Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witnessearned two Golden Seagull Awards at the fourth Chinese Documentary Film Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The fourth Chinese Documentary Film Festival, an annual event dedicated to promoting Chinese-language documentaries worldwide, concluded its three-day run in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Monday.
This year's top honor, the Golden Seagull Awards, was presented across two main categories, encompassing a total of 10 awards selected from 40 documentaries. An additional award was established to recognize outstanding contributions from documentary production institutions.
Among the winners was Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness, the first documentary to present a panoramic account of the Chinese people's 14-year struggle during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45). The film earned two honors — Most Recommended Cultural and Historical Work and Most Recommended Director.
During the festival's closing ceremony, a total of 23 documentaries were selected for permanent preservation by the National Audio-Visual Archives Program, an initiative launched by the China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio (Group). [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
In addition, Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness was selected for permanent preservation by the National Audio-Visual Archives Program, an initiative launched by the China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio (Group) to safeguard valuable historical footage and works for future generations.
The Annual Specially Recommended Documentary Film Work award went to Hotline Beijing, which explores how the capital city of over 20 million people efficiently handles more than 60,000 complaint calls daily.
Chinese White Dolphin, which documents the living environment, growth trajectory and reproductive process of the titular creatures, won the Science and Nature Recommended Work award. The Third Pole, which follows the wild animals inhabiting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, took home the Most Recommended Cinematography award.
The fourth Chinese Documentary Film Festival was held in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, from Oct 24 to 27. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
