According to the official blog of @1905电影网, on June 15, the list of winners of the Asian Newcomer Unit of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Awards was officially announced. "Sunday" won the best picture, "The Runaway" and "May's Day and Night" both won the best director.
"Mei's Day and Night" is a dialect-based film, supervised by Zhou Xun, directed by Luo Dong, and produced by Shen Yang. It is a rare work in recent years that depicts the rich emotional life of urban elderly.
"May's Day and Night" poster
Director Luo Dong is a filmmaker from Shanghai. From shooting to editing, the production of the film took five years. By following the daily life of the protagonist Yumei, the film opens up a world of old people's emotions that people feel a little strange but full of vitality, which is fashionable and real.
On the night of the award, Zhou Xun posted on Weibo: "Congratulations to director Luo Dong. May the 'Yumei' always be as chic as the wind, with good wine and coffee. I also hope that good works will meet more audiences soon."
【Winner List】
Best Film: "Sunday" (Uzbekistan)
Best Director: Ai Sultan Setter "Flying" (Kazakhstan), Luo Dong "Mei's Day and Night" (China)
Best Actor: Yue Hao "Long Days" (China)
Best Actress: Thorol Perovani, "The Iraqi Self-Strengthening" (Iran)
Best Screenplay: Chen Xiaoyu "Away by Boat" (China)
Best Cinematography: Dawood Malik Hosseini, Unexplained Death (Iran)
