Home Film Festivals Jun 22, 2026 12:06am PT By Naman Ramachandran, Jenny S. Li, Marcus Lim Shanghai International Film Festival The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival closed June 21 with its clearest statement yet on what the industry values most: new voices, deep pipelines, and an embrace of artificial intelligence that it insists will complement rather than displace the humans making films. Whether the industry believes that last part is another matter.