Hainan International Film Festival
The Hainan International Film Festival (Chinese: 海南岛国际电影节) is a film festival held in Sanya, Hainan, China.[1][2][3][4] The inaugural festival was held from December 9 to 16, and included forums, ceremonies, and competitions. Actor Jackie Chan is the promotional ambassador.
| Location | Sanya, Hainan, China |
|---|---|
| Founded | 9 December 2018 |
| Website | www |
Along with Chan, the festival was attended by a number of international film personalities, including Turkish film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bollywood star Aamir Khan, and Hollywood film stars such as Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage and Mads Mikkelsen.[5] The festival's top prize was awarded to Dying to Survive, with the award presented by Khan.[6]
Festivals edit
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| December 16, 2018 | 1st Hainan International Film Festival |
| December 1, 2019 | 2nd Hainan International Film Festival |
| December 5, 2020 | 3rd Hainan International Film Festival |
| December 18, 2022 | 4th Hainan International Film Festival |
| December 16, 2023 | 5th Hainan International Film Festival |
Award Winners edit
1st Session edit
Film of the Year: "Dying To Survive"
Director of the Year: Wen Muye "Dying To Survive"
Actor of the Year: Xu Zheng in "Dying To Survive", Aaron Kwok in "Project Gutenberg"
Actress of the Year: Yao Chen in "Lost, Found"
Supporting Actor of the Year: Du Jiang "Operation Red Sea"
Supporting Actress of the Year: Feng Wenjuan "Project Gutenberg"
Screenwriter of the Year: He Jiping, Jiang Wen, Li Fei, Sun Yue, Zhang Beihai "Hidden Man"
New Actor of the Year: Yung Chung Erjia, "Ala Changso"
New Director of the Year: Dong Yue "The Looming Storm"
Animated Movie of the Year: "The Wind Guardians"[7]
2nd Session edit
Best Film Award: Penma Tseden's "Balloon" (Tibet)
Jury Prize: Oliver Laxe's "Fire Will Come" (Spain/France/Luxembourg)
Best Director Award: Wang Lina "The First Farewell" (China)
Best Screenplay Award: Mehdi Basoy "A Father's Search for a Liver" (Tunisia/France/Lebanon)
Best Actor Award: Sammy Boyajira "A Father's Search for a Liver", Ryuhei Matsuda "Beneath the Shadow" (Japan)
Best Actress Award: Suolang Wangmo "Balloon" (Tibet)
Best Technical Award: "Snake White" (China)
Best Children's Film Award: "1982" (United States/Lebanon/Norway/Qatar)
Best Documentary Award: "About Love" (India)
Best Short Film Award: "Everything Has Form" (Colombia)
Special Award of the Organizing Committee: "4K Ultra HD Live Movie" "At This Moment - Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of New China" [8]
4th Session edit
Best Picture Award: Laura Citarella's "In the Mist"
Best Director Award: Alice Diop "Saint Omer"
Jury Prize: Charlotte Wells, "Sunday Holiday"
Best Screenplay Award: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyan, "Those Beasts"
Best Actor Award: Karim Lakelu, "Sons of Paris"
Best Actress Award: Vera Gemma "Vera"
Best Technical Award: Qiao Sixue "Umbilical Cord"
Best Documentary Award: "We, the Students" by Rafiki Faala
Best Short Film Award: Thanasis Neofotistos "Stewardess-737"
5th Session edit
Best Film Award: "Family Picture"
Jury Prize: "Summer Cicada"
Best Director Award: Wanma Tseden's "Snow Leopard"
Best Screenplay Award: Roberto Andou, Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti, "The Greatest Adventure"
Best Actor: Paul Kirsher, "Animal Kingdom"
Best Actress: Delague Campbell, "Family Pictures"
Best Short Film: "Swear to God"
Best Documentary: "Children of Boko Haram"
Best Children's Film: "Little Children"
Best Technical Award: "Family Photo" [9]
Controversies edit
The festival has been involved in numerous accusations concerning a distinct lack of communication and the non-payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money promised to young filmmakers at its past editions.
Chinese producer Yini Qian’s film Drop Your Cat won the festival’s 2020 Hainan Choice Award, which included a RMB1.5 million (about $212,000) production-support prize. But the filmmaker says only RMB225,000 ($32,000) was paid — and not until June 2021. Repeated attempts by Yini and her partners to follow up on the unpaid award have yielded nothing, blaming the shutdown caused by the pandemic and an internal dispute among shareholders. Her team eventually pursued payment from the festival for two years before eventually filing a legal claim at the Beijing Arbitration Commission. The commission ruled in Yini's favor, but during the intervening years the original legal entity that was behind the festival was shutdown and a new entity was created to replace it — while organizers continued operating under the same festival name and reputation.
Chinese indie film project Gods Are Watching won the Sanya Focus Award at HIIFF’s H!Action Project Market in 2020, but the filmmakers say they have yet to see any of the RMB425,000 ($60,000) that was promised to come with the prize which caused a disruption in the post-production of the film.
Several former members of HIIFF’s senior staff members have also revealed that they are still chasing unpaid wages promised under their former contracts with the festival.[10]
References edit
- ^ "First international film festival to be held in the Chinese tropical province of Hainan". GBTIMES.
- ^ "Intl film festival to debut in Hainan". www.ehainan.gov.cn.
- ^ "Hainan to hold first int'l film festival in December - Chinese Films". www.chinesefilms.cn.
- ^ . www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Aamir Khan, Jackie Chan and Johnny Depp on stage together is just too much talent. See pics". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2018.
- ^ Fan, Xu (20 December 2018). "New adventure". China Daily.
- ^ "《我不是药神》成首届海南岛国际电影节华语电影荣誉推选单元最大赢家_海口网". www.hkwb.net. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ 网易 (2019-12-08). "海南岛国际电影节：索朗旺姆夺影后 影帝现"双黄蛋"". www.163.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ 新浪电影 (2023-12-23). "第五届奖项颁发……". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Scott, Mathew (2023-12-20). "China's Hainan Film Festival Accused of Not Paying Prize Money to Past Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
External links edit
Official website