中国首家聚焦泛华语视野的新秀节展，VITA SHORTS 作为国际短片联盟 SFC 在中国上海及北京地区唯一的成员节展，始终坚守电影创作与观赏自由，发掘当代电影语境下具备强生命力的青年影像，搭建短片精神的自由地。举办 4 年来，累计放映超 200 部短片作品，策划包括蔡明亮、黑泽清、是枝裕和、洪常秀、李沧东、中岛哲也等导演在内的短片回顾展或首映活动，王兵、刘伽茵、李睿珺、黄骥、大冢龙治、章明、陈翠梅等作品则参展线上特别放映。2024 年，釜山国际短片电影节策展人姜秉和先生与耿军、杨弋枢导演出任终审评委会成员，由凯迪拉克·上海音乐厅、寰映影城（上海）、UCCA 尤伦斯当代艺术中心（北京）联合举办。2025 年起，VITA SHORTS 获国际电影资料平台 MUBI 及 IMDb 官方节展资格认证。

VITA SHORTS, as the premier short film festival in Shanghai — a city at the forefront of China’s cinematic landscape, boasting the nation’s highest cinema attendance and most vibrant film culture — continues to champion creative freedom and the exploration of groundbreaking youth-driven narratives within contemporary filmmaking. Since its inception four years ago, the festival has established itself as a critical platform for pan-Chinese and international voices, presenting over 200 short films alongside retrospectives and premieres celebrating auteurs such as Tsai Ming-liang, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hong Sang-soo, Lee Chang-dong, and Tetsuya Nakashima, while also spotlighting innovative works by directors including Wang Bing, Liu Jiayin, Li Ruijun, Huang Ji, Tatsushi Omori, Zhang Ming, and Tan Chui Mui through hybrid physical and online programs. The 2024 edition further strengthened its global connections through partnerships with Cadillac·Shanghai Concert Hall, Hoyts Cinemas Shanghai, and UCCA Center for Contemporary Art Beijing, alongside a jury chaired by Kang Byung-hwa (SFC member representative and programmer of the Busan International Short Film Festival), Geng Jun (Golden Goblet Award-winning director at the Shanghai International Film Festival), and Yang Yishu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University professor, writer, and contemporary documentary filmmaker whose works have been selected by Locarno, Hong Kong, and Busan International Film Festivals), culminating in its 2025 accreditation by MUBI and IMDb as a recognized destination for emerging cinematic talent.