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2025
Second Edition
13 Dec 2025
Four hours of argument, and The Homeless takes Best Film by a margin
Zlatina Rousseva, Zhao Jia and Zhou Hao debated for four hours with jury president Martine Thérouanne and Chris Berry online. Ji Qiuyu’s The Homeless won Best Film by a narrow margin.
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Four hours of argument, and The Homeless takes Best Film by a margin10 Dec 2025
The results of 2025’s most fiercely contested Chinese documentary competition
Zhaxi Qingpeng won Best Director for The Third Child and Ji Qiuyu’s The Homeless took Best Film, with Special Mentions for Girl of Wind and Bitter Rice. The article carries three jurors’ nomination notes in full, along with every citation.
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The results of 2025’s most fiercely contested Chinese documentary competition8 Dec 2025
The second edition opens in Shitang, and Jin Huaqing receives a Career Achievement Award
The Donghai International Documentary Masterclass Camp and the second edition’s gala opened in Shitang, Zhejiang. Executive director Li Tutu presented jury certificates to Zhao Jia and Zhou Hao, and Eleni Vlassi presented Jin Huaqing with a Career Achievement Award.
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The second edition opens in Shitang, and Jin Huaqing receives a Career Achievement Award3 Dec 2025
The masterclass camp and awards open in Shitang on 7 December
Shitang, Zhejiang, 7–9 December: the full schedule of the opening, the international documentary forum, the creative masterclasses, the screenings with director Q&As and the midnight programme.
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The masterclass camp and awards open in Shitang on 7 December1 Dec 2025
The second edition announces its selection
Twelve of 502 entries reach the final round, chosen by a preliminary committee of Vladimir Perović, Jin Huaqing and Yang Juan.
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The second edition announces its selection25 Sept 2025
Entries open for the second edition
The full rules: awards, eligibility, the jury, the selection committee, the timeline and how to submit.
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Entries open for the second edition2022
First Edition
15 Jun 2022
The first edition announces its awards
688 entries, thirteen finalists. The jury created an Extraordinary Award and gave it to Huang Shuli for Will You Look At Me, Lita for 《寂静之歌》 and Yang Juan for Calling for Work.
抛开书本
The first edition announces its awards10 Jun 2022
Inside the first selection: the arguments, the near-misses
How the first selection was reached: the pairs of films that split the panel, Leek Comics cut and restored again and again, and the ten titles the jurors felt had been missed.
木子记录
Inside the first selection: the arguments, the near-misses15 Jan 2022
The first call for entries, with Kazuhiro Soda on the jury
The founding rules and jury: Stanley Rosen, Kazuhiro Soda, Sirkka Moller, Zhao Qi and Jin Huaqing, with the executive committee.
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The first call for entries, with Kazuhiro Soda on the juryTake part
Send a film, or write first
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.