On March 4, 2018, Americans, and folks all over the world, were treated to the 90th annual Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars. With 26.5 million viewers, the Oscars certainly dominated Sunday evening at most homes, however, they…
Shanghai-based Yang Fudong is a moving image artist whose works have a poetic, dreamlike feel that focuses on China’s youth.
The best Chinese-language films of the year were in the spotlight at the 54th Golden Horse Awards ceremony that took place on November 25, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Best Documentary award went to Inmates, a film that features interviews…
A documentary film featuring Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, which was released by Netflix, has aroused widespread international attention. Winner of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary, Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower will also vie to be…
Ravage is a visceral and hard-hitting short film by Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee and stars human rights advocate, actress, and Canadian beauty pageant titleholder Anastasia Lin.
Split by the State is a short film about a 17-year-old refugee boy living in Australia who becomes hopeful after learning Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit China.
Actor, human-rights activist, and Canadian beauty queen Anastasia Lin is the subject of a new documentary by Canadian director Theresa Kowall-Shipp. Anastasia Lin gained a great deal of media attention after the Chinese-born Canadian was denied entry into China to compete in…
The new Wes Anderson film, Isle of Dogs, is a stop-motion film that follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his dog. The film is set in the future, in Dystopian Japan where dogs have been quarantined on a remote island…
Following the 2008 U.S. mortgage crisis, which led to a $700 billion government bailout, the biggest financial institutions in the country were given a light tap on the wrist in fines and penalties. None were brought to criminal court. But…
When two prize fighters du-jour square off for a match, it often gets hyped by the media as the “Fight of the Century.” Some of these events go on to become legends, but more often they just fizzle out. However,…
On March 4, 2018, Americans, and folks all over the world, were treated to the 90th annual Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars. With 26.5 million viewers, the…
Shanghai-based Yang Fudong is a moving image artist whose works have a poetic, dreamlike feel that focuses on China’s youth.
The best Chinese-language films of the year were in the spotlight at the 54th Golden Horse Awards ceremony that took place on November 25, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Best…
A documentary film featuring Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, which was released by Netflix, has aroused widespread international attention. Winner of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema…
Ravage is a visceral and hard-hitting short film by Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee and stars human rights advocate, actress, and Canadian beauty pageant titleholder Anastasia Lin.
Split by the State is a short film about a 17-year-old refugee boy living in Australia who becomes hopeful after learning Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit China.
Actor, human-rights activist, and Canadian beauty queen Anastasia Lin is the subject of a new documentary by Canadian director Theresa Kowall-Shipp. Anastasia Lin gained a great deal of media attention after the…
The new Wes Anderson film, Isle of Dogs, is a stop-motion film that follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his dog. The film is set in the future, in Dystopian…
Following the 2008 U.S. mortgage crisis, which led to a $700 billion government bailout, the biggest financial institutions in the country were given a light tap on the wrist in…
When two prize fighters du-jour square off for a match, it often gets hyped by the media as the “Fight of the Century.” Some of these events go on to…
Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger is a film director, animator, and trailblazer for women in the film industry. She was born in Berlin, Germany in 1899 and throughout her life made over 40…
In the Name of Confucius is a gripping documentary by Canadian-based producer, writer, and director Doris Liu. The one hour-long investigative documentary questions “What is the purpose and political influence…
Taiwanese film director Ang Lee put Taiwan on the map as he joined the top ranks of international filmmakers with his second Oscar for Life of Pi. Lee was born in…
An animation film from China was forced to pull out of the 41st session of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, held on June 12-17, 2017.
The cult classic 1980’s Japanese television series Monkey, from the classical Chinese book Journey to the West, is being remade in New Zealand as a 10-part series due for release…
Chinese is one of the oldest and most used languages in the world; however, it is also perceived as one of the most difficult languages to learn by many. While…
A powerful documentary by Leon Lee, Avenues of Escape has just won 4 awards at the 2017 Leo Awards. The documentary is about three female Falun Dafa practitioners who escape spiritual persecution in…
Qiu Yang is the first Chinese filmmaker to be awarded the prestigious Palme D’or Award for his short film A Gentle Night at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in France last…
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, won the Audience Award at this year’s 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered, in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
The Eagle Huntress is a documentary film by Otto Bell that follows the loveable character Aisholpan, a teenage Kazakh girl from a nomadic family in Mongolia, who attempts to become…
