Crackdown on Chinese independent cinema
Last week, authorities shut down China's leading independent film festival and confiscated 10-years worth of archives and documents from festival organizers. The unprecedented crackdown comes at a time when commercial cinema is experiencing a surge in growth nationwide; last year China overtook Japan to become the world's second-largest film market. Brent speaks with Shelly Kraicer, a film festival curator and a regular at the Beijing Independent Film Festival....
Last week, authorities shut down China's leading independent film festival and confiscated 10-years worth of archives and documents from festival organizers. The unprecedented crackdown comes at a time when commercial cinema is experiencing a surge in growth nationwide; last year China overtook Japan to become the world's second-largest film market. Brent speaks with Shelly Kraicer, a film festival curator and a regular at the Beijing Independent Film Festival.