Written In Dust is a contemporary silent film: a tragedy set in Beijing, with live music accompaniment, a fusion of traditional Chinese and modern British, by classical Chinese musician Ling Peng and pianist/guitarist Andy Middleton. The film tells the tragic tale of three young Chinese rural migrants who come in search of the new life […]
Credit: Bafta The Duke of Cambridge, President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), presented a BAFTA gift to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at Lancaster House, London, yesterday. The gift – an original artwork from the BAFTA archive revealing the heart of BAFTA’s historic headquarters in London […]
Taking place from 23 to 25 October 2015 at Odeon Leicester Square, Odeon Covent Garden and Odeon Panton Street, this initial pre-launch edition of the new London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) will offer a small, selective showcase of major titles from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. The first edition of […]
Julie Cheung-Inhin is a London-based actor who recently graduated from Drama Studio London. She is currently performing in No More Lotus Flower!, a solo show which she created for The Camden Fringe. Julie was born and raised in London, her parents were born in Mauritius and her grandparents were born in China. How did you get […]
The Silk Road of Pop from smokesignalprojects on Vimeo. On 18th August Asia House is screening ‘The Silk Road of Pop’, one of the very few documentaries to come of Xinjiang Province in China. The film is a portrait of the explosive pop scene among the Uyghur community in Xinjiang. It was filmed during 2009 […]
Born in Scotland Sophia Shek, 38, graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, in Dundee. For the last decade, Sophia has shown versatility in her myriad production roles. She has produced music videos, short films, reality TV series, documentaries, corporate videos, and numerous photo shoots with top photographers from around the world. […]
Nationhood, individuality and power are explored in a programme of artists’ film screenings taking place in the UK and China this summer, courtesy of UK artists’ film platform videoclub and Hong Kong based video art organisation, Videotage. Both Sides Now explores the differences and political and social connections between the UK and China & Hong […]
From the visionary mind of Yi’nan Diao (Night Train), comes a world-cinema treasure with plenty more than just a sharp edge. With powerful performances from protagonists Fan Liao (Chinese Zodiac, Assembly) and Lun Mei Gwei (Secret, Girlfriend Boyfriend), BLACK COAL, THIN ICE will leave you with chills. Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film […]
Scottish-Chinese Producer Sophia Shek Scottish-Chinese Producer Sophia Shek raised in Forfar, and a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, brings her first English feature film “It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong” back to her home country. Sophia has worked behind the scenes on various film projects, including Transformers IV: Age of […]
London’s biggest celebration of documentary filmmaking festival is already in full swing, having started on Tuesday and ending this Sunday 21 June. Open City Documentary Festival continues nurturing the art of documentary, with an exciting array of films from over 25 countries and a special spotlight on China this year. Be sure to check out the […]