Danish-Swedish film wins Shanghai top prizeA Danish-Swedish comedy about mental illness has won the best picture at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival led by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. organisers. The film festival's top prize, the Jin Jue -- or the golden goblet -- went to the independent film "Original", which also took the best actor award for lead Sverrir Gudnason at the ceremony Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . The jury for the nine-day festival, one of the largest of its kind in Asia, was headed by Boyle and also included US actress Andie MacDowell Andie MacDowell (born April 21 1958) is an American screen actress. Biography Early life MacDowell was born Rosalie Anderson MacDowell in Gaffney, South Carolina, daughter of Paula, a music teacher, and Marion MacDowell, a lumber executive. and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. director Andrew Lau. The jury described "Original" as "a light, touching and subversive study of mental illness that is compassionate and never sentimental". Best actress award went to Simone Tang for Denmark's "Aching Hearts", the story of a rocky relationship between two high school sweethearts. Czech filmmaker Julius Sevcik won best director for "Normal", a dark study of a serial killer serial killer Forensic psychiatry A person who commits serial murders Prototypic SK White ♂ age 30; 97% are ♂; 80% are sociopaths. See Dahmer, Depraved heart murder, Ice Man. Cf Megan's law, Son of Sam law. , and Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden's "The Search" was awarded the Jury Grand Prix. Lifetime achievement honours were awarded to American music legend Quincy Jones and French actress Isabelle Huppert at the ceremony. 
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