Film fest highlights mountain cultures

Hundreds of filmmakers have gathered at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for a documentary film festival that centers on threatened cultures in high-altitude environments.

The organizers of the 2014 Qinghai World Mountain Documentary Festival, which was held in Golmud, Qinghai province, from Sunday to Tuesday, received 551 documentaries. They have grouped films into three categories - anthropology, society and nature - for awards considerations.

The documentaries were all filmed at altitudes above 500 meters in 36 countries and regions, said Sun Jianying, chair of the festival's judging committee.