Date: Thursday, 4 February 2010
Venue: Jasmine Suite, Chinese Arts Centre
The Chinese Film Forum UK is a network based in Manchester that exists for the research and promotion of transnational Chinese film. The network includes Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford, The University of Manchester, Confucius Institute, Chinese Arts Centre and Cornerhouse.
Schedule:
1:30 – 2:00 Registration
2:00 – 2:30 Welcome and introduction
2:30 – 4:00 Panel papers
Chair: Felicia Chan, University of Manchester
Visible Secrets: a model for collaboration?
Andy Willis, University of Salford
The Japanese Connection to Taiwan Cinema
Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley, University of Leeds
The Melbourne Controversy
Robert Hamilton, Manchester Metropolitan University
Six Chinese Cinemas in Search of a Historiography
Song Hwee Lim, University of Exeter
4:00 – 4:30 Q&A roundtable
Moderator: Felicity Colman, Manchester Metropolitan University
4:30 – 5:30 Dim sum reception
Sponsored by Sweet Mandarin
Attendance to the symposium is free but please note that places are limited.
RSVP r.hamilton@mmu.ac.uk for a reservation.
Symposium participants will also receive a complimentary ticket to the Chinese Film Forum UK launch screening at Cornerhouse. Tickets will be allocated on the day of the symposium.
Alternatively, tickets for the film may be purchased through Cornerhouse Box Office 0161 200 1500 or online www.cornerhouse.org
6:30 Film screening
Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
If You Are The One/Fei Cheng Wu Rao (CTBA)
Dir Feng Xiaogang/CN 2008/130 mins/Mandarin wEngST
Ge You, Shu Qi, Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Vivian Hsu, Fan Wei
Middle-aged multimillionaire inventor Qin decides to put an end to his bachelor life with online dating. Following some failed matches he eventually meets the heartbroken Smiley. They decide to take a trip to Hokkaido and soon find themselves falling for one another. A smart and entertaining romantic comedy from leading Chinese director Feng Xiaogang.
Sponsored by:
Chinese Arts Centre
Confucius Institute, University of Manchester
Research Institute of Cosmopolitan Cultures (RICC), University of Manchester
Sweet Mandarin Restaurant
