Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF)

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Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), founded in 1993, is the only competitive film festival in China approved by International Federation of Film Producers Associations.

Relying on the rapid development of the Chinese film industry and the trend of globalization in the film industry, SIFF focuses on awards, markets, forums and film exhibitions so as to build an international platform, promote the development of the Chinese film industry and strengthen the communication and cooperation between Chinese and foreign film industries.

In recent years, with the increase of China’s economic strength and the rise of its international status, Chinese films have attracted more and more attention from people around the world, and SIFF, held in June annually, has become a great event for filmmakers worldwide, whose universal industry appeal, international influence, and effect on the multicultural film culture and development of the film industry in the world have also been praised by people inside and outside the industry. In 2015, the 18th SIFF has attracted 450 mainstream media outlets around the world and 1,385 journalists reported on it. Among them, 2308 original reports are included. The People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, Shanghai Media Group, Sina, Tencent, Sohu, Netease and other mainstream media paid much attention to it. 353 foreign reports and 22 international countries are included in it too. These international countries include America, England, France, Russia and Japan and so on. The Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press of America, The Daily Mail, Reuters of England, Agence France-Pressein France and other international mainstream media reported on SIFF so that SIFF won much public praise.

The 19th SIFF will be held on June 11to 19 in 2016

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