Leaders from the Berlin, Toronto and Hong Kong festivals joined a Shanghai Festival forum to debate how to develop the next generation of filmmakers.

Leaders from the Berlin, Toronto and Hong Kong festivals joined a Shanghai Festival forum to debate how to develop the next generation of filmmakers.

"Talent development has become one of our defining strengths," says SIFF managing director Chen Guo, as first-time director Keane T.K. Wong's 'Afterpiece' opens the event.

SIFF managing director Chen Guo charts the 28th edition's eclectic lineup, sidebars and the case for storytelling over technology.