Saturday 24 November 2007

Chinese film festival

The first "Filming East" Chinese independent film festival opens in Oxford.

Speaking of Chinese films, westerners will surely come across names like "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon", "Curse of Golden Flower", and newly premiered "Lust, Caution", as well as the celebrity directors such as Ang Li and Zhang Yimou.

But in the "Filming East" festival, UK audience have a chance to find out the real life in China by watching films made by some unknown Chinese film makers.

The attendance of Mr John Tanner, the Lord Mayor of Oxford, gives the seven-day showcase a high-profile opening ceremony in a local cinema.(WATCH THE VIDEO)

The festival will be followed by screening tours across China and UK early next year in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games.

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