154:
tolerance for the LGBT community through film. It was launched in 2015 to support new queer
Chinese filmmaking talent. It also hosts workshops, Q & A Sessions and panel discussions with some of the leading figures in Chinese LGBT cinema. The festival takes place in June every year as part of ShanghaiPRIDE. Screenings are free and open to all.
227:
Baren departed the festival in 2016, and was succeeded by Wing Shen for its 2017 edition. The 2017 festival will be a much smaller event, taking place on two non-consecutive days. It will be held on 11 and 18 June 2017. In 2019, the festival was directed by
Raymond Phang, a Malaysian who is also the
207:
The festival includes a short film competition, for films which 'tell stories of
Chinese LGBTQ experience.' According to festival director and programmer Matthew Baren, "Film is very important to the LGBT movement in China. So much of is dominated by the West. We wanted to support Chinese stories,
176:
ShanghaiPRIDE Film
Festival first opened from June 12–21, 2015. The first festival was themed, 'Queer Family,' and featured film screenings, including live Q & A sessions and workshops. It also featured short films from around the world, and invited submissions from Chinese LGBT filmmakers. The
153:
ShanghaiPRIDE Film
Festival was established by filmmakers and people involved in the Shanghai arts scene, in conjunction with ShanghaiPRIDE, an LGBT group itself established to highlight a range of LGBT issues. ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival was, in turn, established to create awareness and promote
187:
The 2016 festival was held June 17–26, with the theme 'gender,' with a program of films on gender minorities. The 10 day event featured 40 films, a short film competition, workshops and panel discussions. The festival opened with the
Mainland Chinese premiere of
165:
festival, launched in 2008, has always featured film screenings. PRIDE director
Raymond Phang states: “screenings were very secretive – very small-scale, with 20 or 30 people at most. You wouldn’t know the venue until a few hours before.” According to
756:
553:
781:
806:
173:
A formal, fully fledged film festival was founded in 2015 by
Matthew Baren and Alvin Li. Baren is a Shanghai-based filmmaker, while Li is an LGBT volunteer who lives in the US and China.
771:
170:, foreign consulates provided financial support for the screening fees of certain titles, venues, and often their own cultural section’s libraries of LGBT-related titles from 2010.
822:
118:, launched in September 2017, is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit event, and aims to help facilitate and promote the work of filmmakers from Chinese and other Asian backgrounds.
929:
827:
561:
368:
319:
776:
761:
701:
396:
909:
526:
127:
Other
Chinese-language LGBT film festivals in the region, which also feature international LGBT films with Chinese subtitles, include
919:
889:
837:
141:
135:
904:
124:, launched in 2015, is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit collective, focused on queer short film from Asia and around the world.
832:
724:
694:
791:
220:, as well as musicians Erica Lee and MIIIA. The top prize includes being presented at the internationally well-established
786:
736:
924:
894:
853:
730:
914:
867:
687:
261:
658:
899:
208:
Chinese faces." Five awards are judged by film industry professionals. Past judges have included filmmakers
801:
114:
741:
237:
129:
197:
497:
751:
710:
201:
8:
112:
ShanghaiPRIDE Film
Festival is one of three unconnected LGBT film festivals in the city.
635:"ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival 2017 + Short Film Competition Launch | 上海骄傲节 ShanghaiPRIDE"
746:
634:
167:
582:
554:"Sir Ian McKellen just delivered this inspirational message to China's LGBT community"
531:
610:
471:
189:
94:
224:
and a chance for film producers to win funding for their forthcoming production.
178:
162:
294:"ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (ShPFF) will return in June 11th & 18th 2017"
883:
182:
193:
679:
611:"ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival Short Film Competition | 上海骄傲节 ShanghaiPRIDE"
421:
213:
293:
527:"In China, transgender films find a home at the ShanghaiPRIDE Festival"
221:
209:
82:
217:
106:
28:
446:
369:"Shanghai's underground arts scene nurtures queer film fan group"
344:
766:
397:"How the ShanghaiPRIDE Festival Is Coming Out of SIFF's Shadow"
120:
659:""We Will Not Give Up": China's Biggest Pride Event Turns 10"
32:
192:
Other highlights included a specially recorded message from
320:"New Shanghai Queer Film Festival to launch this September"
181:
and opening night was attended by the film's star, actress
102:
262:"ShanghaiPRIDE invites submissions for 2015 Film Festival"
828:
Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (IFVA)
757:
China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
663:
RADII | Culture, Innovation, and Life in today's China
177:
festival opened with the Mainland Chinese premiere of
777:Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival
762:China International New Media Short Film Festival
881:
587:] E. Palace W. Palace | 上海骄傲节 ShanghaiPRIDE"
317:
930:LGBTQ events in the People's Republic of China
259:
695:
228:overall director of ShanghaiPRIDE festival.
