The Hainan Island International Film Festival (Chinese: 海南岛国际电影节) is a film festival held in Sanya, Hainan, China.

[1][2][3][4] 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.

[6] 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"[7] 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" [8] 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" 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" [9] Official website