Actor Feng Shaofeng (right) of film Wolf Totem arrives at the closing ceremony of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival on April 23. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

French director Jean Jacques Annaud won the best director award for the Sino-French blockbuster Wolf Totem.

The eight-day festival, which is billed as the top Asian movie event, also turned into a carnival for movie fans.

Numerous film enthusiasts described the festival on major online forums as a "real movie pilgrimage".