November 30th, Sunday

Time Program 14:00 GZ DOC 2008 Office opens and Registration starts Venue: Lotus Hall (Holiday Inn) 15:00-17:00 Opening Ceremony of Poster Exhibition of Krakow Film Festival (1961-2008) and Cocktail Reception Organizers: Krakow Film Festival, Consulate-General of Poland, Guangzhou, GZ DOC Venue: Second Floor outside Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 19:00 GZ DOC Welcoming Party & French Day Organizers: International Environmental Film Festival, France, Consulate-General of France, Guangzhou, GZ DOC Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn)

December 1st, Monday

Time Program 09:00-10:30 Presentation & Seminar: Story Telling & Story Structure Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Panelists: Mr.Rudy Buttignol (Knowledge Network), Ms. Claire Aguilar (ITVS), Ms. Patricia Finneran (Sundance) Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 11:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 16:15-17:15 DocuMart: Semi final Pitching Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Jury: Mr. Li Xiao (SMG), Mr. Vikram Channa (Discovery Asia), Ms. Mok Choy Lin (NGCI), Mr. Ned Lander (SBS) Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 19:30-21:30 GZ DOC 2008 Opening Ceremony & Guangdong Day Venue: Exhibition Center A, Oriental Hotel

December 2nd, Tuesday

Time Program 09:00-12:30 International Producer Day Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 09:30-12:00 Public Seminar: Role of Documentaries for Public Service Broadcasters Organizers: GZ DOC Panelists: Shanghai Documentary Channel, Yunnan Television, Sichuan Television, China Education Television, Guangzhou Television, PBS, NHK, Knowledge Network, SBS Venue: 600m2 Studio of Guangzhou Television 14:00-17:00 International Producer Day Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 17:00-18:30 "See China" First Time Filmmaker Plan Organizer: China Education Television, Discovery Asia Venue: Ballroom (Holiday Inn) 19:00 GZ DOC 2008 Award Ceremony Venue: Sapphire Art Space

December 3rd, Wednesday

Time Program 09:00-11:00 Meet the Commissioning Editors Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 11:30-13:00 DocuMart Training Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 14:00-17:00 DocuMart Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 17:00-18:00 Happy Hour:Producers Get Together Venue: Second Floor outside Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 19:00-21:00 Evening Gala on Boat Organizers: Guangzhou Municipal Government News Office,GZ DOC Venue: Sailing Vessel "South Sea God"

December 4th, Thursday

Time Program 09:00-12:30 One-on-One Meetings（Chinese Producers Only） Venue: Sapphire Art Space 15:00-17:00 Presentation & Seminar: Same Story, Different Versions Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Panelists: Ms. Sabine Bubeck-Paaz (ZDF/ARTE), Mr.Chris Haws (International Consultant) Mr. John Lindsay (PBS), Mr. Ned Lander (SBS), Mr. Nobuo Isobe (Asian Content Center) Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 17：00-18：30 Polish Day Reception Organizers: Consulate General of Poland, Guangzhou, GZ DOC Venue: Summer Cloud & The Gallery, Holiday Inn 19:00-21:00 German Night Organizer: Consulate-General of Germany, Guangzhou GZ DOC Venue: Diamond Hall, Second Floor of China Hotel

December 5th, Friday

Time Program 09:00-12:30 One-on-One Meetings（Chinese and International Producers） Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 15:00-17:00 Presentation & Seminar: Co-Producing with China Moderator: Mr. Pat Ferns Panelists: Ms. Fiona- Lawson-Baker (AL JAZEERA), Mr. Vikram Channa (Discovery Asia), Ms. Mok Choy Lin (NGCI), Ms. Patricia Schlesinger (NDR), Mr. Junichi Katayama (NHK), Mr. Ben Tsiang (CNEX) Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn) 17:00-18:00 See you 2009 Organizers: International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animations, Krakow Film Festival, CNEX, The Asian Pitch, Guangzhou Documentary Association Venue: Sapphire Art Space (Holiday Inn)