Hainan International Film Festival

Hainan Island International Film Festival

Location	Sanya, Hainan, China
Founded	9 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-09)
Website	www.hiiff.net

The Hainan Island 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.

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]

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]

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]

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"

Best Film Award: "Family Picture"

Jury Prize: "Summer Cicada"

Best Director Award: Wanma Tseden's "Snow Leopard"

Best Screenplay Award: Roberto Andò, 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]

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