The most recent China cafe paid attention to the Chinese film industry, one of the largest in the world.
anne sytske keijser, translator and lecturer of Chinese Studies at Leiden University and an expert on Chinese films and the industry gave a lucid presentation on how film in China is created, insight into production and regulations and the distribution of the more than 800 films produced each year.
Chinese films are mainly characterized by action films but that is not all. One of the most successful films of all time was a “comedy” titled “𝐇𝐢, 𝐌𝐨𝐦,” the debut film of director and actress 𝐉𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠; a semi-autobiographical fantasy story about a young woman who is suddenly thrown back in time to the year 1981, where she meets her mother and develops a sisterhood bond with her.
Lilian Kranenburg 黎 漣 joined Anne Sytske in conversation and presented her latest China café. The VNC as well as consul Marjo Crompvoets from Shanghai thanked Lilian warmly for her 12 years of faithful service. All the best to you!
Cherry Pickers Film Distribution, a distributor that focuses on buying and releasing high-quality arthouse and crossover films for the Benelux market offered the Chinese film “𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬” at a discount after the screening, a beautiful neo-noir film directed by 𝐖𝐞𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐣𝐮𝐧, to in adjacent film theater.
A fine conclusion to an engaging evening.
