Shanghai Int’l Film Festival open for worldwide submissions

Director Lu Chuan (left) joins his team to promote the new scifi film Bureau 749 at the ongoing 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which will be held in June 2023, is now accepting new submissions from across the world, the organizers said Tuesday.

Online submissions are accepted at www.siff.com for the Golden Goblet Award and the International Panorama through March 31, 2023.

the SIFF is a competitive global event driven by Shanghai's efforts to become an international cultural hub

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The 25th SIFF was originally scheduled to take place in June 2022 but has been postponed to 2023. However, according to organizers, the films previously submitted are still deemed valid.

New submissions for the Golden Goblet Award will be limited to films completed after June 1, 2022, while films submitted for the International Panorama can include those completed after January 1, 2022.

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Founded in 1993, the SIFF is a competitive global event driven by Shanghai's efforts to become an international cultural hub.