Month: April 2019

Addressing issues similar to those found in Tracy Dong’s In Character (2018) is Zhou Mingying’s The Land of Peach Blossoms. On the surface, the two...

In 2012, filmmaker Tracy Dong accompanied writer-director Ye Jing during auditions, casting, and rehearsals for a film project that concerns his teenage years in Sichuan...

First Night Nerves finds internationally renowned Hong Kong auteur Stanley Kwan returning to the director’s chair following an extended hiatus. Perhaps in a calculated effort...

China may be surging far ahead of its competitive rivals with its mushrooming economy and erupting middle class but the country still rules over its...

It is through the lens of independent filmmakers like Zhang Wei that we learn a lot about a country’s preoccupations, its neglect and politics towards...

When China entered the market economy, the Chinese government strongly encouraged many of its unemployed workers to pursue their own business ambitions in the capital....

A debut on two fronts, Meili marks the first feature film for both director Zhou Zhou (previously a critic and editor) and lead actress Chi...

Four Springs is not the kind of independent film one would expect to draw much attention in China, particularly given that it is a low-budget...

In this three-day conference, the varied ways through which stardom and celebrity emerges in and across Asia will be explored. We understand Asia as a...

Akiyoshi Koba is a graduate of Taisho University’s Japanese Language and Literature course. He now works as a part-time lecturer at Nagaoka Zokei University and...