Shanghai Film Week – Brand new international Movie Festival that brings together creator and audience.
Here at Shanghai Film Week beginning filmmakers and professionals could find their audience and present works to public.
SFW belives in power of communication, because of that our main goal – is to build strong community around upcoming stars from new era of cinema.
Three times a year we’re making official selection of works that will run in our Yearly Event at Shanghai in ‘Guo Tai Dian Ying Yuan’ Cinema for 7 days in March presenting 33 works and discuss them on afterparties.
SWF carries about every submitter, so don’t hesitate to contact us on any question.
Jury Panel of SWF consist of DOPs, Directors ,Film Critics and producers.
‘Movie – is where the new universe is born’ – Quote of Festival Director.

Red Carpet
Panel Discussion
Q&A

Best Short Film
Best Feature Film
Best Indie Short Film
Best Indie Feature Film
Best Student Film
Best Web/TV Series
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Sci-fi
Best Fantasy
Best LGBTQ
Best Mobile Phone Short
Best Inspirational
Best Action
Best Poster
Best Short Screenplay
Best Feature Screenplay
Best Drama Screenplay
Best Comedy Screenplay
Best Actor Short Film
Best Actress Short Film
Best Actor Feature Film
Best Actress Feature Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Color Editing
Best Make Up
Best Costume Design
Best Director
Best First-Time Director

Terms & Rules
All films in all genres will be considered. We consider a short short to be under 5 minutes. Filmmakers certify they have the rights to music used in their films. Please upload a digital screener to FilmFreeway
Requirements
For Short Films, the films need to be 50 minutes or less. We prefer most films sit on the shorter end of that spectrum—the average film we feature is 10 minutes. The longer your film (over 15 minutes), the tougher judges we tend to be.
For Feature Films, the films need to be at least 50 minutes.
*Premier Status *
No premiere status is required. So, don’t wait to submit your film.
Rights:
We require films to have all necessary rights and releases secured for us to feature them. Yes, this includes music.
Free to View:
We only select films that are free for audiences.
*What We Look For
We look for great stories that brave new territory. We value great characters, interesting new worlds, and stories that surprise us over fancy visual effects, famous actors, or silly one-liners that often feed much of online videos. The best way to understand what we look for is to watch the short films in our collection. You can get a good sense of our taste by looking at what we have curated in the past.
What We Avoid
We have no hard and fast rules. Every film is different and there are always exceptions. In general, though, the following tend to not be a good fit for us
Refund Policy
Unfortunately we cannot refund a submission fee once you’ve submitted your film. Please make absolutely sure you want to submit your film before doing so. As with other festivals, your fee is paid for your film to be considered. By no means does submitting your film guarantee that your film will be accepted for Short of the Week. If your film is not accepted, your submission fee is not refunded. We receive thousands of submissions every year and only about 4% are selected