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The 4th Hainan Island International Film Festival has officially concluded. The winners of the Golden Coconut Awards were announced at the closing ceremony. "Trenque Lauquen" directed by Argentine director Laura Citarella won the Best Picture, and the French director of "Saint Omer," Alice Diop, won Best Director.
Ticket sales for this year's exhibition section was much better than last session in 2020. In less than four hours, the sales reached 97 percent of the total number in the last session.
The festival also included industry forums, master classes and also a venture capital section – with nine semi-finished films and 14 screenplay projects shortlisted to find investors and partners.