Headlines From China: Jia Zhangke On Pingyao Film Festival’s Return; New International Film Fund & Upcoming Feature ‘We Shall Be All’

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Jia Zhangke On Pingyao Film Festival’s Return; New International Film Fund & Upcoming Feature ‘We Shall Be All’ Read More

Headlines From China: Chinese Filmmaker Jia Zhangke on China’s Changing Identity

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Chinese Filmmaker Jia Zhangke on China’s Changing Identity. Read More

Jia Zhangke and the Stories Men Tell Themselves

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The director’s latest documentary suffers from a fixation on the self-mythologizing of ordinary men. Read More

Headlines From China: Director Jia Zhangke Launches Shanxi Film Academy in China

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Director Jia Zhangke Launches Shanxi Film Academy in China Read More

Headlines from China: Funded by Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke, the 4th 86358 Short Film Festival Puts a Spotlight on Lesser-Known Short Films

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While droves of established filmmakers gathered at the Beijing International Film Festival, hundreds of up-and-coming young filmmakers and cinephiles rushed to an alternative film festival held from Aug 23-28 in Jiajiazhuang, a remote village in Fenyang city, North China's Shanxi province. Read More

Headlines from China: Funded by Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, The 4th 86358 Short Film Festival Just Opened Submission Portal

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 IQiyi’s new original film, adapted from Keigo Higashino’s novel Samayou Yaiba (さまよう刃), made headlines recently for its production announcement. As one of the first films that started production in the post-pandemic age, this new film brought in positive energy to the troubled film industry that is still subject to great uncertainty because of the continuing movie theater closure. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke Calls For Theater Reopening, Again

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Leading Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke called for theater reopening once again on social media after the tragic news of Bona’s vice president’s suicide ripped through the Chinese film industry on Wednesday. Read More

Headlines from China: Jia Zhangke Collaborated with Maoyan and Huanxi Streaming to Promote ‘Ash Is Purest White’

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Jia Zhangke recently appeared on Maoyan app and promoted his latest award-winning film “Ash Is Purest White”. This is the first time Jia collaborated with Maoyan and also his first time to experiment with Maoyan’s 24hr streaming challenge—a new film promotion program that allows users to watch a film online for free within 24 hours. Read More

Headlines from China: Art-house Filmmakers Around the Globe Including Jia Zhangke Create Short Movies About Lockdown Experience

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Thessaloniki Film Festival recently commissioned 8 directors from Greece and 14 others from the rest of the world to produce three-minute short movies about their separate lockdown experiences. Read More

Headlines from China: Cinémathèque Française to Host Largest Ever Jia Zhangke Retrospective

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Titled "La Galaxie Jia Zhangke," it is the largest and most comprehensive retrospective of Jia's works so far. Read More

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