Online Event – Stephen Teo on Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action, June 25
Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action is Stephen Teo’s follow-up to his earlier Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition published in...
Conversation with Jia Zhang-Ke, Director of Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue, June 3
From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. In Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue, Jia interviews three...
Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection Goes Online from June 1-6
Fine entertainment, food for thought, five world premieres and at least a touch of Japanese wackiness and warmth – this is what awaits the audience...
An Evening Conversation with Tsai Ming-liang, May 19
One of the great cinematic poets of our era, Tsai Ming-liang has created some of the most enduring visual masterpieces of the past thirty years,...
Call for Papers – World Cinema in the Age of Netflix
Over the course of less than a decade, the streaming phenomenon – that is, the online distribution of audiovisual content (mainly films and series) through...
Call for Papers – East Asian Film Remakes
Editors of a proposed addition to Edinburgh University Press’ newly launched “Screen Serialities” series are seeking abstracts for chapters that explore East Asian film remakes....
Pacific Arts Movement’s 10th Spring Showcase to Feature the “Freshest Asian Cinema” in a Celebration of Asian Identity
In a 15-film collection, Pacific Art Movement’s 10th San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) Spring Showcase will celebrate Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander identity...
Nippon Connection Goes Hybrid from June 1-6
The 21st Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection is planned as a hybrid event and is scheduled for June 1 to 6, 2021. The event is...
Focus Hong Kong Launches Easter Edition
Following a highly successful Chinese New Year launch event, Focus Hong Kong presents a second programme of films running online in the UK from late...
Online Lecture by Matthew Hunt on Thai Cinema and Censorship, March 19
After a campaign by the film community protesting against the arbitrary censorship of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Syndromes and a Century, a rating system was introduced to...