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27-594: The festival is held over a ten-day period every June. SIFF is organized by China Film Administration , China Media Group , and the Shanghai government. It awards several "Golden Goblet" Awards ( Chinese : 金爵 ; pinyin : Jīn Jué ) for best film, best director, best actor/actress, and other categories, as well as a "Special Jury Award". SIFF Mart consists of the Film Market, China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC), and Co-production Film Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC). The SIFFORUM

54-588: A "direct leadership ( Chinese : 领导 ; pinyin : lingdao )" role in the media control system, working with other organizations like the National Radio and Television Administration . According to Bill Schiller of the Toronto Star , its scope is to control licensing of media outlets, and to give instructions to the media on what is and what is not to be said, especially about certain issues, like Taiwan , Tibet , etc., that can affect state security , or

81-426: A running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.This excludes from consideration such works as: 1. Previews and advertising films. 2. Sequences from feature-length films, such as credit sequences. 3. Unaired episodes of established TV series. 4. Unsold TV series pilots. China Movie Channel Media Awards are presented at each Shanghai International Film Festival by China Movie Channel since 2007. Voted by

108-472: A system of warnings was introduced for individual journalists, whereby repeat offenses can lead to dismissal. One Chinese journalist, Shi Tao , was sentenced to prison after giving Propaganda Department instructions to a pro-democracy website; according to an American organization, the Dui Hua Foundation, the case was related to "illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities". One important way

135-1471: Is a communication platform. In 2011, SIFF started a "Film Restoration" program to repair and preserve prints of classic Chinese movies. Notable jury members include Oliver Stone , Mark Rydell , István Szabó , Stanislav Rostotsky , Alan Parker , Lee Chang-Dong , Geoffrey Gilmore , François Girard , Olivier Assayas , Luc Besson , Lisa Lu , Donnie Yen , Chen Hao , Tran Anh Hung , Chen Kaige , He Ping , Wong Kar-Wai , Bille August , Danny Boyle , Andie Macdowell , John Woo , Barry Levinson , Paz Vega , Jean-Jacques Annaud , Heather Graham , Li Bingbing , Tom Hooper , Gong Li , Sally Potter , Emir Kusturica , Atom Egoyan , Xu Qing , Sabu , Ildikó Enyedi , Nuri Bilge Ceylan , Zhao Tao , Paolo Genovese , Nicolas Celis , Aleksei Alekseivich German , Wang Jingchun , Zhou Xun and Tony Leung Ka-fai . Other notable attendees include Jesse Eisenberg , Smriti Irani , Kirill Razlogov , Peng Yuyan , Xu Qing , Zhou Yun , Yang Zishan , Thierry Fremaux , Xu Zheng and Amanda Seyfried . Competition sections for Golden Goblet Award have four categories, which include main competition for feature-length films, as well as competitions specialized in Asia new talent, documentaries, animation, and short films. They bring together over 2,000 films from more than 100 countries and regions worldwide every year. Every June, SIFF will show over 400 films from around

162-652: Is also one of the main entities that enforces media censorship and control in the People's Republic of China . The department is a key organ in the CCP's propaganda system, and its inner operations are highly secretive. The department was founded in May 1924, and was suspended during the Cultural Revolution , until it was restored in October 1977. During World War II , the department

189-633: Is the Zhōngguó Gòngchăndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù "Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Publicity Department" or Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù "Chinese Communist Party Central Publicity Department" or "Central Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China", colloquially abbreviated as the Zhōnggòng Xuānchuánbù "Chinese Communist Party Publicity Department" or "Publicity Department of

216-461: The China Federation of Literary and Art Circles . The state incorporated existing cultural enterprises into the state apparatus, which provided stable income and working environments for artists. In 2018, the newly created National Radio and Television Administration was put under its control. The CCPPD has several Chinese names with various different English translations. Officially it

243-564: The CCP, as all media in China are required to be loyal to the CCP, and are to serve as propaganda organs for the CCP in principle. Operational and reporting freedom increased in the Chinese media in the early 2000s. However, open defiance against the Propaganda Department directives is rare, as dissenting media organizations risk severe punishment, including restructuring or closure. In 2000,

270-472: The Communist Party of China" to "Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China". As China's involvement in world affairs grew in the 1990s, the CCP became sensitive to the negative connotations of the English translation propaganda for xuanchuan . Official replacement translations include publicity , information , and political communication When Ding Guangen traveled abroad on official visits, he

297-540: The Communist Party of China", or simply Zhōng xuānbù ( 中宣部 ). The term xuanchuan ( 宣传 "propaganda; publicity") has a neutral connotation. Some xuanchuan collocations can be translated as "propaganda" (e.g., xuānchuánzhàn 宣传战 "propaganda war"), others as "publicity" ( xuānchuán méijiè 宣传媒介 "mass media; means of publicity"), and still others are ambiguous ( xuānchuányuán 宣传员 "propagandist; publicist"). The Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Xuānchuán Bù changed its official English name from "Propaganda Department of

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324-483: The Propaganda Department has ensured that the media system remains well controlled is by ensuring that the boundaries of acceptable reporting are kept "deliberately fuzzy" in an effort to ensure that "news workers self-censor to a critical degree." According to a report from Freedom House , the Central Propaganda Department is the most important institution for monitoring media personnel and controlling

