1.Annual Section: The World’s Spotlight, Witnessing the Shenzhen Miracle
Capture Shenzhen’s charm from an international perspective and tell its growth story through vivid videos. The city’s scientific innovation vitality, openness, natural landscapes, humanistic character, and livability are all captivating scenes that deserve to be seen by the world.
Against the backdrop of the 2026 APEC “China Year,” this section invites creators worldwide to create Shenzhen-themed short video works. Submissions may focus on themes such as scientific and technological innovation, openness and empowerment, the city surrounded by mountains and seas, cultural trends, and livable environment, showcasing Shenzhen’s urban charm and the vitality of the Greater Bay Area through diverse lenses.
2.International Co-Creation Section: My China-Africa Story
The year 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa, and is also the “China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges.” China-Africa cooperation has entered a new stage of all-around, high-quality development. In August 2026, the Competition launched the “Our Vision, Our Story: China-Africa Youth Short Video Co-Creation Project” in Kenya, encouraging Chinese and African youth to see each other’s real lives and cultural landscapes through their lenses, and to discuss cooperation and development from a youthful perspective.
3.Key Section: China’s Development, Global Opportunities
Observing China from a global perspective and telling China’s story in an international way. The vivid stories of every city and village are not only vivid illustrations of the Chinese modernization but also compelling narratives that tell the world about China’s development.
This section is open to professional teams such as government publicity departments, domestic and international media outlets, and film companies, calling for foreign-language short videos covering content such as cultural heritage, tourism, economic development, scientific and technological innovation, civil life, fashion trends, etc.
4.Enterprise Section: New Quality Image, Global Brands
Chinese enterprises that go global and foreign-funded enterprises in China serve as front-line windows for the world to understand China, and are also important carriers for promoting people-to-people exchanges and presenting Chinese culture.
This section is designed particularly for Chinese enterprises going global, foreign-funded enterprises in China, and new quality image-related enterprises, widely collecting foreign-language short videos documenting Chinese enterprises’ overseas expansion, foreign-funded enterprises’ deep-rooted development in China, collaboration between Chinese and international employees, ESG practices, and people-to-people exchanges between China and the rest of the world.
5.We-Media Section: Documenting Life, Discovering Happiness
With individual perspectives, unique observations, and the power of audience engagement, we-media influencers have witnessed and recorded of our changing times, as well as an indispensable force in online communication.
This section is open to short video vloggers and MCN teams worldwide, as well as foreign individuals and overseas Chinese communities in related fields, inviting a wide range of foreign-language short videos related to China.
6.University Students Section: By the Youth, to the Future
As internet users and passionate creators of short videos, Chinese and international university students offer distinctive insights and attitudes toward China and the world. They are participants, witnesses of China’s development and China-foreign people-to-people exchanges in the new era.
This section primarily targets Chinese and international student creators and teams from universities and colleges around the world, soliciting various foreign-language short videos related to China.
7.International Promotional Video Section: Vision of China, Essence of the East
Promotional videos serve as vital carriers of cross-cultural communication and premium audio-visual language for showcasing image and conveying the vitality of development to the world, capable of conveying the unique charm of a nation, a city, a company, or an event through powerful imagery and symbolism.
This section is primarily open to government publicity departments, central and local media outlets, Chinese enterprises that go global, foreign-funded enterprises in China, and other relevant institutions and creator teams, calling for a wide range of foreign-language promotional video submissions.
Prizes
(I) Outstanding Awards (70)
10 winners per section, 70 in total, and each winner will receive a certificate.
(II) Best Videos (35)
5 winners per section, 35 in total, and each winner will receive a certificate, trophy, and a cash prize of 3,000 RMB.
(III) Best Foreign Language Videos (5)
Five awards will be presented for the best short films in foreign languages, including but not limited to English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic, selected from all submitted entries, and each winner will receive a certificate, trophy, and a cash prize of 3,000 RMB. The specific language categories will be determined based on the entries received that year.
(IV) Best Single Awards (4)
Four specialized awards will be given: Best Video Host, Best Videography, Best Video Series (submission of 3 representative episodes), and Best International Communication, selected from the list of outstanding works, and each winner will receive a certificate, trophy, and a cash prize of 3,000 RMB.
(V) Best New Quality Image Awards (5)
Five awards will be presented for the Best New Quality Image, selected from all submitted entries. These awards recognize outstanding works that embrace the concept of new quality image development, are created using next-generation intelligent imaging equipment, feature AI-driven technology and digital imaging innovations, and combine technological texture with cultural depth. Each winner will receive a certificate, trophy, and a cash prize of 3,000 RMB.
(VI) Grand Jury Prize (1)
The Grand Jury Prize will be given to one outstanding work selected from the Best Videos across all competition sections, and the winner will receive a certificate, trophy, and a cash prize of 20,000 RMB.