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Podcasts

Podcasts offer subscribers a way to learn directly from the filmmaker about their work, philosophy, and visions.

Better than a textbook, these interviews with the top Asian and Pacific filmmakers provide us with rare insights into images that shape our concepts of Asian and Pacific cultures. We start with a seven-part series of interviews with Xie Fei, master filmmaker from China. The podcasts were recorded and edited by iFilm Connections Roving Reporter, Jay Hubert.

Blogs

iFilm Connections: Asia & Pacific will follow the adventures of a talented Beijing Film Academy student and filmmaker, Jay Hubert, originally from Houston Texas.

Most Recent Additions

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.