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Writer / curator Shelly Kraicer interviews director and artist Qiu Jiongjiong for Cinema Scope Magazine. About Jiongjiong's newest work A...
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- Sep 29, 2012
19 Chinese language films at the Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), which runs from September 27-October 12, 2012, features 19 Chinese language titles...
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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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- Dec 5, 2011
Shelly on Film: Fall Festival Report, Part One: Keeping Independence in Beijing
By Shelly Kraicer Just having a party: This year's Beijing International Film Festival had to take a more casual tone. (photo: ArtInfo)...
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- Sep 30, 2011
Shelly on Film: Chinese Selections for the 2011 Vancouver Film Fest
By Shelly Kraicer Fan Bingbing in "Buddha Mountain," one of several films directed by Chinese women directors at Vancouver International...
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- Aug 3, 2011
History in Progress, with Gaps: The National Museum of China, Part Two
By Shelly Kraicer Visitors seem dazzled by the might of painterly propaganda in the "90th anniversary of the CCP" painting exhibit. A...
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- Aug 2, 2011
Heavenly Culture, with Product Placement: A Tour of the National Museum of China, Part One
By Shelly Kraicer The gallery of Ancient Chinese art in the National Museum of China may be the new highlight of anyone's visit to...
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- Jun 14, 2011
Shelly on Film: Beijing’s First Official Film Festival
By Shelly Kraicer I previously wrote here about the cancellation of the 2011 Beijing Independent Documentary Film Festival (DOChina) at...
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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 5, 2011
Cinema Pacific Film Festival Opens Today – Guest Curator Shelly Kraicer Interviewed
Shelly Kraicer The Cinema Pacific Film Festival’s special series of Chinese cinema opens today and runs until April 10 at the University...
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- Feb 15, 2011
Shelly on Film: A Verité Movie Star Charms Rotterdam Film Festival
By Shelly Kraicer Xu Tong, Shelly Kraicer and Tang Xiaoyan at screening of Fortune Teller at Rotterdam (photo courtesy of Xu Tong) This...
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- Dec 9, 2010
Shelly on Film: The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema, Part Two
By Shelly Kraicer This is the conclusion of Shelly Kraicer’s essay “The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema (in the West).” Click here for...
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- Dec 8, 2010
Shelly on Film: The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema, Part One
Opening Ceremony of the 7th China Independent Film Festival in Nanjing (photo courtesy of CIFF) By Shelly Kraicer While attending the...
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- Oct 19, 2010
Shelly on Film: Deeper Into Dragons and Tigers
By Shelly Kraicer Rumination (dir. Xu Ruotao) The 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival (September 30 to October 15) has just...
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- Sep 14, 2010
Shelly on Film: Tremors and Traumas: Notes on Three Chinese Earthquake Movies
By Shelly Kraicer Buried (dir. Wang Libo) It’s been earthquake movie season in China ever since the terrible Wenchuan earthquake that...
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- Jul 21, 2010
Shelly on Film: Bumping against Boundaries in Chinese Film Culture
Thomas Mao (dir. Zhu Wen) By Shelly Kraicer During a recent interview with an independent Chinese journalist, I was somewhat taken aback,...
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- May 30, 2010
Shelly on Film: From Buenos Aires to Beijing
Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Cinema I was able to attend two events last month that showcased the strength, diversity, and...
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- Mar 22, 2010
Shelly on Film: The Twenty Minute Standout of Rotterdam
by Shelly Kraicer Condolences (dir. Ying Liang) I’ve always enjoyed attending the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which...
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- Nov 18, 2009
Finding Ways to Fit: Mainland Chinese films at Toronto and Vancouver
1428 (dir. Du Haibin) Part One: Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19, 2009) One looks to comprehensive film festivals,...
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- Oct 12, 2009
Shelly on Film: Pushing Beyond Indie Conventions
by Shelly Kraicer Betelnut (dir. Yang Heng) Perhaps I’ve been spending just a bit too much time watching movies in China? I have this...