The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is set to return from June 13 to June 22, bringing ten days of cinematic celebration to the city. Today, organizers unveiled the official selection for the prestigious Golden Goblet Awards, with winners scheduled to be announced later in June.

Photo 26th Awards ceremony courtesy SIFF

 

49 films have been selected as finalists:

 

Main Competition

 

AFTER THE FOG

Director: Miriam Heard

Country/Region: Chile,United Kingdom,France

 

BLACK RED YELLOW

Director: Aktan Arym Kubat

Country/Region: Kyrgyzstan

 

CYCLONE

Director: Flavia Castro

Country/Region: Brazil

 

MY FATHER’S SON

Director: QIU Sheng

Country/Region: China, France

 

LOSS OF BALANCE

Director: Korek Bojanowski

Country/Region: Poland

 

LUISA

Director: Julia Roesler

Country/Region: Germany

 

ONE WACKY SUMMER

Director: CAO Baoping

Country/Region: China

 

ON SUMMER SAND

Director: Shinya Tamada

Country/Region: Japan

 

THE REBORN

Director: Santiago Esteves

Country/Region: Argentina,Spain,Chile

 

THE SCENT OF THINGS REMEMBERED

Director: António Ferreira

Country/Region: Portugal,Brazil

 

WILD NIGHTS, TAMED BEASTS

Director: WANG Tong

Country/Region: China

 

YOU BELIEVE IN ANGELS, MR. DROWAK?

Director: Nicolas Steiner

Country/Region: Germany,Switzerland

 

Asian New Talent

 

AS THE WATER FLOWS

Director: BIAN Zhuo

Country/Region: China

 

BRAND NEW LANDSCAPE

Director: Yuiga Danzuka

Country/Region: Japan

 

GRACE FOR SALE

Director: Gözde Yetişkin, Emre Sert

Country/Region: Turkey

 

KANTO

Director: Ensar Altay

Country/Region: Turkey

 

ODDS BEATER

Director: CHENG Liang

Country/Region: China

 

RIVERSTONE

Director: Lalith Rathnayake

Country/Region: Sri Lanka

 

SEVEN DAYS

Director: QIU Yujie

Country/Region: China

 

THE DAUGHTER

Director: Pourya Kakavand

Country/Region: Iran

 

THE LAST SUMMER

Director: SHI Renfei

Country/Region: China

 

VICTORIA

Director: Sivaranjini J

Country/Region: India

 

WATER CAN GO ANYWHERE

Director: FANG  Liang

Country/Region: China

 

WHERE THE NIGHT STANDS STILL

Director: r: Liryc Dela Cruz

Country/Region: Italy,Philippines

 

Documentary

 

A PART OF THE LAND

Director: Nima Mahdian Asl

Country/Region: Iran

 

BRIGADE 2045

Director: Olivia Luengas Magana

Country/Region: Mexico

 

CATCHERS ON THE MOON

Director: XU Huijing

Country/Region: China

 

CONSTANZA

Director: Agustín Márquez Gómez

Country/Region: Spain

 

THE GUARDIAN OF STORIES

Director: Claudia Bellasi, Markus Steiner Ender

Country/Region: Laos

 

Animation

 

EDGE OF TIME

 

Director: LI Wei, WENG Ming, Shinichiro Watanabe, Shuhei Morita

Country/Region: China

 

 

MAGIC BEACH

Director: Robert Connolly

Country/Region: Australia

 

MAKE A GIRL

Director: Gensho Yasuda

Country/Region: Japan

 

THE SONGBIRDS' SECRET

Director: Antoine Lanciaux

Country/Region: France,Switzerland,Belgium

 

TOM AND JERRY: FORBIDDEN COMPASS

Director: ZHANG Gang

Country/Region: China,United States of America

 

Short Film (Live Action)

 

A STORY ABOUT WINTER

Director: LUO Zhaoguang, ZHOU Nanjun

Country/Region: China

 

CHILDREN OF THE LAND

Director: XU Rui

Country/Region: China

 

CROW

Director: XU Jianming

Country/Region: China

 

DEAD IN THE WATER

Director: Leila Hekmatnia

Country/Region: Iran

JOANA IS LEAVING

Director: Jonathan Millet

Country/Region: France

 

JUDITE, OR FIRST REBELLION

Director: Pedro Carneiro

Country/Region: Portugal

 

NO ONE KNOWS I DISAPPEARED

Director: BO Hanxiong

Country/Region: China

 

THE END OF THE WORLD

Director: Alessandro Mosca

Country/Region: Peru

 

THE FOUNTAIN OF MEMORY

Director: Jordi Sanz Angrill

Country/Region: Spain

 

VIDEO GAME AUTEUR

Director: Txema Novelo

Country/Region: Mexico

 

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

 

I AM NOT HERE ANYMORE

Director: Nawojka Wierzbowska

Country/Region: Poland,France

 

LITTLE STORY

Director: Mirjam Plettinx

Country/Region: Belgium

 

LOVE MUSIC FRIEND

Director: XU Zao

Country/Region: China

 

SON

Director: Zhanna Bekmambetova

Country/Region: Russia,Kazakstan

 

TRIASSIC CUDDLE

Director: Iulia Turicianu

Country/Region: Romania

 

As China’s only A-list film festival, SIFF has long served as a major platform for Chinese-language cinema and emerging talents across Asia. Guided by the principles of “Asian, Chinese Film, and New Talents,” this year’s festival is expected to feature around 60 Chinese-language films, spanning competition entries, premieres, and restored classics.

The Golden Goblet Awards continue to grow in global stature, setting a new record this year. The five competition sections received over 3,900 submissions from 119 countries and regions. Of those, more than 2,800 films entered competition, with notable increases in entries from the Americas and Africa. Short film submissions rose 18% year-over-year.

This year also boasts the highest premiere rate in SIFF history: over 1,820 films hold world premiere status, and more than 520 will have their international premiere, pushing the combined premiere rate above 80%.

The international jury panel includes 21 members from 13 countries and regions across Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Italian director and screenwriter Giuseppe Tornatore, the president of the jury this year, stated:

“A film festival is not just a celebration of cinema; it's an opportunity for people from different nations to come together, exchange ideas, and appreciate exceptional films. I’m honored to serve as a juror at SIFF and to enjoy these incredible works alongside my fellow jury members in Shanghai.”

This year’s edition also introduces several firsts: the merger of the SIFF Film Market with the Shanghai TV Festival’s market to form a unified International Film and TV Market; the launch of the “Asia Now” section highlighting regional perspectives.

Tickets for the 27th SIFF go on sale at noon on June 5. Following SIFF, the Shanghai TV Festival will run from June 23 to June 27.