BOOKS
BLOGS
Asian Correspondent
In September 2011, I was hired by Hybrid News Group to blog about Asian cinema and showbiz for their webiste Asian Correspondent. Please use the link below to access my blog "Seeing Asia."
http://asiancorrespondent.com/author/isabellatianzicai/
http://asiancorrespondent.com/author/isabellatianzicai/
Travel Wire Asia
Starting from October 2011, I have also started writing about Asian travel, culture, art, and lifestyle for Travel Wire Asia. Click on the link below to view my profile page.
http://www.travelwireasia.com/author/isabellatianzicai/
http://www.travelwireasia.com/author/isabellatianzicai/
ARTICLES
List of Articles on dGenerate Films' Website
As of 11/26/2011, I have published 67 articles on dGenerate Films' website.
dGenerate Films Inc. is a New York-based non-theatrical distributor for contemporary independent Chinese cinema. I started there as a marketing and editorial intern in April 2010 and was later hired as their contributing writer and translator.
Below is a detailed list of the articles. Please note some are also translations.
# 1
April 16, 2010. "The Unforgettable Fire: Karamay." (435 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/the-unforgettable-fire-karamay/
# 2 (Translation)
June 21, 2010. "CinemaTalk: Jian Yi at the Beijing Apple Store."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgf-events/cinematalk-jian-yi-at-the-beijing-apple-store/
# 3
June 23, 2010. "Superblogger Han Han on Why 'China Can't Be a Cultural Superpower." (595 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/superblogger-han-han-on-why-china-cant-be-a-cultural-superpower/
# 4
June 28, 2010. "Video: Queer China, 'Comrade China' Panel Discussion at CinemAsia Festival." (278 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/video-queer-china-comrade-china-panel-discussion-at-cinemasie-festival/
# 5
June 30, 2010. "RealTime Reviews Films by dGenerate Directors at HKIFF." (361 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/realtime-reviews-films-by-dgenerate-directors-at-hkiff/
# 6
July 8, 2010. "Best of the Decade, Taiwanese Style." (394 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/best-of-the-decade-taiwanese-style/
# 7 (Translation)
July 13, 2010. "CinemaTalk: Peng Tao at the Beijing Apple Store."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/cinematalk/cinematalk-peng-tao-at-the-beijing-apple-store/
# 8
July 15, 2010. "'An Eye-Opening Dose of Reality:' Review of 1428." (364 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/film-reviews/an-eye-opening-dose-of-reality-review-of-1428/
# 9
July 19, 2010. "Film Threat Reviews Queer China, 'Comrade China'." (291 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgenerate-titles/film-threat-reviews-queer-china-comrade-china/
# 10
July 22, 2010. "Cinematic Earthquakes: Thoughts on Aftershock and 1428." (672 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/cinematic-earthquakes-thoughts-on-aftershock-and-1428/
# 11 (Translation)
August 4, 2010. "'We Will Always Be Loyal to Cinema:' Jia Zhangke Assesses the Sixth Generation."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/we-will-always-be-loyal-to-cinema-jia-zhangke-assesses-the-sixth-generation/
# 12
August 5, 2010. "New York Times' profile Spring Fever director Lou Ye." (507 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/new-york-times-profile-of-spring-fever-director-lou-ye/
# 13 (Translation)
August 17, 2010. "CinemaTalk: Conversation with Zhao Liang, director of Crime and Punishment and Petition."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/cinematalk/cinematalk-conversation-with-zhao-liang-director-of-crime-and-punisment-and-petition/
# 14
August 18, 2010. "Chinese Indie Feature Wins Top Prize at Locarno." (228 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/chinese-indie-feature-wins-top-prize-at-locarno/
# 15
August 30, 2010. "Defending Culture and Democracy in Chinese Independent Documentaries." (551 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/defending-culture-and-democracy-in-chinese-independent-documentaries/
# 16
August 31, 2010. "dGenerate Titles Now Viewable on MUBI." (150 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgf-news/dgenerate-titles-now-viewable-online-on-mubi/
# 17
September 8, 2010. "Changing Times for Queer Lives in China." (647 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/changing-times-for-queer-lives-in-china/
# 18
September 9, 2010. "The Slow, Steady Rise of Independent Films in China." (107 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/the-slow-steady-rise-of-independent-film-in-china/
# 19
September 16, 2010. "Jia Zhangke's New Film Seeks a Wider Audience in China." (321 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/jia-zhangkes-new-film-seeks-a-wider-audience-in-china/
# 20
October 5, 2010. "Lineup for the Fifth Beijing Independent Film Festival." (408 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/lineup-for-the-fifth-beijing-independent-film-festival/
