It's time for binge watchers and moviegoers to celebrate! The 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival opened over the weekend at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. Our reporter Sun Wei was at the venue and has more.

The star-studded gala on Saturday night launched this year's Shanghai International Film Festival.

It unveiled the seven-member jury panel for feature competition chaired by Turkish film director and screenwriter Nuri Bilge Ceylan. He said they would try to deliver a satisfactory report on this stage nine days later.

15 feature films competing for the Golden Goblet were also formally announced. They include Russia's Brotherhood, Iran's Castle of Dreams, Italy's The Great Spirit and Inhale-Exhale, a co-production by Georgia Russia and Sweden. Three Chinese productions have entered the main competition. They are The Return directed by Qin Hailu, Spring Tide by Yang Lina and Vortex by Jacky Gan.

According to the organizer, this year's festival has received nearly 4000 entries from 112 countries and regions across the globe.

Among the some 500 screened films, 97 are world premieres, 113 Asian premieres and 94 Chinese premieres, accounting for a large increase compared with previous years.

SUN WEI SHANGHAI  "Apart from the regular sections observed in previous editions, such as film exhibitions, forums, master classes, Asian New Talents Awards, Film Week of Belt and Road as well as venture capital for film projects, the festival has also set up a theme unit for the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. 14 domestic films are selected to show the glorious course of the 70 years and reflect Shanghai's urban development. Of course, there's a lot more to expect during the 10-day film carnival. SW, CGTN, Shanghai."