The 3rd Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 24 and December 2, 1997. The Film Festival was divided into four activities: Golden Cup International Film Competition International Film Panorama International Film and TV Market Retrospectives with Seminar
British film The Woodlanders won the Golden Goblet for best film.
Jury
Shi Fangyu (China) Keiko Matsuzaka (Japan) Im Kwon-taek (Korea) Elem Klimov (Russia) Mark Rydell (United States) István Szabó (Hungary) Ng See-Yuen (Hong Kong)
In competition
Awards
Golden Goblet
Best Film - The Woodlanders (dir. Phil Agland, United Kingdom) Best Director - Phil Agland for The Woodlanders (United Kingdom) Best Actor - Michel Piccoli for Traveling Companion (Italy) Best Actress - Pan Yu for Live at Peace (China)
Special Jury Award
Mendel (dir. Alexander Rosler, Norway) Live in Peace (dir. Hu Binliu)