The 17th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China's only national-level documentary festival, has started accepting submissions worldwide.
The festival will be held from Dec 9 to 12 in Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong province, and the deadline for applications is Aug 31, according to the organizing committee.
The organizing committee said this year's festival will add a new award category for documentaries telling stories in China.
The festival has been held annually since 2003. Last year, it received 4,542 submissions from 122 countries and regions.
