Vita Shorts（Shanghai Short Film Festival） (5)

Inizio del Festival: 16 ottobre 2026      Festival si chiude: 19 ottobre 2026

VITA SHORTS is presented jointly by the Cadillac Shanghai Concert Hall, Hoyts Cinemas, and Goethe-Institut Shanghai, serving as the only member festival of the Short Film Conference (SFC) in Shanghai and Beijing, China.

Since its founding 5 years ago, VITA SHORTS has curated spotlight programs featuring directors such as Christian Petzold, Tsai Ming-liang, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Truong Minh Quy, and has collaborated with organizations including the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Busan Shorts, Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, and Beijing Film Academy. Starting in 2025, the festival introduced the Discovery Short Film Award, which carries eligibility for the Annual Short Film Selection of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival under the International SFC.

From October 16–19, the four-day VITA SHORTS (2025) took place in Shanghai, presenting 64 shorts and medium-length films. All screening sessions were free and open to the public and film fans, and a “Shanghai Choice Honor” Audience Award was determined by popular vote. Participating filmmakers included Helena Wittmann, Danzuka Yui, and Tetsuya Mariko, among others. Nearly 30 crews from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, and Singapore participated, with a total attendance of over 2,000 viewers.

VITA SHORTS 由上海音乐厅、寰映影城（上海）与德国驻上海总领事馆文化教育处联合呈现，作为国际短片联盟（Short Film Conference, SFC）中国上海及北京地区唯一成员节展。

成立5年来，曾策划克里斯蒂安·佩措尔德、蔡明亮、黑泽清、张明归焦点影人，与德国电影资料馆、UCCA 尤伦斯当代艺术中心、北京电影学院导演系、奥伯豪森、日本亚洲短片、釜山短片合作节目。历任评委：邱阳、张吉安、周飞、李冬梅（2025）；杨弋枢、耿军、姜秉和（2024）；高志森、陈东楠、大飞、邓伟、蒋能杰、廖勇（2023）。2025年起，增设 Discovery 短片发现奖，具备克莱蒙费朗国际短片电影节国际短片联盟年度短片评选资格。

10月16日至19日，为期4天的 VITA SHORTS（2025）在上海举办。期间共呈现64部短片、中长片，所有放映场次均免费向市民、影迷开放，并票选产生“上海选择荣誉”公众奖项。参展作者包括海伦娜·维特曼、団塚唯我、真利子哲也等。含中国内地、香港、台湾、澳门、越南、日本、韩国、新加坡在内的近30个剧组，累计超2000人次观众抵达。终审评委邱阳、张吉安、周飞还与入围导演们携手“上天台”，在上海音乐厅95周年之际，共创城市艺术行动。

Premi in contanti: 1,000$

The festival’s honor deliberation will be conducted under the supervision of Cadillac · Shanghai Concert Hall, incorporating a diverse evaluation system involving both the final jurors. The Main Competition awards comprise Best Short Film, the Discovery Short Film Award, the Shanghai Choice Honor, and Jury Special Mentions. The Asian Competition awards comprise the Annual Surprise Short Film Award and Jury Special Mentions.

The 2025 jury is composed of Qiu Yang, recipient of the Cannes Short Film Palme d’Or; Chong Keat Aun, Malaysian director; Zhou Fei, programmer at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen; and Li Dongmei, Chinese director. The selection committee includes Laurence Boyce, Head of Programme for PÖFF Shorts at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival; Masataka Higashino, Executive Director of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia; Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Festival Director of the Tampere Film Festival; Chris Robinson, Artistic Director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival; Joyce Yang, Council Member of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and FIPRESCI juror at the Berlin International Film Festival; Wang Yao, Executive Committee Member of NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema); Shen Tao and Wang Xiuyue, Chinese director.

影展荣誉研定工作将在凯迪拉克·上海音乐厅监督下进行，兼顾终审评委与联席评审的多元评价体系搭建。Discovery 短片发现奖 - 华语竞赛单元奖项包括年度最佳短片、短片发现奖、上海选择荣誉，以及评委的特别提及荣誉；Perspective 亚洲视野单元奖项包括年度惊喜短片，以及评委的特别提及荣誉。

2025年，终审评委由导演邱阳、张吉安、李冬梅及奥伯豪森国际短片电影节策展人周飞组成；入围评委则包括塔林黑夜电影节短片策展人劳伦斯·伯斯，日本亚洲短片电影节执行总监东野正刚，坦佩雷电影节艺术总监朱卡‑佩卡·拉克索，渥太华国际动画电影节艺术总监克里斯·罗宾逊，柏林国际电影节费比西奖评委乔奕思，亚太电影促进会执委王垚，及导演沈涛、王秀岳。

1. Unit Settings

1. Competition Units: Main Competition & Asian Competition.

* Open to submissions of Chinese-language short films (5–30 minutes in length), including fiction, animated, documentary, and hybrid shorts.

