We would like to invite you to participate in the 8th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications (TFPA2013) to be held at Shanghai, China during September 20-23. This conference was sponsored by National Nature Science Foundation of China, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Chinese Physics Society, and Shanghai Physics Society. The forum aims to bring together researchers from around the world to report on recent progress in growth, characterization, physics of thin film and applications. TFP