Tag Archives: Jia Zhangke

Chinese filmmakers withdraw from Melbourne movie festival

Yangcheng Evening News: Three Chinese filmmakers have withdrawn their movies from the 58th Melbourne International Film Festival.

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Jia Zhangke in The New Yorker

Jia Zhangke video and links.

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Filmmaker Jia Zhangke speaks

This panel discussion was called “Reflection of Times: From Industrialisation to Urbanisation.” From Xiao Wu to Still Life to his latest 24 City, Jia has gradually been shifting his focus from small towns in the countryside to modern cities.

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Jia Zhangke’s Modern Weekly short

Jia Zhangke shoots ‘Remembrance’ (十年, ‘ten years’) for Modern Weekly’s tenth anniversary.

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Photos from the Good Luck Games

The earthquake; Landslides; Soho Sanlitun; Jia Zhangke; Wen Jiabao; safe schools; Good Luck Games; missing pandas; the Red Cross; blood banks; an aftershock; visa problems.

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Ah Cheng: I’m like a plucked chicken

Ah Cheng (阿城) talks to Oriental Outlook (瞭望东方周刊).

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Director Jia Zhangke tells all

Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯) reveals that Wang Bin (王斌), writer for Zhang Yimou (张艺谋) films, had his first film Pickpocket (小武) banned. From Soho Xiaobao (SOHO小报).

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SARFT uncovers a poisoned apple

Chang Ping (长平) on SARFT’s criticism of Lost in Beijing (苹果 aka Apple), Still Life (三峡好人), and Thirteen Princess Trees (十三棵泡桐).

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Three Gorges movie wins Golden Lion

Still Life (三峡好人) by Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯), and Xinhua’s buisness wire service regulations.

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Quirky Mainland films

Writing in Variety magazine, Ada Shen notes three quirky new Mainland films: Peacock (孔雀), The World (世界), and Beautiful (看上去很美).

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