The fifth Chinese-language documentary film conference opened in Guangzhou, rss.jingjiribao.cn reports. The event was announced on Saturday, 26 September 2026.
According to rss.jingjiribao.cn, several films received recommendations at the conference. Among them was "Window to the Blue Star," a title highlighted in coverage by sohu.com.
Separately, the platform iQIYI launched a plan to commission one hundred documentaries, according to 中华网. The company also released the first batch of twelve projects under that programme.
The conference draws attention to Chinese-language documentary production at a time when streaming platforms are expanding their non-fiction slates. The iQIYI announcement points to a larger commissioning push alongside the festival's recommendation list.
Coverage of the event also included a feature from huacheng.gz-cmc.com about an Indonesian-Chinese student in Guangzhou, published under a series titled "Asia-Pacific Classmates Let's Go." The 广州日报 also carried coverage dated 26 September 2026.
The full list of recommended films and further details of the iQIYI projects were not included in the material available.
Watch for the conference's complete recommendation list and the remaining titles in iQIYI's hundred-documentary programme as more details are released.
