# ‘Final Payment,’ ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out’ Win Big at Pingyao; ‘Congo Boy’ Takes Rossellini Prize

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/final-payment-zoom-in-zoom-out-win-big-at-pingyao-congo-boy-takes-rossellini-prize/
- Published: 2026-09-30T09:36:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-30T16:15:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/final-payment-zoom-in-zoom-out-pingyao-winners-2026-1236883571/
- Topics: Asia, Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- “Final Payment” and “Zoom In, Zoom Out” each won two Pingyao awards.
- “Final Payment” received the festival’s RMB1 million best film prize.
- “Congo Boy” won the international competition’s top award.

## Summary

Niu Niu’s “Final Payment” and Dong Jie’s “Zoom In, Zoom Out” each won two awards at the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival. “Final Payment” took the best film prize and best actor for Niu Jianrong, the director’s father, while “Zoom In, Zoom Out” received the jury award and the critics’ prize. The results recognise films from both the festival’s main competition and its international programme.

The best film award includes RMB1 million (about $149,000), shared equally between the director and the film’s Chinese distributor. “Final Payment” is based on a renovation-payment dispute Niu Jianrong experienced himself, and marks his debut as a lead actor. Other winners included Sun Yi for best actress, Xu Zao for best director, and Rafiki Fariala’s “Congo Boy”, which won the international competition’s Roberto Rossellini Award and $20,000; Rafael Manuel won best director there for “Filipiñana”.

## Coverage

- [Variety: ‘Final Payment,’ ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out’ Win Big at Pingyao; ‘Congo Boy’ Takes Rossellini Prize](https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/final-payment-zoom-in-zoom-out-pingyao-winners-2026-1236883571/)
- [Deadline: ‘Final Payment’, ‘Congo Boy’ Win Top Awards At Pingyao International Film Festival](https://deadline.com/2026/09/pingyao-film-festival-jia-zhangke-congo-boy-final-payment-1237142543/)

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