Podcasts
Xie Fei Interview Part 1 - Introduction
Chinese 4th Generation Director and Beijing Film Academy Professor Xie Fei introduces himself and talks about his background in film and as a student and teacher at the Beijing Film Academy. Xie Fei Interview Part 2 - Teaching
Director Xie Fei talks about how he involuntarily became a teacher and about his experiences teaching at the Beijing Film Academy. Xie Fei Interview Part 3 - Art Films
Director Xie Fei talks about the cultural importance of art films, as well as his films about ethnic minorities. Xie Fei Interview Part 4 - Directing Minorities
Director Xie Fei talks about his experiences shooting two ethnic minority films in foreign languages, one in Mongolian and one in Tibetan. Xie Fei Interview Part 5 - Film Festivals
Director Xie Fei talks about the importance of film festivals in promoting art films and giving non-mainstream directors an outlet for their work. Xie Fei Interview Part 6 - Student Film Festivals
Director Xie Fei explains how his experiences at film festivals, in particular several student film festivals, encouraged him to start Beijing Film Academy's very own student film festival. Xie Fei Interview Part 7 - New Trends
Director Xie Fei shares his ideas on the future of filmmaking, explaining that even though the methods of distribution are rapidly changing, movies will always be here to stay. Ten Vietnamese Film Samples
These are clips from ten Vietnamese films compiled by Ngo Phuong Lan as a reference for her book "Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema", which was recently translated into English and released by NETPAC. This video was shown at all of the presentations held at various locations around the US at the 2007 Vietnam Film Symposium, and is an important reference for understanding the following series of podcasts from the symposium presentations. Launching of Book on Vietnam Film Cinema History
This podcast shows highlights from the USA book launch of NETPAC's English translation of "Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema", the first book on Vietnamese cinema available in English written by a Vietnamese. The author, Vietnamese film critic Ngo Phuong Lan, and the co-editor, Singapore International Film Festival programmer Philip Cheah, were both in attendance as part of the Vietnam Film Symposium that was touring the US. This event kicked off the tour and was moderated by Professor Wimal Dissanayake of the University of Hawaii, a renowned scholar of Asian cinema. Brief Overview of Vietnamese Cinema
This video highlights comments on the history and current state of Vietnamese cinema as well as the importance of the Vietnam Film Symposium. Insights from Film Critic Ngo Phuong Lan
This video highlights a number of topics discussed by Vietnamese film critic Ngo Phuong Lan during the Vietnam Film Symposium. Discussions with Filmmaker Pham Nhue Giang
Vietnamese filmmaker Pham Nhue Giang discusses her second feature film "The Deserted Valley" and the difficulties she has faced making that film and general difficulties being a filmmaker in Vietnam. Insights from Co-editor Philip Cheah
Philip Cheah, director of the Singapore International Film Festival and Co-editor of "Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema", shares his thoughts on the book, problems overcome in editing it, and the difficulties in programming Vietnamese film. Interview with Singapore Film Festival Director
Philip Cheah, director of the Singapore International Film Festival, shares his views on Singapore and SE Asian Film, Asian Film Festivals and their roles in promoting Asian regional cinemas, coproductions in Asia, and the influence of the digital revolution on film and film festivals in Asia. |
