Censor-defying Chinese director back at Cannes
BEIJING (AFP) - Defying the authorities, controversial Chinese director Lou Ye is offering a movie on love and homosexuality at the Cannes film festival this week that was shot on the quiet in east China despite a state work ban.
Nations:China People:Lou Ye Zhang Ziyi Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2009-05-11
Chinese film cleared for Berlin festival
Authorities have approved a Chinese film about a massage parlor boss and one of his workers to compete at the Berlin International Film Festival after five revisions, the movie's producer said.
Nations:China People:Lou Ye Activities:2007 Berlin Film Festival
2007-02-07
"Lost in Beijing" seeks OK from China censors
Hoping to avoid the controversy that embroiled "Summer Palace" at last year's Cannes Film Festival, the producer of Berlin-bound "Lost in Beijing" has struck a compromise with China's censors.
Nations:China Hong Kong People:Lou Ye Activities:2007 Berlin Film Festival 2006 Cannes Film Festival
2007-01-29
Venice film awards leave critics vexed
The jury at the Venice Film Festival left critics and journalists perplexed and in some cases vexed when it awarded top prize to China's "Still Life."
People:Helen Mirren Stephen Frears Lou Ye Catherine Deneuve Jia Zhangke Ben Affleck Activities:2006 Venice Film Festival China Three Gorge Dam Project
2006-09-10
'Still Life' director says Venice prize a sign of respect for Chinese
Chinese director Jia Zhangke, who won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, said the prize for his "Still Life" was a sign of respect for the people he portrayed.
People:Lou Ye Jia Zhangke Chen Kaige Zhang Yimou Activities:2006 Venice Film Festival China Three Gorge Dam Project
2006-09-10
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