Jury
This year's jury members are:
- Wong Kar-wai (Director, Hong Kong, China, jury president)
- Joan Chen (Actress, United States)
- Ulrich Felsberg (Film producer, Germany)
- Bille August (Director, Denmark)
- Gila Almagor (Actress-writer, Israel)
- Kaori Momoi (Actress, Japan)
- Huo Jianqi (Director, China)
Read more about this topic: 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival
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