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The 22nd Golden Rooster Film Festival concludes

By Liu Kun (chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2013-09-30

A total of 28 films from 17 countries, including the United States, Italy, France, Japan, South Korea and Russia, were screened at the 22nd Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival which was held in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, and the jury gave out awards in categories including Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead, Best Director, Best Film and Best Foreign Film.

Claudio Bisio won Best Male Lead for his two roles in the Italian film Welcome Mr. President, and Daniel Kozlowski also won the award for his performance in the Russian film Legend No.17.

The Best Female Lead was awarded to Nermina Lukac for her performance in the Swedish film Eat Sleep Die and Ewa Wisniewska for her role in the Polish film The Fifth Season of the Year(Piata Pora Roku).

Jin Zhixun, director of the South Korean film Skyscraper and Parviz Sheikhtadi, director of the Iranian film Days of Life, received the award for Best Director. The Japanese film Tsurega. Utsuni. Narimashite and the Iranian film Wet Letters, won this year's Best Foreign Film Award.

Edited by Niva Whyman and Le Qin