The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) wrapped up Saturday with the Golden Goblet Awards, where the Kyrgyzstani film "Black Red Yellow" won best feature and three Chinese films took top honors in the main competition.

Director Aktan Arym Kubat (center) accepts the best feature film award for "Black Red Yellow" at the Golden Goblet Awards ceremony in Shanghai, June 21, 2025. [Photo courtesy of SIFF Organizing Committee]

"Black Red Yellow," directed by Aktan Arym Kubat, follows a master weaver's forbidden romance with a horse herder, which ends in silent separation and an unfinished carpet — until its unveiling years later stirs old memories.

"This is a glorious moment for Kyrgyz cinema," Kubat said in his acceptance speech. He said carpets are an inseparable part of traditional culture and daily life in Kyrgyzstan and noted that the award also marks the birth of his grandson. "Black Red Yellow" was the festival's closing film.

Chinese filmmaker Cao Baoping won best director for the comedy crime drama "One Wacky Summer," a decade after earning the same honor for "The Dead End" at SIFF. Cao said the new film, with its dark humor, is sharper, funnier and more down-to-earth than his previous works.

Chinese filmmaker Cao Baoping holds his best director trophy for the comedy crime drama "One Wacky Summer" at the Golden Goblet Awards ceremony in Shanghai, June 21, 2025. [Photo courtesy of SIFF Organizing Committee]

The film continues the lighter, comic direction Cao first explored with his 2006 debut, "Trouble Makers." Set in Tianjin at the turn of the century, "One Wacky Summer" follows a small-time thug who, trapped in debt, impulsively kidnaps his nephew in a failed extortion plot, sparking family feuds and criminal chaos.

Cao thanked SIFF for recognizing his work for the second time in 10 years, saying it "shows the festival's encouragement for artistic persistence, as well as its diversity and inclusiveness."

Wan Qian won best actress for her role as a desperate killer posing as a caregiver in Wang Tong's "Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts." The film weaves together themes of elder care, love and crime, delivering a stark examination of human nature and morality.

Wan Qian accepts the best actress award for "Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts" at the Golden Goblet Awards ceremony in Shanghai, June 21, 2025. [Photo courtesy of SIFF Organizing Committee]

"Turns out there really is a dawn after the wild night," Wan said on stage. "I'm deeply grateful to the team behind 'Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts.' Your professionalism made the film remarkable. As we emerge from the long night and the light shines on us, I hope it's not just me who is seen, but everyone behind me — because they are the ones truly holding up this trophy."

"Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts" also won the jury grand prix, an award it shared with the Japanese film "On Summer Sand" by Shinya Tamada.

Director Qiu Sheng (center) holds the outstanding artistic achievement award for "My Father's Son" at the Golden Goblet Awards ceremony in Shanghai, June 21, 2025. [Photo courtesy of SIFF Organizing Committee]

"My Father's Son," a co-production between China and France, received the outstanding artistic achievement award. Director Qiu Sheng said the film is a tribute to his late father, who died in 2005.

Additional major awards went to Portuguese actor Jose Martins, who won best actor for "The Scent of Things Remembered." Korek Bojanowski and Katia Priwieziencew received best screenplay for the Polish film "Loss of Balance," and Markus Nestroy was awarded best cinematography for "You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?"

Director Bian Zhuo jumps as he and producer Zhang Jie receive the Asian New Talent best feature film award for "As the Water Flows" at the Golden Goblet Awards in Shanghai, June 21, 2025. [Photo courtesy of SIFF Organizing Committee]

In the Asian New Talent section, "As the Water Flows" by Bian Zhuo won best feature film, while Liryc Dela Cruz of the Philippines took best director for "Where the Night Stands Still." Best actor went to Chinese actor Shi Pengyuan for "Water Can Go Anywhere" while Indian actress Meenakshi Jayan won best actress for "Victoria." Prabath Roshan earned best cinematography for Sri Lanka's "Riverstone," with Lalith Rathnayake and Nilantha Perera sharing best scriptwriter.

In other sections, the Spanish film "Constanza" won best documentary, while "The Songbirds' Secret," a France-Switzerland-Belgium co-production, took best animation. The Chinese film "Crow" won best live-action short, and the Russian-Kazakh film "Son" was named best animated short.

This year's Golden Goblet Awards received a record 3,900 submissions from 119 countries and regions. The main jury was chaired by Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, best known for "Cinema Paradiso."