Events

This event is funded by The Leverhulme Trust, UK. It is jointly organised and sponsored by the University of Exeter, UK, the School of Social Science of Singapore Management University; with support from the Asia Research Institute of National University of Singapore, and the Asian Film Archive, Singapore.

The two-day workshop has been organised as part of “Chinese Cinemas in the 21st Century: Production, Consumption, Imagination” research project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust’s International Networks scheme and led by Dr Song Hwee Lim from the University of Exeter.

The programme includes papers on a wide range of aspects of Chinese cinemas as well as panel discussions with Malaysian and Singaporean directors and producers.

For more information, please visit the below link http://chinesecinemas.exeter.ac.uk/

PROGRAMME

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REGISTRATION

This two-day workshop is by invitation only. However, we will consider any request for participation if you are a researcher or postgraduate student in Film Studies or a related field, or if you work in the film industry. Please contact Mr Nick Hall at chinesecinemas@exeter.ac.uk by 21 June, indicating your name, email, organisation/affiliation and contact number.

PUBLIC LECTURE

In addition to the above, all are welcome to attend a public lecture by Stephen Teo entitled “Chinese Cinema and the Asian Century”. Stephen Teo is Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is the author of numerous books on Chinese and Asian cinemas, including the most recent one, The Asian Cinema Experience: Styles, Spaces, Theory (Routledge, 2013). The lecture takes place at 5:00pm on Sunday 30 June 2013 at The Pod, National Library of Singapore.

Admission is free. However, registration is required, as seats are avalilable on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Mr Nick Hall at chinesecinemas@exeter.ac.ukby 21 June, if you wish to attend the public lecture.