Guangzhou documentary festival solicits entries worldwide

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The 17th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China's only national-level documentary festival, has started accepting submissions worldwide.

XinhuaUpdated: March 19, 2019

The 17th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China's only national-level documentary festival, has started accepting submissions worldwide.

The 17th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival has started accepting submissions worldwide. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


The festival will be held from Dec 9 to 12 in Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong province, and the deadline for applications is Aug 31, according to the organizing committee.

The organizing committee said this year's festival will add a new award category for documentaries telling stories in China.

The festival has been held annually since 2003. Last year, it received 4,542 submissions from 122 countries and regions.