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Join us on April 15th at 5.15pm for the opening panel discussion on recent trends in Taiwanese cinema with the topic...

Taiwanese Cinema: A new trend of sustainable success or bubble waiting to burst?

Key Issues Addressed:   1) Rise of East Asian film success (notable impact of Mainland China) 2) implication for more regional co-production 3) Cape No 7 and what it's commercial success represents 4) a recent rich trend of films that will dry up in 2009/10?

Cost: FREE ENTRY - no need to reserve a ticket just show up

Venue:  University of the Arts London, 65 Davies Street, London, W1K 5DA (Nearest Tube station: Bond Street)

Time:

5.15pm - doors open - 5.30pm Introduction and Panel Discussion Commences,

6.30pm - Q & A - Close 7pm

Panel Speakers:

Professor Chris Berry

Professor of Film and Television Studies and Co-Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre

Current professional work centres on Chinese cinemas (including those of the People's Republic, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and diasporic China). It has also extended to cover Chinese television, Chinese independent video documentary, Chinese new media and computer-mediated communication, Korean cinema, queer Asian cinema, and more. His interests include cinema's role in the production of national, transnational, and local cultures and identities, and the connection between cinematic forms and socio-political developments, for example the connection of realism and melodrama to modernity, or the development of Chinese television and independent documentary and the expansion of public discourse.

Xiao Xiao Sun

Festival Director Filming East Festival

Xiaoxiao Sun works in London and Beijing as Producer at WildAid and organises the largest UK-based Chinese independent film festival: Filming East Festival. She holds a Master's degree in Documentary from Royal Holloway University of London and BA degree in Film and TV Production at Communication University of China. She is a  columnist and award-winning director of Monterrey International Film Festival, Sony China National Film Award, DongSeo Korea International Film Festival, Cotswold Film Video Festival, CON-CAN International Movie Festival etc, and commissioned by a few professional Artist / theater / filmmaker / curators schemes in the UK. 

Mike Murphy

Journalist - Jade Magazine

Mike has been an avid fan of Hong Kong cinema and particularly the martial arts and action genres since watching Bruce Lee from a very young age. Having spent many of his years watching and studying Hong Kong cinema, he began writing for the film website "Hong Kong Cinemagic" in 2005, which he still contributes to today. Last year he joined Screen Power Publishing and writes for their two bi-monthly magazines; "Screen Power" - The Jackie Chan Magazine, and "Jade Screen" - The Asian Movie Magazine. Recently he also became Asian Sub-Editor for "Combat", a monthly martial arts magazine. He is currently completing work to be featured in a new book about legendary actor/director Sammo Hung, published by the Screen Power Group.

Steven Flynn (Panel Moderator)

Festival Director Taiwan Cinefest