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Quick Answer: What are the best Shanghai films?

Shanghai International Film Festival is held in Shanghai, China each June. Its top prize is the Golden Goblet. Celluloid ranks 13 films across 10 editions by four-input Celluloid Score, with award winners first. The highest-rated Shanghai film on Celluloid is Raise the Red Lantern (1991) at 89%. Latest edition in the catalogue: Shanghai 2025. 13 verified festival prize winners are called out on this page.

Golden Goblet and other prize winners: Ne Zha 2 (Chinese Film Panorama, 2025) , The Wandering Earth 2 (Chinese Film Panorama, 2023) , The Battle at Lake Changjin (Chinese Film Panorama, 2021) , Better Days (Chinese Film Panorama, 2019) , Ne Zha (Chinese Film Panorama, 2019) , The Wandering Earth (Chinese Film Panorama, 2019) , Dying to Survive (Chinese Film Panorama, 2018) , Farewell My Concubine (China Movie Channel Media Award — Special Jury Award, 2016) , Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese Film Panorama, 2004) , Hero (Chinese Film Panorama, 2002) , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Chinese Film Panorama, 2000) , In the Mood for Love (Chinese Film Panorama, 2000) , Raise the Red Lantern (Chinese Film Panorama, 1991)

Highest-rated Shanghai movies on Celluloid

All-time quality view — four-input Celluloid Score, not jury order. For the circuit explainer see festival prizes decoded and Asia’s biggest film festivals.

  1. Raise the Red Lantern 1991 · 89%
  2. Farewell My Concubine 1993 · 88%
  3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 · 88%
  4. In the Mood for Love 2000 · 88%
  5. Dying to Survive 2018 · 86%
  6. Hero 2002 · 85%

Shanghai 2025 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2023 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2021 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2019 films and winners · 3 films

Shanghai 2018 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2016 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2004 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2002 films and winners · 1 film

Shanghai 2000 films and winners · 2 films

Shanghai 1991 films and winners · 1 film

Frequently asked questions

What is the Shanghai International Film Festival?

Asia’s largest film festival by scale — FIAPF A-list competitive, screening hundreds of titles across more than a thousand screenings each June. Its Golden Goblet is the top prize; SIFF is the main bridge between Chinese audiences and international cinema. Distinct from the Shanghai Television Festival’s Magnolia Awards. It is held in Shanghai each June.

What is the Golden Goblet?

The Golden Goblet is the top prize of the Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai. Celluloid lists Shanghai films with verified prizes on this hub, ranked by four-input Celluloid Score rather than jury politics.

Which films won awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival?

Award winners from Shanghai in the Celluloid catalogue include Ne Zha 2 (Chinese Film Panorama, 2025), The Wandering Earth 2 (Chinese Film Panorama, 2023), The Battle at Lake Changjin (Chinese Film Panorama, 2021), Better Days (Chinese Film Panorama, 2019), Ne Zha (Chinese Film Panorama, 2019), The Wandering Earth (Chinese Film Panorama, 2019), Dying to Survive (Chinese Film Panorama, 2018), Farewell My Concubine (China Movie Channel Media Award — Special Jury Award, 2016), Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese Film Panorama, 2004), Hero (Chinese Film Panorama, 2002), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Chinese Film Panorama, 2000), In the Mood for Love (Chinese Film Panorama, 2000), Raise the Red Lantern (Chinese Film Panorama, 1991).

Who won at Shanghai 2025?

Shanghai 2025 prize winners in the Celluloid catalogue: Ne Zha 2 (Chinese Film Panorama).

What is the highest-rated Shanghai film on Celluloid?

Raise the Red Lantern (1991) leads our Shanghai selection with a 89% Celluloid Score, averaged from four possible rating inputs.

How does Celluloid rank Shanghai movies?

Shanghai International Film Festival pages group films by edition year (newest first). Inside each edition, verified festival winners lead, then four-input Celluloid Score (editorial, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb — audience separate). This is catalogue order, not an official festival ranking.