The Liberty Coerced By Limitation: On Subtitling Fengming: A Chinese Memoir
AKIYAMA Tamako Translator: MA Ran Abstract This essay steps into the long history of translation theory, which is replete with […]
Encounters (Japan, Documentary, Those People And Those Events)
FENG Yan Abstract In her moving account, Feng Yan has shared with us how her documentary career has intricately intersected […]
Kunming, Yunnan: The Land Where Documentaries Begin To Dawn
TSUCHIMOTO Noriaki Translator: Michael TSANG Abstract In this series of interconnected four essays translated by Michael Tsang, documentary director Tsuchimoto […]
Time Traveling Through Asian Documentary’s Pasts And Futures
Markus NORNES Abstract This essay examines a very special event that took place immediately following the 2009 Yamagata International Documentary […]
The Spark That Lit The Fuse: Chinese Documentary Directors’ Encounter With Frederick Wiseman
AKIYAMA Tamako Abstract While many people note the influence of direct cinema on Chinese independent documentaries, few know that the […]
An Overview Of The Chinese Independent Documentary Screening Series In Tokyo
TSUCHIYA Masaaki Abstract In this brief commentary by Tsuchiya Masaaki, he looks back on a screening series that he co-hosted, […]
The Creator-Led Za-Koenji Documentary Festival: Crossing Boundaries Of Film, Television, And Theater
YAMAZAKI Yutaka Abstract Serving as programme director of ZA-KOENJI Documentary Film Festival, veteran cinematographer Yamazaki Yukata emphasizes the relationship between […]
An ‘Independent’ Film Festival: The Story of the Chinese Independent Film Festival in Tokyo
NAKAYAMA Hiroki Abstract Nakayama Hiroki recounts his journey launching the Chinese Independent Film Festival in Tokyo in this article: from […]
Celebrating A Diverse Chinese-Language Cinema Culture: Hiyoshi Festival Of Chinese Cinema At Keio University
YOSHIKAWA Tatsuo Abstract Yoshikawa Tatsuo took the opportunity of inviting guests at the 2008 Tokyo International Film Festival to Keio […]
Transformations And Multiplicity: Chinese Cinema Through The Osaka Asian Film Festival
TERUOKA Sozo Translator: WEN Hao Abstract This article is a historical account of the programming of Chinese films at the […]