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Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Jia Zhangke in Melbourne, New Film Screens TonightLeading Chinese director Jia Zhangke (left), with his wife and lead actress Zhao Tao (centre), and a friend in Melbourne last night. Jia and Zhao are in town for a screening oftheir new filmA Touch of Sin at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Image Dan Edwards.
As all Melbourne cinephiles will be aware, the annual Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is in full swing as I write. Excitingly for Chinese cinema aficionadoes, leading director Jia Zhangke, along with his wife and lead actress Zhao Tao,are guests of the festival.
Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat10:17 PMNo comments: Labels:A Touch of Sin,Jia Zhangke,Melbourne International Film Festival,Zhao Tao Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Doco on Chinese Bloggers Screens Tonight in MelbourneChinese blogger Zola in Stephen Maings documentary High Tech, Low Life.
Once again, its been waaaay too long between posts. Alas, life and work keep getting in the way of blogging. But Ive roused myself to let Melbourne readers know that Stephen Maings excellent documentary High Tech, Low Life, about two prominent Chinese activist-bloggers, screens tonight at ACMI as part of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF).
Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat6:18 PMNo comments: Labels:Chinese documentaries,High Tech Low Life,Human Rights Arts and Film Festival,Stephen Maing Sunday, February 3, 2013 Radio National Interview on Chinese Films at GOMALife amongst the ruins: Jia Zhangkes Still Life, screening at Brisbanes GOMA as part of the APT cinema program.
On Saturday 2 February 2013 I was interviewed by ABC Radio Nationals Jason Di Rosso about a pair of Chinese films playing at Brisbanes Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA).
Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat4:32 PM1 comment: Labels:APT,Dan Edwards interviews,GOMA,Jia Zhangke,Petition,Still Life,Zhao Liang Thursday, January 24, 2013 Chinese Box Office Figures for 2012 ReleasedA steamy moment from Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection, the second highest grossing domestically-made film in China in 2012.SARFT has published the box domestic and overseas box office performers for 2012, and CMM-I have re-published the results in English here and here - or you can see the top ten results below.

As noted in a Newsbites post earlier this week, the low-budget comedy Lost in Thailand was the shock winner in the domestic box office stakes last year, pulling in a cool RMB 1 billion by the end of the year. The film is still in cinemas, so that figure has no doubt grown considerably in the first weeks of 2013.
Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat9:34 PM1 comment: Labels:Chinese blockbusters,Chinese Box Office,Chinese feature films Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Art, Activism and Ai Weiwei - Alison Klaymans "Never Sorry"

Ai Weiwei sends the authorities a message from his hospital bed after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage following a blow from a policeman in Alison Klaymans documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.
Alison Klaymans documentary Never Sorrry, about Chinas most controversial contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, has garnered acclaim around the world and was short-listed for the Best Documentary Academy Award this year (unfortunately it didnt make the final list of nominees). After screening at last years Melbourne International Film Festival it enjoyed a brief theatrical season at Melbournes Nova Cinema. It has now been released on DVD in Australia by Madman.

I interviewed Klayman when she was in Melbourne last year, and reviewed her film for the Dec-Jan issue of RealTime magazine. The RealTime article is reproduced below - you can see the piece in its original context here.




Art, Activism and Ai Weiwei - Alison Klaymans Never Sorry

Ai weiwei has been accused of bigamy, charged with tax evasion, condemned as a subversive and dismissed as a clown. Although infamous as the artist the Chinese authorities love to hate, his critics are by no means only from government ranks.

Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat3:57 PMNo comments: Labels:Ai Weiwei,Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,Alison Klayman,Chinese documentaries Saturday, January 19, 2013 Newsbites: Shock Box Office Hit, Wong Karwai Returns, and More Cancelled FestivalsZhang Ziyi in Wong Karwais new martial arts feature The Grandmaster.
Screening Chinas regular roundup of Chinese film news.

