NIGHT WATCHMAN, DEAD END Take Top Honours At Shanghai International Film Festival

James Marsh, Editor, Asia; Hong Kong, China (@Marshy00)

Pierre Jolivet's The Night Watchman (aka Jamais De La Vie) was awarded the Golden Goblet for Best Film on Sunday night at the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival, while Chinese crime drama The Dead End nabbed the Best Director prize for Cao Baoping and Best Actor, which was shared between the film's three leads: Deng Chao, Duan Yihong and Guo Tao. Best Actress went to Krista Kasonen, for her role in the Finnish drama Midwife (aka Katilo).

The Jury Grand Prix was awarded to Jacek Lusinski's Carte Blanche, Patrick Tobin won Best Screenplay for the Jennifer Aniston starrer Cake, Vladislav Opeliyants won the Best Cinematography award for his work on the Russian film Sunstroke, while the Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement was presented to the South Korean thriller The Shameless, directed by Oh Seung-uk.

Irish feature Song Of The Sea was named Best Animated Film and The Verse Of Us from China took home the award for Best Documentary.


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