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The 2018 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival successfully closed on the 13th December. Over four days, the festival brought together thousands of participants from home and abroad and held hundreds of industrial forums and screenings. For the 2018 Golden Kapok Award Competition, 13 winners stood out from 4542 submissions.
Below is the list of winners and nominees of GZDOC 2018 Golden Kapok Award Competition.
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Feature Winner
Beyond the Mountains
Director: Jiao Bo
Production Country: China
Production Company: Jiaobo Guangying(Beijing) Media Co., Ltd
Best Documentary Feature Nominees
Minding the Gap
Director: Bing Liu
Production Country: USA
Production Company: KARTEMQUIN FILMS
Over The Limit
Director: Marta Prus
Production Countries: Poland | Germany | Finland
Production Companies: Telemark | Ventana Film | Marianna Films | Chimney Poland
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Short Winner
Dark Waves
Director: Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
Production Countries: Belgium | France | Switzerland
Production Company: Le Fresnoy
Best Documentary Short Nominees
Awakening Lion
Director: Guo An
Production Country: China
Production Companies: Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater
Dragon Vast Media Co., Ltd.
Lonesome Willcox
Directors: Ryan Maxey | Zack Wright
Production Country: USA
Independent production
Best Documentary Director
Best Documentary Director Winner
Journey on Foot – Homeward
Director: Han-Seok KIM
Production Country: Korea
Production Company: KBS
Best Documentary Director Nominees
The Kingdom - How Fungi Made the World
Director: Talas Annamaria
Production Countries: Australia | Canada
Production Companies: Smith & Nasht Pty Ltd | Real to Reel Productions Inc.
Extreme Road
Director: Cheng Gong
Production Country: China
Production Companies: Beijing Five-Star Legend Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Beijing Tiancheng Jiahua Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Guiyang Tian Cai Minzu Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Horgos Zhongheqiancheng Film Media Co., Ltd.
Bilibili Pictures
Best Documentary Series
Best Documentary Series Winner
Blue Planet II
Director: James Honeyborne
Production Country: UK
Production Companies: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Best Documentary Series Nominees
Big Pacific
Director: Sue Houghton
Production Countries: China | New Zealand | USA | Germany | France | Japan
Production Companies: CCTV DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL | PBS | ARTEm | Discovery | ZDF | NHK
Sky River of the Himalayas
Directors: Klaus Feichtenberger
Production Countries: China | Austria
Production Companies: China Media Group’s Science and Education Channel (CCTV-10)
China International Television Corporation
Pre TV
Best New Media Documentary
Best New Media Documentary Winner
Every Treasure Tells a Story
Directors: Xu Huan | Zhang Yuejia | Feng Lei | Wang Zhe | Pan Yi | Zhu Jie | Cui Yu |
Kou Huiwen
Production Country: China
Production Company: China Media Group’s Documentary Channel (CCTV-9)
Best New Media Documentary Nominees
China to Siberia: Crossing the Lonelist Lake
Directors: Ivan Xu | Guo Rongfei
Production Country: China
Production Company: Jiemian·Arrowfactory
Ten Years: Forget Me Not
Director: Fan Jian / Yu Runze
Production Country: China
Production Company: Tencent News
Best International Co-production Documentary With China
Best International Co-production Documentary With China Winner
Sky River of the Himalayas
Directors: Klaus Feichtenberger
Production Countries: China | Austria
Production Companies: China Media Group’s Science and Education Channel (CCTV-10)
China International Television Corporation
Pre TV
Best International Co-production Documentary With China Nominees
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Director: Yan Dong
Production Countries: China | USA | Singapore
Production Companies: China Media Group’s Science and Education Channel (CCTV-10)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific
Guangdong Radio and Television station
Zhuhai Broadcast Television Station
Big Pacific
Director: Sue Houghton
Production Countries: China | New Zealand | USA | Germany | France | Japan
Production Companies: China Media Group’s Documentary Channel (CCTV-9)
PBS/ ARTEm/ Discovery/ ZDF/ NHK
Best Debut Documentary
Best Debut Documentary Winner
Minding the Gap
Director: Bing Liu
Production Country: USA
Production Company: KARTEMQUIN FILMS
Best Debut Documentary Nominees
Stammering Balled
Director: Zhang Nan
Production Country: China
Production Company: CNEX Foundation Beijing Office
Four Springs
Director: Lu Qingyi
Production Country: China
Production Company: Rivers Pictures Co.,Ltd.
Special Jury Award
Loving Cantonese Opera
Director: Lu Chuan
Production Country: China
Production Companies: Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture Press and Publication
Beijing Bojing Culture & Media Co., Ltd.
Best Chinese Documentary For International Communication
Best Chinese Documentary For International Communication Winner
China Wild
Director: Liu Na
Production Country: China
Production Company: China Intercontinental Communication Center
Best Chinese Documentary For International Communication Nominees
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Director: Yan Dong
Production Countries: China | USA | Singapore
Production Companies: China Media Group’s Science and Education Channel (CCTV-10)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific
Guangdong Radio and Television station
Zhuhai Broadcast Television Station
Loving Cantonese Opera
Director: Lu Chuan
Production Country: China
Production Companies: Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture Press and Publication
Beijing Bojing Culture & Media Co., Ltd.
Documentary to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Reform and Opening-up in China
Documentary to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Reform and Opening-up in China Winner
Innovating China
Director: Shi Yan
Production Country: China
Production Company: China Media Group’s Documentary Channel (CCTV-9)
ShenZhen Media Group
CCTV Documentary International Media CO., Ltd.
Documentary to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Reform and Opening-up in China Nominees
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Director: Yan Dong
Production Countries: China | USA | Singapore
Production Companies: China Media Group’s Science and Education Channel (CCTV-10)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific
Guangdong Radio and Television station
Zhuhai Broadcast Television Station
By the Lalin Riverside
Director: Shen Shu / Dong Changqing / Yan Zhiyong
Production Country: China
Production Companies: Heilongjiang Broadcasting Station
China Media Group’s Documentary Channel (CCTV-9)
GZDOC 2017 Audience Choice Award
Aerial China
Director: Cui Yi | Zhang Chao
Production Country: China