Conference on Asian-Canadian Co-Production 2010
Published: December 22, 2009
Events Archive
Cine-Asie’s National Video Competition is back again!
Published: December 15, 2009
Jeon Soo-Il Retrospective to Start November 26
Published: November 15, 2009
Showcase of Canadian independent films at the Jeon Soo-Il Retrospective
Published: November 3, 2009
Cine-Asie will showcase eight short films from up and coming Canadian and Asian filmmakers in conjunction with the Jeon Soo-il retrospective in Montreal, on December 2, at the Cinémathèque Québécoise from 6 pm to 7:00 pm. This is a rare occasion to highlight rising Canadian talents in an international context as part of the Jeon Soo-Il Retrospective. Some highlights include: a non-verbal, poignant short film on Inuit life, TUNGIJUQ (35 mm, 7 minutes, Igloolik Isuma Productions) by Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël with Zhacharias Kunuk (Director of “Atanarjuat’) as leading performer; award-winning director Helen Lee’s (THE ART OF WOO – 2001) video shot in her hometown in Korea, HERS AT LAST (2008); a stop-motion animation film by a Alexandra Lemay, graduate film student at Concordia University, THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY (2008); and Jason Karman’s STATE OF YO (2007), which was one of the best Canadian independent short films at Cine-Asie’s annual National Portrait Contest 2009.
Conference on Canadian-Asian Co-Production
Published: July 9, 2009
Cine-Asie invites you to an upcoming conference on Canadian-Asian co-production in May, 2010. We will be focusing on joint creative efforts between Canada and Pacific Rim countries, such as China, Japan and Korea. The conference takes place in Montreal and includes screenings, seminars, a round table discussion, and Q&A sessions. Panels will consist of government officers and film professionals. Asian and Canadian filmmakers are strongly encouraged to participate.
Pink Eiga – July 15th to July 26th
Published: June 10, 2009
We are proud to present Empire of Desire for the month of July, screened in partnership with the Cinematheque Quebecois and the Fantasia International Film Festival. This is a showcase of erotic films from the genre of pinku eiga (pink films), drawn mainly from the peak period of Japanese softcore during the 1960s and 70s. These selections are crafted by the genre’s seminal filmmakers, including Tetsuji Takechi, Kan Mukai, and Noboru Tanaka. Conversely, Rej Sakamoto’s 2008 picture Yariman will close out the program as an example of the genre’s modern form.
Two events coincide with this program: Empire of Desire: Posters for Japanese Erotic Films exhibits original pinku eiga posters in the Norman McLaren Gallery until August 21st with free admission, and genre expert and author Jasper Sharp (Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema) will be in Montreal from July 14th to 21st.
May 2009 Monthly Screening
Published: April 23, 2009
Irezumi – Spirit of Tattoo (Sekka Tomurai Zashi) [1982]
Director: Yoichi Tokabayashi
Saturday May 23, 2009
7:00 PM
at Cinémathèque Québécoise
335, boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Montréal (Métro Berri-UQAM)
Synopsis: In order to satisfy her lover’s fetish for women with tattoos, Akane allows her body to be covered in tattoos by the master Kyogoro. Through the process of being tattooed, Akane learns that there is strength in her own degradation. Based on the novel by Baku Aka.
Featuring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Masayo Utsunomiya, Masaki Kyomoto, Harue Kyo
Presented in Japanese with English Subtitles.
Related Articles:
New York Times Review
Time Out Review
April 2009 Monthly Screening
Published: April 4, 2009
Life on a String (Bian zou bian chang) [1991]
Director: Chen Kaige
April 4, 2009
7:00 PM
at Cinémathèque Québécoise
335, boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Montréal (Métro Berri-UQAM)
Synopsis: Adapted from a story by Shi Tiesheng, the film follows two blind banjo players. The elder banjo player is a saintly figure who was told as a young apprentice that once he breaks his 1,000th string his banjo will open to reveal prescription for his blindness. The younger banjo player, meanwhile, has become enchanted by a young woman from the village and must overcome provincial prejudice in order to win her heart.
Featuring: Zhongyuan Liu, Lei Huang, Qing Xu
Presented in Mandarin with English subtitles.
Related Articles:
New York Times Review
Chen Kaige profile from ChinaCulture.org
March 2009 Monthly Screening
Published: December 22, 2008
Chungking Express
Director: Wong Kar Wai
Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle & Wai-keung Lau
Winner of the 1997 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign film
March 7, 2009
7:00 PM
at Cinémathèque Québécoise
335, boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Montréal (Métro Berri-UQAM)
Chungking Express Trailer – Length 2:40 – Requires Adobe Flash Player to view
Synopsis: Two stories of two love sick cops blend themes of film noir and romance into a thrilling, colorful snapshop of Hong Kong in the 90’s.
Featuring: Tong Leung Chiu Wai, Brigitte Lin, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro
Related Articles:
Review of Chungking Express in Film Comment
Wong Kar Wai Overveiw from Senses of Cinema