qording to Centercinemapress, quoted by Variety, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival gave the best film award to “The Manchurian Tiger” and chose Abolfazl Jalili as the best director
“The Manchurian Tiger” by Gang Jun tells the story of a man who has a lot of debt and involves his family and friends in his problems
“Reverse Path” directed by Abolfazl Jalili also won the best actor award for the performance of Poyan Shakari
This festival, which started on June 11, ends with the screening of some of the winning films
This year’s Shanghai Film Festival was held physically and in the film market segment, it functioned as a combination of face-to-face and online.
The opening film of this festival “1921” was chosen on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party
The winners of the Shanghai Festival Gold Cup are
Best Film: “Manchurian Tiger” from China
Grand Jury Prize: “Barbarian Attack” from Malaysia
Best Director: Abolfazl Jalili for “Reverse Path” from Iran
Best Screenplay: Alexey Viktorovich Kozlov for “Conscience” from Russia
Best Actress: Marzena Gajewska for “The Amateurs” from Poland
Best Actor: Pouyan Shekhari for “Reverse Path” from Iran
Outstanding Artistic Achievement: For the film “Conscience” from Russia
Best Cinematography: Vyacheslav Tovirin for “Conscience” from Russia
Best Documentary: “Sisyphus” from Mexico
Best Animated Film: “Even Mice Belong in Heaven” from Czech Republic / France / Poland
Best Short Film: “Double Helix” from China
Best Animated Short Film: “Gentle Madness, Lasting Madness” from France