* Open to submissions of Asian short films (1–30 minutes in length), including fiction, animated, documentary, and hybrid shorts. Chinese-language films are also eligible for this section.

2. Screening Units: Theatre Screening & International Screening

* Open to Chinese-language short films (under 30 minutes) and medium-length films (30–60 minutes), including fiction, animated, documentary, and hybrid works, as well as commercial works, public service advertisements, and music videos (under 30 minutes, with no genre restrictions).

* Open to non-Chinese-language short films (under 30 minutes) and medium-length films (30–60 minutes), including fiction, animated, documentary, and hybrid works, as well as commercial works, public service advertisements, and music videos (under 30 minutes, with no genre restrictions). Asian short films are also eligible for this program. Selected films will be presented as a curated showcase in an academic screening format.

2. Guidelines

1. Submitted works will be reasonably adjusted internally according to the curatorial needs of the organizing committee.

2. Only works completed after October 1, 2024, are eligible for entry. (The Main Competition Unit will prioritize works that retain premiere status, while other units have no premiere restrictions.)

3. The Main Competition and the Theatre Screening Unit are only open to Chinese-language creators who meet any of the following conditions:

* The film's director is a citizen of a Chinese-language region, including China (including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) and parts of Southeast Asia (for co-directed films, at least one director must meet this requirement);

* The primary language of the film’s dialogue is Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese, and various dialects);

* More than 50% of the film’s shooting locations are within the aforementioned Chinese-language regions;

* At least two key members of the production team (writer, producer, cinematographer, sound designer, editor, art director, composer, lead actor) are citizens of Chinese-language regions (cross-regional works by overseas students are accepted).

4. There is no limit to the number of entries submitted, and submissions can be made to multiple units, subject to selection adjustments by the organizing committee.

5. If any version of the work (including re-edited or reshot versions) has been submitted to any unit of VITA SHORTS before, it is not eligible for entry.


3. Submission Requirements

1. Submissions are divided into Early Bird, Standard, and Late Registration stages, from 00:00 on January 15, 2026, to 24:00 on May 4, 2026 (All times are in CST UTC+8).

2. Applicants must complete online registration and submit all required materials before the deadline. Films with incomplete or non-compliant materials will not be included in the evaluation process.

3. Each work must be submitted individually with the following details:

* Download link for the film file (MOV or MP4 format). If adding a watermark, please place the VITA SHORTS logo in the top right corner;

* Fully completed submission materials (including a synopsis, director’s statement, and personal resume);

* One director’s photo;

* Three still images from the film (300 dpi);
* Three on-set photos (300 dpi, optional);
* One poster (300 dpi);
* A trailer (MOV or MP4 format, optional).

4. Technical Requirements:
* For preliminary review, film files should be in MOV or MP4 format (a lower-memory preview version can be provided);

* If selected, a high-definition screening file must be provided: MOV or MP4 format (encoded in H.264 or ProRes422, full HD resolution, stereo sound, with further instructions for creating DCP files upon selection).


4. Copyright Information

1. Entrants must ensure that all music, sound, images, text, and other materials used in the film are original or have been authorized by the original copyright holders. Documentary footage must have the subjects’ portrait rights and filming authorization. Entrants are responsible for any legal issues arising from their submissions.

2. If any infringement of copyright or portrait rights is discovered, the organizing committee has the right to disqualify the film from the competition.

3. Upon selection, a final screening version must be submitted to the organizing committee. Except for post-production adjustments such as sound mixing, color grading, and subtitle translation, the final screening version must match the reviewed version, with no changes allowed during the evaluation process.

5. Publicity Information

1. Upon selection, the submitted materials and information will be used in festival promotional materials, brochures, official website, and both online and offline media. The organizing committee reserves the right to edit and publicly use up to 10% of the film’s total length. Missing information or materials during submission must be completed at the selection stage.

2. Selected, and awarded films will receive official laurels, which may be used in subsequent promotional materials. Award laurels must not be altered.

3. According to industry practice, screenings during the festival do not require a screening license fee. Subsequent commercial co-curation events will distribute box office revenue according to the authorization agreement.


6. Disclaimer

1. The Chinese version of these regulations is the official and accurate statement, with the English and other working languages provided for reference only.

2. Once the submission process is completed, requests to withdraw films that may affect the evaluation and preparation stages will not be accepted.

3. The festival preparation and jury process are conducted under the full supervision of Cadillac Shanghai Concert Hall.

4. Submission of a film is considered acceptance of the terms listed in these regulations. Any matters not covered will be explained by the organizing committee, which reserves the right to amend the details and announce them in due course.


