Mapping Asian Documentary Film Festivals since 1989: Small Histories and Splendid Connections Ma Ran September 2015 Documentary in Asia Feature image: ticket booth at the 2013 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. This is not an article that seeks to survey the Asian documentary festival scene comprehensively or with neat generalis...
Building Networks in a Contested Space: DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2014 Ma Ran December 2014 Festival Reports To visit the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing North and South Korea might be a thrilling touristic option for Seoul’s visitors if they feel bored by the repetitive shopping and gourmet options in this v...
Truth, Myths and Clichés: The 9th Beijing Independent Film Festival Ma Ran November 2012 Festival Reports Chinese independent cinema as a film movement has been regenerated at various socio-historical conjunctures throughout the past twenty years. Nowadays, some independent filmmakers take the trouble to obtain the...
