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Oct 2, 2012
CinemaTalk: Interview with Zhu Rikun, Curator of Jacob Burns “Hidden China” Series, on A
This October the Jacob Burns Film Center presents “Hidden China,” a monthlong series of independent documentaries produced in China,...
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Aug 9, 2012
<i>Meishi Street</i> Reviewed in Senses of Cinema
In the online journal Senses of Cinema, Luke Robinson reviews the documentary Meishi Street (directed by Ou Ning) which will screen this...
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Jan 6, 2012
Call for Papers: Chinese Documentary Panel at Rocky Mountain MLA
The 2012 Rocky Mountain MLA will be held in picturesque Boulder, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, October 11-13. Panel title:...
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Dec 6, 2011
Shelly on Film: Fall Festival Report, Part Two: Under Safe Cover, a Fierce Debate
By Shelly Kraicer Shu Haolun's "No. 89 Shimen Road" won the top prize at CIFF, but wasn't shown on Awards Night. The Nanjing-based China...
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Oct 28, 2011
A Review of <i>Beijing Besieged By Waste</i>, Screening Saturday at Asia Society
By Isabella Tianzi Cai Police inspect illegal cooking oil, better known as 'drainage oil', seized during a crackdown in Beijing (Photo:...
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Oct 20, 2011
Review: <i>The Transition Period</i> shows the true power center of Chinese government
By Isabella Tianzi Cai "The Transition Period" shows the inner workings of local politics in China U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke’s...
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Oct 17, 2011
PBS “POV” Lists Essential Documentaries About China
Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) tied for most mentions in PBS' poll of essential documentaries about China Last month the acclaimed...
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Aug 28, 2011
CinemaTalk: Conversation with Edward Wong of the New York Times on Chinese Indie Filmmaking
In the August 14 edition of the New York Times, Edward Wong profiles Zhao Liang, director of two of the most fearlessly independent...
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Aug 13, 2011
Zhao Liang profiled in New York Times
Mr. Zhao’s evolution from a filmmaker hounded by the government to one whom it celebrates offers a window into hard choices that face...
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Aug 2, 2011
Cinematalk: Interview with Ying Qian of Harvard
By Michael Chenkin Ying Qian Ying Qian is a PhD candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. Qian’s area of...
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Jul 21, 2011
A Visit to the IFChina Original Studio with Filmmaker Jian Yi
By Dan Edwards IFChina Studio founder and filmmaker Jian Yi, outside the studio on the campus of Jinggangshan University Reprinted by...
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Jul 12, 2011
Chinese Directors Win at HK Documentary Fest, Say They Enjoy Freedom
By Kevin Lee Zhou Hao presents his film "The Transition Period" at the China Documentary Festival in Hong Kong (photo: Associated Press)...
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Jul 5, 2011
CinemaTalk: A Conversation with Professor Guo-Juin Hong on Taiwan Cinema, 1949 and Documentaries
By Michael Chenkin Guo-Juin Hong is Andrew W. Mellon Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies at Duke University. Hong has...
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May 12, 2011
Shelly on Film: The Film Festival That Wasn’t
By Shelly Kraicer Since the story made various international news outlets late last month, you may already have heard of the cancellation...
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Apr 4, 2011
CinemaTalk: Interview with Li Ning, Director of <i>Tape</i>
Li Ning, director of Tape Tape, a highly experimental documentary by performance artist, dancer and filmmaker Li Ning, made its European...
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Mar 29, 2011
“What Else Can We Do?” Personal Responses to <i>Karamay</i>
By Kevin B. Lee Karamay (dir. Xu Xin) Xu Xin’s devastating epic documentary Karamay is set to make its San Francisco premiere this Sunday...
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Mar 7, 2011
CinemaTalk: Zhao Liang presents new documentary <i>Together</i> at Berlin Film Festival
Zhao Liang, director of the acclaimed films Petition and Crime and Punishment (distributed by dGenerate), was present at the...
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Feb 21, 2011
Who’s Using Who? Zhou Hao’s Hall of Mirrors
By Dan Edwards Using (dir. Zhou Hao) Southern Metropolis Daily has a proud reputation as one of the very few newspapers in mainland China...
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Feb 3, 2011
Profile of Zhao Dayong, Director of <i>Ghost Town</i> and <i>Street Life</i>
Zhao Dayong, director of Street Life and Ghost Town By Isabella Tianzi Cai This entry is part of a weeklong spotlight of newly available...
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Feb 1, 2011
A Mad Dance on Shanghai Streets: Zhao Dayong’s <i>Street Life</i>
By Sara Beretta This entry is part of a weeklong spotlight of newly available titles in the dGenerate Films catalog. Since 1845, Nanjing...
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