1997 Shanghai International Film Festival
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The 3rd Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 24 and December 2, 1997. The Film Festival was divided into four activities:
British film The Woodlanders won the Golden Goblet for best film.
- Golden Cup International Film Competition
- International Film Panorama
- International Film and TV Market
- Retrospectives with Seminar
British film The Woodlanders won the Golden Goblet for best film.
Jury
- Shi Fangyu (China)
- Keiko MatsuzakaKeiko Matsuzakais an actress.Born in Ōta, Tokyo, her father was a naturalized South Korean while her mother was Japanese. Active as a child actress in the 1960s, she came into her own as an adult with Daiei, then in 1972 with Shochiku....
(Japan) - Im Kwon-taekIm Kwon-taekIm Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life...
(Korea) - Elem KlimovElem KlimovElem Germanovich Klimov was a Soviet Russian film director. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. He is best known in the West for his final film, 1985's Come and See , a powerful tale of a teenage boy in German-occupied Byelorussia during the German-Soviet War,...
(Russia) - Mark RydellMark RydellMark Rydell is an American actor, film director and producer.-Career:Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns,...
(United States) - István SzabóIstván SzabóIstván Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political...
(Hungary) - Ng See-YuenNg See-YuenNg See-yuen, born 1944 in Shanghai is a Chinese director of independent film companies in Hong Kong. He has worked in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970, particularly in Hong Kong action cinema, with roles including film director, producer and screenwriter.Ng is the chairman of the Federation...
(Hong Kong)
In competition
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| Adam and Eve | Måns Herngren Måns Herngren Måns Herngren, born on 20 April 1965, in Stockholm, is a Swedish actor, but mostly a director. Almost all of his films are done together with his old friend Hannes Holm. He is the older brother to actor and comedian Felix Herngren.... & Hannes Holm Hannes Holm Hannes Martin Holm, born on 26 November 1962 in Lidingö, is a Swedish director and screenwriter. He makes almost all of his films with Måns Herngren.- Selected filmography :*1983 - Interrail*1983 - Vidöppet... |
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| Dark Night of the Soul | Prasanna Vithanage Prasanna Vithanage Prasanna Vithanage is one of Sri Lanka's most notable filmmakers. His films have won many awards, both local and international.... |
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| Elena's Redemption | Carlos Siguion-Reyna | The Philippines |
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Robbe De Hert Robbe De Hert Robbe De Hert is a Belgian film director.-Movies:*Camera Sutra *De Witte van Zichem *Le filet américain *Maria Danneels of Het leven dat we droomden... |
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| Honey and Ashes | Nadia Fares Nadia Farès Nadia Farès is a French actress. She rose to international fame in the successful police thriller Les Rivières pourpres . She also appeared as Jade Agent Kinler in the 2007 action/thriller, War and as Pia in 2007 horror film Storm Warning.-External links:... |
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| Julio and his Angel | Jorge Cervera | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
| Lamorte | Xaver Schwarzenberger Xaver Schwarzenberger Xaver Schwarzenberger is an Austrian cinematographer and film director. He has worked over 100 films since 1970. His 1983 film Der stille Ozean was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.-Selected filmography:*... |
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| Live in Peace | Hu Bingliu | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
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Feng Xiaoning Feng Xiaoning Feng Xiaoning is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He is considered a member of the "Fifth Generation" Chinese directors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982... |
China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
| Seen But Not Heard | Jacek Bromski | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 253 Shoemaker | Colleen Murphy | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
| Three Seasons | Maria Iliou | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
| Traveling Companion Traveling Companion Traveling Companion is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Asia Argento - Cora* Michel Piccoli - Cosimo* Lino Capolicchio - Pepe... |
Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1969. His 1982 film Invitation au voyage won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:... |
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| The Woodlanders | Phil Agland | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Golden Goblet
- Best Film - The Woodlanders (dir. Phil Agland, United Kingdom)
- Best Director - Phil Agland for The Woodlanders (United Kingdom)
- Best Actor - Michel Piccoli for Traveling CompanionTraveling CompanionTraveling Companion is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Asia Argento - Cora* Michel Piccoli - Cosimo* Lino Capolicchio - Pepe...
(Italy) - Best Actress - Pan Yu for Live at Peace (China)
Special Jury Award
- Mendel (dir. Alexander Rosler, Norway)
- Live in Peace (dir. Hu Binliu)
External links
- Archives of the Shanghai International Film Festival
- 3rd SIFF at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...