Where to watch
A total of 26 cinemas across the town will screen festival films.
The main venue of the film festival is at the Shanghai Film Art Center, 160 Xinhua Road.
Where to buy tickets
Ticket sales begin tomorrow at theaters, www.ticket2010.com and www.gewara.com. Tickets for each screening will be priced between 40 yuan (US$6.45) and 60 yuan. All will be screened in their original language with English and Chinese subtitles.
Information about the cinemas and screening schedules are available on www.siff.com (English service is available).
Judging from past festivals, tickets for some popular films always sell out quickly. So make sure to book early.
About the awards
The Golden Goblet (Jin Jue) Awards will be handed out on the last day.
Fourteen films have been selected from 1,655 movies from 112 countries and regions. They will compete in various categories for a Golden Goblet.
Nominated films include Canadian director Lenin Sivam's "A Gun & A Ring," Russian filmmaker Yury Bykov's "The Major" and South Korean director Kang Woo-suk's "Fists of Legend."
Three Chinese productions - "Amazing" by Sherwood Hu, "Unbeatable" by Dante Lam and "The Stolen Years" by Barbara Wong - will vie for the top prize.
The festival will include an Asian New Talent Award, a smartphone film festival and short film exhibition that recognize the power of new media.
About the jury
The film festival jury includes famous Chinese director Zhang Li; local scriptwriter Wang Liping; Yves Jeanneau, founder of France's Sunny Side of the Doc; and animation series producer Wong Kok-cheong from Singapore.
Oliver Stone, who judged the Golden Goblet Awards in 1993 at the first Shanghai International Film Festival, will receive an outstanding achievement award.
The 67-year-old director will take part in a master class and share his experience with Chinese directors.
The president of the seven-member judging panel will be Tom Hooper, British director of "The King's Speech."
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