A jury headed by French Vietnamese director Tranh Anh Hung awarded its Golden Goblet (Jin Jue) prizes for the Shanghai International Film Festival’s main competition.
The top prize for best feature went to “The Divorce,” directed by Kazakhstan’s Daniyar Salamat. The jury praised the film for its sophisticated story-telling which mixes comedy, farce and tragedy, and “which moves fluidly from public sphere to the intimate relationship of a couple in crisis” and its feeling of innocence.
The other jury members were Rolf de Heer (Australia), Matthias Glasner (Germany), Tony Leung Ka Fai (Hong Kong), Santiago Mitre (Argentina), Sonthar Gyal (China) and Zhou Xun (China).
In the separate Asian New Talents section, the best film prize went to “Friday, Funfair,” while double honors were accorded to Abhilash Sharma’s “in the Name of Fire.”
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Prizes for the festival’s SIFF Project market for co-financing scripts and works in progress were separately announced earlier in the week.
Over its nine-day run, the festival has hosted masterclasses, debates on women’s position in the film industry, forums on story-telling and the development of the Chinese film industry and numerous company presentations.
2024 Shanghai International Film Festival – Golden Goblet Prizes
Best Feature
“The Divorce” dir. Daniyar Salamat (Kazakhstan)
Jury Grand Prix
“Adult” dir. Mariano Gonzalez (Argentina)
Best Director
Bakur Bakuradze for “Snowflakes in My Yard” (Georgia/Russia)
Best Actor
Huang Xiaoming in “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (China) dir. Wei Shujun
Best Actress
Amira Omarova in “The Divorce” (Kazakhstan) dir. Daniyar Salamat
Best Screenplay
Zheng Zhi, Guo Fangfang, Gu Changwei for “The Hedgehog” (China) dir. Gu Changwei
Best Cinematography
Zhang Ying for “A Man and a Woman” (China, Hong Kong) dir. Guan Hu.
Outstanding Artistic Achievement
“The Wasteman” (Iran) dir. by Ahmad Bahram
SIFF Asian New Talents Awards (2024)
Best Film
“Friday, Funfair” dir. Zeng Zhi
Best Director
Abhilash Sharma for “In the Name of Fire”
Best Actor
Satya Ranjan in “In the Name of Fire”
Best Actress
Jayashri for “Bird of a Different Feather”
Best Screenwriter
Zhang Xuyu for “Fishbone”
Best Cinematography
Huang Shaohui for “Habitat”