Tibet film bags Jury Grand Prix at Shanghai film festival

By Liu Wei (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-06-23 09:46

The jury said "this young actor's brilliant, sensitive and humorous performance is absolutely mesmerizing".

The Best Actress award went to Danish star Simone Tang of Aching Hearts, a film about two high school sweethearts.

Andie MacDowell, who presented Tang with the award, called her performance "beautiful".

Czech filmmaker Julius Sevcik grabbed the best director award for his suspense thriller Normal. "It is a big honor to me," he said. "My favorite director is Wong Kar-wai. This award, actually, is for all the crew who worked on this film."

American composer Quincy Jones was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. The creator of scores for 33 films plans to work with Chinese musician Tan Dun on a theme song for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

The Best Screenplay went to the Italian film We Can Do That. South Korean drama Rough Cut was honored for its music score. French film Nowhere Promised Land won the Best Cinematography Award.

Hollywood thriller Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor, closed the festival.

Founded in 1993, this year's festival had a stellar cast, with Oscar-winning Boyle leading the jury and Halle Berry and Ewan McGregor walking the red carpet. Established actors, such as Michelle Yeoh and Isabelle Huppert, were among the stars attending the closing ceremony. Huppert was also honored with an Outstanding Artistic Achievement award.

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