The 3rd Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 24 and December 2, 1997. The Film Festival was divided into four activities: Golden Cup International Film Competition International Film Panorama International Film and TV Market Retrospectives with Seminar
British film The Woodlanders won the Golden Goblet for best film.
Jury Shi Fangyu (China) Keiko Matsuzaka (Japan) Im Kwon-taek (Korea) Elem Klimov (Russia) Mark Rydell (United States) István Szabó (Hungary) Ng See-Yuen (Hong Kong)
In competition TitleDirectorCountry Actresses Ventura Pons Spain Adam and Eve Måns Herngren & Hannes Holm Sweden L'Appartement Gilles Mimouni France Cherish His Smile Iwao Seto Japan Dark Night of the Soul Prasanna Vithanage Sri Lanka Elena's Redemption Carlos Siguion-Reyna Philippines Gaston's War Robbe De Hert Belgium Honey and Ashes Nadia Fares Switzerland Julio and his Angel Jorge Cervera Mexico Lamorte Xaver Schwarzenberger Austria Live in Peace Hu Bingliu China Mendel Alexander Røsler Norway Paradise Road Bruce Beresford Australia/U.S.A Red River Valley Feng Xiaoning China Seen But Not Heard Jacek Bromski Poland Shoemaker Colleen Murphy Canada Three Seasons Maria Iliou Greece Traveling Companion Peter Del Monte Italy The Woodlanders Phil Agland United Kingdom
Awards
Golden Goblet Best Film - The Woodlanders (dir. Phil Agland, United Kingdom) Best Director - Phil Agland for The Woodlanders (United Kingdom) Best Actor - Michel Piccoli for Traveling Companion (Italy) Best Actress - Pan Yu for Live at Peace (China)
Special Jury Award Mendel (dir. Alexander Rosler, Norway) Live in Peace (dir. Hu Binliu)
External links Archives of the Shanghai International Film Festival 3rd SIFF at the Internet Movie Database