China’s “Atlantic Rhapsody,” directed by Zhong Kaifeng, claimed the very best image prize on the twenty eighth Golden Goblet Awards, capping the Shanghai International Film Festival‘s awards evening on June 20.
The Chinese language debut characteristic, which additionally gained greatest cinematography for Hao Jiayue, led a ceremony that unfold recognition throughout nations and competitors sections.
“Atlantic Rhapsody” had its world premiere on the twenty eighth version of SIFF, the place Zhong mentioned at a press convention how he formed the movie’s environment by means of pure lighting and ambient sound design. The movie is ready in Northeast China and stars Yin Fang, who described the central character as “a figure of that era, someone who wanted to make a big splash but ended up being toyed with by the times.”
The jury grand prix went to Nicolás Rincón Gille for “Iluminada,” representing Belgium. Yassine El Idrissi of Morocco claimed greatest director for “Halima,” a social realist hashish drama that marked Morocco’s return to the Golden Goblet’s most important competitors after a 27-year absence. El Idrissi, who drew on his background as a photojournalist to craft the movie, additionally noticed his lead actor acknowledged: Khadija Amari, a veteran of smaller Moroccan roles who had by no means beforehand anchored a characteristic, gained greatest actress for a similar movie.
Zhang Songwen gained greatest actor for “Secret in the Box,” a Chinese language Mainland–Hong Kong co-production directed by Frankie Tam Gong-Yuen and a remake of Au Yeung Ping Keung’s homicide thriller. Zhang, one among China’s most outstanding dramatic actors, was beforehand in Cai Shangjun’s “The Sun Rises on Us All,” by which he performed the male lead reverse Xin Zhilei, a movie that world premiered at Venice 2025 earlier than screening at Toronto and Busan.
Greatest screenplay went to Reis Çelik for “Night of Blindness,” a Turkey-Germany co-production. The movie, the second in Çelik’s deliberate Night time Trilogy after “Night of Silence” (which gained the Crystal Bear on the 62nd Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition), is ready towards Turkey’s 1980 army coup and facilities on characters navigating darkness – each literal and political. Çelik informed a press convention at SIFF that he hoped to light up “certain aspects of reality that are being downplayed and ignored” and anticipated Chinese language audiences to reply to the fabric.
Germany’s Susanne Heinrich obtained the excellent inventive achievement prize for “The Miserable Mother,” a Germany-France co-production that shared its world premiere between SIFF and the Munich Worldwide Movie Competition.
Within the Asian New Expertise part, “Her First Taste” – directed by Gong Yiwen and supported by the SIFF Venture – gained greatest characteristic movie and greatest actress for lead Ma Fufu. The movie, which follows a writing-obsessed lady navigating id and old flame in a campus setting, was among the many Chinese language productions Gong mentioned at a press assembly, the place she described asking actors to internalize their strains after which abandon them to maintain on-set habits spontaneous.
Greatest director in Asian New Expertise went to Sompot Chidgasornpongse for “9 Temples to Heaven,” the Thai director’s debut characteristic a couple of household’s one-day pilgrimage to 9 Buddhist temples. Chidgasornpongse, who spent greater than 20 years as an assistant director to Apichatpong Weerasethakul on movies together with “Memoria” and “Cemetery of Splendour,” had the movie world premiere on the Cannes Administrators’ Fortnight. Greatest actor in the identical part went to Sompop Songkampol for a similar movie.
Greatest screenplay in Asian New Expertise was awarded to Ridham Janve for “Hunter’s Moon,” an India-Germany co-production. Janve, who facilities his work in mountain landscapes, spoke at a press assembly about nature within the movie functioning as a mirror that flatters and humbles its human topics concurrently.
Greatest cinematography in Asian New Expertise went to Samiul Karim Shuptak for “The Blind Girl and an Elephant,” directed by Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad. The Bangladesh-Germany co-production, produced by Manoj Pramanik and German co-producer Christoph Thoke of Mogador Movie, world premiered within the Asian New Expertise part.
Greatest documentary went to “Notes Unheard,” a Chinese language manufacturing directed by Gu Yun. The movie traces a father-son relationship throughout a number of years by means of recurring dialogues, with the director selecting to depart the conclusion open.
Greatest animation was awarded to “Lucy Lost,” directed by Olivier Clert of France, chosen from a five-film competitors that additionally included two additional European co-productions and Indonesian entry “Garuda: Dare to Dream.”
Within the quick movie classes, greatest animated quick movie went to “If Only,” directed by Ada Guvenir of Belgium, whereas greatest stay motion quick movie was awarded to “Sitting Bird,” directed by Athena Han of Canada.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS – 28TH GOLDEN GOBLET AWARDS
MAIN COMPETITION
Greatest Image – “Atlantic Rhapsody” (China)
Jury Grand Prix – Nicolás Rincón Gille, “Iluminada” (Belgium)
Greatest Director – Yassine El Idrissi, “Halima” (Morocco)
Greatest Actor – Zhang Songwen, “Secret in the Box” (Chinese language Mainland/Hong Kong)
Greatest Actress – Khadija Amari, “Halima” (Morocco)
Greatest Screenplay – Reis Çelik, “Night of Blindness” (Turkey/Germany)
Greatest Cinematography – Hao Jiayue, “Atlantic Rhapsody” (China)
Excellent Inventive Achievement – Susanne Heinrich, “The Miserable Mother” (Germany/France)
ASIAN NEW TALENT
Greatest Function Movie – “Her First Taste” (China)
Greatest Director – Sompot Chidgasornpongse, “9 Temples to Heaven” (Thailand)
Greatest Actress – Ma Fufu, “Her First Taste” (China)
Greatest Actor – Sompop Songkampol, “9 Temples to Heaven” (Thailand)
Greatest Screenplay – Ridham Janve, “Hunter’s Moon” (India/Germany)
Greatest Cinematography – Samiul Karim Shuptak, “The Blind Girl and an Elephant” (Bangladesh/Germany)
OTHER CATEGORIES
Greatest Documentary – “Notes Unheard,” Gu Jun (China)
Greatest Animation – “Lucy Lost,” Olivier Clert (France)
Greatest Animated Quick Movie – “If Only,” Ada Guvenir (Belgium)
Greatest Dwell Motion Quick Movie – “Sitting Bird,” Athena Han (Canada)
