The GZDOC ‘China Story’ International Pitching Session received 212 project-entries in total from 20 countries this year. All the projects are about real-life stories from around the world, with diverse perspectives and in-depth observations of social issues. The production value of these pitches are top notch. After two rounds of intense selections, 28 finalists will pitch to the decision makers at the China Story International Pitching Sessions during the festival from 11th to 13th December.

Below are the lists of 8 international projects and 20 domestic ones:

 International Projects 

A Journey Back Home

Poland

Writer/Director: Sun Yifan

Beethoven in Beijing

USA

Writer/Director: Sharon Mullally | Jennifer Lin

Being Genghis Khan

China | Austria

Writer/Director: Liang Renhong

Beyond The Boards

Canada

Writer/Director: Kelly Wolfert

China Love Series

Australia

Writer/Director: Olivia Martin- Mcguire

CHINA WHITE, RED AND BLUE

USA | China | Thailand

Writer/Director: Marc Iserlis

Eric

UK | China

Writer/Director: Hamish Allision

The Year That Changed My Life

Australia

Writer/Director: Alison Black

 Domestic Projects 

Agaar’s Nomad

Writer/Director: Yang Bo

AI LA

USA | China | Georgia

Writer/Director: Carlo Christian Spano

Baseball Boys

Writer/Director: Xu Huijing

China’s Baby-sitter

Writer/Director: Li Jinxiong

Chinese Child

Writer/Director: Rong Guangrong | Hu Tao | Jiang Jijie | Li Wei | Liu Xiaolei | Shen Jie | Wang Haian | Zhang Mengqi | Zou Xueping | Tu Hailun

Dancing Me

Writer/Director: Zhou Bing

Dare to Grow Up

Writer/Director: Zhang Lin

Genghis Security Academy

Writer/Director: Wang Tiantian

Half of My Life

Writer/Director: Liu Xiaoran | Liu Yi

Life As They Like It

Writer/Director: Yang Lizhu

My Way Season 2

Writer/Director: Feng Xiaowen

Reborn in Water

Writer/Director: Jin Xingzheng

Seasons Greeting

Writer/Director: Liang Junjian

Seeking China

Writer/Director: Liu Junwei | Zhu Yun | Liu Weifu

Spring Festival in Rural Areas

Writer/Director: Hai Jinxing, Hu Jiurong

Ten Years in Wenchuan: Three Girls

Writer/Director: Ma Zhidan

The Climbing Grocer

Writer/Director: Zhang Yunping

The Extra’s Journey

Writer/Director: Wu Xinyu

The Journey of A Song

Writer/Director: Zhang Qijia

The Sound of Camel Bell

Writer/Director: Liu Yingzhi