1．单元设置

1）联展设置有 Discovery 短片发现奖 - 华语竞赛单元、Perspective 亚洲视野单元策划：
* Discovery 短片发现奖 - 华语竞赛单元作为主竞赛单元，面向华语短片（5分钟以上、30分钟以下；剧情、动画、纪录、混合等片种）开放报名；
* Perspective 亚洲视野单元作为平行竞赛单元，关注前沿叙事与致力于视听变革的作者表达，面向亚洲短片（1分钟以上、30分钟以下；剧情、动画、纪录、混合等片种）开放报名，华语短片亦具备该单元报名资格。
2）联展设置有剧场！剧场！展映单元非竞赛策划：
* 面向华语短片（30分钟以下；剧情、动画、纪录、混合等片种）开放报名；
* 面向华语中长片（30分钟至60分钟；剧情、动画、纪录、混合等片种）开放报名；
* 面向商业、公益广告或音乐视频（30分钟以下）开放报名。
3）联展设置有国际短片特别策划：
* 面向非华语短片（30分钟以下；剧情、动画、纪录、混合等片种）开放报名；
* 面向非华语中长片（30分钟至60分钟；剧情、动画、纪录、混合等片种）开放报名；
* 亚洲短片亦具备该单元报名资格，入围作品将以精选片单形式学术放映，暂并未特设国际竞赛单元。

2．参赛须知
1）报名作品将依照组委会策展需求，进行内部合理调剂。
2）2025年10月1日之后完成的作品具备参赛资格（ Discovery 短片发现奖 - 华语竞赛单元将优先考虑保留首映权的作品，其他单元无首映限制）。
3） Discovery 短片发现奖 - 华语竞赛单元和剧场！剧场！展映单元仅面向华语创作者进行征集，需符合以下任意条件之一：
* 影片导演为华语地区国家公民，包括中国（含港澳台）与东南亚部分国家等（如为联合导演，其中1位符合即可）；
* 影片主要对白语言为华语（包括普通话、粤语、各地方言）；
* 影片50%以上的拍摄场景在上述华语地区境内；
* 剧组主创（出品人、编剧、制片人、摄影、声音设计、剪辑、美术、配乐、主要演员）任意2位以上为华语地区国家公民（即接受海外留学生的跨地域创作）；
4）无报名作品数量限制，且可多单元兼报，并接受组委会评选调剂。
5）如作品的任何版本（包括重新剪辑或补拍等情况）曾投递过 VITA SHORTS 任何单元，则不具备参赛条件。

3．提交事项
1）分为早鸟、标准及延迟报名阶段，整体周期为2026年1月15日00:00至5月4日24:00（北京时间）。
2）报名者需在截止日期前完成在线报名，并按要求将所有相关材料上传提交。材料缺漏或内容不符合要求的影片将不被纳入评审流程。
3）每部作品都应单独进行报名，详细资料列表：
* 影片正片文件的下载链接（MOV或MP4格式），如需添加水印，请统一于右上角标注 VITA SHORTS 标识；
* 完整填写好报名材料（含故事梗概、导演阐述、个人简历等）；
* 1张导演照片；
* 3张作品静帧图片（300dpi）；
* 3张拍摄剧照（300dpi，非必要）；
* 1张作品海报（300dpi）；
* 作品的预告片（ MOV 或 MP4 格式，非必要）；
4） 技术要求：
* 参加初审的影片文件格式：MOV 或 MP4 格式（可提供较小内存的预览版）；
* 如作品入围，需要提供高清播放文件：MOV 或 MP4 格式（编码：H.264 或 ProRes422，全高清分辨率，立体声，入围后另行联系制作 DCP 文件）。

4．版权信息
1) 参赛者须保证影片中使用的音乐、声音、影像、文字等素材均为原创或已取得原始版权方授权，纪录素材应取得被拍摄者肖像权及被拍摄授权许可。如参赛影片引起相关法律纠纷，所造成的法律责任由报名者自行承担。
2) 如影片存在版权或肖像权侵权行为，组委会有权拒绝该影片参赛。
3) 影片入围后，须提交正式展映版本至组委会。除后期混录、画面调色、字幕翻译等技术性调整以外，正式展映版本剪辑须与审阅版本一致，不允许在评审工作过程中进行版本替换。

5．宣传信息
1）影片入围后，其涉及的报名材料及报名信息，将呈现于电影节物料、手册、官网、线上及线下媒体宣传中。组委会有权对不超过影片总长度10％的片段进行编辑及公开使用。如报名阶段有任何信息或材料缺失，须在入围阶段补齐所有材料。
2）影片入围、提名及获奖后，组委会将会提供相应桂冠标识，影片可在后续宣传材料中呈现 VITA SHORTS 入围或奖项标识，奖项标识严禁修改。
3）根据行业惯例，影展期间内的放映，组委会无需支付参赛作品放映授权费。后续如涉及商业性质的联合策展，将根据授权协议分配票房。

6. 免责声明
1）本章程中文版本被作为官方准确表述，英文及其他工作语言仅供参考。
2）影片完成报名程序，不接受擅自撤片等影响各阶段评审、筹备工作的要求。
3）联展筹备及评审工作全程在凯迪拉克·上海音乐厅监督下进行。
4）进行影片投递即视为接受本章程中所列条款，未尽事宜以组委会最终解释说明为准。组委会有权对流程细则进行修正并将适时公布。