2019 Shanghai International Film Festival

2019 Shanghai International Film Festival
LocationShanghai, China

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]

Documentary Film Jury:

Animation Jury:

Short Film Jury:

  • President: Raul Garcia (American director of Extraordinary Tales)

In Competition

Drama

[6]

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

[7][8]

Asian New Talent Awards

[9]

  • Best Film: To Live To Sing
  • Best Director: Yuko Hakota for Blue Hour
  • Best Script Writer: Yusuf Radjamuda for 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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  4. ^ 张行健. "Red carpet review: 21st Shanghai International Film Festival - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  5. ^ Davis, Rebecca (2019-05-23). "Zhao Tao, Rajkumar Hirani Join Shanghai Festival Jury". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  6. ^ "22nd Golden Goblet Awards Competition Films". www.siff.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  7. ^ "Winners of the 22nd SIFF Golden Goblet Awards". www.siff.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  8. ^ "Golden Goblet awards unveiled at Shanghai Int'l Film Festival - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  9. ^ "Asian New Talent awards unveiled at Shanghai Int'l Film Festival - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  10. ^ Frater, Patrick (2019-07-30). "Jackie Chan Reignites Action Film Week in China". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  11. ^ Watkins, Rachel (2019-06-16). "Amanda Seyfried Makes A Return To The Red Carpet For The 2019 Shanghai Film Festival Opening Ceremony". Red Carpet Fashion Awards. Retrieved 2020-02-28.