Tag Archives: caring about co-production

Best of 2010: 5 reasons movies need no nations

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Brian

1. Copie conforme – Certified Copy – Copia conforme – رونوشت برابر اصل (directed by Abbas Kiarostami) A French woman meets a British man on the streets of Tuscany. In a mix of English, French, and Italian at times cacophonous, … Continue reading →

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Lixin Fan and catching the Last Train Home

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Brian

A lot of directors think that a shaky camera automatically makes it authentic. But I wanted to show that beauty can be authentic too. Chi and I recently interviewed Chinese Canadian director Lixin Fan, whose heartbreaking documentary Last Train Home … Continue reading →

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Eva Jin and the art of co-production

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Chi

Breaching the good breach over at Asia Pacific Arts, with writer-director Eva Jin. Jin’s Sophie’s Revenge (starring a delightfully wonky Zhang Ziyi) did big business at the Chinese box office, even if it’s another underwhelming romantic comedy that takes its … Continue reading →

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