「香港國際紀錄片節」前身為「華語紀錄片節」,自2008年創立,迄今已舉辦十三屆。為推動香港紀錄片文化進一步發展,影展於2019年升格為國際紀錄片節,除了「華語紀錄片競賽」單元外,亦增加一系列的國際作品,希望令影展更多元化,亦藉此擴闊觀眾視野。
「采風」於2004年成立,為香港藝術發展局資助之非牟利團體,多年來致力推廣紀錄片藝術。
Founded in 2004, Visible Record is a non-profit arts organization, which has dedicated itself to promoting documentaries. In 2008, Visible Record founded the annual Chinese Documentary Festival in Hong Kong. It is the world's first annual film festival to focus on Pan-Chinese documentaries and is an important exchange platform for Pan-Chinese documentaries. Chinese Documentary Festival has upgraded to Hong Kong International Documentary Festival from 2019.