The 6th GTIDFF Closed in Paris
On 6th of November, the 6th Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival has closed successfully in Paris.

We had an “A Tale of Two Cities” this time. Documentaries from more than 30 countries and regions participated in online and offline activities held in the two places. There were two forums and the opening ceremony held in Beijing. As for the film screening, forum, closing ceremony and award giving ceremony, were held in Paris.

In Paris, Professor Zhang Tongdao, director of the documentary research centre of Beijing Normal University, launched a transnational discussion on the social function and aesthetic significance of ecological documentary films with famous French film scholars and Professor José Moure of Sorbonne University through online participation.

 
During the film screening in Paris, the Chinese documentary "Return to the Red Flag Canal" attracted a warm response from the audience. After the screening,  Jerome Clement, a famous French film and television expert, and Mr. Yao Guoqiang, the director, interacted with the audience.
 
6th Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival’s result announced in the closing ceremony.
2021 6th GTIDFF Award Winners
Title of the Film Country          Director Prize          
Zinder Niger Aicha Macky Golden Tree Award
My Dear Mother Finland Paul-Anders Simma Best Feature Documentary Award
Mutha & The Death of Ham-Ma-Fuku Spain Daniel Suberviola Best Medium-length Documentary Award
A Fistful of Rubbish Spain David Regos Best Short Documentary Award
Dusty Dream Iran Soleiman Rahimi Best Short Documentary Award
The Sacred Woods Tunisia Abdalla Chemek Best Life and Nature Documentary Award
Return to the red flag canal China Xiaowei Li Best History Documentary Award
The Last Movie Painter Italy Walter Bencini Best History Documentary Award
You Had to Be There Israel Avi Merkado
Yaron Niski 		Best Human Discovery Documentary Award
A Portrait on the Search for Happiness Germany Benjamin Rost Best Cinematography Award

 
At the same time, at the awards ceremony, 8 awards were awarded for the fifth Golden Tree Film Festival, which was delayed by COVID-19.
2020 5th GTIDFF Award Winners
Title of the Film Country Director Prize
Beloved   Iran             Yaser Talebi Golden Tree Award
Le ciel, la Terre et l'Homme               Germany Caroline Reucker   Best Feature Documentary Award
Farewell, Farewell, Farewell Mexico           Ricardo Castro Best Medium-length Documentary Award
27 Second Memory Czekh Ivan Kachalin Best Short Documentary Award
Rough Remote Rumble Spain Jorge Lopez 
Navarrete 		Best Director Award
Last Night I Saw You Smiling Colombia Kavich Neang Best Cinematography Award
Piraña India Nainisha Dedhia Best Editing Award
Copper Mountains Finland Anna Rombach Best Music Sound Effect Award
 
The highlight of the closing ceremony is the award giving of the "Golden Fruit Plan". The tutors present awards to the winners of the proposal of the "Golden Fruit Plan" in 2020, and announce the list of winners of the Golden Fruit Plan in 2021. These winners will appear at the award ceremony in 2022.
Ms. Wang Libin, the president of GTIDFF, who was unable to come to the scene due to the COVID-19, delivered a speech through VCR to thank you for your support for the film festival in an extraordinary period, especially the description of the future of GTIDFF, which has become a hot topic of "documentary night".
 
The 7th Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival will be officially launched on January 1, 2022 and held in Paris, France in autumn.