Hainan International Film Festival
The Hainan Island International Film Festival (Chinese: 海南岛国际电影节) is a film festival held in Sanya, Hainan, China. 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. The festival's top prize was awarded to Dying to Survive, with the award presented by Khan.
== Festivals ==
== Award Winners ==
=== 1st Session ===
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
=== 2nd Session ===
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 
=== 4th Session ===
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 ===
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 

== External links ==
Official website