709:
109:, China. It was first established in 2015.
702:
688:
838:Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
782:Hainan Island International Film Festival
419:
136:Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
551:
142:Taiwan International Queer Film Festival
882:
524:
196:, and a 20th anniversary screening of
833:Hong Kong International Film Festival
807:Silk Road International Film Festival
725:Beijing College Student Film Festival
683:
520:
518:
394:
16:LGBT film festival in Shanghai, China
868:Category for film festivals in China
792:Shanghai International Film Festival
390:
388:
318:Michael Rinaldi (16 February 2017).
288:
286:
284:
282:
255:
253:
42:2015 (by Matthew Baren and Alvin Li)
787:Pingyao International Film Festival
737:Beijing International Film Festival
583:"【Recap】ShPFF – Revisting [
91:ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (ShPFF)
58:ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival Society
13:
910:Film festivals established in 2015
854:Macau International Movie Festival
515:
14:
941:
772:FIRST International Film Festival
731:Beijing Independent Film Festival
525:Kaiman, Jonathan (20 June 2016).
385:
279:
250:
920:Tourist attractions in Shanghai
890:2015 establishments in Shanghai
651:
627:
603:
575:
545:
490:
552:Farquhar, Peter (2016-06-21).
464:
439:
413:
361:
337:
311:
1:
905:LGBTQ film festivals in China
823:Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
498:"ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival"
395:Davis, Rebecca (2019-06-22).
260:Paul Gustafson (8 Jan 2015).
243:
148:
802:Shanghai Queer Film Festival
115:Shanghai Queer Film Festival
7:
797:ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival
742:Beijing Queer Film Festival
238:List of LGBT film festivals
231:
130:Beijing Queer Film Festival
20:ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival
10:
946:
558:Business Insider Australia
157:
925:LGBTQ culture in Shanghai
895:Annual events in Shanghai
862:
846:
815:
717:
98:
78:
70:
62:
54:
50:Wing Sheng (co-ordinator)
46:
38:
24:
472:"My Weekender: Alvin Li"
373:South China Morning Post
66:Various months each year
915:Film festivals in China
752:Changchun Film Festival
711:Film festivals in China
200:, attended by director
198:East Palace West Palace
105:film festival held in
900:Festivals in Shanghai
21:
747:BigScreen Festival
19:
877:
876:
532:Los Angeles Times
502:TravelGayAsia.com
476:SmartShanghai.com
324:Time Out Shanghai
88:
87:
937:
704:
697:
690:
681:
680:
674:
673:
671:
670:
655:
649:
648:
646:
645:
631:
625:
624:
622:
621:
607:
601:
600:
598:
597:
579:
573:
572:
570:
569:
564:on June 22, 2016
560:. Archived from
549:
543:
542:
540:
539:
522:
513:
512:
510:
508:
494:
488:
487:
485:
483:
468:
462:
461:
459:
457:
443:
437:
436:
434:
432:
417:
411:
410:
408:
407:
392:
383:
382:
380:
379:
365:
359:
358:
356:
355:
341:
335:
334:
332:
330:
315:
309:
308:
306:
304:
290:
277:
276:
274:
272:
257:
194:Sir Ian McKellen
190:Tangerine (2015)
101:), is an annual
100:
83:Official website
22:
18:
945:
944:
940:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
880:
879:
878:
873:
858:
842:
811:
713:
708:
678:
677:
668:
666:
657:
656:
652:
643:
641:
639:www.shpride.com
633:
632:
628:
619:
617:
615:www.shpride.com
609:
608:
604:
595:
593:
591:www.shpride.com
581:
580:
576:
567:
565:
550:
546:
537:
535:
523:
516:
506:
504:
496:
495:
491:
481:
479:
470:
469:
465:
455:
453:
447:"Matthew Baren"
445:
444:
440:
430:
428:
422:"Queer is Here"
420:Cheng Pei Pei.
