The Tenth CIFA Screening and Research Seminar – The Work of Return: Livelihoods, Land, and the Making of Home
We are pleased to announce the tenth CIFA Screening and Research Seminar, titled ‘The Work of Return: Livelihoods, Land, and the […]
The Ninth CIFA Screening and Research Seminar – The Contested Modernisation: Seeing through A Faux Ancient Blueprint
We are pleased to announce the ninth CIFA Screening and Research Seminar, titled ‘The Contested Modernisation – Seeing through A […]
The Eighth CIFA Screening and Research Seminar: Performativity, Intimacy, and Intergenerational Memory in Women’s Documentary Practices
Date: June 11, 2025 (Wednesday), 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Venue: Chinese Independent Film Archive (CIFA), Old Library Building 2.23, […]
Two Events with Tammy Cheung and Augustine Lam
Venue: Digital Lounge, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne Organiser: Dr Raisa Sidenova, Newcastle University Screening 12 June 2025, 15:00 – […]
BFI Grant to Collect and Exhibit Independent Films from Hong Kong
CIFA is pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding from the BFI’s National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund for […]
Chinese Independent Cinema Observer Issue 8 Call for Papers: Female Practitioners, Gendered Labour, and Independent Production
This issue of Chinese Independent Cinema Observer seeks to explore the diverse and multifaceted roles of women practitioners within the landscape of […]
CIFA Hosts Chinese Independent Film Screening for Local Secondary School Pupils
CIFA has been actively promoting the use of films collected in our archive in secondary education and reaching out to local […]
The Seventh CIFA Screening and Research Seminar – Space of Ruins: Fragments of a City
We are delighted to announce the seventh CIFA Screening and Research Seminar, Space of Ruins: Fragments of a City, chaired by […]
Chinese Independent Cinema Observer Issue 7: ‘Media Archaeology and Obsolescence’ Call for Paper
In the past 30 or so years, Chinese independent cinema has existed across multiple mediums, from celluloid to video cassettes […]
The Sixth CIFA Screening and Research Seminar: Rainbow Bridge-Chinese Queer Short Film Showcase
We are pleased to announce the sixth CIFA Research and Screening seminar, entitled ‘Rainbow Bridge: Chinese Queer Short Film Showcase’, […]