ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival
ShanghaiPRIDE has always included film screenings as part of its cultural program. It goes without saying that visible queer characters and stories on screen contribute enormously to the progress of rights and acceptance for LGBT people.
In China, however, film takes a particularly important role. Films like East Palace, West Palace and Lan Yu mark specific milestones in public awareness. Activists like Fan Popo and Ziʼen Cui are foremost filmmakers, and work to encourage others to pick up cameras. The underground film scene is increas- ing its traction globally, as smaller filmmakers are invited to participate in events in Europe, Asia and North America, piecing together a new under- standing of what queer China is like through cinema art.
The decision was made to relaunch ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (ShPFF) in 2015 as a means to support this trend. The program now consists of three strands: screening international queer cinema, a Chinese short film competition and sessions (Q+A and workshops). We also developed partnerships with pan-regional organisations to support growth. 2015 was about establishing the new platform, creating roots so that over the next couple of years, ShPFF can develop into a full fledged forum for local talent.
Meet the Jury of the CN Short Film Awards
The 12th ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival is on for this summer! 30 submissions from China, UK, Canada, USA, and Malaysia made it to the final selection of the Chinese Short Film Awards and are in the running for five awards: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Sound & Music. The jury is expecting the tremendous films to represent Pride around the world.Read More…
Special Screening: Nordic Day!
Feeling a bit sulky that ShPFF has been postponed? Well, guess what…we are proud to share that there will be a Special Screening on June 20!
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival 2020 Postponed
The ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival Team has decided to postpone ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival 2020, which was initially scheduled to be held 14-21 June, because of COVID-19 preventive measures. This is not the end of the rainbow and only a slight pause as we try to figure out the best plan forward. The team is working hard to organize screenings later this year in Shanghai. After every storm comes some sunshine, and this international crisis has allowed us to look into scheduling online screenings and discussions. We hope that our LGBTQ community will also be able to support us in offering smaller offline screenings.
30 Days Before Submissions Close
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (ShPFF) returns in June 2020 to celebrate 12 years of sharing onscreen stories about the love, hardships, growth and triumphs of LGBTQ individuals in China, Asia and around the world. We are very excited to reunite the community for a festival of LGBTQ films again next year!
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival 2020 is Now Open for Submissions!
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (ShPFF) returns in June 2020 to celebrate 12 years of sharing onscreen stories about the love, hardships, growth and triumphs of LGBTQ individuals in China, Asia and around the world. We are very excited to reunite the community for a festival of LGBTQ films again next year!
