[Filmfestivalresearch] Registration open: The Distribution and Exhibition of Chinese and Asian Cinema in the UK

Eija Niskanen eija.niskanen at gmail.com
Mon Apr 2 17:04:13 CEST 2012


????? March 29th was 4 days ago...

Eija N.

2012/3/10 Felicia Chan <Felicia.Chan at manchester.ac.uk>:
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> *Apologies for cross-posting. Please distribute widely.*
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> The Distribution and Exhibition of Chinese and Asian Cinema in the UK
> A Chinese Film Forum UK Symposium
> 28th – 29th March 2012
> Cornerhouse, Manchester
>
> Registration for this symposium is open via the Cornerhouse box office.
> Full £15 / Concs £10
>
> The symposium fee includes the cost of refreshments, a buffet lunch on Thursday, 29th March, and admission to the screening of 11 Flowers, Wednesday, 28th March, 6:00pm.
> (You may purchase tickets to the film separately if you do not wish to attend the symposium).
>
> *Please note that numbers are strictly limited so early booking is strongly advised.*
>
> Day 1: Wednesday 28th March
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> 12.00 Registration
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> 12.45 – 1.00 Welcome and Opening Address
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> 1.00 – 2.00 Keynote Lecture
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>        ‘In absentia: marketing the Asian film author’
>                Dr Valentina Vitali, Reader in Film Studies, University of East London
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>        Supported by the Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures (RICC), the University of Manchester
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> 2.15 – 3.00 Practitioners’ Panel I
>        ‘Asian cinema and the UK arthouse market’
>                Jason Wood, Director of Programming, Curzon Cinemas
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> 3.00–3.15 Coffee
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> 3.15–4.00
>        ‘Issues concerning the distribution, exhibition and reception of “Pan-Asian” Cinema both within Asia and in the UK’
>                Roy Stafford, independent scholar
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> 4.15–5.15 Practitioners’ Panel II: ‘The role of specialised festivals and seasons’
>                Dr Sonali Joshi, Artistic Director, Pan-Asia Film Festival
>                Sarah Perks, Programme & Engagement Director, Cornerhouse, Manchester
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> 6.00 – 8.00 Screening in conjunction with the Pan-Asia Film Festival, London
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>                11 Flowers / Wo 11 (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2011)
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>                        'An absorbing coming-of-age drama set during the waning stage of China's Cultural Revolution, 11 Flowers takes its place among Wang Xiaoshuai's finest films.' Variety
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>                We hope to welcome actor Wang Jingchun for a Q&A following the screening.
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>
> Day 2: Thursday 29th March
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> 10.00 – 10.45
>        ‘Pirates and Professionals: The Attitudes of Filesharers to Film Distribution Companies’
>                Dr Virginia Crisp, Middlesex University
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> 10.45 – 11.00 Coffee
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> 11.00 – 12.00 Practitioners’ Panel III: ‘Issues in Distribution and Exhibition’
>                Mark Cosgrove, Head of Programming, Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
>                Ian Wild, Chief Executive, Showroom & Workstation, Sheffield
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> 12.00 – 1.00 Lunch
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> 1.00 – 2.00
>        ‘Pink Fans and Subversive Monsters: The Cultification of Japanese Cinema in the UK’
>                Joe Hickinbottom, University of Exeter
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>        ‘NEO Magazine and the Foregrounding of DVD’
>                Jonathon Wroot, University of East Anglia
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> 2.00 – 2.45
>        ‘The Uncanny Disruption of British Chinese Cinema:  Why British Chinese filmmakers find it hard to get their work distributed’
>                Rosa Fong, director and producer; and senior lecturer, Edge Hill University
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> 2.45 – 3.15 Closing Remarks: Chinese Film Forum UK
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> Chinese Film Forum UK events are supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
> For further information about the Chinese Film Forum UK, visit our website at www.cffuk.org
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> Enquiries about the symposium may go to Felicia Chan <felicia.chan at manchester.ac.uk> and Andy Willis <a.willis at salford.ac.uk>.
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> Dr Felicia Chan
> RCUK Fellow in Film, Media and Transnational Cultures
> Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures
> Centre for Screen Studies
> School of Arts, Histories and Cultures
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> Mailing address:
> Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
> University of Manchester
> Oxford Road
> Manchester M13 9PL
>
> Phone: +44 (0)161 275 8963
> Email: Felicia.Chan at manchester.ac.uk
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> Chinese Film Forum UK: http://www.cffuk.org
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