Three-week festival includes debut of new films by acclaimed directors
Maggie Sharpe | October 10, 2014
UCLA’s Confucius Institute will present the second China Oncreen Biennial from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14 at the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s Billy Wilder Theater and other Los Angeles venues. The film festival will also feature screenings in Washington D.C., and Hawai.
This year’s Biennial will focus on introducing American audiences to Chinese cinema past and present, showcasing the evolving styles of Chinese film and media. Over the course of the three-week event, the festival will screen 15 full-length features and seven shorts.
The festival opens with “Red Amnesia,” the latest film by “Beijing Bicycle” director Wang Xiaoshuai. He, along with producer Liu Xuan, will appear to present the Westcoast premiere of the film on Oct. 17 at 7:30 at UCLA.
Other notable screenings include two animated shorts, “‘What Happened in Past Dragon Year” (Oct. 20) and “Divergence” (Oct. 25), which both make their international debut. Two full-length features will make their North American debut: “The Night” (Nov. 1) and “Nezha” (Nov. 6). The festival will close on Nov. 14 with the chilly, noir thriller “Coal Black, Thin Ice.”
A non-profit initiative of the UCLA Confucius Institute, the China Onscreen Biennial is a unique cross- continental collaboration among American cultural and educational institutions to promote U.S.-China dialogue through the art of film. Find more information here.
来源：UCLA Newsroom
