The 2011

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was the 14th such festival devoted to international cinema held in

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, China. It took place from June 11 to June 19, 2011. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the

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International Jury

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

Barry Levinson Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, comedian and actor. Levinson's best-known works are mid-budget comedy drama and drama films such as '' Diner'' (1982); ''The Natural'' (1984); ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987); ' ...

(USA; president of the jury) *

Christopher Hampton Sir Christopher James Hampton ( Horta, Azores, 26 January 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' based on the novel of the same name and the film ...

(UK) *

Yoichi Sai was a Japanese film director. He was the president of the Directors Guild of Japan. Life and career Sai was born on 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. His mother was Japanese and his father was Zainichi Korean. Sai won the Best Screenpl ...

(Japan) *

Tran Anh Hung Trần Anh Hùng (born December 23, 1962) is a Vietnamese-born French film director and screenwriter. Early life Hùng was born in Mỹ Tho, South Vietnam. Following the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, he immigrated to Fra ...

(France) *

Paz Vega María de la Paz Campos Trigos (born 2 January 1976), known professionally as Paz Vega (), is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series ''7 vidas''. Her film credits include ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001), ...

(Spain) *

Wang Quan'an Wang Quan'an () (b. 1965) is a Sixth Generation Chinese film director. Wang was born in Yan'an, China. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1991. He had a ten-year relationship with actress and muse Yu Nan, which ended in 2009. Career U ...

(China) *

Zhang Jingchu Zhang Jingchu (, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film ''Peacock'', which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. Early l ...

(China)

In competition

The line-up for the Golden Goblet Award consisted of 16 films that were selected from 1,519 entries from 102 countries.

Winners

Golden Goblet Awards

Asian New Talent Award

* Best Director ** Yung-Shing Teng for ''Return Ticket'' (China) * Best Film ** '' Kaasan: Mom's Life'' directed by (Japan) * Special Jury Award ** ''Birthright'' directed by Naoki Hashimoto (Japan)

References

External links

Official website
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Shanghai International Film Festival

21st century in Shanghai