2008 Shanghai International Film Festival
Overview
 
The 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
The Shanghai International Film Festival , abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia.Along with Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is one of the biggest film festivals in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993, and was held biennially until...

is the 11th such festival devoted to international cinema to be held in Shanghai, China. It was held from June 14–22 , 2008. Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai BBS is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized, emotionally resonant work, including Days of Being Wild , Ashes of Time , Chungking Express , Fallen Angels , Happy Together and 2046...

 was the head of jury at this year's film festival along with other jury members such as Chinese-American actress Joan Chen
Joan Chen
Joan Chong Chen is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor...

, legendary Danish director Bille August
Bille August
Bille August is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best...

 and Israeli stage actress Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor is an Israeli actress, film star, and author.-Biography:Gila Almagor was born four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working as a policeman in Haifa...

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The competition lineup included films from China, Europe, Japan, Argentina, South Korea, Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic and New Zealand.
Quotations

I'm ten years old, my life's half over. And I don't even know if I'm black with white stripes or white with black stripes.

Alex, do not interrupt me when I'm daydreaming. If a zebra's in the zone, leave him alone.

Grand Central Station. It's Grand, and it's Central.

(breaking the silence) It's the man!

Dagnabbit! I missed the express! Looks like I have to take the Stanford local.

Oh sugar, honey, iced tea!

Excuse me. You're biting my butt.

Here come the people, Marty! I love the people! It's fun-people-fun-time!

We can't call the people. They'll be really mad! They'll get Marty transfered for good! You don't bite the hand that feeds ya!

Come on, my little fillet. My little fillet mignon with a little fat around those edges. I like that. I like a little fat on my steak, my sweet, juicy steak. You are a rare delicacy...

 
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