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The 2015
Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...
was the 18th such festival devoted to international cinema held in
Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
, China. The opening film was '' I Am Somebody'', written and directed by
Derek Yee Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong. Early life Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), ...
.


International Jury

The members of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award were: *
Andrey Zvyagintsev Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev (russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Звя́гинцев, p=ˈzvʲæɡʲɪntsɨf; born 6 February 1964) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His film '' The Return'' (2003) won him a Golden Lion at ...
(Russian film director and actor; president of the jury)


Winners


Golden Goblet Awards

* Best Feature Film: '' The Night Watchman'' * Jury Grand Prix: ''Carte Blanche'' * Best Director:
Cao Baoping Cao Baoping () is a Chinese film director. He has emerged in recent years as a figure in China's "midrange" cinema industry. Some industry watchers, like ''Variety'', have situated directors like Cao between the older fifth generation directors, ...
for '' The Dead End'' * Best Actor:
Deng Chao Deng Chao (, born 8 February 1979) is a Chinese actor, comedian, director and singer. His recent films, '' The Breakup Guru'' (2014), '' The Mermaid'' (2016) and ''Duckweed'' (2017) are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in ...
,
Duan Yihong Duan Yihong (; born May 16, 1973) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Yuan Lang in '' Soldiers Sortie'' (2006), Long Wenzhang in '' My Chief and My Regiment'' (2009), and Hei Wa in '' White Deer Plain'' (2011). Biography Duan Yihon ...
and Guo Tao for '' The Dead End'' * Best Actress:
Krista Kosonen Krista Erika Kosonen (born 28 May 1983) is a Finnish actress. She is known for her appearances in movies such as '' Jade Warrior'' (2006), ''Princess'' (2010), and the Norwegian HBO series ''Beforeigners'' (2019, 2021). She has also appeared in ...
for ''
Wildeye ''Wildeye'' ( fi, Kätilö), also known as ''Finland 1944'', is a 2015 Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel ''The Midwife'' (''Kätilö'') set befor ...
'' * Best Screenplay: ''
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'' * Best Cinematography: ''
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'' * Best Music: * Best Documentary: ''
The Verse of Us ''The Verse of Us'', also known as ''Chinese Verses'', is a 2015 Chinese feature documentary film directed by Xiaoyu Qin and Feiyue Wu. The documentary follows working class poets in China. The film was released in China by China Film Group Corpor ...
'' * Best Animated Film: ''
Song of the Sea The Song of the Sea ( he, שירת הים, ''Shirat HaYam'', also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a ...
'' * Outstanding Film Artistic Contribution: Oh Seung-wook for ''
The Shameless ''The Shameless'' (; lit. "A Thug" or "A Rogue") is a 2015 South Korean film starring Kim Nam-gil and Jeon Do-yeon. It is written and directed by Oh Seung-uk, who described it as a "hardboiled romantic noir thriller. ''The Shameless'' made its ...
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Asian New Talent Award

* Best Film: ''13'' * Best Director: Momoko Andō for '' 0.5 mm'' * Best Scriptwriter: ''Siti'' * Best Actor: Huang Yuan for '' (Sex) Appeal'' * Best Actress: Yangchan Lhamo for ''
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'' * Best Cinematography: ''13''


China Movie Channel Media Award

* Best Director: Xu Ang for ''
12 Citizens ''12 Citizens'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense crime drama film directed by Xu Ang. It was shown at the 2014 Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014 and was released in China on May 15, 2015. The plot is based on and heavily references the plot of t ...
'' * Best Scriptwriter: ''
12 Citizens ''12 Citizens'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense crime drama film directed by Xu Ang. It was shown at the 2014 Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014 and was released in China on May 15, 2015. The plot is based on and heavily references the plot of t ...
'' * Best Actor: He Bing for ''
12 Citizens ''12 Citizens'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense crime drama film directed by Xu Ang. It was shown at the 2014 Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014 and was released in China on May 15, 2015. The plot is based on and heavily references the plot of t ...
'' * Best Actress:
Yang Zishan Yang Zishan (, born 6 November 1986) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in the film '' So Young'', which won her the Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Actress and the Best Actress awards at the 5th China Image Film Festival a ...
for '' 20 Once Again'' * Best Supporting Actor: Han Tongsheng for ''
12 Citizens ''12 Citizens'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense crime drama film directed by Xu Ang. It was shown at the 2014 Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014 and was released in China on May 15, 2015. The plot is based on and heavily references the plot of t ...
'' * Best Supporting Actress: Chen Jin for ''
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'' * Best New Director: Da Peng for ''
Jian Bing Man ''Jian Bing Man'' () is a 2015 Chinese superhero parody film. It was directed, written and also starring Da Peng, Mabel Yuan Yuan Shanshan (, born 22 February 1987) also known as Mabel Yuan is a Chinese actress and singer. She is noted for h ...
'' * Best New Actor: Da Peng for ''
Jian Bing Man ''Jian Bing Man'' () is a 2015 Chinese superhero parody film. It was directed, written and also starring Da Peng, Mabel Yuan Yuan Shanshan (, born 22 February 1987) also known as Mabel Yuan is a Chinese actress and singer. She is noted for h ...
'' * Best New Actress: Li Haofei for ''
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'' * Special Jury Award: ''
Wolf Warriors ''Wolf Warrior'' () is a 2015 Chinese war film written and directed by Wu Jing. It stars Wu Jing along with Scott Adkins, Yu Nan and Kevin Lee. It was released on 2 April 2015. A sequel, titled ''Wolf Warrior 2'', was released in China in 201 ...
'', ''
Crazy New Year's Eve ''Crazy New Year's Eve'' () is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy family film directed by Eva Jin, Pan Anzi, Zhang Jiarui and Song Di. It was released on February 6, 2015. Cast *Amber Kuo *Jam Hsiao *Zanilia Zhao *Rhydian Vaughan *Xia Yu * Crazybarby ...
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Others

*Lifetime Achievement Award:
Xia Meng Xia Meng (; 16 February 1933 – 30 October 2016), a.k.a. Hsia Moon and Miranda Yang, born Yang Meng (), was a Hong Kong actress and film producer. She was a key figure of Hong Kong's Left Wing film scene. Xia Meng's younger sister Yang Jie ( ...


References


External links


Official website
Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...
Shanghai International Film Festival
Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
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