# 21
October 8, 2010. "China Independent Film Festival Full Lineup Announced." (335 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/china-independent-film-festival-full-lineup-announced/
# 22
October 11, 2010. "Chinese-Language Films at the Pusan International Film Festival." (407 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/chinese-language-films-at-the-pusan-international-film-festival/
# 23
October 14, 2010. "Time Out Beijing Profiles Four Generations of Beijing Film Academy Directors." (961 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/time-out-beijing-profiles-four-generations-of-beijing-film-academy-directors/
# 24
October 21, 2010. "China Independent Film Fund Announced." (126 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/china-independent-film-fund-announced/
# 25
November 8, 2010. "Olympic Artist Ai Weiwei the Latest in China's Long List of Evictees." (644 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/olympic-artist-ai-weiwei-the-latest-in-chinas-long-list-of-evictees/
# 26
November 9, 2010. "The Chinese Artist's Life, Then and Now: Wu Wenguang's Bumming in Beijing and Jia Zhangke's Dong." (1,257 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgenerate-titles/the-chinese-artists-life-then-and-now-wu-wenguangs-bumming-in-beijing-and-jia-zhangkes-dong/
# 27 (Translation)
November 10, 2010. "Full Translation of Jia Zhangke's Essay on Six Generation Cinema Now Available." (2,295 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/academia/full-translation-of-jia-zhangkes-essay-on-sixth-generation-cinema-now-available/
# 28
November 12, 2010. "Absurdity, Art, and Life on Tape: Report from the 2010 Reel China Documentary Biennial." (1,403 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/absurdity-art-and-life-on-tape-report-from-the-2010-reel-china-documentary-biennial/
# 29 (Translation)
November 16, 2010. "CinemaTalk: Conversation with Ying Liang at the Beijing Apple Store."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/cinematalk/cinematalk-conversation-with-ying-liang-at-the-beijing-apple-store/
# 30
November 18, 2010. "dGenerate Titles Now Available on Objective Cinema." (190 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgf-news/dgenerate-titles-now-available-on-objective-cinema/
# 31
December 6, 2010. "Xu Tong's Fortune Teller Wins NETPAC Award." (208 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/xu-tongs-fortune-teller-wins-netpac-award/
# 32
December 7, 2010. "Chinese Independent Film Fund Announces Grant Recipients." (425 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/china-independent-film-fund-announces-grant-recipients/
# 33
December 10, 2010. "Peng Tao Awarded Script Development Grant." (367 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/peng-tao-awarded-script-development-grant/
# 34
December 21, 2010. "Chinese Students Produce Environmental Short Films." (307 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/chinese-students-produce-environmental-short-films/
# 35
December 28, 2010. "Jian Yi Launches IFCHINA Website Highlighting Work in Rural China." (376 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/jian-yi-launches-ifchina-website-highlighting-work-in-rural-china/
# 36 (Translation)
January 18, 2011. "Daytime Booze Nighttime Party: Thoughts on the Present State of Chinese Cinema." (2,449 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/daytime-booze-nighttime-party-thoughts-on-the-present-state-of-chinese-cinema/
# 37
January 25, 2011. "Ai Weiwei's Documentaries Available on YouTube." (987 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/academia/ai-weiweis-documentaries-available-on-youtube/
# 38
January 26, 2011. "New Book on the New Chinese Documentary Movement." (344 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/academia/new-book-on-the-new-chinese-documentary-movement/
# 39 (Translation)
January 31, 2011. "Interview with Yang Jing, Director of The Black and White Milk Cow and Er Dong."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgenerate-titles/interview-with-yang-jin-director-of-the-black-and-white-milk-cow-and-er-dong/
# 40 (Translation)
February 1, 2011. "CinemaTalk: Conversation with Liu Jiayin, Director of Oxhide and Oxhide II."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/academia/cinematalk-conversation-with-liu-jiayin-director-of-oxhide-and-oxhide-ii/
# 41
February 3, 2011. "Profile of Zhao Dayong, Director of Ghost Town and Street Life." (390 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgenerate-titles/profile-of-zhao-dayong-director-of-ghost-town-and-street-life/
# 42
February 8, 2011. "Jia Zhangke Makes Cut in Taiwanese-Dominated Greatest Chinese Films List." (183 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/jia-zhangke-makes-cut-in-taiwanese-dominated-greatest-chinese-films-list/
# 43
February 9, 2011. "dGenerate President Karin Chien Profiled in The Beijinger." (511 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgf-news/dgenerate-president-karin-chien-profiled-in-the-beijinger/
