The 17th edition of the SIFF Project Market, held on the margins of the Shanghai International Film Festival, wrapped this week with the awarding of various prizes and an early evening party.
In the juried section prizes were determined by a panel including Lu Chuan, Luca Liang and Yao Chen. Others were decided by individual company sponsors.
Organizers reported that 34 Chinese film projects were presented, comprising 23 were debut feature films, 8 second features and 3 third featuresby their respective directors.
They held 19 public pitches and two rounds of work-in-progress screenings. In all, some 150 companies took part in a total of 661 meetings.