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The Chinese Visual Festival (Cvf) recently announced the screenings and events of its 2014 edition, which runs from May 7th – 18th at King’s College London, with associated events being held at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith in collaboration with DocHouse.

For 2014, the festival is thrilled to welcome two of the most important filmmakers in modern independent Chinese-language cinema, Jia Zhangke and Pema Tseden. In addition to a preview of his latest work, the award-winning A Touch of Sin, at the BFI, Jia will host a special screening at King’s of his rarely seen short films. In a very rare UK appearance, acclaimed Tibetan director Tseden’s new film Old Dog will open the Festival, as well as screening his other works and taking part in panel discussion sessions on Tibetan culture and filmmaking. On a wider scale, the Cvf is collaborating with Newcastle University in holding a celebration of 10 years...

Guest directors Jia Zhangke and Pema Tseden More than 40 cutting-edge films, including world and UK premieres China Independent Film Festival 10th Anniversary event and guests Wang Xin’s daily experimental art installation project The Gallery Local filmmakers showcase, panel discussions and public lectures with key industry figures and academics, including Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns The Chinese Visual Festival Jury Awards, presided by a team of industry and academic experts, will be announced in early May Chinese Visual Festival (Cvf) is proud to announce its 2014 edition, which runs from May 7th – 18th at King’s College London, with events also being held at Riverside Studios in collaboration with DocHouse. For 2014, the festival is thrilled to welcome two of the most important filmmakers in modern independent Chinese language cinema, Jia Zhangke and Pema Tseden. In addition to a preview of his latest work, the award winning A Touch of Sin at the BFI,...

Box office smash Hide and Seek to open festival; Kim Jee-woon to present his favourite short films.

The line-up of the 8th London Korean Film Festival (Nov 7-15) has been announced.

The programme includes contemporary Korean cinema titles, UK and European premieres of box office hits and retrospectives. It will also host several visiting directors and actors.

The festival’s Film Forum at London’s Korean Cultural Centre is also hoped to generate opportunities for filmmakers to meet and help foster links between South Korea and UK to encourage funding investment, co-productions and access to post production.

Screening will take place at major central London locations, such as the Odeon West End, but highlights of the programme will also travel to Oxford, Bradford and St. Andrews from Nov 16-22.

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The festival will open on Nov 7 with the European premiere of Hide and Seek.

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Opera and theatre director, filmmaker, and actor Patrice Chéreau has passed away at the age of 68. From David Hudson's Daily:

"In 2001, Chéreau’s Intimacy won the Berlinale’s Golden Bear and the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc, and two years later, he won a Silver Bear for Best Director for Son frère. At Cannes, he won the Jury Prize in 1994 for La reine Margot (Queen Margo, with Isabelle Adjani), then a César for Best Director in 1998 for Ceux qui m’aiment prendront le train (Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train, with Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and on and on)."

Via Variety, Bong Joon-ho hinted publicly that he's not too happy with The Weinstein Company and the cuts Snowpiercer has had to undergo for its North American release. Jonathan Rosenbaum has found a new (internet) home: follow him to jonathanrosenbaum.net.

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Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf is to direct the official trailer for this year’s Green Film Festival in Seoul (Gffis). Makhmalbaf is considered to be the most important figure in Iran’s New wave. He was involved in anti-government movements in his younger days and has consistently shown a sharp yet warm attitude towards humans and society in his works. He was the recipient of the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the 8th Busan Film Festival and also made a cameo appearance in the short film Jury directed by Kim Dong-ho, the Honorary Festival Director of Biff. It is the first time for Makhmalbaf to work with Gffis and he said, “I’m planning to make the trailer that stresses the meaning of the Gffis’ tenth anniversary and depicts the beautiful coexistence of environment and humans.” There is also added focus on the trailer as his son Maysem is to appear in it. The official trailer for Gffis will be first unveiled at the press conference on April 16th. The 10th Gffis will open its eight-day festival at Theater Cgv Yongsan in Seoul, on May 9th and go on until the 16th.