The 8th Shanghai International Film Festival was a film festival held in 2005. The president of the 8th SIFF was Wu Tianming (China).

Jury members

• Wu Tianming (China)
• Jiang Wenli (China)
• Kang Je-gyu (Korea)
• Lisa Lu (USA/China)
• Marc Rothemund（Germany）
• Imanol Uribe (Spain)
• Régis Wargnier (France)

Winners

Golden Goblet

• Best Feature Film: Mura no shashinshuu, The Village Photobook, by Mitsuhiro Mihara (Japan)
• Jury Grand Prix: Gimme Kudos, by Huang Jianxin (China)
• Best Director: Rumle Hammerich, Young Andersen (Denmark)
• Best Actress: Zhao Wei, A Time To Love (China)
• Best Actor: Tatsuya Fuji, The Village Album (Japan)
• Best Screenplay: Huang Xin/Yi Fan, Gimme Kudos (China)
• Best Cinematography: Stuat Dryburgh, In My Father's Den (New Zealand)
• Best Music: Dang Huu Phuc, A Time Far Past (Vietnam/France)

Special Jury Award

• Official Selection Feature: Zee-Oui, by Buranee Rachjaibun, Nida Suthat Na Ayutthaya (Thailand)

Asian New Talent Award

• Audience Award: Mongolian Ping Pong, by Hao Ning (China)
• Best Director: Hassan Yektapanah, Story Undone (Persia)

Press Prize

• Best Custom Design: Young Andersen, by Rumle Hammerich (Denmark)
• Best Feature: Qiuqiu ni, biaoyang wo, Gimme Kudos, by Huang Jianxin (China)
• Exploring Spirit Award: Qiuqiu ni, biaoyang wo, Gimme Kudos, by Huang Jianxin (China)