Happy 2013! Its been a very long time between posts here at Screening China - I got a little overwhelmed with the end-of-year rush in the final months of 2012. Among other things, I attended the annual Visible Evidence documentary conference in late December in Canberra. Im pleased to say the event featured several papers focussed on Chinese documentary, by luminaries such as Paola Voci and Ying Qian.

Heres a roundup of Chinese film news over the past few months.

Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat11:16 PM1 comment: Labels:Bishan Harvest Festival,censorship,Chinese Box Office,Lost in Thailand,Lou Ye,Mystery,Nanjing Annual China Independent Film Festival,North Korea,The Grandmaster,Wong Kai-wai Thursday, September 27, 2012 Caged Interactions and Silent Tears Zhao Dayongs "Rough Poetry"Sometimes a film that is initially underwhelming lingers in your mind, the echo of the images slowly transforming into more than they appeared in the moment of viewing. Zhao Dayongs 50-minute Rough Poetry (2009) is, as its title implies, a unpolished experiment more than a fully fledged movie. But there is something in its meandering, apparently unscripted conversations and lingering close ups that resonated for days after I watched it.
Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat7:11 PMNo comments: Labels:Chinese Experimental Cinema,Rough Poetry,Zhao Dayong Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Melbourne Film Festival Pics and Coverage of China Docos ProgramDan Edwards and Ou Ning at the Melbourne International Film Festival last month (Image: Luisa Mirabilio, www.thinkloco.com.au)
As I reported extensively here at Screening China back in August, the Melbourne International Film Festival hosted a small retrospective of Chinese documentaries this year curated by myself, entitled Street Level Visions. The program attracted considerable interest, and dGenerate Films have now published a full summary of media coverage of the program, which included stories on television and radio, and in newspaper and magazines.

Ive also got some pictures here of filmmakers Ou Ning (Meishi Street) and Wang Jiulaing (Beijing Besieged by Waste), who were in Melbourne as guests of the festival. The images are from a panel that took place in the festival bar on 14 August.

All image by Luisa Mirabilio (www.thinkloco.com.au).
Read more Posted byDan Edwardsat5:59 PMNo comments: Labels:Chinese documentaries,Melbourne International Film Festival,Ou Ning,Street Level Visions,Wang Jiuliang Older PostsHomeSubscribe to:Posts (Atom)Subscribe to Screening ChinaPosts Atom PostsAll Comments Atom All CommentsSearch This BlogAbout Screening ChinaScreening China is a blog by Dan Edwards about Chinese films and filmmakers, particularly those working in the independent sector.

The author lived in China's capital from 2007 to 2011. He now resides in Australia, where he is completing a PhD and book on China's independent documentary movement.


About MeDan EdwardsI'm an Australian writer and journalist who mainly focuses on art and politics.

From 2007 to 2011 I lived in Beijing, where I was the web editor for The Beijinger. I write regularly for RealTime, Australia's only free national arts magazine, and New Matilda, an online Australian publication of news, analysis and satire.

My work has also appeared in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Diplomat, Crikey, Senses of Cinema, Meanjin, Metro Magazine, The Beijinger, Time Out Beijing and China Today.

Screening China is my personal blog about one of my passions Chinese film.

You can read more of my work here: www.danedwards.netView my complete profileBlog Archive 2013(6) July(1)Jia Zhangke in Melbourne, New Film Screens Tonight May(1) February(1) January(3) 2012(29) September(7) August(4) July(2) June(3) April(1) March(3) February(3) January(6) 2011(30) November(5) October(1) September(1) August(4) July(3) June(3) May(3) April(2) March(1) February(4) January(3) 2010(28) December(4) November(2) October(5) September(3) August(2) July(2) June(3) May(1) April(6)Other China Blogs of Interestdgenerate Films - Distributors of Independent Chinese Cinema in the USArtSpace China - Chinese visual arts, music and film.Lantern Films - Zhao Dayong & David Bandurski's HK-based Film CompanyChina Blog NetworkDanwei - Chinese media, advertising, and urban lifeChinaSMACKBeijing Daze - Ramblings on Beijing's Music SceneKim Jong-Il Looking at Things - possibly the best website ever

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