351-628: The content of print and visual media. The report says that the Central Propaganda Department plays a key role in monitoring editors and journalists through a national registration system. It also says that in 2003, the CPD, along with the General Administration of Press and Publication and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television , required Chinese journalists to attend nearly 50 hours of training on Marxism ,

378-521: The correct political direction and public opinion guidance." At its 1924 establishment, the department was structured using its counterpart in the Soviet Union as a model. A 1977 directive on the re-establishment of the Central Propaganda Department reveals the structure and organization of the "extremely secretive" body, according to Anne-Marie Brady . The directive states that the department will be set up with one Director and several deputies, and

405-669: The country in consultation with the Central Organization Department. The leadership of the Propaganda Department is selected with guidance from the CCP General Secretary and the Politburo Standing Committee member responsible for the media, while local committees of the Propaganda Department work with lower levels of the party-state hierarchy to transmit content priorities to the media. New departments and offices were set up in 2004 to deal with

432-420: The department issued a directive stating that in order to obtain credentials as a professional journalist, they must pass a national exam and "...must support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, conscientiously study, publicize and implement Xi Jinping’s thoughts on the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, resolutely implement the party’s theory, line, principles and policies, and adhere to

459-805: The genre." In 2019, these awards became their own event held separately from the SIFF. China Film Administration The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China , also known as the Propaganda Department or Central Propaganda Department , is an internal division of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in charge of spreading its ideology , media regulation , as well as creation and dissemination of propaganda . The department

486-472: The organizational structure will be set up with one office and five bureaus. The office is in charge of political, secretarial and administrative work, and the five bureaus are: the Bureau of Theory, Bureau of Propaganda and Education, Bureau of Arts and Culture, Bureau of News, and Bureau of Publishing. The directive states that the staff will be fixed at around 200 personnel, selected from propaganda personnel across

513-558: The public, but are communicated to media workers at the weekly meeting or via secret bulletins. However, since the rise of social networking tools, Propaganda Department instructions have been leaked to the internet. Examples presented by Schiller include "All websites need to use bright red color to promote a celebratory atmosphere [of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic]" and "negative reports... not exceed 30 per cent". Propaganda Department directives are enforced by disciplines within

540-557: The reporters in the entertainment industry, the awards are aimed at "promoting medium-and-small-budget homegrown movies and exposing talented young directors and actors". Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards were presented during the Jackie Chan Action Movie Week during the SIFF between 2015 and 2018. Voted by the reporters in the entertainment industry, the awards are aimed at "celebrating international action movies and honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to

567-501: The role of CCP leadership in the media, copyright law, libel law, national security law, regulations governing news content, and journalistic ethics prior to renewing press identification passes in 2003. The report states that media personnel are required to participate in "ideological training sessions", where they are evaluated for their "loyalty to the party." Further "political indoctrination" courses are said to occur at meetings and training retreats to study party political ideology, and

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594-601: The role of the media in "thought work" ( sīxiǎng gōngzuò 思想工作 ). As of 2009 , 90 percent of China's newspapers consisted of light stories regarding sport and entertainment, which are rarely regulated. In 2019, the Media Oversight Office ( 传媒监管局 ) of the Central Propaganda Department announced that training and testing of news professionals nationwide would be handled through the "Study Xi, Strong Nation" mobile app. According to Radio Free Asia , in December 2022,

621-562: The rule of the CCP. He says its central offices are located in an unmarked building near the Zhongnanhai at 5 West Chang'an Avenue , although the department has offices throughout the country at the provincial, municipal, and county level. Schiller says the editors-in-chief of China's major media outlets must attend the department's central office weekly to receive instructions on which stories should be emphasized, downplayed, or not reported at all. These instructions are not normally known to

648-521: The world every year. The most prestigious award given out at Shanghai is the Jin Jue ("Golden Goblet") for the Best Feature Film. An award launched in 2004 aimed at gathering new forces in film creativity, excavating/tapping fresh young faces on screens, and boosting newly made productions by young film makers into worldwide perspective. A short film is defined as an original motion picture that has

675-686: The world in about 40 cinemas covering every district of Shanghai. The programme includes thematic curation, but also selects the best of today's world cinema, and presents them from the perspectives of theme, region etc. A communication platform for industry executives, tech innovators and film talents take part in conversations to discuss the state of the film industry and film as an art form. Golden Goblet Award fall into four categories, which include main competition for feature-length films, as well as competitions specialized in asia new talent,documentary, animation and short films. They bring together over 2,000 films from more than 100 countries and regions around

702-492: Was assigned leadership and censorship tasks in the areas of theory, opinion, education, and culture as part of the war effort. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the department had an increased role in activities related to mass organizations like trade unions, artists' associations, and party branches. It became an important mechanism for mass line politics. The department organized networks of cultural workers' associations which were headed by

729-515: Was known as the Minister of Information. Under the " one institution with two names " system, the Central Propaganda Department has several external names it uses when dealing with a particular manner (i.e., a public government statement). These names include: The Central Propaganda Department owns and runs the following organizations: The department also owns and controls the following state-owned enterprises : The Central Propaganda Department has

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