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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 20, 2011


<i>No. 89 Shimen Road</i> Wins at Warsaw Film Festival
"No. 89 Shimen Road" director Shu Haolun Congratulations to writer-director Shu Haolun, whose new film No. 89 Shimen Road just won the...
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Oct 19, 2011


Thinking Differently on Steve Jobs’ Legacy: the <i>Struggle</i> of Chinese Labor R
By Maya Eva Gunst Rudolph Assembly line workers at Foxconn manufacturing facility subcontracted to Apple (photo: Kotaku) A man, a plan,...
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Oct 18, 2011


China Pulls the Plug on <i>Super Girl</i> Singing Contest
By Isabella Tianzi Cai The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) of China took the country’s most popular talent...
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Oct 4, 2011


Oxhide director Liu Jiayin on the Wonders of Digital Filmmaking
Chinese directors Zhu Wen (L) and Liu Jiayin (R) pose during a photocall at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Picture: AFP The nine-day...
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Oct 2, 2011


Oxhide labeled “Crucial Viewing” – screens Monday at Chicago’s Doc Films
Oxhide (dir. Liu Jiayin) On the Cine-File website, a comprehensive and highly selective guide to movie screenings in the Chicagoland...
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Oct 2, 2011


Jia Zhangke’s “Dong” Reviewed at Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Dong (dir. Jia Zhangke) By Ariella Tai As part of a larger feature on the films of director Jia Zhangke at Not Coming to a Theater Near...
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Jun 23, 2011


Rural Film History Museum Opens in China
By Isabella Tianzi Cai ”] The older Chinese generation, who have lived through the founding of the New China, the Great Leap Forward...
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Jun 1, 2011


“Urgent Problems” Facing the Three Gorges Dam
By Ariella Tai Water being released from the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei province. The state council has admitted the dam...
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May 30, 2011
How <i>American Idol</i> Introduced Democracy and Tomboys to China
Over at Fandor, our own Kevin Lee has a piece on Jian Yi’s Super, Girls!, coinciding with the finale of American Idol Season 10, airing...
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May 24, 2011
Ten Titles Now Available on Institutional DVD!
We are pleased to announce the release of ten new titles on Institutional DVD, and the release of four titles on Home DVD. These titles...
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May 16, 2011
Video Essays on New Chinese Cinema – Screenings This Weekend at MOMI
By Kevin B. Lee In conjunction with the screening series New Tales of Chinese Cinema screening this weekend at the Museum of the Moving...
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Apr 28, 2011


Film Comment Spotlights <i>Disorder</i> – playing tomorrow at Pomona, next week in S.F.
Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) In the current issue of Film Comment, Chris Chang labels Huang Weikai’s experimental documentary Disorder a...
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Apr 13, 2011


Self-Portrait in a DV Mirror: a Review of Li Ning’s <i>Tape</i>
By Carlo Labrador-Pangalangan Li Ning accepts the Silver Award at YunFest for his film “Tape” Tape, directed by Li Ning, will screen this...
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Apr 6, 2011


LA Times Feature on LA Chinese Cinema Series, special mention on Oxhide 2
Oxhide II (dir. Liu Jiayin) In the lead-up to the ten-film, five-venue series “Between Disorder and Unexpected Pleasures: New Chinese...
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Apr 4, 2011


Spicy, Fresh and Artsy: Zhang Xianmin on Recent Chinese Films
By Zhang Xianmin Zhang Xianmin Following his recent critique on the state of Chinese cinema “Daytime Booze Nighttime Party,” Chinese film...
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Mar 8, 2011


CinemaTalk: A Conversation with Ou Ning
By Dan Edwards Ou NIng In addition to being an artist, curator, writer, and director of the Shao Foundation, China’s cultural renaissance...
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Mar 1, 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 21, 2011
Directors Li Ning (<i>Tape</i>) and Xu Tong (<i>Fortune Teller</i>) Introduce Their Films, Playing a
By Kevin B. Lee As part of our screenings of Chinese independent documentaries at the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, we have produced video...
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Feb 18, 2011


New York Times Profiles Chinese Indie Docs and Other Coverage of MoMA Doc Fortnight
Fortune Teller (dir. Xu Tong) In the New York Times, Larry Rohter profiles the Chinese independent film movement, with special attention...
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Feb 18, 2011
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