The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, Chinese: 上海国际电影节, French: Festival international du film de Shanghai) is the largest film festivalinAsia and China's longest-running international cinema event.[1][2] The first festival was established in October 1993. It is the only Chinese festival accredited by the FIAPF.[3]
2007 Shanghai International Film Festival press conference
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| Location | Shanghai, China |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Awards | Golden Goblet |
| Hosted by | China Film Administration, China Media Group, Shanghai Government |
| Website | www |
The festival is held over a ten-day period every June. SIFF is organized by China Film Administration, China Media Group, and the Shanghai government. It awards several "Golden Goblet" Awards (Chinese: 金爵; pinyin: Jīn Jué) for best film, best director, best actor/actress, and other categories, as well as a "Special Jury Award". SIFF Mart consists of the Film Market, China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC), and Co-production Film Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC). The SIFFORUM is a communication platform.[4]
In 2011, SIFF started a "Film Restoration" program to repair and preserve prints of classic Chinese movies.[5][6]
Notable jury members include Oliver Stone, Mark Rydell, István Szabó, Stanislav Rostotsky, Alan Parker, Lee Chang-Dong, Geoffrey Gilmore, François Girard, Olivier Assayas, Luc Besson, Lisa Lu, Donnie Yen, Chen Hao, Tran Anh Hung, Chen Kaige, He Ping, Wong Kar-Wai, Bille August, Danny Boyle, Andie Macdowell, John Woo, Barry Levinson, Paz Vega,[7] Jean-Jacques Annaud, Heather Graham, Li Bingbing, Tom Hooper, Gong Li, Sally Potter, Emir Kusturica, Atom Egoyan, Xu Qing, Sabu, Ildikó Enyedi, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Zhao Tao, Paolo Genovese, Nicolas Celis, Aleksei Alekseivich German, Wang Jingchun, Zhou Xun and Tony Leung Ka-fai.
Other notable attendees include Jesse Eisenberg, Smriti Irani, Kirill Razlogov, Peng Yuyan, Xu Qing, Zhou Yun, Yang Zishan, Thierry Fremaux, Xu Zheng and Amanda Seyfried.[8][9]
Competition sections for Golden Goblet Award have four categories, which include main competition for feature-length films, as well as competitions specialized in Asia new talent, documentaries, animation, and short films. They bring together over 2,000 films from more than 100 countries and regions worldwide every year.
Every June, SIFF will show over 400 films from around the world in about 40 cinemas covering every district of Shanghai. The programme includes thematic curation, but also selects the best of today's world cinema, and presents them from the perspectives of theme, region etc.
A communication platform for industry executives, tech innovators and film talents take part in conversations to discuss the state of the film industry and film as an art form.
Golden Goblet Award fall into four categories, which include main competition for feature-length films, as well as competitions specialized in asia new talent,documentary, animation and short films. They bring together over 2,000 films from more than 100 countries and regions around the world every year.
The most prestigious award given out at Shanghai is the Jin Jue ("Golden Goblet") for the Best Feature Film.
An award launched in 2004 aimed at gathering new forces in film creativity, excavating/tapping fresh young faces on screens, and boosting newly made productions by young film makers into worldwide perspective.[10]
A short film is defined as an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.This excludes from consideration such works as: 1. Previews and advertising films. 2. Sequences from feature-length films, such as credit sequences. 3. Unaired episodes of established TV series. 4. Unsold TV series pilots.
China Movie Channel Media Awards are presented at each Shanghai International Film Festival by China Movie Channel since 2007. Voted by the reporters in the entertainment industry, the awards are aimed at "promoting medium-and-small-budget homegrown movies and exposing talented young directors and actors".[11]
Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards were presented during the Jackie Chan Action Movie Week during the SIFF between 2015 and 2018. Voted by the reporters in the entertainment industry, the awards are aimed at "celebrating international action movies and honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to the genre."[12][13] In 2019, these awards became their own event held separately from the SIFF.[14]