# 44
February 10, 2011. "Zhao Liang's New AIDS Documentary Screens Next Week at Berlin Film Festival." (415 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/zhao-liangs-new-aids-documentary-screens-next-week-at-berlin-film-festival/
# 45
February 14, 2011. "MOMA Documentary Fortnight Opens This Week, Featuring Four New Titles from dGenerate." (107 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/moma-documentary-fortnight-opens-this-week-featuring-four-new-titles-from-dgenerate/
# 46
March 8, 2011. "Golden Broom Awards 'Celebrate' the Worst of Chinese Cinema." (520 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/golden-broom-awards-celebrate-the-worst-of-chinese-cinema/
# 47 (Translation)
March 9, 2011. "Spicy, Fresh, and Artsy: Zhang Xianmin on Recent Chinese Films." (1,704 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/spicy-fresh-and-artsy-zhang-xianmin-on-recent-chinese-films/
# 48
March 16, 2011. "'Everybody Should be Watching' - South China Morning Post Profile on dGenerate." (486 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgf-news/south-china-morning-post-interview-with-karin-chien/
# 49
March 25, 2011. "Disorder Screening at Ann Arbor Film Fest This Weekend; Profile in LEAP Magazine." (1,094 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/disorder-screening-at-ann-arbor-film-fest-this-weekend-profile-in-leap-magazine/
# 50
March 31, 2011. "Tragic Deaths and Media Cover-Up's, from 1994 to Today." (604 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/tragic-deaths-and-media-cover-ups-from-1994-to-today/
# 51 (Translation)
April 5, 2011. "CinemaTalk: Interview with Li Ning, Director of Tape."
http://dgeneratefilms.com/cinematalk/cinematalk-interview-with-li-ning-director-of-tape/
# 52
April 12, 2011. "New Hit Web Movie Marks Chinese Cinema's Online Explosion." (988 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/new-hit-web-movie-marks-chinese-cinemas-online-explosion/
# 53
May 24, 2011. "Report on Chinese Independent Documentaries for Roger Ebert's Website." (659 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/report-on-chinese-independent-documentaries-for-roger-eberts-website/
# 54
May 26, 2011. "Sundance Institute Holds Film Forward Program in China." (625 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/sundance-institute-holds-film-forward-program-in-china/
# 55
June 2, 2011. "Rural Film History Museum Opens in China." (567 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/rural-film-history-museum-opens-in-china/
# 56
July 20, 2011. "Channel Zero Media Announces Sixth Documentary Filmmaking Workshop." (431 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/6453/
# 57
August 22, 2011. "Disorder Discussed at Museum of Chinese in America." (271 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgf-events/disorder-discussed-at-museum-of-chinese-in-america/
# 58 (Translation)
August 27, 2011. "Ou Ning Programs Chinese Documentary Series in Countryside." (403 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/ou-ning-programs-chinese-documentary-series-in-countryside/
# 59
August 30, 2011. "Artist Yang Weidong's New Project Asks What Chinese Really Need." (743 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/artist-yang-weidongs-new-project-asks-what-chinese-really-need/
# 60
September 9, 2011. "Ai Weiwei on Beijing, a 'Nightmare' of a City." (525 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/ai-weiwei-on-beijing-a-nightmare-of-a-city/
# 61
September 28, 2011. "School Shutdowns Take Aim at China's Migrant Worker Children." (694 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/school-shutdowns-take-aim-at-china%E2%80%99s-migrant-worker-children/
# 62
October 5, 2011. "China Pulls the Plug on Super Girl Singing Contest." (833 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/china-pulls-the-plug-on-super-girl-singing-contest/
# 63
October 20, 2011. "Review: The Transition Period shows the true power center of Chinese government." (1,945 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/dgenerate-titles/review-the-transition-period-shows-the-true-power-center-of-chinese-government/
# 64
October 27, 2011. "Chinese Films at the Busan International Film Festvial." (460 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/chinese-films-at-the-busan-international-film-festival/
# 65
October 28, 2011. "A Review of Beijing Besieged by Waste, screening Saturday at Asia Society." (1,603 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/china-today/7222/
# 66
November 1, 2011. "The Future of Chinese Filmmaking: Made in U.S.?" (828 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/critical-essays/the-future-of-chinese-filmmaking-made-in-u-s/
# 67
November 23, 2011. "iSunTV Chinese Documentary Awards Honor Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul, Beijing Besieged by Waste." (529 words)
http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/isuntv-chinese-documentary-awards-honor-searching-for-lin-zhaos-soul-beijing-besieged-by-waste/