<i>Meishi Street</i> Reviewed in Senses of Cinema
In the online journal Senses of Cinema, Luke Robinson reviews the documentary Meishi Street (directed by Ou Ning) which will screen this...
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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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- Oct 28, 2011
A Review of <i>Beijing Besieged By Waste</i>, Screening Saturday at Asia Society
By Isabella Tianzi Cai Police inspect illegal cooking oil, better known as 'drainage oil', seized during a crackdown in Beijing (Photo:...
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- Oct 19, 2011
Beijing New Youth Film Festival sets stage for young directors
By Genevieve Carmel Participating filmmakers at the 2nd Annual Beijing New Youth Film Festival (photo: Genevieve Carmel) The 2nd annual...
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- Sep 8, 2011
Ai Weiwei on Beijing, a “Nightmare” of a City
By Isabella Tianzi Cai The Olympic Stadium in Beijing, designed by Ai Weiwei in the city he now calls "a nightmare" In his essay posted...
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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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- Jul 26, 2011
Beijing Demolition for Subway Sprawl Provokes Resistance
By Kevin B. Lee Demolition Dominates the Residents of Beijing in "Meishi Street" In China Beat, Jared Hall reports on the spate of public...
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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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- Apr 21, 2011
Beijing Independent Documentary Festival Cancelled
Jonathan Landreth reports for the Hollywood Reporter: BEIJING – Organizers of a long-standing Chinese independent documentary film...
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- Nov 16, 2010
CinemaTalk: Conversation with Ying Liang at the Beijing Apple Store
Director Ying Liang Director Ying Liang was interviewed at the Apple Store Sanlitun Beijing, as part of the “Meet the Filmmakers” series,...
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- Nov 15, 2010
Zhao Liang’s Beijing Landscape Exhibition, now through December 7
Poster for Beijing Landscape exhibition (click to englarge) By Sara Beretta In depicting the instability of China’s social environment,...
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- Nov 8, 2010
Olympic Artist Ai Weiwei the Latest in China’s Long List of Evictees
Artist Ai Weiwei (source: Archinect) By Isabella Tianzi Cai Chinese architect and artist Ai Weiwei, designer of the famous “Bird’s Nest”...
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- Oct 29, 2010
Zhou Hao Interviewed – Films screening at UCCA Beijing
Using (dir. Zhou Hao) Chris Hawke profiles documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao in the Global Times. In the past, Zhou’s probing work has...
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- Oct 27, 2010
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: Yang Jin at Apple Store Xidan Joy City, Beijing – November 2
Film Director Yang Jin dGenerate Films and the Apple Store in Beijing continue their ongoing series showcasing China’s newest filmmakers...
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- Oct 25, 2010
Documentaries by Zhou Hao screening at UCCA Beijing
Using (dir. Zhou Hao) A former Xinhua News Agency and Southern Weekly photographer, Zhou Hao began making independent films in 2002....
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- Oct 17, 2010
Karin Chien to speak at Movie Art China in Beijing
Karin Chien, President of dGenerate Films Movie Art China at Sanlitun SOHO is the first event of its kind in China with thousands of...
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- Oct 4, 2010
Lineup for the Fifth Beijing Independent Film Festival
By Isabella Tianzi Cai The 5th Beijing Film Festival is taking place from October 1 to 7 this year. It is organized by the Li Xianting...
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- Aug 30, 2010
Defending Culture and Democracy in Chinese Independent Documentaries
By Isabella Tianzi Cai In the article, Teng gives a comprehensive overview of the civic documentary movement in China for the past few...
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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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