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\n\tChina\u2019s \u201cAtlantic Rhapsody,\u201d directed by Zhong Kaifeng, claimed the best picture prize at the 28th Golden Goblet Awards, capping the Shanghai International Film Festival\u2018s awards night on June 20. <\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Chinese debut feature, which also won best cinematography for Hao Jiayue, led a ceremony that spread recognition across countries and competition sections.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAtlantic Rhapsody\u201d had its world premiere at the 28th edition of SIFF, where Zhong discussed at a press conference how he shaped the film\u2019s atmosphere through natural lighting and ambient sound design. The film is set in Northeast China and stars Yin Fang, who described the central character as \u201ca figure of that era, someone who wanted to make a big splash but ended up being toyed with by the times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe jury grand prix went to Nicol\u00e1s Rinc\u00f3n Gille for \u201cIluminada,\u201d representing Belgium. Yassine El Idrissi of Morocco claimed best director for \u201cHalima,\u201d a social realist cannabis drama that marked Morocco\u2019s return to the Golden Goblet\u2019s main competition after a 27-year absence. El Idrissi, who drew on his background as a photojournalist to craft the film, also saw his lead actor recognized: Khadija Amari, a veteran of smaller Moroccan roles who had never previously anchored a feature, won best actress for the same film.<\/p>\n

\n\tZhang Songwen won best actor for \u201cSecret in the Box,\u201d a Chinese Mainland\u2013Hong Kong co-production directed by Frankie Tam Gong-Yuen and a remake of Au Yeung Ping Keung\u2019s murder mystery. Zhang, one of China\u2019s most prominent dramatic actors, was previously in Cai Shangjun\u2019s \u201cThe Sun Rises on Us All,\u201d in which he played the male lead opposite Xin Zhilei, a film that world premiered at Venice 2025 before screening at Toronto and Busan.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest screenplay went to Reis \u00c7elik for \u201cNight of Blindness,\u201d a Turkey-Germany co-production. The film, the second in \u00c7elik\u2019s planned Night Trilogy after \u201cNight of Silence\u201d (which won the Crystal Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival), is set against Turkey\u2019s 1980 military coup and centers on characters navigating darkness \u2013 both literal and political. \u00c7elik told a press conference at SIFF that he hoped to illuminate \u201ccertain aspects of reality that are being downplayed and ignored\u201d and expected Chinese audiences to respond to the material.<\/p>\n

\n\tGermany\u2019s Susanne Heinrich received the outstanding artistic achievement prize for \u201cThe Miserable Mother,\u201d a Germany-France co-production that shared its world premiere between SIFF and the Munich International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the Asian New Talent section, \u201cHer First Taste\u201d \u2013 directed by Gong Yiwen and supported by the SIFF Project \u2013 won best feature film and best actress for lead Ma Fufu. The film, which follows a writing-obsessed girl navigating identity and first love in a campus setting, was among the Chinese productions Gong discussed at a press meeting, where she described asking actors to internalize their lines and then abandon them to keep on-set behavior spontaneous.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest director in Asian New Talent went to Sompot Chidgasornpongse for \u201c9 Temples to Heaven,\u201d the Thai director\u2019s debut feature about a family\u2019s one-day pilgrimage to nine Buddhist temples. Chidgasornpongse, who spent more than two decades as an assistant director to Apichatpong Weerasethakul on films including \u201cMemoria\u201d and \u201cCemetery of Splendour,\u201d had the film world premiere at the Cannes Directors\u2019 Fortnight. Best actor in the same section went to Sompop Songkampol for the same film.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBest screenplay in Asian New Talent was awarded to Ridham Janve for \u201cHunter\u2019s Moon,\u201d an India-Germany co-production. Janve, who centers his work in mountain landscapes, spoke at a press meeting about nature in the film functioning as a mirror that flatters and humbles its human subjects simultaneously.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest cinematography in Asian New Talent went to Samiul Karim Shuptak for \u201cThe Blind Girl and an Elephant,\u201d directed by Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad. The Bangladesh-Germany co-production, produced by Manoj Pramanik and German co-producer Christoph Thoke of Mogador Film, world premiered in the Asian New Talent section.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest documentary went to \u201cNotes Unheard,\u201d a Chinese production directed by Gu Yun. The film traces a father-son relationship across several years through recurring dialogues, with the director choosing to leave the conclusion open.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest animation was awarded to \u201cLucy Lost,\u201d directed by Olivier Clert of France, selected from a five-film competition that also included two further European co-productions and Indonesian entry \u201cGaruda: Dare to Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the short film categories, best animated short film went to \u201cIf Only,\u201d directed by Ada Guvenir of Belgium, while best live action short film was awarded to \u201cSitting Bird,\u201d directed by Athena Han of Canada.<\/p>\n

\nFULL LIST OF WINNERS \u2013 28TH GOLDEN GOBLET AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMAIN COMPETITION
<\/strong>Best Picture \u2013 \u201cAtlantic Rhapsody\u201d (China)
Jury Grand Prix \u2013 Nicol\u00e1s Rinc\u00f3n Gille, \u201cIluminada\u201d (Belgium)
Best Director \u2013 Yassine El Idrissi, \u201cHalima\u201d (Morocco)
Best Actor \u2013 Zhang Songwen, \u201cSecret in the Box\u201d (Chinese Mainland\/Hong Kong)
Best Actress \u2013 Khadija Amari, \u201cHalima\u201d (Morocco)
Best Screenplay \u2013 Reis \u00c7elik, \u201cNight of Blindness\u201d (Turkey\/Germany)
Best Cinematography \u2013 Hao Jiayue, \u201cAtlantic Rhapsody\u201d (China)
Outstanding Artistic Achievement \u2013 Susanne Heinrich, \u201cThe Miserable Mother\u201d (Germany\/France)<\/p>\n

\nASIAN NEW TALENT
<\/strong>Best Feature Film \u2013 \u201cHer First Taste\u201d (China)
Best Director \u2013 Sompot Chidgasornpongse, \u201c9 Temples to Heaven\u201d (Thailand)
Best Actress \u2013 Ma Fufu, \u201cHer First Taste\u201d (China)
Best Actor \u2013 Sompop Songkampol, \u201c9 Temples to Heaven\u201d (Thailand)
Best Screenplay \u2013 Ridham Janve, \u201cHunter\u2019s Moon\u201d (India\/Germany)
Best Cinematography \u2013 Samiul Karim Shuptak, \u201cThe Blind Girl and an Elephant\u201d (Bangladesh\/Germany)<\/p>\n

\nOTHER CATEGORIES
<\/strong>Best Documentary \u2013 \u201cNotes Unheard,\u201d Gu Jun (China)
Best Animation \u2013 \u201cLucy Lost,\u201d Olivier Clert (France)
Best Animated Short Film \u2013 \u201cIf Only,\u201d Ada Guvenir (Belgium)
Best Live Action Short Film \u2013 \u201cSitting Bird,\u201d Athena Han (Canada)<\/p>\n

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