China is making a splash on the thirty sixth version of Sunny Facet of the Doc with an expanded pavilion that includes high-profile worldwide co-productions and two marquee occasions designed to strengthen international partnerships within the documentary house.

The showcase facilities round two occasions on June 24: China Hour within the Grand Auditorium, the place collaborating organizations will current partnership proposals and announce cooperation plans, adopted by China Evening on the Maritime Museum of La Rochelle, bringing collectively worldwide TV broadcasters, distributors, and manufacturing companies.

The pavilion highlights 5 co-productions that display China’s rising worldwide collaboration in premium documentary content material. “Geographical Discovery: Exploring the Hanzhong Sinkhole Cluster” pairs CCTV9 with France’s Bellota Movies for a 52-minute exploration of China’s newly found sinkhole formations. Shot in 4K and 8K, the mission is being hailed as “the geographical discovery of the twenty first century” by worldwide cave researchers.

“Life on the Yellow River Delta, Season 2” represents a big partnership between China Intercontinental Communication Heart, Nationwide Geographic Channel, Shandong Tv, and IFA Media. The two×44-minute sequence explores wildlife adaptation throughout 4 seasons and is scheduled to premiere on Nationwide Geographic Channel within the second half of 2025.

“Wing Chun: The Heritage of the World” breaks new floor as China’s first themed animated documentary, that includes collaboration between China Actual Picture Media, One & All Tradition Dev., and France’s Realworks. The mission traces the martial artwork’s international unfold to over 80 international locations.

“Wetlands, Our Land” follows migratory chook routes from East Asia to Australasia, with manufacturing spanning Russia, Singapore, and New Zealand. The Jiangsu Broadcasting Company co-production was awarded “Excellent Home Documentary of 2024” by China’s Nationwide Radio and Tv Administration.

“Diary of Biosphere Reserves” options Serbian anthropologist Dr. Marta Neskovic, who served as a Youth Delegate at COP28, presenting tales from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in a 2×45-minute format.

The pitch lineup contains six extra initiatives: “Voy Boys,” “Deep in My Mind,” “The Moon Is Yours,” “Letter to Yangtze River,” “Seed on the Border,” and “Diary of Biosphere Reserves.”

Featured programming showcases titles together with “Creatures’ Wonderland,” “Strolling with the Spoon-billed Sandpiper,” “Meals Markets across the World,” “The Method of Tea: A Journey to Concord,” and “Picture Albums from a Century In the past.”

The China Evening occasion will unveil extra co-production bulletins, together with “The Nice Yellow River Delta II,” “Stressed Farewell,” and the worldwide promotion occasion “Pleasant Shandong, Hometown of Confucius.”

The China Pavilion, organized by China Intercontinental Communication Heart, brings collectively main gamers together with China Media Group (CMG), China Intercontinental Communication Heart, Shandong Radio and Tv Bureau, Jiangsu Broadcasting Company, Shandong Radio and Tv Station, Chengdu Radio and Tv Station, Shandong movie distribution and projection Group Co., Ltd., Lanshan District Media Convergence Heart, Rizhao Metropolis, the Documentary Manufacturing Heart of Shanghai Media Group, Actual Picture Media, and FreshPitch.

This marks the eighth consecutive yr for the China Pavilion at Sunny Facet of the Doc.