The New Waves programme in August showcases films made from 1980 to 1994 when Chinese cinema dominated the international art house scene. After the ravages of the Cultural Revolution, the Mainland’s Fourth and Fifth Generation of Chinese auteurs such as Xie Fei, Wu Tianming, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang emerged at the same […]
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A Century of Chinese Cinema 中国电影100年
BFI’s five-month season celebrating China’s rich film tradition. A CENTURY OF CHINESE CINEMA in partnership with TIFF from June to October 2014 at BFI Southbank and across the UK – Introduction by Noah Cowan, season curator for TIFF – New digital restoration of Spring in a Small Town – Wuxia (Swordplay), martial arts epics and Hong Kong gangster […]
Fan Bingbing stars in X-Men: Days of the future past
Image: Twentieth Century Fox Film Co. Renowned actor in her native China as well as being an international style icon Fan Bingbing plays Blink, a mutant who can teleport at will, in Fox’s latest X-Men film: Days of the future past. Her film credits include “The White Haired With of Lunar Kingdom,” “One Night Surprise,” “Double Xposure,” “My […]
“Best Chinese film ever made” UK Release – June 20
Widely regarded as the best Chinese film ever made and now newly restored, Spring in a Small Town is released in selected cinemas nationwide on 20 June as part of the BFI’s major exploration of Chinese cinema. Focusing on people rather than politics, director Fei Mu’s greatest achievement perfectly captures the dilemma of desire raging […]
Ai Weiwei’s acting debut in secretly shot film
Kickstarter Milestone #1– Most Dangerous Barber in the World (The Sand Storm) from jason wishnow on Vimeo. THE SAND STORM (沙尘暴) is a dystopian science fiction film set in the not-too-distant future. It is a low-fi sci-fi short, made in China under the radar, starring the dissident artist Ai Weiwei in his acting debut (playing […]
Chinese Visual Festival at Kings College London
ADVERT – OISE – Oxford, Cambridge, London, Bristol. •Guest directors Jia Zhangke and Pema Tseden • More than 40 cutting-edge films, including world and UK premieres • China Independent Film Festival 10th Anniversary event and guests • Wang Xin’s daily experimental art installation project The Gallery • Local filmmakers showcase, panel discussions and public lectures […]
China Independent Film Festival UK Tour
A pioneering UK celebration of the 10th anniversary of the China Independent Film Festival will take place 12 — 15 May 2014 in Newcastle, then touring to Nottingham (16-18) and London (16-17). Organised by the China Independent Film Festival and the University of Newcastle in partnership with the University of Nottingham and the China […]
UK Premiere of Dangerous Liaisons – Asia House
Asia House announces its sixth annual Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival will take place in London from 26 February to 9 March 2014. It includes the UK Premiere of the acclaimed film Dangerous Liaisons. An alluring, stylish adaptation of the 18th century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos starring Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi (House […]
Nee Hao’s Film of the Year 2013: The Grandmaster
Six years in the planning and three years in the making, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was […]