Feature Film:
Article 1
This Regulation is drawn to cover participation in competitions for Golden Goblet Awards of the Shanghai International Film Festival (hereinafter referred to as SIFF or The Festival).
Article 2
SIFF was ratified by the State Council of China, it is one of the FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals throughout the world. The Festival focuses on multi-layer and multi-angle exploration of new directors. Its aim is to reveal films of quality in order to enhance exchange and cooperation between China and the rest of the world.
Article 3
The Festival is held in June every year. The 24th SIFF will be held from Friday June 11 to Sunday June 20, 2021.
Article 4
The feature-length films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Fiction Competition of Golden Goblet Award:
1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2020.
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
The feature-length documentary films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Documentary Competition of Golden Goblet Award:
1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2020.
2）Film that has not been in the main competition category of other FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals before SIFF;
3) World premiere or International premiere is preferred.
4) The minimum running time is 70 minutes.
5) Format: DCP
The feature length animation films that meet the following conditions are eligible for Animation Competition for Golden Goblet Award:
1) Film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2020.
2) Film that has not been in the main competition category of other FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals before SIFF;
3) World premiere or International premiere is preferred.
4) The minimum running time is 60 minutes.
5) Format: DCP
Article 5
In order to be eligible for selection, a film must be submitted to the Festival no later than March 31, 2021. We require either media storage devices（DVD, USB Disk, Hard Disk）
or online screener for preview. Screeners may be sent to the following address by the above deadline:
Shanghai International Film Festival
20th Floor, 211 Kang Ding Road
Shanghai 200041, China
In the meantime, online film submission at www.siff.com is necessarily requested.
Contact of fiction submission
Gu Jiamin
Tel: 86-21-22009855
Email: gujiamin@siff.com
Jack Lee
Tel: 86-21-22009856
Email：jacklee@siff.com
Contact of documentary submission
Emma XU
Tel: 86-21-22009866
Email: xuzheng@siff.com
Contact of animation submission
Mavis YAN
Tel: 86-21-22009861
Email: yanminyin@siff.com
Article 6
The Festival chooses and invites the films which will be presented in competitions.
More documentation on each selected film including synopsis, film stills, biography & photo of director，cast and crew list for catalogue uses, as well as English subtitled/dialogue list, poster and film trailer (Detailed material list will be indicated in the film invitation separately), must reach the Festival before May 20, 2021.
During the entire Festival, none of the selected films may be shown outside the Festival\'s official theaters before its official presentation.
Article 7
The submitter shall send back the Receipt of invitation within five working days after receiving the invitation from the Festival. No film selected may be withdrawn for any reason from the Festival once its participation has been officially confirmed by the submitter in writing. If the submitter requests to withdraw the film, the Festival shall have the right of final decision. If any loss is caused to the Festival due to the submitter’s request to withdraw the film, the submitter shall compensate for all economic losses and reputation loss caused thereby, including but not limited to the economic compensation, issuing an apology letter to the Festival and making a public apology via social media platform.
Article 8
Films in languages other than English must be subtitled in English. The subtitling expenses are the responsibility of the submitters. The submitters must provide the Festival with complete English subtitled lists which accord with those on the DCP. For versions not corresponding exactly to this definition, the Festival will decide unilaterally whether the films in question are acceptable. All films will be electronically subtitled in Chinese during the Festival. Translation of subtitles from English to Chinese and the screening of the subtitles will be complimentarily operated by the Festival.
Article 9
The Festival designates the members of the Jury as well as President for Golden Goblet Award competition programs. Decision on each award will be officially announced at the Closing & Awards Ceremony. No person having taken part in the production or exploitation of a film in competition may be on the Jury. All jury members are sworn to secrecy.
The Juries are obliged to present:
Fiction Competition
-An award for BEST FEATURE FILM (The award will be presented to the producer.)
- JURY GRAND PRIX
- An award for BEST DIRECTOR
- An award for BEST ACTRESS (The award will be presented to the leading actress.)
- An award for BEST ACTOR (The award will be presented to the leading actor.)
- An award for BEST SCREENPLAY
- An award for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (The award will be presented to the DOP.)
- An Award for OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT in the categories (music, artistic directing, costume, editing, make-up, etc.)
Documentary Competition
- An Award for BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (The award will be presented to the director.)
Animation Competition
- An Award for BEST ANIMATION FILM (The award will be presented to the director.)
