How do films circulate internationally and what role do film markets, film festivals, and film venues play in this
phenomenon?
Three programmers who specialise in Asian cinema will discuss these
matters along with their individual strategies, training, and success
stories during this special panel. All three panelists are in Hong Kong for Filmart and the Hong Kong International Film Festival so particular attention will be given as to how these two events empower them to do what they do more effectively.
Speakers:
Dr Elena Pollacchi
Elena Pollacchi is Lecturer in Chinese Studies. She has taught courses on Chinese cinema and culture at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) and at Gothenburg University (Sweden). She is also programmer for Chinese and South Korean film at the Venice International Film Festival. Her research encompasses the Chinese film market in its transnational connections, Chinese documentary film, and film festivals. Her recent publications include chapters in Chinese Film Festivals: Sites of Translation (eds. C. Berry, L. Robinson, Palgrave Macmillan 2017), Taiwan Cinema: International Reception and Social Change (eds. K. Chiu, M. Rawnsley, G. Rawnsley, Routledge, 2017) and Screening China’s Soft Power (P. Voci, L.Hui; Routledge, 2018), and the article “Extracting narratives from reality: Wang Bing’s counter-narrative of the China Dream” for the Journal of Documentary Studies (Special Issue: Engagement, Witnessing and Activism: Independent Chinese Documentary Filmmakers Different Positions, Approaches and Aesthetics), 11:3 (2017).
Prof Andrew Willis
Andy Willis is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Salford, Senior Visiting Curator: Film at HOME in Manchester, and a founder member of The Chinese Film Forum UK. He has written widely on film related topics with a special interest in popular cinemas and UK distribution and exhibition trends. He has curated numerous film seasons including Visible Secrets: Hong Kong’s Women Filmmakers (2009) and CRIME: Hong Kong Style (2016).
Mr Samuel Jamier
Samuel Jamier is the Executive Director of the critically-acclaimed New York Asian Film Festival, which is known for its outstanding selection of entertainment and arthouse films. He was previously the chief programmer for the Japan Society and was in charge of the Japan Cuts Film Festival. Highly knowledgeable and familiar with Asian films and regional industries, Jamier was in Singapore as part of the recently concluded SGIFF 2018, where he served as an International Advisor on the Silver Screen Awards Panel.
Moderator: Dr Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Date: Wednesday 20 March 2019
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Venue: CPD LG.08, Centennial Campus, HKU
All are welcome.