I have a confession to make. I have known about Udine’s Far East Film Festival (FEFF) since its inception in 1999. But somehow I had never made it until this year. After a shamefully short flying visit, I know I am going to be back for more. Yes, FEFF emphasises popular cinema. But, no, FEFF [...]
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Chris Berry teaches at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written widely on East Asian cinema, and in particular Chinese cinema.
Articles by Chris Berry:
When is a film festival not a film festival? In China the answer is, when it’s an exhibition. The Chinese title of the China Independent Film Festival (CIFF) is “Zhongguo Duli Yingxiang Niandu Zhan”. That translates more literally as “Annual Exhibition of Chinese Independent Film and Video.” This is important because the Film Bureau of [...]
16-24 June 2007 What makes a film festival successful today? My first visit to Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has made me wonder. SIFF celebrated its tenth anniversary in June, so I decided to check it out. Put simply, the week-long event that ran from the 16th to the 24th ticks all the boxes for [...]