Article 10
The submitter of the selected films are required to deliver films complying with the specifications for DCP used by the Festival.
Article 11
All expenses for the transport of screener to the Festival, including custom fees and insurance, are the entire responsibility of the submitter.
The Festival covers outbound shipping and insurance fee, and pays for the insurance and storage during the period from the receipt of the DCPs to the return of the DCPs to the Forwarding Agent.
In case of damage to or loss of the DCPs during the period from the receipt of the DCPs to the delivery of DCPs by the Forwarding Agent, the Festival is only responsible for the costs involved in making a new DCP according to the current laboratory rates for ordering a standard DCP.
Article 12
DCP of the selected films must reach the Festival before May 31, 2021. It is obligatory for the submitter to follow the shipping instructions which accompany notification of film selection into the Festival.
All the film DCPs must be addressed as follows:
Shanghai Logistics Consultant Co. Ltd
c/o Shanghai International Film Festival
20F, 211 Kang Ding Road
Shanghai 200041, China
Tel: 86-21-55053379
Email: print@siff.com
The Festival must be notified of film titles, film format, date and way of delivery as well as the air waybill when the films are sent.
DCPs will be returned to the address indicated by the submitter within two weeks of the end of the Festival.
Article 13
The director and main casts of the selected films will be invited to attend the Festival. （Detailed offerings will be indicated in the invitation separately.）
Article 14
The Festival maintains the right to decide all cases not provided in these Regulations, taking into account the clauses of the FIAPF International Regulations.
Article 15
Participation in the Festival implies adherence to the regulations as here set out. It is the responsibility of producers, distributors, or other organizations submitting a film to ensure that they are legitimately entitled to enter a film in the Festival.
Article 16
The Festival is very much aware of the global situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, carefully monitoring all developments of the virus, and following China’s policies on epidemic prevention and control. The Festival may adopt alternative ways to organize its events if they are likely to be effected by a newer situation. In any case, the Festival remains committed to providing up-to-date information to all the film submitters.
Article 17
SIFF Organization Committee reserves the right of final explanation of all above articles.
A short film that meets the following qualifying criteria may be chosen for invitation in short films Competition for Golden Goblet Award:
1. A Short film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2019.
2. 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..
3. The Short film must not be exhibited publicly or distributed anywhere in any nontheatrical form before Shanghai International Film 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.
Short:
Article 1
This Regulation is drawn to cover participation in short film (Live Action Short Film and Animated Short Film) competitions for Golden Goblet Awards of the Shanghai International Film Festival (hereinafter referred to as SIFF or The Festival).
Article 2
SIFF was ratified by the State Council of China, it is one of the FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals throughout the world. The Festival focuses on multi-layer and multi-angle exploration of new directors. Its aim is to reveal films of quality in order to enhance exchange and cooperation between China and the rest of the world.
Article 3
The Festival is held in June every year. The 24th SIFF will be held from Friday June 11 to Sunday June 20, 2021.
Article 4
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
1) A live action film that meets the following qualifying criteria is eligible for Short Film Competition of Golden Goblet Award:
1. A live action film uses imagery created primarily through practical photographic techniques used to capture physical actors, props, sets, and locations. Documentary short subjects will not be accepted in the live action category.
2. A Short film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2020.
3. Film that has not been in the main competition category of other FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals before SIFF.
4. The Short 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
5. World premiere or International premiere is preferred. Chinese film must be World premiere.
6. 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. All films must be submitted in a standard theatrical exhibition aspect ratio.
2) An animated film that meets the following qualifying criteria is eligible for Short Film Competition of Golden Goblet Award:
1. An animated film is created by using a frame-by-frame technique, and usually falls into one of the two general fields of animation: character or abstract. Some of the techniques of animating films include cel animation, computer animation, stop-motion, clay animation, pixilation, cutouts, pins, camera multiple pass imagery, kaleidoscopic effects, and drawing on the film frame itself. Documentaries created by animation technique can be accepted in the animation category.
2. A Short film that has been completed in the country of origin after June 1, 2020.
3. Film that has not been in the main competition category of other FIAPF-accredited non-specialized competitive film festivals before SIFF.
4. The Short 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
5. World premiere or International premiere is preferred. Chinese film must be World premiere.
7. 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. All films must be submitted in a standard theatrical exhibition aspect ratio.
