Click captions (bottom right of screen) for subtitles JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the […]
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5th China Image Film Festival (London 12-18 Nov)
Experience a Multifaceted China in Seven Days After months of preparation, the 5th China Image Film Festival will have its magnificent opening ceremony today (Tuesday 12th November) at Curzon Chelsea in London, followed by a week of screening from 13th -17th November. Europe’s largest Chinese-language film festival is now in its fifth successful year. This […]
Lucy Lai-Tuen Chau Sheen: Actor, Writer and Filmmaker
It’s been a summer season for British East Asian talent on the London stage. The Arrest of Ai Weiwei at the Hampstead Theatre, Chimerica transferring from the Almeida to the West End, Yellow Face at the new Park Theatre and coming soon The Extreme World of Happiness at Royal National Theatre in their temporary space […]
Short film Handuken – British filmmaking with a Hong Kong style
A short action comedy homage to Hong Kong cinema, featuring a very stylised fight sequence inspired by Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow movies. Our narrative follows a Hong Kong police cop on his latest mission retrieving a fugitive who has fled to London. Genre : Action & Adventure Virgin Media Shorts
CAMERON MACKINTOSH open auditions for Miss Saigon
CAMERON MACKINTOSH is holding open auditions for East & South East Asians for his new production of Miss Saigon. For over 45 years Cameron Mackintosh has been producing more musicals than anyone else in history, including the three longest running musicals of all time, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Cats which are still running extraordinarily successfully across the world. […]
GLOBAL VOICES SERIES – Actress Kunjue Li
This is part of an on-going series of interviews by Yinsey Wang with East Asian voices around the globe. The series aims to introduce perspectives from different walks of life. Kunjue Li is an actress and model that has heralded leaps – although she humbly considers them minuscule steps – for the East Asian acting […]
Chinese Visual Festival at King’s College London – From 8th May
Chinese Visual Festival announces its 2013 edition, which runs from May 8th – June 12th at King’s College London. This year’s festival, held in partnership with King’s College London, has been significantly expanded to cover the Chinese speaking world, including art, films and more from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Director Wu Wuna
Confessions of an Asian Media Junkie: Korean Drama Trends
Nee Hao Magazine’s Guest Contributor Tryn Quan gives us the Asian media low-down on Korean dramas… Korean dramas… what’s the entire craze about them anyways? For me, it’s so that I can live vicariously. Due to my boring 9-5 office job, it’s an entertainment escape that adds a spark to my life. Yes, they can […]
We Are All One (當我們站起來) Film Exploring How East Asians Are Portrayed in Western Media
We Are All One or 當我們站起來 is a 10-minute sci-fi fantasy short film by Hong Kong born Canadian Danny Ho that explores the touchy subject of how East Asians (especially East Asian men) are treated and portrayed in Western mass media and how it affects the perception of East Asians in Western society. It features […]