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Jury & Selection

The final jury, the preliminary committee, the advisers and the executive committee. Every panel is named before the call opens. Deliberations may run in the room and online at once, and are published when they close.

How the jury works

01

The panel is named first

The final jury, the preliminary committee and the advisers are published before the call opens. Filmmakers know who will watch before they send the work.

02

Two distinct rounds

The preliminary committee draws the finalists from the full entry. The final jury then decides the awards by discussion and vote. The executive committee does not intervene.

03

The process is public

Deliberations may run in the room and online at once. When they close, the citations and the dissenting notes are prepared for publication.

2025

Second Edition

The second edition was staged together with the Donghai International Documentary Masterclass Camp in Shitang, Zhejiang — a stone fishing town on the East China Sea known as “the Notre-Dame of the East”. Twelve of 502 entries reached the final round, and five jurors decided the outcome after four hours of debate.

Final Jury

Preliminary Committee

Advisers

Executive Committee

2022

First Edition

The first edition called for entries from Chinese-language filmmakers worldwide and received 688 films. Rather than award conventional places, the jury created an Extraordinary Award and gave it to three authors of singular independence and force.

Final Jury

Advisers

Executive Committee

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The 3rd edition has not opened yet. The rules and the submissions address are on the Submit page; screenings, partnerships and press go through Contact.

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