The 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival closed in Sanya City of the southern island province on Tuesday evening.
Black Rabbit, White Rabbit, a co-production between Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates, won the Golden Coconut Awards Best Picture.
The Golden Coconut Awards Grand Jury Prize went to Chinese film A Dance in Vain and German movie Phantoms of July.
U.S. film Mad Bills to Pay won the Best Director and Best Actress awards.
The Best Actor award went to Theodore Pellerin from France for his acting in Nino.
"We filmmakers need to build our homes with movies. I believe that more filmmakers will realize that they have a new home in China -- the Hainan Island International Film Festival," said Italian film expert Marco Muller, the jury president.
Co-hosted by China Media Group and the People's Government of Hainan Province, the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival was held from December 3 to 9.
With the theme "From Oceans to the Infinite," this year's festival received 4,564 entries from 119 countries and regions, marking a record high. The Golden Coconut Awards jury consisted of 13 renowned filmmakers from China and abroad.
Sanya City is still buzzing with a vibrant series of themed events.
Residents and visitors were able to participate in five interactive film-themed missions, immersing themselves in the world of cinema. Special photo zones were also set up across multiple local attractions, encouraging participants to become "creators" in their own right.
The city has also rolled out a range of tourism promotions, offering discounts on scenic spots and accommodations to attract more visitors.
7th Hainan Island International Film Festival closes
Two U.S. F-18 fighter jets entered Venezuelan airspace on Tuesday, circling for about 40 minutes.
The jets flew within 100 miles (about 161 km) of Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city which is home to Rafael Urdaneta Air Base, one of the main military air bases in western Venezuela, according to a report from the Miami Herald.
Data from Sweden's FlightRadar24 showed the jets flying over the northern tip of Lake Maracaibo, above the waters of the Gulf of Venezuela, and between the cities of La Guajira, in Zulia state, and Coro, the capital of Falcon state. Zulia state is a key oil and gas producing region in Venezuela, while Falcon state has some of the country’s biggest refineries.
FlightRadar24 data also showed a U.S. MQ-4C Triton drone flying close to Venezuela’s coast on Tuesday, although it did not appear to enter Venezuelan airspace.
Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil warned on Tuesday that the U.S. actions pose an extremely serious challenge to regional security and peace.
The president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez Gomez, said that the U.S. military activities around the country were not intended to "combat drug trafficking", as the U.S, claims, but to attack and destroy Venezuela.
Iran warned that the recent situation poses a threat to peace in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by telephone on Tuesday and reiterated his country's "willingness to stand by Venezuela", the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry reported.
Pezeshkian also said that U.S. provocations of Venezuela "violate the principles of international law and constitute a dangerous precedent for the peoples of the world."
U.S. fighter jets enter Venezuelan airspace as tensions escalate
