U.S.-China Film Academic Panel

Film collaboration between the U.S. and China is becoming increasingly vital for both countries in terms of film education, production, business, and cultural exchange. But through the process of this collaboration, there are also numerous challenges, opportunities, and questions to be explored. This forum will bring together educators, filmmakers, historians, curators, archivists, and academics to discuss the challenges, opportunities and history of collaboration between the U.S. and Chinese film industries. Some of the themes to be covered will include: How did American-style film education influence the development of film studies in China during the 1980s? How do American scholars interact with Chinese literature and film? How has the Margaret Herrick Library (Oscar Library) preserved and archived Chinese films? How have Chinese filmmakers adapt American films for Chinese audiences? What are some of the new methods of co-production between Hollywood and the Chinese film industry?

This conference is generously supported by the UCLA Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, Chinese in Entertainment, GOLDEN GIRDER DISIGN, SHA DESIGN, and is funded by the International Graduate Student Association, and Chinese Student and Scholars Association at UCLA.

Michael Berry

Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies at UCLA

Opening Remarks

ROBERT ROSEN

Educator, Critic, Preservationist and Former Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

Topic: Chinese and American Film and Television: Thirty-five Years of Dialogue

Warren Sherk

Head of Special Collections at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Margaret Herrick Library.

Topic: China Film Resources at the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library

RUI YAO

Chinese Screenwriter and Director, Associate Professor at Guangzhou University, Visiting Scholar at UCLA

Topic: REMAKING THE WEST: Chinese Adaptations of American Films

Bohan Gong

Hollywood based Producer at Water Image World Entertainment, Lead Judge of Los Angeles Film Awards

Topic: The Third Way of Collaboration between U.S. and China Film Industry

Charlie Coker

Managing Director of Dasym Media and Director of Dasym’s Shanghai office

Topic: Sino-Foreign Co-Production Films

Xian Li

Senior Vice President, Production for SK Global Entertainment

Topic: How to Make a Global Film: Perspectives from U.S. and China

Lewis Liu

Chief content officer of Wavelets Entertainment, Founder and Chair of Chinese in Entertainment

Topic: Drink More Coffee: An Introduction to the Entertainment Industry

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