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DC Chinese Film Festival: The 80s-90s Retrospective
DC Chinese Film Festival (DCCFF) is holding the 80s-90s Retrospective on 9/21-9/24 at Landmark’s E Street Cinema in Washington D.C. The official lineup includes: Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 (CHEN Kaige 陈凯歌/1993/171 mins/China) Suzhou River 苏州河 (LOU Ye 娄烨/ 1999/83 mins/China) The Sandwich Man 儿子的大玩偶 (HOU Hsiao-Hsien 侯孝贤/1983/105 mins/Taiwan) Taipei Story 青梅竹马 (Edward YANG 杨德昌/1985/110 mins/Taiwan) An Autumn’s Read More
At Cannes, Jia Zhangke Calls for Relaxation of Chinese Film Law
China's leading auteur director Jia Zhangke has called on his fellow filmmakers to continue to push for changes to the country’s new film law to ensure independent films make it onto the international stage. Read More
Film Review: ‘Born In China’ Projects Soft Power, Cuddly As Well
After his previous work, it may have seemed natural for Lu to direct a documentary about animals facing extinction in China. With China’s breakneck growth and its President talking about taking the lead in global warming prevention, what better time for a Chinese director to show the world that beyond the cities on its smog-choked coast resides an innocent China of vast natural beauty and splendor in need of protection? Read More
Film Review: Han Han’s Race Back To The ’90s Is a Sentimental Journey
Duckweed (2017), written by Yu Meng; directed by Han Han
. Grade: A- It’s been a tumultuous decade since producer Fang Li of Beijing Laurel Films sighed to the foreign press about the fate of two of his movies that fell afoul of China’s censors for portraying a little too much real life grit. Both Lost Read More
Filmmaker Johnny Ma Wants You to Fall in Love With ’90s Chinese Cinema
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the site of the Toronto International Film Festival, in conjunction with TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival. A Chinese “psychic” once told me… or, more specifically, it was my uncle, who used to run the Beijing department of the “People with Specials Powers” (as it was called Read More
Film Review: ‘Sword Master’ Wields a Dull Blade
Based on a novel by the wuxia icon Gu Long, "Sword Master" tells the story of a virtuoso swordsman, weary of the toll taken on his spirit by violence and bloodshed, who is pulled out of the monastic life he tries to adopt. It is also a remake of "Death Duel," a classic and lurid Shaw Brothers production from 1979, in which Yee appeared as the protagonist. Ergo, it is additionally something of a personal project. Read More
The CFI Guide to Film Production in China
Welcome to the 10-part series of practical tips that will make up the China Film Insider (CFI) Guide to 10 Things to Know about Working in Film in China. Read More
Less Censorship Could Make Independent Film Productions Suffer
A lack of early official approval may make investors less willing to participate in riskier projects. Read More
19 Chinese Films Richard Peña Recommends
Richard Peña, director emeritus of the New York Film Festival, shared his top picks from decades of watching Chinese cinema. Read More
Dune’s ‘desert core’ look hits China
‘Dune: Part II’ is expected to catapult ‘desert core’ to new heights in China. Read More