Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC), founded in 2003, is a state-level documentary film festival hosted by China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and the Government of Guangdong Province, and operated by Global Raytur (Beijing) International Public Communication Organization. After 13 years of development, GZDOC has grown from an academic conference in 2003 to a documentary festival and now it has become one of the most important documentary market place in Asia. GZDOC 2016 will be held during Dec 12 - 15 in Guangzhou Library. The festival is comprised of Competition, Screening, Exhibition Market, Pitching, Forums, Training and Network Event.