Shanghai is the first city in China to produce film, and has been the synonym to present Chinese films quite a long time.

• 当时国家广电总局将中国第一个国际电影节定在上海还有很深的涵义：上海作为中国电影的发祥地，在相当长的一段岁月里，它几乎就是中国电影的代名词。