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Cinema and Film Awards

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Cinema and Film Awards Questions

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2017?

  1. I Am Not Madame Bovary

  2. Our Time Will Come

  3. The Handmaiden

  4. The Wailing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Madame Bovary" won the Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Cinematography in 2016?

  1. Mountains May Depart

  2. The Assassin

  3. Our Time Will Come

  4. Stray Dogs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hou Hsiao-hsien's "The Assassin" won the Asian Film Award for Best Cinematography in 2016.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Editing in 2015?

  1. Black Coal, Thin Ice

  2. Stray Dogs

  3. The Raid 2

  4. Blind Massage
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Diao Yinan's "Black Coal, Thin Ice" won the Asian Film Award for Best Editing in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Art Direction in 2014?

  1. The Grandmaster

  2. A Touch of Sin

  3. Stray Dogs

  4. No Man's Land
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Art Direction in 2014.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design in 2013?

  1. The Grandmaster

  2. A Touch of Sin

  3. Stray Dogs

  4. No Man's Land
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design in 2013.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Original Music in 2012?

  1. The Grandmaster

  2. A Touch of Sin

  3. Stray Dogs

  4. No Man's Land
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Original Music in 2012.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Sound in 2011?

  1. The Grandmaster

  2. A Touch of Sin

  3. Stray Dogs

  4. No Man's Land
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Sound in 2011.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Asian Film Award for Best Visual Effects in 2010?

  1. The Grandmaster

  2. A Touch of Sin

  3. Stray Dogs

  4. No Man's Land
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" won the Asian Film Award for Best Visual Effects in 2010.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of a satirical film?

  1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  2. Citizen Kane

  3. The Godfather

  4. The Shawshank Redemption
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a satirical film that uses humor to criticize the Cold War and the threat of nuclear war.

Multiple choice

What is the highest award given at the Moscow International Film Festival?

  1. Golden Lion

  2. Golden Bear

  3. Golden Globe

  4. Golden St. George
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The highest award given at the Moscow International Film Festival is the Golden St. George.

Multiple choice

Which film won the first Golden St. George award?

  1. Ballad of a Soldier

  2. The Cranes Are Flying

  3. War and Peace

  4. Andrei Rublev
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The film 'Ballad of a Soldier' won the first Golden St. George award.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden St. George award in 2022?

  1. Captain Volkonogov Escaped

  2. Unclenching the Fists

  3. Convenience Store

  4. Persian Lessons
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The film 'Captain Volkonogov Escaped' won the Golden St. George award in 2022.

Multiple choice

Which Broadway musical was the first to be adapted into a feature-length film?

  1. Show Boat

  2. The Jazz Singer

  3. Oklahoma!

  4. Singin' in the Rain
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first feature-length film with synchronized dialogue, and it starred Al Jolson, a popular vaudeville and Broadway performer.

Multiple choice

Which musical film features the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?

  1. The Wizard of Oz

  2. Singin' in the Rain

  3. My Fair Lady

  4. Cabaret
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Wizard of Oz (1939) features the iconic song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", which was composed by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg.

Multiple choice

Which musical film is known for its elaborate set designs and costumes inspired by the Art Deco style?

  1. The Great Gatsby

  2. Moulin Rouge!

  3. Chicago

  4. Cabaret
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Moulin Rouge! (2001) is known for its extravagant set designs and costumes, which were inspired by the Art Deco style of the 1920s.