418:
414:
405:
403:
393:
386:
377:
375:
367:
366:
362:
353:
351:
343:
342:
338:
328:
326:
316:
312:
302:
300:
292:
291:
280:
270:
268:
258:
251:
246:
234:
160:
151:
17:
12:
11:
5:
943:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
875:
874:
872:
871:
863:
860:
859:
857:
856:
850:
848:
844:
843:
841:
840:
835:
830:
825:
819:
817:
813:
812:
810:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
727:
721:
719:
715:
714:
707:
706:
699:
692:
684:
676:
675:
650:
626:
602:
574:
544:
514:
489:
463:
438:
412:
384:
360:
336:
310:
278:
248:
247:
245:
242:
241:
240:
233:
230:
183:Cheng Pei Pei.
179:Lilting (2014)
159:
156:
150:
147:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
64:
60:
59:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
26:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
942:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
870:
869:
865:
864:
861:
855:
852:
851:
849:
845:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
820:
818:
814:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
732:
728:
726:
723:
722:
720:
716:
712:
705:
700:
698:
693:
691:
686:
685:
682:
664:
660:
654:
640:
636:
630:
616:
612:
606:
592:
588:
586:
578:
563:
559:
555:
548:
534:
533:
528:
521:
519:
503:
499:
493:
477:
473:
467:
452:
448:
442:
427:
423:
416:
402:
398:
391:
389:
374:
370:
364:
350:
346:
340:
325:
321:
314:
299:
295:
289:
287:
285:
283:
267:
263:
256:
254:
249:
239:
236:
235:
229:
225:
223:
219:
215:
211:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
185:
184:
180:
174:
171:
169:
164:
163:ShanghaiPRIDE
155:
146:
144:
143:
138:
137:
132:
131:
125:
123:
122:
117:
116:
110:
108:
104:
96:
92:
84:
81:
77:
74:International
73:
69:
65:
63:Festival date
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
34:
30:
27:
23:
866:
796:
729:
667:. Retrieved
665:. 2018-06-08
662:
653:
642:. Retrieved
638:
629:
618:. Retrieved
614:
605:
594:. Retrieved
590:
584:
577:
566:. Retrieved
562:the original
557:
547:
536:. Retrieved
530:
505:. Retrieved
501:
492:
480:. Retrieved
478:. 9 May 2014
475:
466:
454:. Retrieved
450:
441:
429:. Retrieved
426:PigChina.com
425:
415:
404:. Retrieved
400:
376:. Retrieved
372:
363:
352:. Retrieved
348:
339:
327:. Retrieved
323:
313:
301:. Retrieved
297:
269:. Retrieved
265:
226:
206:
186:
175:
172:
161:
152:
140:
134:
128:
126:
119:
113:
111:
90:
89:
507:10 February
349:FilmFreeway
303:10 February
298:shpride.com
271:10 February
214:Quentin Lee
884:Categories
669:2019-06-27
644:2017-03-27
620:2017-02-06
596:2017-02-06
568:2017-02-06
538:2017-02-06
406:2019-06-27
378:2018-10-26
354:2018-10-26
244:References
222:Iris Prize
210:Hong Khaou
202:Zhang Yuan
149:Background
816:Hong Kong
451:Vimeo.com
55:Hosted by
47:Directors
718:Mainland
345:"CINEMQ"
232:See also
218:Kit Hung
107:Shanghai
71:Language
29:Shanghai
25:Location
482:9 April
456:9 April
431:9 April
401:Variety
329:2 April
168:Variety
158:History
99:上海骄傲电影节
95:Chinese
79:Website
39:Founded
767:CINEMQ
266:GScene
121:CINEMQ
97::
847:Macau
33:China
509:2016
484:2017
458:2017
433:2017
331:2017
305:2016
273:2016
216:and
139:and
103:LGBT
585:sic
886::
661:.
637:.
613:.
589:.
556:.
529:.
517:^
500:.
474:.
449:.
424:.
399:.
387:^
371:.
347:.
322:.
296:.
281:^
264:.
252:^
212:,
204:.
145:.
133:,
31:,
703:e
696:t
689:v
672:.
647:.
623:.
599:.
571:.
541:.
511:.
486:.
460:.
435:.
409:.
381:.
357:.
333:.
307:.
275:.
93:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.