In the past month, we’ve added the following material: NEWS: Karin Chien, founder of specialist distributor dGenerate Films, attended the China Independent Film festival in November, and posted a photo essay of her trip to the dGenerate website. We have…
The China Independent Film Festival 2014 – A Photo Essay
From November 15-20 on this year, the China Independent Film Festival was successfully held in Nanjing, despite having encountered problems in both 2012 and 2013. Karen Chien, Founder of the distribution company dGenerate Films, was in attendance, and published a…
November Round-up
In the past couple of months, we’ve added the following material: NEWS: James Mudge, of the Chinese Visual Festival in London, was a guest at the Beijing Independent Film Festival back in August. He wrote a piece on the festival…
Report on the 2014 Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival
Markus Nornes, of the University of Michigan, recently returned from this year’s Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival. He has written a report for us on the event, which is accompanied by a gallery of photographs. The report can be accessed…
“A Film Festival Without Films” – James Mudge on the 2014 Beijing Independent Film Festival
James Mudge, festival manager for the London Chinese Visual Festival, attended the 2014 Beijing Independent Film Festival as a guest. In an article for Eastern Kicks, he reflects on his first experience at the festival, and what it means to…
August Round-Up
In the past month, we’ve added the following material: NEWS: There is a small item of news about the Sundance Festival expanding its screenings to Hong Kong. Inevitably, however, the past week has been dominated by news of the shut…
Zhang Xianmin in The New York Times (Chinese Edition) on Independent Festivals in China
Zhang Xianmin, of the Beijing Film Academy and the China Independent Film Festival (CIFF) in Nanjing has just published an article in the Chinese edition of The New York Times on the increasing pressure that independent film festivals in China…
The Beijing Independent Film Festival Runs Into Trouble (Again)
Once again, the opening day of the Beijing Independent Film Festival has encountered problems with the Chinese authorities. Not only were public screenings unable to take place, but Li Xianting and festival director Wang Hongwei were also detained by the…
Sundance Film Festival to expand into Hong Kong
According to Variety, Sundance, the famous American indy film festival, is intending to expand into Hong Kong, primarily through a new screening series. The series will start this autumn, with Hong Kong premieres of films from the festival. The article…
July Round-up
In the past month, we’ve added the following material: NEWS: In July, media in and outside China reported that the county of Anji, in Zhejiang Province, announced that it would be partnering with the Cannes Film Festival to build a…