Shanghai Television Festival

The Shanghai Television Festival (Chinese: 上海电视节, abbreviated STVF, also known as Shanghai International Television Festival is the first and one of the largest Television festivals in East Asia. Held since 1986, STVF has become the most influential and prestigious international TV festival in Asia strengthening the cooperation and communication between the Chinese media industry and the world.^[1]

It awards several "Magnolia" Awards (Chinese: 白玉兰; pinyin: Bai Yu Lan) for best television film, best television series, best director, best actor/actress, and other categories, as well as a "Special Jury Award." Since 2004, STVF added animation category.^[2]

Awards Categories

The most prestigious award given out at Shanghai is the Bai Yu Lan ("Magnolia") for the best television series, TV-movie and program.

• Television Series
  • Best Television Series
  • Best Directing for a Television Series
  • Best Writing for a Television Series
  • Best Actor in a Television Series
  • Best Actress in a Television Series
• Television Film
  • Best Television Film
  • Best Directing for a Television Film
  • Best Writing for a Television Film
  • Best Actor in a Television Film (canceled since 2006)
  • Best Actress in a Television Film (canceled since 2006)
• Animation
  • Best Chinese Animation
  • Best Foreign Animation
• Documentary
  • Best Asian Documentary
  • Best Natural Documentary
  • Best Society Documentary

References

External links

• Shanghai Television Festival official site
• IMDb entry
• Chinaculture.org
• Britfilms
• 8th Annual
• 10th Annual
• 11th Annual
• 12th Annual
• 14th Annual
• 16th Annual