The 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 22nd such festival devoted to international cinema held in Shanghai, China.
International Jury The members of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award were:
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 producer 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 titleDirector(s)Production countryNotesBrotherhoodPavel LunginRussiaCastle of DreamsReza MirkarimiIranEscape From Town (Chicuarotes)Gael García BernalMexicoGod Helps My Friends (Il Grande Spirito)Sergio RubiniItalyBetween Breaths (Inhale-Exhale)Dito TsintsadzeGeorgia/ Russia/ SwedenLane 4 (Raia 4)Emiliano CunhaBrazilA SerenadeRikiya ImaizumiJapanMany Happy ReturnsCarlos A. MorelliGermanyDream Ballet (Pacarrete)Allan DebertonBrazilHomesicknessQin HailuChinaRosaKatja ColjaItaly / SloveniaGuardian of Light and ShadowYermek TursunovKazakhstanSpring TideYang LinaChinaTrees Under the SunDr. BijuIndiaDangerous/VortexJacky GanChina
Documentary English titleDirector(s)Production countryNotesBridges of TimeKristīne Briede, Audrius StonysLatvia / Lithuania / EstoniaThe Fourth KingdomAdán Aliaga, Àlex LoraSpainIt's All GoodTuki JencquelVenezuela / GermanyFire of SilenceFederico ArteagaColumbiaDali's Voice/The Sound of DaliZhang YangChina
Animation English titleDirector(s)CountryNotesDilili in ParisMichel OcelotFranceLotte and the Lost DragonsJanno PõldmaEstoniaLouis & Luca - Mission to the MoonRasmus A. SivertsenNorwayRide Your WaveMasaaki YuasaJapanSpyciesZhiyi Zhang, Guillaume IvernelChina
Short film
Live Action English titleDirector(s)Production countryNotesA Brief DreamGeng DeChinaDissectSiavash ShahabiIranHarborPaul Marques DuarteFranceGretel's TrickMilena AboyanGermanymotherPariched SenNepalNowhere to PlaceHan JingzhiChinaThree Days of KlavaIvan GrigolyunasRussiaDream of Lock (The Nightmare)Liu JingyuChinaHomecomingZhou YiranChinaVideotapeSandra Concepcion Reynoso EstradaMexico
Animated English titleDirector(s)Production countryNotesHarvest (Qiushi)SUN LijunChinaKing of the BroodZHANG ZigeChinaFerris WheelCarlos BaenaSpainCat Adventures (Teofrastus)Sergei KibusEstoniaCounterclockwise (Widdershins)Simon P. BiggsUnited 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 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: Yusuf Radjamuda for Mountain Song Best Cinematographer: Best Actor: Best Actress:
Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Moved away from SIFF to become its own event on July 21, 2019.
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.
References
External links Official Site