in Thailand ...
References
External links
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Internet Movie Database
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('An Impressive Case' in 10th Shanghai International Film Festival)
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