2019-11-15

The 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival Calls for Entries!

The 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 13th to June 22nd, 2020.

Online calls for entry start from November 15th, 2019. Online submission for “Golden Goblet Award”, “Asian New Talent Award”, “International Film Panorama” is open on the official website of Shanghai International Film Festival www.siff.com. The deadline for submission is March 31st, 2020.

The feature films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Feature Film Competition of Golden Goblet Award:

1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2019.

2) Film that has not been in the main competition category of other FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals before SIFF; Film that has not been released commercially other than their country of origin.

3) World premiere or International premiere is preferred.

4) The minimum running time is 70 minutes.

5) Format: DCP

The documentary films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Documentary Film Competition of Golden Goblet Award:

1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2019.

2) World premiere or International premiere is preferred.

3) The minimum running time is 70 minutes.

4) Format: DCP

The animation films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Animation Film Competition for Golden Goblet Award:

1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2019.

2) World premiere or International premiere is preferred.

3) The minimum running time is 60 minutes.

4) Format: DCP

The short films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Short Film Competition for Golden Goblet Award:

1）Short film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2019.

2）Short film is defined as an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.

3）All eligible motion pictures must be publicly exhibited by means of unencrypted DCP, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels, image compression (if used) conforming to JPEG 2000; and image and sound file formats suitable for exhibition in commercial Digital Cinema sites..

The feature films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Asian New Talent Award:

1）Film which is one of the first two long fiction films directed by a Director of Asian nationality or Asian origin is eligible to apply for Best Film Award.

2）Director of Asian nationality, the competition film directed by whom is one of his/her first two long fiction films is eligible to apply for Best Director Award.

3）Actor/Actress of Asian nationality, whose competition film is one of the first two long fiction films in which he/she plays starring role, is eligible to apply for Best Actor /Actress Award.

4）Script Writer of Asian nationality, the competition film written by whom is one of his/her first two long fiction films, is eligible to apply for Best Script Writer Award.

5）Cinematographer of Asian nationality, the competition film shot by whom is one of his/her first two long fiction films, is eligible to apply for Best Cinematographer Award.

6）All films applying for ANTA must be completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2019.

7）Format: DCP

8）The minimum running time is 70 minutes.

The feature films that meet the following conditions are eligible for International Film Panorama:

1) Film that has been completed after January 1st, 2019.

2) The minimum running time is 70 minutes.

3) Format: DCP

To learn more about regulations for entries of the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival, please visit SIFF official website www.siff.com and refer to related columns.