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Reporter Jocelyn Ford and Zanta, the subject of her film, stand on a Beijing overpass. (Jocelyn Ford)

On Gender and Racism in Tibet

'Nowhere to Call Home' Director Jocelyn Ford on Tibet and her film.
Philippines

ASIA ON SCREEN 2015 Film Festival

Bringing award-winning Asian films to Manila!
The artist Mu Xin. (Courtesy of Ropa Vieja Films)

Mu Xin: ‘Dreaming Against the World’

A discussion with the filmmakers behind ‘Dreaming Against the World.’
Wu Ke-Xi, Midi Z, and La Frances Hui at the opening of the film series Homecoming Myanmar: A Midi Z Retrospective on March 6, 2015. (C. Bay Milin)

Midi Z: Homecoming Myanmar

Filmmaker Midi Z recently presented four films for his first U.S. survey.
L to R: "Alive," "Gangnam Blues," "The King of Jogku."
New York

Film Series: Korean Movie Night - Emerging Talent

Learn more about our free twice-a-month screenings.
Actress We Ke Xi, in character (L) and out (R). (Courtesy We Ke Xi)

Making an ‘Ordinary Myanmar Woman’

Myanmar filmmaker Midi Z’s leading lady is in fact a cosmopolitan chameleon from Taiwan.
Burmese filmmaker Midi Z, above, receives his first American retrospective at Asia Society New York from March 6 through 13, 2015.

Interview: Meet Filmmaker Midi Z

Director speaks candidly ahead of Asia Society series.
L to R: "Poor Folk," "Return to Burma," and "Ice Poison."
New York

Film Series: Myanmar's Midi Z

Mar. 6-13: Emerging director's first U.S. survey.
L: Poster for "One Child," filmmaker Mu Zijian's documentary about the after-effects of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. R: Mu Zijian at Asia Society New York on November 4, 2014.

Video: A Young Filmmaker's Journey from Small-Town Sichuan to the Oscars

Despite not advancing to the final list of nominees announced on Jan. 15, filmmaker Mu Zijian has made his mark by being the first Chinese national shortlisted in the Academy Awards' "Best Documentary Short" category.
New York

Korean Movie Night New York

Twice-a-month, free-admission screenings of the latest in Korean cinema.
L to R: "Broken," "Ode to My Father," "Hwayi: A Monster Boy."
New York

New Series: Korean Movie Night

Learn more about our free twice-a-month screenings.
L to R: Thomas McLain, Chair, Asia Society Southern California; Jeff Robinov, Founder and CEO Studio 8; Jingyan Huang, Managing Director, Pictures, Entertainment and Derivatives Division, Fosum; Sheri Jeffrey, Partner, Hogan Lovells; and Peter Shaio, Chairman, EMAISA and CEO Orb Media Group, at the 2014 Asia Society U.S.-China Film Summit and Gala, held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2014. (Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)

A New Era in US-China Co-Productions?

Jonathan Landreth reports from 2014 U.S.-China Film Summit.
Lollywood poster artist Sarfraz Iqbal in his Lahore studio in September 2014. (Saad Sarfraz Sheikh)

Interview: Lahore's Last 'Lollywood' Poster Artist Looks Back on a 50-Year-Career

Pakistan's national film industry may have gone into decline, but painter Sarfraz Iqbal is still a consummate, busy professional.
A still from 'Gringo Trails,' screening at Cinema Village in New York on Friday, September 5.
New York

'Gringo Trails' Director on Three Things to Be Aware of When You Travel

Sept. 5: A new documentary looks at the sometimes alarming cultural and environmental effects of worldwide tourism.
Empty plastic bottles in China. (Carsten ten Brink/Flickr)

Video: A Director's Trash Talk

Aug. 20: Wang Jiuliang uncovers "Plastic China."
New York

Waking the Green Tiger

Four documentaries explore China's environmental crisis
A beloved icon for generations of filmgoers, the Shaw Brothers logo (center, above) was inspired by the Warner Bros. shield. "Shawscope" was Shaw Brothers’s proprietary trade name for CinemaScope.
New York

Asia Society Kicks It Old-School With Three-Film Shaw Brothers Tribute

Asia Society and the 2014 New York Asian Film Festival co-present three cult classics that define what action cinema is all about.
L to R: "The Magic Blade," "Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits," "The Delinquent."
New York

New York Asian Film Festival

Jul. 11-14: Shaw Brothers, Korean shorts, and more.

Recent Film Series

New York

40th Annual Asian American International Film Festival

Asian CineVision in association with Asia Society is pleased to host the 40th annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF).
"Broken Memory" (Dir. Tomoko Mikanagi)
New York

New York Japan CineFest

Jun 1-2: Celebrate emerging Japanese and Japanese American filmmakers.
Hong Kong

SPOTLIGHT: Philippine Cinema 2017

A unique and delightful program that offers a chance for us to re-understand the Filipino culture.

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