26th Shanghai International Film Festival

The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival runs from June 14th to June 23rd followed by the 29th Shanghai TV Festival from June 24th to June 28th.

More than 3,700 films from 105 countries and regions have been received for this year’s film festival. There are 1,375 world premieres and 390 international premieres among the 2,224 entries for competition. The theme of 26th Shanghai International Film Festival is "City of Cinema". Tickets for film exhibitions will be available for purchase on Taopiaopiao.com from 12 pm on June 7th. Screenings will take place in 47 cinemas across 16 districts in Shanghai. 

The Shanghai TV Festival received nearly 1,000 submissions from 57 countries and regions across five continents. In the Drama section, there are approximately 190 TV series from China, while the number of foreign productions increased to nearly 170 a more than 50% increase from last year.