Article 5
In order to be eligible for selection, a short film must be submitted to the Festival no later than March 31, 2021. We require either media storage devices（DVD, USB Disk, Hard Disk）or online screener for preview. Screeners may be sent to the following address by the above deadline:
Shanghai International Film Festival
20th Floor, 211 Kang Ding Road
Shanghai 200041, China
Attn: Luo Xuefei
Tel: 86-21-22009858
Email: luoxuefei@siff.com
In the meantime, online film submission at www.siff.com is necessarily requested.
Article 6
The Festival chooses and invites the films which will be presented in competitions.
More documentation on each selected film including synopsis, film stills, biography & photo of director，cast and crew list for catalogue uses, as well as English subtitled/dialogue list, poster and film trailer (Detailed material list will be indicated in the film invitation separately), must reach the Festival before May 20, 2021.
During the entire Festival, none of the selected films may be shown outside the Festival\'s official theaters before its official presentation.
Article 7
The submitter shall send back the Receipt of invitation within five working days after receiving the invitation from the Festival. No film selected may be withdrawn for any reason from the Festival once its participation has been officially confirmed by the submitter in writing. If the submitter requests to withdraw the film, the Festival shall have the right of final decision. If any loss is caused to the Festival due to the submitter’s request to withdraw the film, the submitter shall compensate for all economic losses and reputation loss caused thereby, including but not limited to the economic compensation, issuing an apology letter to the Festival and making a public apology via social media platform.
Article 8
Films in languages other than English must be subtitled in English. The subtitling expenses are the responsibility of the submitters. The submitters must provide the Festival with complete English subtitled lists which accord with those on the DCP or digital screening materials. For versions not corresponding exactly to this definition, the Festival will decide unilaterally whether the films in question are acceptable. All films will be electronically subtitled in Chinese during the Festival. Translation of subtitles from English to Chinese and the screening of the subtitles will be complimentarily operated by the Festival.
For Chinese-language films in minority languages or dialects, the submitters must provide copies of Chinese and English subtitles.
Article 9
The Festival designates the members of the Jury for final voting for the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film awards. Decision on each award will be officially announced during the Festival. No person having taken part in the production or exploitation of a film in competition may be on the Jury. All jury members are sworn to secrecy.
The Juries are obliged to present:
- An award for BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM (The award will be presented to the director.)
- An award for BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM (The award will be presented to the director.)
Article 10
The submitters of the selected films are required to deliver films complying with the specifications for DCP used by the Festival.
Article 11
All expenses for the transport of screener to the Festival, including custom fees and insurance, are the entire responsibility of the submitter.
The Festival covers outbound shipping and insurance fee, and pays for the insurance and storage during the period from the receipt of the DCPs to the return of the DCPs to the Forwarding Agent.
In case of damage to or loss of the DCPs during the period from the receipt of the DCPs to the delivery of DCPs by the Forwarding Agent, the Festival is only responsible for the costs involved in making a new DCP according to the current laboratory rates for ordering a standard DCP.
DCP of the selected films must reach the Festival before May 31, 2021. It is obligatory for the submitter to follow the shipping instructions which accompany notification of film selection into the Festival.
All the film DCPs must be addressed as follows:
Shanghai Logistics Consultant Co. Ltd.
c/o Shanghai International Film Festival
20F,211 Kangding Rd., Shanghai, P.R.China, 200041
Tel: 86-21-55053379
Email: print@siff.com
The Festival must be notified of film titles, film format, date and way of delivery as well as the air waybill when the films are sent.
DCPs will be returned to the address indicated by the submitter within two weeks of the end of the Festival.
Article 12
The producer or the director of the selected Short films will be invited to attend the Shanghai International Film Festival. (Detailed offerings will be indicated in the invitation separately.)
Article 13
The Festival maintains the right to decide all cases not provided in these Regulations, taking into account the clauses of the FIAPF International Regulations.
Article 14
Participation in the Festival implies adherence to the regulations as here set out. It is the responsibility of producers, distributors, or other organizations submitting a film to ensure that they are legitimately entitled to enter a film in the Festival.
Article 15
The Festival is very much aware of the global situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, carefully monitoring all developments of the virus, and following China’s policies on epidemic prevention and control. The Festival may adopt alternative ways to organize its events if they are likely to be effected by a newer situation. In any case, the Festival remains committed to providing up-to-date information to all the film submitters.
Article 16
SIFF Organization Committee reserves the right of final explanation of all above articles.