The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), which runs from September 27-October 12, 2012, features 19 Chinese language titles...

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...

By Shelly Kraicer Just having a party: This year's Beijing International Film Festival had to take a more casual tone. (photo: ArtInfo)...

By Shelly Kraicer Fan Bingbing in "Buddha Mountain," one of several films directed by Chinese women directors at Vancouver International...

By Shelly Kraicer Visitors seem dazzled by the might of painterly propaganda in the "90th anniversary of the CCP" painting exhibit. A...

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...

By Shelly Kraicer I previously wrote here about the cancellation of the 2011 Beijing Independent Documentary Film Festival (DOChina) at...

By Shelly Kraicer Since the story made various international news outlets late last month, you may already have heard of the cancellation...

Shelly Kraicer The Cinema Pacific Film Festival’s special series of Chinese cinema opens today and runs until April 10 at the University...

By Shelly Kraicer Xu Tong, Shelly Kraicer and Tang Xiaoyan at screening of Fortune Teller at Rotterdam (photo courtesy of Xu Tong) This...

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...

Opening Ceremony of the 7th China Independent Film Festival in Nanjing (photo courtesy of CIFF) By Shelly Kraicer While attending the...

By Shelly Kraicer Rumination (dir. Xu Ruotao) The 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival (September 30 to October 15) has just...

By Shelly Kraicer Buried (dir. Wang Libo) It’s been earthquake movie season in China ever since the terrible Wenchuan earthquake that...

Thomas Mao (dir. Zhu Wen) By Shelly Kraicer During a recent interview with an independent Chinese journalist, I was somewhat taken aback,...

Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Cinema I was able to attend two events last month that showcased the strength, diversity, and...

by Shelly Kraicer Condolences (dir. Ying Liang) I’ve always enjoyed attending the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which...

1428 (dir. Du Haibin) Part One: Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19, 2009) One looks to comprehensive film festivals,...

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...

By Shelly Kraicer San Yuan Li (dir. Ou Ning, 2003) What is a Chinese film? Ever since I’ve started living and working in Beijing over...