Sunday, December 26, 2021

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival Calls for Entries

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 10th to June 19th, 2022. Call for entries worldwide has opened from December 15th, 2021. Online submissions are available at www.siff.com for Golden Goblet Award and International Film Panorama. The submission deadline is March 31st, 2022.

The feature-length films including fiction, documentary and / or animation films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Main Competition of Golden Goblet Award:

1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2021.

2) Film that has not been selected in an international section (competitive or not) 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

However to compete to the Asian New Talent of Golden Goblet Award, the films should meet these following criterias:

1Film 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.

2Director 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.

3Actor/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.

4Script 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.

5Cinematographer 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.

6All films applying for Asian New Talent of Golden Goblet Award must be completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2021.

7) The minimum running time is 70 minutes.

8) Format: DCP

Short films competing for Golden Goblet Award should meet these following criteria’s:

1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1st, 2021.

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

3) Film must not be exhibited publicly or distributed anywhere in any nontheatrical form before the Festival. Nontheatrical public exhibition or distribution includes but is not limited to: Broadcast and cable television; PPV/VOD; DVD distribution; Internet transmission.

4) All films must be submitted in a standard theatrical exhibition aspect ratio.

5) 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.

To learn more about regulations for entries of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, please visit SIFF official website www.siff.com and refer to related columns.

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