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PBS “POV” Lists Essential Documentaries About China

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Oct 17, 2011

PBS “POV” Lists Essential Documentaries About China

Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) tied for most mentions in PBS' poll of essential documentaries about China Last month the acclaimed documentary Last Train Home, about migrant laborers in China, made its US television premiere as part of the POV series on PBS. As part of the film’s online promotional efforts, POV polled several filmmakers and experts in Chinese cinema to recommend top documentaries and features about China. We were pleased to see that Disorder tied for most menti

CinemaTalk: Interview with Professor Eugene Wang on Chinese Art and Film

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Sep 24, 2011

CinemaTalk: Interview with Professor Eugene Wang on Chinese Art and Film

By Michael Chenkin Professor Eugene Wang Eugene Yuejin Wang is Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University. We recently spoke with Professor Wang about his interests in Chinese art and Chinese film, the areas of intersection between these two fields, and his interest in painter Liu Xiaodong, who is the subject of Jia Zhangke’s documentary Dong. Dong will screen Monday 9/26 as the opening film of the 11-film series on Chinese independent film at Doc F

11 Chinese Independent Films Screening this Fall in Chicago – Starts Monday

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Sep 21, 2011

11 Chinese Independent Films Screening this Fall in Chicago – Starts Monday

Oxhide II (dir. Liu Jiayin) This will be the largest series of Chinese cinema in Chicago this year. The series is listed online at: http://docfilms.uchicago.edu/dev/calendar/2011/fall/monday.shtml (note that the opening night screening is not listed). A Selection of Chinese Independent Cinema Mondays, September 26 – November 28, 2011 Doc Films, University of Chicago Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall The University of Chicago 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL Tickets $

Artist Yang WeidongâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s New Project Asks What Chinese Really Need

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Aug 30, 2011

Artist Yang WeidongâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s New Project Asks What Chinese Really Need

By Isabella Tianzi Cai Yang Weidong interviews a subject for his documentary project "Signal" (Photo: Yang Weidong) A work in progress by Beijing artist Yang Weidong was recently shown in Hong Kong. Named “Xu Yao” or “Need” in Chinese and “Signal” in English, the documentary comprises of roughly 20 minutes of edited video interviews that Yang conducted with 237 notable Chinese subjects over the past three years. Yang asked each person the same question: “What do Chinese peopl

The New YorkerâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s Richard Brody on Zhao Liang, Jia Zhangke, Ai Weiwei

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Aug 22, 2011

The New YorkerâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s Richard Brody on Zhao Liang, Jia Zhangke, Ai Weiwei

by Kevin B. Lee Zhao Liang confronted by Ai Weiwei on camera In his blog on the New Yorker website, critic Richard Brody responds to last weeks’ New York Times cover feature on Zhao Liang, director of Crime and Punishment (distributed by dGenerate) and Petition (which Brody deems “the fiercest and most confrontational film regarding the Chinese government’s suppression of dissent that I’ve seen”). Brody summarizes the article’s charting of the tensions that arose between Zhao

Childhood Friends, Now Major Artists: Liu Xiaodong and Wang Xiaoshuai

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Jul 26, 2011

Childhood Friends, Now Major Artists: Liu Xiaodong and Wang Xiaoshuai

By Kevin B. Lee ”] When Wang Xiaoshuai realized he could never paint as finely as his high school pal Liu Xiaodong, he gave up painting and turned to filmmaking. Liu was one of the few students from the Central Academy of Fine Arts to have a solo exhibition right after graduation. Wang, however, went through some years in low tide working in Fujian Film Studio in the early 1990s. Since then, Wang has won many international awards for his movie productions, including the Silve

Jia Zhangke Speaks Out Against Censorship

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Jul 13, 2011

Jia Zhangke Speaks Out Against Censorship

Jia Zhangke speaks out at a forum held at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival (photo: china.org.cn) Originally published in The Guardian, June 16 2011 He had to abandon one film lest it broke anti-pornography laws. Then he ditched a spy movie rather than fill it with Communist party “superheroes”. The frustration of making films in a country with “cultural over-cleanliness” has led an internationally acclaimed Chinese director to lash out at its censors, a state new

