At the Closing Ceremony & Golden Kapok Award Ceremony of the 20th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival on the evening of December 7th, the list of 2023's outstanding documentaries was announced, with 17 works as the winners.

A total of 7,280 documentaries from 156 countries and regions participated in the Documentary Film Festival this year, marking a fifty-fold increase compared to its inaugural edition in 2003. 17 exceptional works were awarded the Golden Kapok Awards, among which "Charting the Decade", "My Story and My New Era", "Harnessed Yellow River Enjoys Tranquility", "10 Years of Dream Pursuit", and "Refueling in the New Era" received the "Special Award of the Organizing Committee".

The documentary "Of Color and Ink" directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Zhang Weimin earned the honor of "China Story: Best Feature Documentary". Prior to that, the film had already been awarded the "Best International Documentary" at the 47th São Paulo International Film Festival. Documenting Chinese artist Chang Dai-Chien's overseas life after he left the Chinese mainland in 1949, it showcases his journey of bringing Chinese aesthetics to the West for artistic creation.

"The documentary also serves as a dialogue between me and Chang Dai-Chien," recalled Zhang Weimin. Twelve years ago, he came across a stack of film negatives, with Chang Dai-Chien gazing toward his homeland across the ocean captured in the frames. Over the next twelve years, Zhang Weimin visited over 20 countries and regions, filming and organizing over 200 hours of historical visual materials, including first-hand oral testimonies from Chang's families, close friends, art collectors, and scholars from various fields.

On a French auction website, she discovered a newspaper of "Paris Express" published in 1961, which featured a report on the artistic dialogue between Chang and the famous French surrealist André Masson during an exhibition in Paris. "The dialogue between the two artists delved deep into the traditions, cultures, and philosophies of the East and the West. It should be recorded in the art history of China and even the world," said Zhang Weimin.

Director Zhou Hao's documentary "Before Sandstorm" has made it to the final evaluation of the 20th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival. Initially intending to feature a grandiose narration of how Chinese people combat desertification, the film inadvertently captured the daily conversations of two elderly farmers while they worked on tree-planting in the desert.

"We thought we knew about the farmers, but we didn't," said Zhou Hao. Through his film, he hoped to further acquaint the audience with those seemingly familiar people. At the same time, he wanted to recreate a feeling of "eavesdropping on the conversation by accident" - just like a passer-by unintentionally overhearing the casual chatter of two old farmers while they are planting trees.

Source:Yangcheng Evening News

17部作品获评金红棉优秀纪录片

12月7日晚，第20届中国（广州）国际纪录片节闭幕式暨金红棉优秀纪录片评选成果发布会举行。会上正式揭晓了本届金红棉优秀纪录片名单，17部作品获奖。

本届纪录片节共有156个国家和地区的7280部纪录片参展，参展影片数量达到2003年创节之初的50倍。最终，17部优秀作品获评金红棉优秀纪录片。其中，《绘制十年》《我和我的新时代》《黄河安澜》《十年逐梦路》《加油！新时代》5部作品获得“组委会特别推荐优秀纪录片”。

华裔导演张伟民执导的纪录片《万里千寻》夺得“中国故事优秀纪录长片”荣誉。此前，该片已在第47届圣保罗国际电影节获评“最佳国际纪录片”。《万里千寻》回溯了张大千1949年离开中国大陆（内地）后的海外生活经历，展现了张大千将中国美学带往西方进行艺术创作的故事。

“拍摄纪录片的过程也是我与张大千对话的过程。”张伟民回忆说，自己12年前获得一摞胶卷，胶卷画面里的张大千遥望大洋彼岸的故乡。此后的12年间，张伟民走访了20多个国家和地区，拍摄整理了超过200小时的历史素材和影像资料，其中包括张大千的家人、挚友、作品收藏者与各界学者的第一手口述影像。

在法国拍卖网站上，她发现了一份刊发于1961年的《巴黎快报》。这份报纸整版报道了张大千当年在巴黎“巨荷图”展览期间，与法国著名超现实主义艺术家安德烈·马松展开的东西方艺术创作对话。“张大千与安德烈·马松的对话围绕东西方传统文化、哲学展开了极为深入的探讨，应该被记录在中国乃至世界艺术史上。”张伟民说。

导演周浩的纪录片《听，鸟儿在叫》入围第20届中国（广州）国际纪录片节终评。该片原本想通过宏大叙事讲述中国人如何治沙，却无意中记录了两位老农民在沙漠里种树劳作时的日常对话。

“我们以为自己很了解农民，实际上对他们并不了解。”周浩表示，他想通过片子让人们进一步认识那些好像很熟悉其实又很陌生的人群。同时，他想营造一种“无意间偷听了别人说话”的感觉——有两位老农民在种树，有人无意从他们身边走过，听见他们在唠家常。

文｜黄宙辉、梁善茵、陈晓楠
翻译｜洪婷
来源 | 羊城晚报 云上岭南
责编 | 王瑜瑛
校对 | 桂晴