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Hefei, China festival criticizes film industry for lack of cultural depth

originally posted at:  http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-10/21/c_131204984.htm

Editor: Wang Guanqun

HEFEI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — China’s film industry, the world’s third largest in terms of production, has been criticized for its over-commercialization and a lack of cultural depth amid expectations that the fast-growing sector will help enhance the nation’s s...Read more

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Cultures of Resistance to screen in Beijing festival

By Richard Trombly

September 2, 2011  Beijing -  Cultures of Resistance is one of the many great indie films coming to Beijing for the first time thanks to the Beijing International Movie Festival, now in its 5th year. The festival will run from October 9-11 with screenings at YuGong YiShan, one of Beijing’s most welcoming venues for independent music and film events.

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Beijing festival announces 2011 lineup

For Immediate Release

27 August 2011,  Beijing — The Beijing International (Independent) Movie Festival  2011 has unveiled its 2011 lineup for its fifth installment of the annual festival. It is schedules to run from Sunday October 9 – Tuesday October 11 culminating with a Friday October 14  Beijing Movie Industry Party hosted by 7 Horns (HK) at the Marriott Northeast, 霄云路和天择路,海航大厦万豪酒店.   Read more

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casting – paid – 3rd Culture Theatre

Shanghai, China

AUDITION DATE

CONTACT:

the contact email: 3rdculture.theatre@gmail.com

Wednesday 31 August

6pm onwards

Venue to be confirmed.

PRODUCTION BACKGROUND

This is a paid job. The salary will be commensurate with actor’s qualifications and experience.

We require that the actor must have a lot of formal performance experience.

DEscrīptION

The show is a one-off per...Read more

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Down and out in Dongbei

Movie revue – 钢的琴 [The Piano in a Factory]

by Richard Trombly

31 July 2011

What to do when you are out of work, out of money and out of luck in Dongbei (China’s Northeast) and you need a piano? You call on all of your friends, who are just as down and out as you are and you make one yourselves. How hard could that be?

Zhang Meng followed up his first film Lucky Dog with another heartwarming and bittersweet comedy film about small town life in Northeastern China, where once thriving communist steelworks ...Read more

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Kung fu propaganda

China’s film industry

Kung fu propaganda

There’s a ton of easy money in praising the party

Jul 14th 2011 &  HONG KONG & from the print edition

http://www.economist.com/node/18959042

Buy a ticket, or else

THERE are two ways to make a box-office smash. One is to take an exciting scrīpt, hire famous actors...Read more

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Lovers in the Water played SIFF, avoids melodrama

Lovers in the Water (擺手舞之戀)

China

Contemporary melodrama

Directed by  Zheng Zheng (鄭正), Chen Fu (陳富)

http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/lovers-in-the-water


Lovers in the Water


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Shanghai paid theater acting job audition

paid theater acting job – open audition

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_61e725b60100vlcd.html

1 About the play

The production is Six Characters In Search of Author, which is written by Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello who won Nobel Prize in 1934. The adapted version has 13 characters, which mixes Chinese and American – Europe actors, including a little girl and boy (non-speaking). All actors h...Read more

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Worthy piece by East West Theater

Worthy piece by East West Theater

By Liam Singleton  &   2011-4-14  &    NEWSPAPER EDITION


The story appears onPage B2

Apr 14, 2011

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Feature/2011/04/14/Worthy%2Bpiece%2Bby%2BEast%2BWest%2BTheater/

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Absurdly Amazing

Absurdly Amazing: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in Shanghai

by  mengsta & Posted on Apr 07 2011   http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/blogs-shanghai/showtime/absurdly-amazing-rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead-in-shanghai/

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Richard Trombly richard@trombly.com www.obscure-productions.com is an American writer, journalist and filmmaker who has been living in China since 2003 and has

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english, mandarin
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Shanghai, China
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June 26, 2008