Jia Zhangke’s “Dong” Reviewed at Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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Jun 23, 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 You, Leo Goldsmith focuses on “Jia’s first documentary proper;” Dong– available for purchase or rental through the dGenerate catalog. Goldsmith discusses the ways in which this multilayered documentary meditates on the shifting landscapes of China, both literal and economic, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the artist in these ti

“Urgent Problems” Facing the Three Gorges Dam

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May 30, 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 is creating a legacy of major environmental and social problems. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Last week, both The Guardian and The New York Times reported on a statement released by the Chinese government, and approved by prime minister Wen Jiabao, that acknowledged “urgent problems” facing the Three Gorges Dam project. Started in 1992, the c

Jia Zhangke’s <i>Useless</i> screening Saturday at 92Y Tribeca

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May 25, 2011

Jia Zhangke’s Useless screening Saturday at 92Y Tribeca

By Kevin B. Lee This Saturday evening at the 92Y Tribeca, there is a rare screening of Useless, a grossly underrated documentary by Jia Zhangke that rightly should be considered one of his most sublime and unexpectedly personal works. By exploring three aspects of the clothing industry in China, Jia subtly explores the economic and creative options of not just factory workers, tailors and clothing designers, but his own issues as an independent filmmaker contending with the o

Full Translation of Jia Zhangke’s Essay on Sixth Generation Cinema Now Available

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Nov 10, 2010

Full Translation of Jia Zhangke’s Essay on Sixth Generation Cinema Now Available

Film director Jia Zhangke Published as part of Dong Week at dGenerate Films, a series of articles on Jia Zhangke and the art world in China. Back in August, we published a summary and partial translation of Jia Zhangke’s essay reflecting on the Sixth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, “I Don’t Believe That You Can Predict Our Ending (Wo bu xiang xin ni neng cai dao wo men jie ju).” We have now translated the entire article, which can be found below. Thanks to Jia Zhangke and Z

The Chinese Artist’s Life, Then and Now: Wu Wenguang’s <i>Bumming in Beijing</i> and Jia

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Nov 9, 2010

The Chinese Artist’s Life, Then and Now: Wu Wenguang’s Bumming in Beijing and Jia

Dong (dir. Jia Zhangke) Published as part of Dong Week at dGenerate Films, a series of articles on Jia Zhangke and the art world in China. By Isabella Tianzi Cai Among the remarkable films of Jia Zhangke, Dong (2006) is perhaps a less well-known entry. In this hour-long documentary, Jia follows renowned avant-garde realist painter Liu Xiaodong as he works on his famously large canvas works, capturing demolition workers on China’s Three Gorges Dam and sex workers languishing i

Jia Zhangke and China’s Art World: Announcing <i>Dong</i> Week at dGenerate

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Nov 8, 2010

Jia Zhangke and China’s Art World: Announcing Dong Week at dGenerate

This week the dGenerate blog is spotlighting Jia Zhangke’s rare and underappreciated film Dong, which is one of the newest additions to the dGenerate Films catalog. To commemorate the film’s availability, this week we are posting articles related to Jia as well as on art and artists in China, the central theme of this film. Additionally, readers are welcome to send in links to their favorite or most relevant articles on both art in China and Jia Zhangke. Please share your lin

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Sep 16, 2010

Jia Zhangke’s New Film Seeks a Wider Audience in China

by Isabella Tianzi Cai In an article for the American Free Press, D’Arcy Doran recaps some of Jia Zhangke‘s latest accolades: he received this year’s life achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival; the Museum of Modern Art in New York City also held a retrospective on him in March this year. But luckier than other contemporary arthouse Chinese directors, several of whom have also been issued bans for making films, Jia is having his documentary I Wish I Knew screened at t

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