1999 Shanghai International Film Festival

The 4th Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 22 and October 31, 1999. Like the previous year, the Film Festival was divided into four activities:
 * Golden Cup International Film Competition
 * International Film Panorama
 * International Film and TV Market
 * Retrospectives with Seminar

338 films were entered.

The Turkish film Propaganda was named the winner of the Golden Goblet.

Jury

 * Wu Yigong, director (China)
 * Paolo Virzì, director (Italy)
 * Yasuo Furuhata, director (Japan)
 * Carole Bouquet, actress (France)
 * Park Kwang-su, director (South Korea)
 * Stanislav Rostotsky, director (Russia)
 * Zheng Dongtian, director (China)

Golden Goblet

 * Best Film- Propaganda (Turkey)
 * Silver Cup for Best Film- The Prompter (Norway)
 * Best Director- Yoji Yamada (for The New Voyage) (Japan)
 * Best Actor- Ahmad Zaki for Laugh, So the Photo Will Be Beautiful (Egypt)
 * Best Actress- Ai Liya for Genghis Khan (China)
 * Best Music- Beastie Girl (Austria)
 * Best Technology- A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA)

Special Jury Award

 * The Lunatics' Ball (director, Michael Thorp) (New Zealand)