Writer Shelly Kraicer Calls for Festival Solidarity over Beijing Independent Film Festival Shutdown

You may have read over the weekend about the Chinese government shutting down the Beijing Independent Film Festival. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened: the Associated Press’ Didi Tang has a solid overview of this year’s events and past context here. As writer/critic/curator Shelley Kraicer pointed out on Twitter, the shutdown also included a raid on the Li Xianting Film Fund, the festival host which “has (had?) likely the most comprehensive collection of independent Chinese films.” Kraicer is calling on festivals to co-sign and post a statement calling on “the relevant Chinese authorities to permit the […]

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