Oliver Stone wins award in SH film festival

American film director Oliver Stone won the Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday night at the opening ceremony of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Tsui Hark, 52, a Hong Kong film director and producer, was given the Chinese Film Award for Outstanding Contribution.

A total of 14 films will compete for this year's Golden Goblet. The jury panel headed by Oscar-winning British director Tom Hooper will decide who is the winner.

The American 3D computer-animated comedy film Monsters University produced by Disney/ Pixar was the opening film of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival.