The 2018

Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, , French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai'') is the largest film festival in Asia and China's longest-running international cinema event. The first festival was established in Octobe ...

, held on June 17–24, 2018, was the 21st such festival devoted to international cinema held in

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 ...

, China.

International Jury

The members of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award were: *

Ildikó Enyedi Ildikó Enyedi (; born 15 November 1955) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing ''On Body and Soul'', which won the top prize at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival among other awards, and was nom ...

(Hungarian director and screenwriter) *

Semih Kaplanoğlu Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 4 April 1963) is a Turkish people, Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer. Life and career In 1984, Kaplanoğlu moved to Istanbul and worked for a couple of years as a copywriter for advertising companies like G ...

(Turkish filmmaker) *

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as , with her former husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including ''Embracing'', about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and ''Katatsumori'', about ...

(Japanese director) *

David Permut David A. Permut (born March 23, 1954) is an American film producer. He has worked on dozens of films over 40 years, and has received both Academy and Emmy Award nominations. Early life and education Permut was born in New York City, New York to ...

(US film producer) *

Qin Hailu Qin Hailu (, born 11 August 1978) is a Chinese actress, screenwriter and singer. She has won Best Actress at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award and Golden Bauhinia Awards. Early life and education ...

(Chinese actress) *

Chang Chen Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his roles in '' A Brighter Summer Day'' (1991), '' Happy Together'' (1997), '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000), '' Three Times'' (2005), ''Brotherhood of Blad ...

(Chinese actor)

Official Selections

Winners

Golden Goblet Awards

*Best Feature Film: ''Out of Paradise'' by Batbayar Chogsom *Jury Grand Prix: ''Allagan'' *Best Director: Rodrigo Barriuso & Sebastián Barriuso (Un Traductor) *Best Actor:

Tye Sheridan Tye Kayle Sheridan (born November 11, 1996) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in Terrence Malick's experimental drama film ''The Tree of Life (film), The Tree of Life'' (2011) and had his first leading role in Jeff Nichols's ...

for '' Friday's Child'' *Best Actress:

Isabelle Blais Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer. History Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoi ...

for ''

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography Tadoussac is ...

'' *Best Screenplay: Tashidawa, Matsuga for ''Allah Ginger'' *Best Cinematography: Jeffrey Bierman for '' Friday's Child'' *Artistic Contribution: ''Carnivore'' *Best Documentary: ''The Long Season'' *Best Animated Movie: ''The Oath of the Evening Flower-Bringing the Promised Flower to the Parting Dynasty'' *Best Animated Short: ''Tweet Tweet'' by Zhanna Bekmambetova *Best Live Action Short: ''White Sheep in the Car'' by Xu Min, Tan Diwen

Asian New Talent Awards

* Best Film: ''The Road Not Taken'' * Best Director: Yui Kiyohara for ''Our House'' in Shanghai * Best Script Writer: Shireen Seno for ''Nervous Translation'' * Best Cinematographer: Ouyang Yongfeng for ''Blue Amber'' * Best Actor: Ding Xihe for ''Looking For Lucky'' * Best Actress:

Negar Moghaddam Negar Moghaddam (, born May 30, 1999) is an Iranian actress. She is known for her role as Golsa in the 2018 Iranian coming-of-age drama ''Dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed ...

for ''

Dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...

'' in Shanghai

Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards are awards presented to action film genre. The "Jackie Chan Action Movie Week" was originally presented during the Shanghai International Film Festival since 2015, but in 2019 it moved to a new date and venue in Sha ...

* Best Action Movie: ''

Operation Red Sea ''Operation Red Sea'' () is a 2018 action war film directed by Dante Lam and starring Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing, Du Jiang and Jiang Luxia. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is loosely based on the evacuation of Chinese commu ...

'' * Best Action Movie Director: ''

Wolf Warrior 2 ''Wolf Warrior 2'' ( zh, s=战狼2, t=, p=) is a 2017 Chinese action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Wu Jing, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Celina Jade, Frank Grillo, Hans Zhang, and Wu Gang. The film is ...

'' * Best Action Choreographer: Wu Gang for ''

Detective Chinatown 2 ''Detective Chinatown 2'' () is a 2018 Chinese comedy- mystery buddy film directed and written by Chen Sicheng, starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. A sequel to 2015's '' Detective Chinatown'', the film was released in China on 16 February 201 ...

'' * Best Action Movie Actor: Wu Jing for ''

'' * Best Action Movie Actress: (tie)

Fatima Sana Shaikh Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 11 January 1992) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films. Shaikh appeared as a child artist in such films as ''Chachi 420'' (1997) and ''One 2 Ka 4'' (2001). In 2016, she portrayed wrestler Geeta Phogat in the top ...

for '' Dangal'' and

Jiang Luxia Jiang Luxia (; born 25 December 1986) is a Chinese actress and martial artist. In 2018, she won the Best Supporting Actress in Hundred Flowers Award for her role as "Tong Li, the Female Machine Gunner" in the movie ''Operation Red Sea''. The fi ...

for ''

'' * Best New Action Performer:

Sanya Malhotra Sanya Malhotra (born 25 February 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She has had supporting roles in the sports film ''Dangal (2016 film), Dangal'' (2016) and the action film ''Jawan (film), Jawan'' (2023), both of wh ...

for '' Dangal'' * Best Special Effects: ''

'' * Best Fight: ''

Chasing the Dragon "Chasing the dragon" (CTD) (), or "foily" in Australian English, refers to inhaling the vapor of a powdered psychoactive drug off a heated sheet of aluminium foil. The moving vapor is chased after with a tube (often rolled foil) through which th ...

'' * Best Action Stuntman: Long Cuilong for ''

'' * Best Action Stuntwoman: Chen Jiaojiao for ''

Brotherhood of Blades 2 ''Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield'' ( zh, 绣春刀II修罗战场) is a 2017 Chinese wuxia film directed by Lu Yang. It is a prequel to the 2014 film ''Brotherhood of Blades''. Set in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the story fol ...

Notable Attendees

Notable attendees at the festival include

Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Adam Eisenberg ( ; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. Recognized for playing smart but awkward characters in both comedies and dramas, his accolades include a British Academy Film Award and nominati ...

, Smriti Kiran,

Kirill Razlogov Kirill Emilevich Razlogov (; 6 May 1946 – 26 September 2021) was a Russian film critic and cultural anthropologist. He was the President of the Russian Guild of Film Critics from March 2015 until his death. Razlogov was born and died in Mosco ...

, Peng Yuyan,

Xu Qing Xu Qing (; born January 22, 1969), also known as Summer Xu, is a Chinese actress. Early life Xu was born at the 301 Hospital in Beijing. Her mother, of Tujia ethnicity, was the dance leader in the Central Military Commission Political W ...

Zhou Yun Zhou Yun (; born 17 December 1978) is a Chinese actress. Zhou is noted for her roles as Hua Jie and Shu Man in the film and television series '' Let the Bullets Fly'' and ''Golden Marriage 2'' respectively. Life Early life Zhou was born in a ...

Yang Zishan Yang Zishan ( zh, s=杨子姗, born 6 November 1986) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in the film '' So Young'', which won her the Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Actress and the Best Actress awards at the 5th China Ima ...

and Xu Zheng/

References

External links

Official Site
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