Documentaries are the focus of a film festival taking place in China’s southern city of Guangzhou. The 2016 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festivalbegins this week. The major industry event in Asia sees “wheeling and dealing” take place alongside film-watching. Screenings will be staged at cinemas, art spaces and universities throughout the city. The festival opened Monday at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou.

This year, more than 60 domestic and overseas documentaries will be screened during the event. Among them is the highly-anticipated “Masters in Forbidden City,” a feature-length documentary about the Palace Museum’s restoration team, and the antiques they work with.

The 2016 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival kicks off this week.

During the screenings, meet-and-greets with guests and production team members will be held. Tickets can be bought online.

Established in 2003, the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival has become the China’s only professional documentary festival, with investing, financing and trade activities taking place.

It has also grown into the largest professional documentary festival in Asia. There were more than 4,000 entries from 111 countries and regions this year, new records on both counts. It also gathers documentary production and distribution organizations from around the world, including Discovery, BBC, KBS and NHK.

The festival runs through Friday.