SIFF

E188567

film festival

SIFF is a major international film festival held annually in Shanghai, China, showcasing a wide range of global cinema and promoting cultural exchange within the film industry.

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Label	Occurrences
SIFF canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1666198 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SIFF
Context triple: [Shanghai International Film Festival, abbreviation, SIFF]

A. Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the United States, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year.
B. SIFF Cinema Uptown
SIFF Cinema Uptown is a historic movie theater in Seattle known for hosting independent, international, and festival films as part of the Seattle International Film Festival’s year-round programming.
C. New Horizons Film Festival
The New Horizons Film Festival is an annual international film festival in Wrocław, Poland, known for showcasing avant-garde, art-house, and experimental cinema from around the world.
D. Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world’s largest and most influential public film festivals, renowned for premiering major international and North American films and shaping awards-season buzz.
E. Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Santa Barbara that showcases independent and international cinema and hosts tributes to prominent filmmakers and actors.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SIFF
Target entity description: SIFF is a major international film festival held annually in Shanghai, China, showcasing a wide range of global cinema and promoting cultural exchange within the film industry.

A. Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the United States, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year.
B. SIFF Cinema Uptown
SIFF Cinema Uptown is a historic movie theater in Seattle known for hosting independent, international, and festival films as part of the Seattle International Film Festival’s year-round programming.
C. New Horizons Film Festival
The New Horizons Film Festival is an annual international film festival in Wrocław, Poland, known for showcasing avant-garde, art-house, and experimental cinema from around the world.
D. Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world’s largest and most influential public film festivals, renowned for premiering major international and North American films and shaping awards-season buzz.
E. Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Santa Barbara that showcases independent and international cinema and hosts tributes to prominent filmmakers and actors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film festival ⓘ
aim	promote cultural exchange through cinema ⓘ showcase international films to Chinese audiences ⓘ support Chinese film industry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	SIFF ⓘ
awards	Asian New Talent Award ⓘ Golden Goblet Awards ⓘ Jackie Chan Action Movie Week awards ⓘ
city	Shanghai ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
fiapfStatus	competitive feature film festival ⓘ
focus	cultural exchange ⓘ film industry ⓘ global cinema ⓘ
foundedBy	Shanghai Municipal People’s Government ⓘ surface form: Shanghai Municipal Government
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	international film festival ⓘ
hasPart	film market ⓘ industry forums ⓘ masterclasses ⓘ outdoor screenings ⓘ red carpet events ⓘ
hostCountry	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China
inception	1993 ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Shanghai ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ surface form: Shanghai, China
notableAward	Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor ⓘ surface form: Golden Goblet for Best Actor Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress ⓘ surface form: Golden Goblet for Best Actress Golden Goblet Award for Best Director ⓘ surface form: Golden Goblet for Best Director Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film ⓘ surface form: Golden Goblet for Best Feature Film
officialWebsite	https://www.siff.com ⓘ
organizer	Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group ⓘ Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau ⓘ surface form: Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
recognizedBy	FIAPF A-category festival ⓘ surface form: FIAPF
screeningVenues	multiple cinemas across Shanghai ⓘ
section	SIFF Project ⓘ surface form: SIFF Project (film market / project pitching) animation section ⓘ competition section ⓘ documentary section ⓘ non‑competition section ⓘ retrospectives ⓘ short film section ⓘ tributes ⓘ
shortName	SIFF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
significance	one of the largest film festivals in East Asia ⓘ one of the major film festivals in Asia ⓘ
typicalMonthHeld	June ⓘ

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Shanghai International Film Festival → abbreviation → SIFF ⓘ

SIFF → shortName → SIFF self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Shanghai International Film Festival

SIFF → alsoKnownAs → SIFF ⓘ