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Headlines from China: Oscars: China May Submit Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ As Foreign-language Entry

Sep 28, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Zhang Yimou's historical film Shadow will be China's foreign-language entry, according to sources familiar with the matter, but an official announcement has yet to be made. Read More

Your Ultimate Guide to Chinese Film Screenings for September in NYC

Aug 29, 2018 / Guide /

At the beginning of each month, CFI posts a comprehensive list of Chinese film screenings in NYC. To help you better understand China through cinema, we include films that are made by Chinese filmmakers, set in China, or tell Chinese stories. Here is what to see in September. Read More

How to Celebrate Chinese New Year? See These Chinese Films in February in NYC

Feb 2, 2018 / Guide /

This month, the four highly anticipated Chinese new year films in the middle kingdom will also be released in North America. Check them out if they are available at a theater near you! Read More

Your Ultimate Guide to Chinese Film Screenings for November in NYC

Nov 6, 2017 / Guide /

At the beginning of each month, CFI posts a comprehensive list of Chinese film screenings in NYC. Here is what to see in November. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Mad World’ and ‘Small Talk’ Submitted to Compete for the Oscars; Maoyan and Weying Officially Merge

Sep 21, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Chinese language films 'Mad World' and 'Small Talk' are submitted by Hong Kong and Taiwan to compete for this year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read More

Chinese Cinema Absent from Cannes 2017 Selections

Apr 13, 2017 / News /

In past years, Cannes has featured Chinese-language cinema by King Hu, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Wong Kar-Wai, Lou Ye, Ang Lee, Johnnie To, and Jia Zhangke, but this year, while Japan and South Korea are well-represented, the only Chinese element seems to be the corpse of a teenager washed ashore on Bondi Beach in a special presentation of Jane Campion’s television series, 'Top of the Lake: China Girl.' Read More

What Teaching Film Taught Me About Political Sensitivity

Mar 15, 2017 / News /

As someone who grew up in China, how am I supposed to talk about, say, the allegedly irrational Taiwan nostalgia for Japanese rule? Or colonial symbols? Read More